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IndustryMining17TuesdayJuly22013GiantcleanupteamwillleanonYellowknifeCitywillhelpwithcommunicationsduringemergencysituationByJACKDANYLCHUKPublicwarningsaboutanyairbornetoxinsfromtheGiantMinecleanupwillcomefromYellowknifeEmergencySer-vicesaccordingtothefederal-territorialremediationteambutMayorMarkHeycksaysultimateresponsibilityremainswiththeseniorgovernments.ThecityiswillingtoassistindisseminatinginformationbuttheprimaryresponsibilityforcommunicationsIhavetoemphasizelieswiththeproj-ectteamHeycksaidaftertheremediationteambriefedthemediaonarecentemer-gencyexerciseattheformerminesite.Workersstartedinstallingscaffoldinglastweekasapre-ludetococooningtherstfourof10structuresintheroastercomplexthataretobestrippedofasbestosandarsenicdustanddismantledoverthenexttwoyears.Itsfullsteamaheadnoweverythinghasbeenplannedout.Allthechecksandbal-ancesarethereforthemtoproceedwiththeworkJaneAmphlettoperationsman-agerforAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentCanadatoldmediaduringthebrieng.EmergencyrespondersincludingYellowknifesredepartmentpracticedtheres-cueofaworkerwhohadfallenandinjuredhisbackbecauseitwasamongthemostlikelyemergencyscenariossaidPhilNixonprojectmanagerforParsonsthecompanyman-agingthecleanup.Amphlettsaidtherewillbemoredrillsthissummer.Thosewillalsofocusonsimilaron-sitescenariosratherthanatoxicplumefreightedwithas-bestosandarsenicdustmen-acingthecitywhichiscon-sideredtobeunlikely.ItsworthconsideringprobabilityoftheworstcasescenarioHeycksaid.Thecontractorisverywelltrainedandpreparedtodealwithemer-genciestoensurethatitdoesnotgrowintoaproblemthatisunmanageable.WehavetorememberwhereGiantMineislocatedheadded.Itsabitofadis-tancefromtown.LackofinformationaboutcommunicationplansifaredidsendatoxicplumetowardthecitywasoneoftheconcernsraisedatpublicmeetingsonremediationplansinYellow-knifeandNDilolastmonth.Inadditiontoextensiveon-sitesamplingairmonitoringstationshavebeeninstalledattheGiantMinemarineNDiloandSt.PatricksSchoolandthereadingswillbeposteddailyontheAANDCwebsite.IfairbornecontaminantsexceedsanctionedlevelswemighthavetostopworkAm-phlettsaid.Ifthepublicwasthreatenedwewouldneedtobringthesupportofthecityandtheirexpertise.Theywouldbetheleadingettingthewordouttothepublic.Theyareawareofthat.Heycksaidthatwouldbeaccomplishedthroughradiopublicserviceannouncementstheinternetourwebsitesocialmediaandpressreleasesbuttheleadoncommunicationsiswiththeprojectteam.Thatsalwaysbeenthecitysunderstanding.Wehaveanobligationtoourresidentstomakesurein-formationisbeingdisseminatedthrougheverypossiblechan-nelasquicklyaspossiblebutdeliveringthemessagedoor-to-doorwouldbeuptotheremediationteam.Thatsnothowthecityhasgottenthemessageout.Thecityiswillingtoassistindissemi-natinginformationbuttheprimaryre-sponsibilityforcommunicationsIhavetoemphasizelieswiththeprojectteam.YellowknifeMayorMarkHeyckPhotoJackDanylchukDemolitionontheGiantMinesiteasseenfromBakerCreekbeganlastweek.DiavikdiamondsaletoDominionfallsthroughIndustryMiningByJACKDANYLCHUKRioTintoLtd.hasscrappedtheproposedsaleofits1.3-bil-liondiamondbusinessinclud-ingtheDiavikMineclaimingtheresstilltimefordiamondsintheNorth.RiosDiamondsandMin-eralschiefexecutiveAlanDa-viessaidthereisapositivemarketoutlookfordiamonds.Themediumtolong-termmarketfundamentalsfordiamondsremainrobustfuelledbygrowingdemandforluxurygoodsinAsiaandcontinuingstrongdemandinNorthAmerica.Wehavevaluablehigh-qualitydiamondbusinessesthatarewellpositionedtocapitalizeonthepositivemarketoutlook.Afterconsideringanum-berofalternativestrate-gicownershipoptionsitisclearthebestpathtogen-eratemaximumvalueforourshareholdersistoretainthesebusinesseshesaidinastatementlastweek.RioTintoputthediamondsarmupforsaleinMarch2012soonafterrivalBHPBillitonputitsdiamondsunitontheblock.BHPwontheracetondabuyerlastNo-vembersellingitsEKATIminetoHarryWinstonnowcalledDominionDia-mondCorp.RioTintotheworldsthirdlargestminingcom-panyisaimingtoreduce19billionindebtcutcostsandboostreturnstoshare-holdersbutbuyershavebeenscarce.Dominionisco-owneroftheDiavikminewithRioTintoandhadexpressedinterestinbuyingRios60percentstakeintheminebutwasnotinterestedintherestofitsdiamondbusiness.TheRioTintodiamondunitwithoperationsinAus-traliaCanadaandZimba-bwereporteda43-millionlossin2012downfromaprotof10millionayearearlier.FilephotoRioTintohasdecidedtokeepitsshareintheDiavikdiamondmine.CentennialArenawhichhasresultedinournotbeingabletousetheussetupforanotherseasonofIceSports.LetsmakeFortSmithawinner.LetsdoitforthekidsLetsdoitforusallHelpFortSmithwin25000forourArena