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BluefishhydroelectricdamofficallyopensDignitariesgatheredtosniptheribbonattheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.sreconstructed37-millionhydroproject.Seepage2.PinePointcelebratesreunion25yearslaterResidentsoftheformermin-ingcommunitymetupatthedeseredtownsiteforaheart-warmingreunionweekend.Seepage23.BlachfordLakeLodgegetsFOXYSexedprojecthostsrstgirlspeerleadershipretreat.Seepage19.DeneTVshowkicksofflmingofseasontwoCrewsbehindtheAPTNseriesDeneAJourneybeganworkonitsnewseasontobefeaturedinbothEnglishandAboriginallanguages.Seepage11.MikisewIvanhoenishTamaracknegotiationsAheavyoildevelopmentproj-ectintheAthabascaregioncontinuestomoveforwardasitaddressesstakeholdersstate-mentsofconcern.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00August62013Vol.37No.14MPvisitsparksactiontoprotectSlaveRiverCommunitiesjoiningforcestoapplyforheritagestatusByMEAGANWOHLBERGResidentsalongtheSlaveRiverarejoiningforcestoactongettingrecognitionandprotectionfortheirwaterwayfollowingameetingwithEd-monton-StrathconaMPLindaDuncaninFortSmithThurs-dayevening.TheMemberofParliamentbehindthebilltoreinstatetheSlaveRiverunderthelistofprotectednavigablewater-waysinthecountryvisitedFortSmithlastweektoexplaintheproposedlegislationandencourageconcernedcitizenstotakeadditionalavenuestoprotecttheriver.DuncanspentseveraldaysinthecommunitylastweekwithWesternArcticMPDen-nisBevingtonmeetingwithlocalgroupsandhostingapublicmeetingonThursdayeveningtotalkaboutherprivatemembersbillthatiswaitingtoreceivesecondNWTEnvironmentMinisterMichaelMiltenbergerFortSmithMayorBradBrakeandvariousresidents.saidherpieceoflegislationisnotthebe-allend-allwhenitcomestotakingactionontheSlave.Thebillisonlyonesmalltoolandpeopleneedtounder-standthatmybilldoesnthavethatmuchchanceofbecom-inglawshetoldTheJour-nal.ThatssimplybecauseitsaprivatemembersbillinamajorityConservativegovernment.Thepurposefortablingthemajorityoftheseprivatemembersbillsistoputtheheatonthegovernmenttotaketheactionthatspro-posedinthemotion.Ratherthanwaitforlegis-lationtobepassedDuncanispushingthepublictoapplyforheritageriverdesignationfortheSlaveRiverbasedonitsnaturalvaluehistoricalimportanceandrecreationalpotentialwhichshesaidcouldbeapressurepointtohavetheriverprotectedbythefed-eralgovernment.Thoughthestatushasnolegalweightitdoeshavepersuasiveweightshesaid.Ifthisriverwasdesignatedaheritageriveritwouldbeprettyhardforthemtosaytheyshouldntlistitinnavi-gablewatersgiventhelonghistoryoftransportandthesignicanceofthisriver...BetweenFortChipandFortResandthenonuptotheMackenziepeoplearecon-cernedallalongtheroute.Sothatwouldbeatriggerpointtooforgreateractiontopro-tectbothendsoftherivershesaid.SeeHeritageonpage3.Ifthisriverwasdesignatedaheritageriveritwouldbeprettyhardforthemtosaytheyshouldntlistitinnavigablewaters.MPLindaDuncanEdmonton-StrathconareadingthisfallintheHouseofCommons.RepresentativesfromFirstNationsandMetisinbothFortSmithandFortResolutionpackedthemuseumfortheshort-noticemeetingalongwiththeFortSmithPad-dlingClublocalMLAandWhilepartofDuncansmissionwastogainsupportforthebillwhichseekstoamendtheomnibusbudgetbillthatproposedremovingtheSlaveRiverfromthelistofriversprotectedundertheNavigableWatersProtectionActlastDecemberDuncanPhotoPaulBannisterHusbandandwifeLeifleftandNatalieAndersonofColoradosurftheholeontheSlaveRiversMountainPortagerapidsduringFortSmithswetandwildPaddlefestovertheweekend.Theannualrivercelebrationdrawswhitewaterenthusiastsfromacrosstheglobe.Seemoreonpages12-13.