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EDITORIALARCHIVES15YearsAgo...AnundenedpartnershipResidentsoftheNorthwestTerritoriesforthelastsixmonthshavebeenbreathingasighofreliefaftertheirgovernmentrepresentativestoldthemtheirdaysasdecitghtersweredrawingtoaclose.Therewastalkofsurplusestalkofwhattodowithallthemoneythegov-ernmentwouldhavetospendafterNunavutsplitandlefttheNWTforgood.Somewherealongthelinemoneyranout.20YearsAgo...NewtechnologybringsdistanceeducationstudentsalmostintoclassroomArcticCollegestudentsinaremotecom-munitywillbethersttobenetfromthestate-of-the-artdistanceeducationtechnol-ogythisfall.Itsamilestoneforthecam-pushereitsamilestoneforthecollegesystemsaidJimEvanscoordinatoroftheDistanceEducationbyRadioprogramatThebachaCampus.30YearsAgo...WesternArcticMPraisesmissilefearsMPDaveNickersonsaysthecruisemissileshouldnotbetestedonCanadiansoiluntilthereisproofthatthereisnodangertoCa-nadians.TheMProseintheHouseofCom-monslastweekaftertheUnitedStatesfor-mallyaskedpermissiontocarryoutthetests.InrecentweeksithasbeenrevealedthattherehavebeenatleastthreemalfunctionsduringthecruisemissiletestsintheNevadadesert.4TuesdayJune252013TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChetehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermillionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrarieHytheJohnDorPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatieDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesRaeEdzoSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMornvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2011CCNACANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2011CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21djnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.........................ReneFrancoeur867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.28adsnorj.caAdministration...............AldoLandaverde867-872-3000ext.29adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caIntern....................................JessicaIrvingIssueJune221993IssueJune221999IssueJune231983Floodedneighbourhoodsriversover-owingtheirbanksastateofemergencywearenottalkingaboutCalgaryoroneofthe25othersouthernAlbertacommunitiesbeinginundated.InFortMcMurrayastateofemergencyendedJune17aftertheHangingstoneRiverwasinoodandtherewereconcernstheClearwaterRiveranditstributariesmayspilloveraswell.AlargechunkofthebankoftheHangingstonewasthreat-eningtoslumpblockingtheriverchan-nelwithinthecity.Morerainiscurrentlyintheforecast.FortMcMurraysplighthasbeenpushedtothebackgroundwiththedramaticdev-astationandhugenumberofpeopleim-pactedinthesouthoftheprovincebutthereareoodedhomesandfamiliesinneedinnortheastAlbertatoo.AtleasttheymaybenetfromthepledgesbeingmadebythepremierandprimeministeraftertheirmutualhometownCalgarywashitsobadly.FortMcMurrayhadsometimetopre-pareunlikeCanmoreHighRiverandCalgary.WhatapparentlyhappenedinthefoothillsaroundCanmorewasthatafteraweekofrainhadsaturatedthegroundadelugeofover200mmofrainfellinadayfollowedbyashooding.TheworstnightmareforCalgaryduringtheoodingvoicedbyMayorNaheedNenshiinoneoftheearliernewscastswhenoodwaterwasrsthittinghiscitywasconcernthattheforceofthedelugemightcauseoneofthemanydamsup-streamtoburst.Indeedgiventheamountofwatertheyalreadyhadtodealwiththatwouldhavebeendire.WhatifsuchaweatherpatternhadparkedalowpressuresystemfurthernorthimpactingFortMcMurrayinsteadwithoodingthereonthesamescaleWouldthebermsforthemassivetailingsThenewnormalpondshaveheldagainsttheundercut-tingofanevenmoreswollenAthabascaRiverCouldthosetoxictailingshaveen-teredtheriverOfcourseitispossible.WhataboutthatforaworstnightmareAlbertanowhasaworldclassenviron-mentalmonitoringsystemsoapparentlyweneednotworryaboutsuchthings.TherainsinsouthernAlbertaresultedfromapersistentweatherpatternmete-orologistscallanomegablockcausedbyaloopinthejetstreamoverWesternCanada.Itslinesonaweathermapcre-ateadesignsimilartotheGreekalphabetletteromega.Thoseweatherpatternscanstayinplacefordaysorweeks.Thebig-picturequestioniswasthatunusualpatterninuencedthistimeorevencausedbyclimatechangeAnotherbigWhatifnooneistalk-ingaboutisthelurkingfearcouldithap-penagainMaybewhatweareseeinginsouthernAlbertaisyetagainnottheoodofthecentury.Itmightbethatcata-strophicoodinginsouthernAlbertawillbecomecommonplace.TheAlbertataskforcesetuptodealwithrecoveryaftertheSlaveLakeretwoyearsagoisstillinplaceandwillbereconvenedforuseintheaftermathoftheooding.Bothwereweather-in-duceddisasters.Infactinbothcasesaperfectstormdescribedthecause-anunusualcomingtogetherofdifferentweatherphenomenatocreateauniquepowerfulevent.Sucheventsseemevermorecommon.Perhapsthattaskforcewillneedtobepermanent.Indeedeveryprovinceandterritorymayneedone.Ifsucheventsaretobethenewnor-malmunicipalgovernmentswillre-quirenewapproachesinhowhomesarebuiltandcommunitiesareorgan-zied.AftermajorsouthernAlbertafloodingin2005describedthenasthefloodofthecenturythe2006ProvincialFloodMitigationReportrec-ommendedacessationofthesaleofCrownlandsinknownfloodriskareaswhichdidnothappen.Thatwouldbeasmartplacetostart.HowaboutnobasementsallowedinfloodriskareasOtherbuildingcodeprovisionsshouldbeconsidered.Essentialcommunityinfrastructurelikeutilitiesshouldonlybelocatedonhighground.Similarlycommunitiesinborealforestareassubjecttowildfiresneedthesameproactivetreatment.Wedependontheweathertobebe-nign.Ourlivesarestructuredaroundthat.Ifwecannolongerdependonrelativelypredictablefriendlyweatherwewouldbesmarttotakeaction.TheHarperConservativeshavedeniedclimatechangeishappening.TheyhaveguttedCanadianenvironmentalresearchcapabilityterminatedenvironmentalsci-entistsandslashedfunding.Theirtimingcouldnothavebeenworse.Thedebateoverclimatechangeisitcausedbyindustrialpollutionthegreen-houseeffectorisitjustourplanetdoingitsthingasithasalwaysdonebadlyneedsinvestigating.Weshouldbecom-mittingresourcestoitandsupportingscienticstudy.Simplydenyingclimatechangedoesnotmakesensenordoesturningagainstscience.DotheHarperConservativesbelievescienceisevilDoesitintheirviewclashwiththeBibleDoesitgetinthewayofindustrialdevelopmentandthecreationofwealthWhytheanti-sciencestanceThepeopleofCanadadeservetoknow.Thingsarehappeninginnaturepossi-blydramaticchanges.Weneedtoknowwhyandwhattodoaboutit.Thatshouldbeapriority.RitaRashleighfromleftLenaPaulandBerniceMandevillecelebratetheirgraduationfromthePentecostalS.A.L.T.CollegeinFortSmithonSaturday.RashleighthevaledictorianandMandevillegraduatedwithdiplomasintheology.Paulnishedwithacerticateintheology.PhotoPaulBannister