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IndustryEnergy2TuesdayAugust62013NEWSBRIEFSTwosexualassaultsinYellowknifeYellowknifeRCMPareinvestigatingtwosexualassaultsthathappenedlastTuesdayonSissonsCourtandlookingforamalesuspect.Atabout700a.m.thesuspectenteredaresidenceandsexuallyassaultedawomanthenedonfoot.Thesuspectisdescribedas6-feettall25-30yearsoldwithbrowneyesamediumbuildlightcomplexionanddarkbrownhairwithaspikyhaircutthatisshorteronthesides.Hewaswearingasolidblackt-shirtandbluejeans.Asecondsexualassaulthappenedaround500a.m.alsoonJuly30ontheFrameLakeTrailnearSombaKeParkwhenamanapproachedawomanfrombehindsexuallyassaultedherandthened.BothwomenreceivedtreatmentatStantonTerritorialHospital.AnyonewithinformationisurgedtocontactYellowknifeRCMPat867-669-1111.CanNorinvestsinNWTcommunitiesTheCanadianNorthernEconomicDevelopmentAgencyCanNorinvested161000intothreeprojectstoboostcom-munityplanningforresourcedevelopment.TheTulitaDistrictLandCorp.received91000tocompleteasubsurfacerightsprocessforhighvalueparcelsoflandneartheSahtushaleoilplay.TheNahanniButteDeneBandreceived45000tosupportImpactBenetsAgreementIBAnegotiationswithSelwynChihongMiningLtd.fortheSelwynProject.ThedepartmentofIndustryTourismandInvestmentre-ceived25000tohelpdevelopaneconomicimpactassess-mentmodelforoilandgasexplorationintheSahtuRegion.HayRiverchurchvandalizedThePentecostalChurchinHayRivercancelleditsworshiponJuly28afteractsofvandalismincluding12smashedwindowsaswellasadamagedcomputerandmusicequip-ment.PastorWesDyckarrivedearlyinthemorningtondsomeonestillinsidethechurchtryingtobreakawindow.Hesaidmultipleotherwindowsandblindsinthechurchsfellowshipsectionhadbeendamagedbychairsbeingthrownthroughthem.Dycksaidheestimatesthedamageisover20000.Policearrestedasuspectlaterthatmorningandhavechargedayouthwithbreakandenter.ByJACKDANYLCHUKBurdenedwithjokesaboutravensandtechni-calissuesthatdoubleditsre-constructioncostto37milliontheBlue-fishhydroelectricdamsprangonemoresurpriseontheNorthwestTerrito-riesPowerCorp.NTPClastweek.Withdignitariesandmediagatheredforarib-bon-cuttingandofcialre-commissioningaswitchthatwastostartthe7.5megawattgeneratorspin-ninginsteadsentastreamofwatergurglingpastthegeneratingstation.WecantgettheunittospinupEmanuelDaRosaNTPCschiefexecutiveof-certoldabout40guestswaitingtowitnessthegen-eratorinaction.Wevegotavalvethatisstuck.InterestingsaidMi-chaelMiltenbergermin-isterresponsibleforthePowerCorp.Veryin-terestingechoedBren-danBellchairmanoftheNTPCboard.ServicefromBluefish30kmnorthwestofYel-lowknifeisinterruptedinsummerfrequentlyenoughtogeneratejokesamongYellowkniferesidentsaboutfreezerburnsonthenest-ingravensthatNTPCoftenblamesforsuchpowerfailures.ThistimeitwasastickthatsomehowworkeditswaypastseveralscreenstojamavalveaccordingtoDanRobertsNTPCsdirectorofengineering.Builtofwoodandrocks70yearsagotopowerConMinethedamwassoldtoNTPCfor12millionafterthemineclosedade-cadeago.Re-constructioncostswereestimatedat19millionbutcameinat37million.Bellsaidcostswerepushedhigherbyahastyinitiales-timatemadeinthefaceofthedamsimminentcol-lapseandanadditional8millionneededtoimproveitsspillway.WestumbledabitBellsaid.WescopeditunderwhatwasneededtoavertanRavenspirithauntsBluefishdamre-commissioningPhotoJackDanylchukcarriesusintothenextcen-turyhesaid.JonathanHazenbergvicepresidentoftheindustrialdivisionatNorthAmericaConstruction1993Ltd.leadcontractorontheprojectsaid65000cubicmetresofrockweredrilledandblastedfromthesiteand120000man-hoursexpendedinre-placingtheolddam.environmentalcatastropheandthereweregeotechnicalchallengesthatledtoaddi-tionalcosts.NeverthelessBellsaidthere-commissioningwasaproudmoment.Itleadstosecurityofsupplyforthisregion.Wewillreceiveverygoodvalueforthisproject.Miltenbergersaidthedamsavestensofmillionsofdollarsayearonfuelimportedfromthesouthcutsourgreenhousegasemissionsandwillprovidebenetsforgenerationstocome.ItsanamazingpieceofenergyinfrastructurethatMostoftheblastedrockwasrecycledandusedforconstructionofthedamHazenbergsaidandabout2000cubicmetresofcon-cretewentintothebottomoutletstructurespillwaysillandkeytrench.Approximately160tonnesofstainlesssteelplatewentintothedamsinnermem-branewalltoprovidealeak-tightcorrosion-resis-tantseal.Thetallestpartofthedamis17metreswithatotalwidthof265metreshesaid.Thisdamsavestensofmillionsofdollarsayearonfuelimportedfromthesouthcutsourgreenhousegasemissionsandwillprovidebenetsforgenerationstocome.Itsanamazingpieceofenergyinfrastructurethatcarriesusintothenextcentury.MinisterMichaelMiltenbergerNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.NWTCommissionerGeorgeTuccaroisapplaudedaftercuttingtheribbontoofciallyopentheBlueshhyrdoelectricdam.WithhimfromleftRichardEdjericonchairmanoftheMackenzieValleyEnvironmentalImpactReviewBoardRobertHawkinsYellowknifeCentreMLAMinisterresponsiblefortheNTPowerCorp.MichaelMiltenbergerscreeningEmanuelDaRosaNTPCCEONTPCboardchairmanBrendanBellandWillardHagenchairmanMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoard.SomeofthebestbrandsinthebusinesssuchasHeartlandandKeystoneGETGEAREDUPATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERwherewehaveahugeselectionofnewandusedCampersFifthWheelsandToyHaulerswww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