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SportsRecreationArena17TuesdayJuly232013Photoswantedfor2014FortSmithPetDeskCalendarFillingupfastGetyourpicturesinsoonIfyouwouldliketohavephotosofyourpetstakenarrangementscanbemade.PleasecallChrisat872-5547.BecauseofthehighvolumeofrequestsSpecialconsiderationwillbemadeforpetsnotinpreviouscalendars.Pleasesubmitphotosoflivingpetsonly.Thereisnofeetohavephotosinthecalendar.IfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformationpleasecallChrisat872-5547oremaildewolfnorthwestel.netDeadlineisAugust31ThisadsponsoredbytheNorthernJournalWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyisaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByRENEFRANCOEURItwaslightscameraac-tioninFortSmithandYel-lowknifeasspecialitysportschannelTSNtouredtheNorthinthewakeofFortSmithstriumphasanalistintheTSNKraftCelebrationTourtwoweeksago.AfterbeatingoutWhite-horseinanonlinevotingmatchupFortSmithwon25000fromthetourandwillhostaliveSportscentrebroadcastonAug.16.Themoneywillgotowardspur-chasingofoneoftwoporta-blechangeroomsandwash-roomstosupportgureskat-ersandhockeyplayersafteraredamagedFortSmithsCentennialArenainMay.TSNintheNorthwestTerritoriesforthersttimewantstotakeadeeperlookintothecommunityforthebroadcastaswell.Producersgoinaheadoftimeandlookforasportsre-latedstorythatwecanfea-tureaspartoftheshowinAugustMattCadeanas-sociateproducerwithTSNsaid.Wehadaresearchteamthatdidsomediggingaroundandfoundsomeoneheavilyinvolvedinsportstoprole.ThatsomeoneisMau-riceEvansofFortSmithalongtimesupportervol-unteercoachmanagerandwearerofmanyotherhatsforminorhockeyinthecommunity.Itbecameclearprettyquicklythathewasanim-portantpartofwintersportsinFortSmithandeveninothercommunitiesacrosstheNWTCadesaid.Inparticularheissodedicatedtoworkingthroughthechal-lengesofputtingtogetherafullminorhockeyteamintheNorthandmakingsurethosekidsgettocompeteintournaments.TheTSNcrewcaughtupwithEvansinYellowknifeforaninterviewwheretheydiscussedthedifferencebe-tweenhockeyintheNorthversusthesouth.Ournumbershavedwin-dledovertheyearses-peciallyforthebantamleaguesoweoftendonthaveenoughplayershereinSmithtollouttheteamEvanssaid.Thatmeansyouhavetogetcreativeandnetworkhesaid.LastyearEvansgatheredplayersfromLutselKeFortProvidenceandevenInuviktohelpeshouttheroster.Itsaboutkeepingitgoingandmakingsurethesekidsgettoplayintournamentsevenifthatmeansdriving700kmcaughtbehindatransporttruck...Itsveryre-wardingEvanssaid.ForthelargerTSNaudi-enceitsaninterestingfeatCadesaid.Forthoseofusthatdontfacethesechallengesitsneat.Yougatherkidsfromallthesecommunities-andtheyrenotclosecommuni-tiesbyanymeans-toplaythegame.ItsgreatCadetoldTheJournalwhenhewasinFortSmithinterviewingoth-erswhoknowEvans.TheclipwellshowinthebroadcastisaboutMau-ricebutitsalsoaboutsportsintheNorthandobstaclesasitworksabitdifferentlyherethaninothercommu-nitiesinthecountryCadecontinued.IcesurfacemaybeuseableatarenaMeanwhiledemolitionworktoremovetheredam-agedareasatthearenahasbegun.FortSmithtowncouncilhopestohaveenoughrepairworkdonetousetheicepadforthe2013-2014season.Itslookinglikewellbeabletousetheicesurfacetheremoreandmorebutjusttheicesurface-nottherestofthearenaFortSmithssenioradministrativeofcerJimHoodsaidnotingthewashroomschangeroomsandevenstandswouldnotbeuseable.Itsnot100percentyethowever.AtthispointaccordingtoHoodthetownmaynotneedtobuildatemporaryexterioricesurface.Wehaventcompletelyruledoutanoutsiderinkyet.Thatoptionisstillbeingleftopenforthetimebeingbutweremainlyfocusingalloureffortsintobeingabletousethesurfaceinthecurrentarenaasasolutionhesaid.Theyhavebeenworkingcloselywiththeremar-shalsofcetomeetallre-quirementsandbuildingcodes.Testingoftheelec-tricalsystemwasalsoun-derwaylastweek.Thiswillhelpusdeter-minehowmuchadditionalworkweregoingtoneedtodotomakeituseableHoodsaid.Itslookingfairlyposi-tive-alotbetternowthanearlier.HoodsaidcouncilhopestohaveanalquotefromtheinsurancecompanybytheendofAugustwhentheywillmakeanaldecisionaboutwhethertogowithanexteriorrinkorusetheicepadatthearena.SportscentrepreparesforitsfirstNWTbroadcastPhotoDonJaqueATSNcrewsetsuptointerviewalong-timeFortSmithbusinessowneraboutMauriceEvansandminorhockeyintheNorth.LefttorightGeorgeHupkaMattCadeandLarryWestgard.