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DeneAssemblyhearscallforactionagainstFIPABrendaSayersoftheHapu-casathFirstNationinBCwantsNorthernerstomobilizeintheghtagainsttheCanada-Chinatradedeal.Seepage3.InuviksGreatNorthernArtsFestivalturns25TheNorthsmostpopularart-isteventisunderwaywithaseriesofworkshopsandper-formancestocelebrateitssilveranniversary.Seepages10-11.SpikingwithaproNorthernershitthesandwithOlympicbeachvolleyballcoachJoeBody.Seepage18.GeologyprofessortomakedampresentationRiverexpertEllenWohlofColoradoStateUniversitywillbeinFortSmithThurs-dayeveningtotalkaboutthedownsideofdams.Seepage8.NorthSlaveMtisandDeBeerssignIBATheNorthSlaveMtisAlli-ancearetherstAboriginalgrouptosignanimpactben-etagreementfortheproposedGahchoKumine.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00July162013Vol.37No.11ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheoilysheendetectedontheAthabascaRiverlastweekendthathadthecommu-nityofFortChipewyancon-cernedforitswatersupplyisnotpetrochemicalinnatureaccordingtolabresultsfromwatersamplestakenbycom-munity-basedwatermonitors.ThemysteriouslargeslickthatheadeddownriverfromFortMcKaythroughtheAthabascaDeltaearlierthisweekhadthecommunityonhighalertsuspiciousthatthe100square-kmsheenontopofthewatercouldhavebeencomposedofbitumeneithernaturalorindustrial.ButlabresultsfromtheindependentstudyreportedearlyThursdaymorningtoTheJournalshowedthereisnoindicationofpetroleumintheoilysubstancethatwasheduponFortChipsbeachesthisweek.BruceMacleanresearchcoordinatorfortheMikisewCreeFirstNationsGovern-mentandIndustryRelationsdepartmentandheadofFortChipscommunity-basedwatermonitoringeffortssaidthendingisgoodnews.Allthesampleresultsareinanditlookslikenoindica-tionofoil.Itdoesntlookliketheresanythingshowingupforfuelhesaid.ThoughthesampleshaveruledoutwhatisntinthewaterMacleansaidtheystillneedtogureoutexactlywhatthevisiblesubstanceis.Whilethelackofpetrochemicalsinthewaterisapositivend-inghesaidthesheenisstillworrisome.Soitsprobablynotanoilspillbutitsstilldisconcert-ing.Itssomethinganditssomethingassociatedwithdeterioratingwaterqualityhesaid.Macleansaidthesheenmayhavebeencausedbyalargeblue-greenalgaebloomup-streamwhichoftenpointstosubstantialagriculturalrun-offorlanddisruptioninthesouthernpartoftheprovince.Clearlyifitsabloomthenitsusuallytheresultofmismanagementoflandandnutrientmanagementinthesouthbecauseitsowingnorth.Itcouldalsohavetodowithhighwaterandrun-off.Itcouldhavesomethingtodowiththemassive500-700square-kmfragmentation-landdisruption-tothesouth.Hesaidsuchorganictakeoverscanbetoxictoan-imalslivinginanddrinkingfromthewater.Ifitisanalgaebloom...whenthealgaedietheyre-leasetoxinsandthosecankillsh.ImnotsayingthatsthecausebutitsoneofthehypothesesMacleansaid.Over130deadshwerereportedbyland-usersandParksCanadaemployeesinthewaterwayssurroundingFortChipewyanasofTues-dayafternoonwhichhadpeoplefurtherconcernedtheunidentiedsubstancewasfuel-based.Resultshaveyettobere-portedfromthegovernmentofAlbertasmonitoringefforts.Fromamonitoringperspec-tiveMacleancommendedresidentsofFortChipewyanfortheirquickresponseindealingwithwhatcouldhavebeenaveryserioushealthrisktothecommunity.Thereareafewpeopleinthecommunitywhoarefeel-ingkindofworriedthattheycriedwolfbutIthinkthattheirresponsewasappropri-ateandIthinkthepositivethingwasthecommunityrespondedwelltoprotectthemselvessoImproudofthemMacleansaid.TheyrespondedwelltosomethingthatconcernedthemImeantheyreobvi-ouslywatchingtheland.Theirresponsewasappropriate-itlookedlikeoilthereweredeadsh.Theyprotectedthecommunityandshutdownthewaterplantandthentooksomesamplestondsomeinformation.SeeAlgaeonpage3.OilysheenonAthabascalikelyalgaenotpetrochemicalslabresultsHeadofmonitoringproudofresponsetopotentialspillPhotoJamesMacKenzieLeviRossouwdivestomakeasaveduringapracticefortheNWTmenssoccerteamatSt.JoeseldonJuly2inYellowknife.TheteamisheadedtoSherbrookeQue.inAugusttocompeteagainstsomeofthenationsbestduringtheCanadaSummerGames.Seepage19.