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DrowningseescreationofLongLakebeachpatrolConcernedYellowkniferTanyaSilkehasorganizedacommu-nitylifeguardprogramatLongLakeinresponsetothedrown-ingofayoungboy.Seepage3.NWTjudokawinssilveratnationalchampionshipHayRiversMasonBruneautookhomethesilvermedalatthenationaljudochampi-onshipsinVancouver.Seepage21.FiddleDeeDeeYouthfromacrosstheNWTreduptheirddleslastweekatcamp.Seepage17.SmithsLandingkeepschiefelectsnewcouncilAndrewWanderingSpirithasbeenre-electedchiefoftheSmithsLandingFirstNationandhecouldnotbehappierabouthisnewcouncil.Seepage7.CitizencourtcaseallegesSuncortailingspondleakEnvironmentalinvestigatorTonyBoschmannistakingSun-cortocourtforanallegedleakfromitstailingspondintotheAthabascaRiver.Seepage2.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00July92013Vol.37No.05PossibleoilspillfoundonAthabascaashundredsprayforendtooilsandsGovernmentindustrymaintainsheenonriverisnaturalByMEAGANWOHLBERGAs500marchersroundedthenorthbendofthe14kmtarsandsloopnorthofFortMcMurraySaturdayafternoonduringthefourthannualTarSandsHealingWalkoneoftheeventorganizersreceivedaphonecallfromherhomecommunityofFortChipewyan.TheoilleakontheAtha-bascaRiverisnow40kmlongandthewidthoftheentireriverErielDerangercalledoutrunninginalarmtoinformpeo-plethroughoutthesitewithhercellphonepressedtoherear.Firstreportsoftheuncon-firmedpetrochemicalleakdescribedasa5km-wideslickabout60kmnorthofMcMurraynearthePoplarGrovereservecameasAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNChiefAllanAdamwasspeakingoutagainsttheindustrystollonhisFirstNationstraditionalterri-toryandcommunitylocateddownstreamduringapressconferenceleadinguptothewalkthatmorning.NotstayingforthewalkAdamreturnedtoFortChipewyantoaddressthesit-uationasitmovedtowardthecommunity.HeewoverthesitelateSaturdayafternoonre-portingthesheennowstretchedover100kmandhadsoakedriverbanks.AccordingtoastatementreleasedSundaybytheFirstNationthesheenfrompic-turesandeyewitnessaccountsappearedtobepetrochemicalinnature.TheFirstNationreportedthepossiblespilltoboththeAlbertaEnergyRegulatorandthedepartmentofEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDe-velopmentESRDandtooksamplesandphotosofitsown.ESRDsaiditcouldnotndasourceofthesheenandthatitwaslikelynatural-acom-binationofsandclayandothersuspendedmaterialsincludingbitumencontainedalongthebanksoftheriver.WedidahelicoptersurveyoftheriverfromFortMcMur-raytoFortChipewyanandwecouldnotndanyindicationofaspillERSDspokespersonJessicaPottertoldTheJournal.Becausewecantconrmaspillwearegoingtobedoingsomeriversamplingjusttobesure.Soasfaraswerecon-cerneditsstillunderinvesti-gationPottersaid.Oilcompanieswerein-structedtodoinspectionsandnonereportedupsets.Thoughthegovernmentmaintainsitcannotndevi-denceofanoilspillthemu-nicipalitystoppedwaterin-takeattheFortChipewyanWaterTreatmentFacilityasaprecautionarymeasureonSunday.Derangersaidwhilethepetrochemicalsheenmaybenaturalitisanunprecedentedman-madenaturaldisastercausedbyacombinationofextremelyhighwaterlevelshottemperaturesandtorren-tialdownpours.Thishasneverbeforebeenseenbyland-usersinthere-gionshesaid.Evenifitsnaturalitisstillanindicationthatclimatechangewhichhasbeenexacerbatedbythecumulativeimpactsofthedevelopmentintheregionisleadingtoirreparableharmtonotjusttheenvironmentbuttheabilityofthepeopleintheregiontocontinuepracticingtheirtreatyrights.SeeHealingonpage12.PhotoMeaganWohlbergDrummersfromtheDeneThaFirstNationinnorthwesternAlbertathesiteofarecentpipelinespilltermedthemostdevastatinginAlbertashistoryleadmarcherspastSyncrudesoilsandsupgradingfacilitiesonthefourthannualTarSandsHealingWalkonSaturdaynorthofFortMcMurray.Seepages12-13.