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PremiersmeetwithAboriginalleadersCanadaspremierscalledforanationalinquiryintothenearly600casesofmissingAboriginalwomenlastweekattheleadersannualmeeting.Seepage2.BritishstudentscozyupwithNWTgeologyFourCambridgeUniversityrockenthusiastsarescouringtheTibbitLakeareaforamapmakingproject.Seepage11.TundraClassroomSciencemeetsculturalknowledgeatanannualcampforhighschoolstudents.Seepage10.SPCAopensNWTsonlyfull-timeshelterOfcialsinYellowknifecuttheribbontoopentheSPCAsn-ishedanimalshelterafterthreeyearsandoverhalfamilliondol-larsinfundraising.Seepage9.ColdLakeblowoutstillgushingoil10weekslaterAmajorbitumenreleaseinAlbertahasraisedthealarmabouttheprovincesregulatorysystemasplantsandanimalscontinuetodie.Seepage3.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00July302013Vol.37No.13PhotoJamesMacKenzieAreravagesawarehouseintheKamLakeneighbourhoodofYellowknifelastweek.Itwasoneofmanysuspiciousblazescityrecrewsre-spondedtowithin48hours.Thewarehouselaterburnttothegroundthoughnoonewasinjured.Theinvestigationcontinues.Seemoreonpage7.ByRENEFRANCOEURThecontroversialNutri-tionNorthprogramwillbegettinganeye-overfromtheAuditorGeneralofCanadaafterahandfuloflettersfromNorthernleadersweresentrequestinganaudit.MichaelFergusonan-nouncedhisofcewouldbeconductinganofcialperformanceauditonJuly24.TheinformationwasrevealedtothepubliconMonday.WeexpecttopresentourauditreporttoParliamentaspartofthe2014FallReportoftheAuditorGeneralofCanadaFergusonwroteinhisreplytothesixmembersofParliamentwhocalledfortheinvestigation.Itishelpfulforustoknowabouttheissuesthatconcernyouasparliamentariansandweap-preciateyourtakingthetimetorelaythoseissuestous.ThesixNDPMPsincluderidingsintheNorthwestTer-ritoriesnorthernQuebecnorthernOntarioandnorth-ernManitoba-allridingsaffectedbyNutritionNorth.NutritionNorthafoodsubsidyprogramforisolatedNortherncommunitieswaslaunchedinApril2011tore-placetheFoodMailprogramwhereintransportationsubsi-dieswerehandedouttolowerthefoodpricestocommuni-tieswithoutregularroadoropenwateraccess.Nowsubsidiesgodirectlytoretailerswhonegotiatefreightratesforlowercosts.ThesavingsaresupposedtogotoconsumersbutfoodpricesacrosstheNorthhaveonlycontinuedtoescalate.WesternArcticMPDen-nisBevingtonsaidhespleasedtheAuditorGeneralhasrespondedtothethreeterritoriallegislatureswhichallvotedunanimouslyforanauditandtheMPsaskingthemtolookmorecloselyatthenutritionprogram.PeopleinNortherncom-munitiesarefacingacrisisinthecostofliving.Thehighcostoffoodispartofthatcrisishesaid.Peoplecantaffordtolive.Itstothepointnowwhereevenpeopleonagoodincomestruggle.FellowMPChristineMoorewhoalsosentalet-tertotheAuditorGeneralisconcernedabouttheprogramanditsimpactonthehealthofNorthernersaswell.Nutritionisthefounda-tionofagoodhealth.ItistomymindscandalousthatNorthernfamiliesriskun-derminingtheirhealthbe-causeoffoodpricesbeingtoohighorbecausequalityoffreshfoodavailableistoolow.ItisparticularlyodioustothinkthatkidsandseniorsmaynothaveaccesstobasicfoodMooresaidinanear-lierpressrelease.MeanwhileBevingtonisconductingareportofhisownontheissueoffoodprices.Iamintheprocessofcarryingoutacostofliv-inganalysisincommunitiesacrosstheNWThetoldTheJournal.Itwillgenerateareportinthefall.Itwilllookattheproblemsthatcauseahighcostoflivingandwillpresentsolutions.Thoseso-lutionswillcomefromtalk-ingtopeoplefromacrosstheNWTaboutwhatneedstobedone.SinceithasbegunNutri-tionNorthhasalreadyun-dergoneonerevisionthatincludedchangestothesub-sidylist.ItemssuchasCheezWhizsourcreamandbaconweretackedbackontothelistinthefallof2011afteranout-cryfromNorthernersabouttheoutrageouspricetags.AuditorGeneraltoexamineNutritionNorth