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FirstNationsgatherforKFNsrstassemblyAfterleavingtheDehchopro-cesstheKatlodeecheFirstNationnearHayRiverhosteditsrstindependentassem-blylastweek.Seepage2.EnterprisejamboreehostsrstpigroastThe15thannualGatewayJam-boreewasfullofgamesgoodfoodandanimpressivelineupofNorthernmusic.Seepage10.BenchwarmersburnbasesInuvikslo-pitchteamtriumphsatterritorials.Seepage19.WoodBuffalobecomesnewDarkSkyPreserveWoodBuffaloNationalParkhasbecometheworldslarg-estDarkSkyPreserveandthefirstpreserveinNorth-ernCanada.Seepage8.FilmexploresindustryenvironmentconnectionAnewdocumentarydelvesintothecomplexrelation-shipbetweendevelopmentandsafeguardingthelandinFortChipewyan.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00August132013Vol.37No.15NWTfrackingwaterlicenseallowsforcompanytokeeptradesecretsByMEAGANWOHLBERGThewaterlicenserecentlyissuedtoConocoPhillipsforthersthorizontalfrackingactivityintheNorthwestTer-ritoriescontainsalegalloop-holethatshouldbecauseofseriousconcernforthepub-licemergencyrespondersandoileldworkersaccord-ingtocritics.ThelicenseawardedbytheSahtuLandandWaterBoardSLWBinJunerequiresthecompanytodiscloseallchem-icalsusedwhilefrackingwithtwoexploratorywellssouthofNormanWellswiththeexceptionofthosechemicalsdeemedtobetradesecrets.Underthelicensethecom-panymustsubmitthenameofeachchemicalingredientlistedonthematerialsafetydatasheetMSDSforeachadditivealongwiththeChemicalAbstractsServiceCASregistrynumberfromeachchemicalingredientistobeusedconsistentwiththeMSDStheconditionsofthelicensestate.AccordingtoJessicaErnstanoilpatchconsultantandthepublicandemergencyre-spondersisputtingtheenvi-ronmentandhumansafetyatseriousrisk.Iffrackingstartstorampup-andwehavethousandsofwellsinAlberta-intermsoftherstrespondershowdoyouprepareyouremergencypeopleinhospitalsandrehallsmedicsetciftheydontknowthepotentialriskstheymaybefacingshesaid.Theworkers-whyshouldthework-ersbeexposedtochemicalsthatmightbeharmingtheirhealthiftheydontknowThereisprecedenceforErnstsconcerns.In2008anemergencyroomnurseinColoradoCathyBehrnearlydiedafterbeingexposedtoamysteryfracchemicalapa-tientwasdousedin.Shelosthersenseofsmellandspent30hoursinintensivecareafterherorgansbeganshut-tingdown.Althoughthecompanypro-videdMSDSsheetstoBehrsdoctorsatthetimeoftheinci-dentitrefusedtoprovidethemwithmorespecicinformationonceshefellillaccordingtonewsreportsmeaningherdoctorhadtoguesswhattodotokeepheralive.MorerecentlyresponderstothetrainderailmentandexplosionsthattookplaceinLacMganticQue.werenottoldtheoilinthetankerswasfrackedfromtheBakkenshaleplaycontainingchemicaladdi-tives.Thatoilhasnowsunktothebottomoftheadjacentriverchallengingcleanupefforts.SeeChemicalonpage3.WhyshouldtheworkersbeexposedtochemicalsthatmightbeharmingtheirhealthiftheydontknowJessicaErnstOilpatchconsultanttothelandandwaterboardwithin30daysaftereachfrac.Butwherethecompanyconsidersthespeciciden-tityofachemicalingredienttobeaproprietaryrightamoregeneralidenticationlandownerfromAlbertacur-rentlyengagedinlegalactionagainstEncanaforallegedlypollutinghercommunityswaterthroughfrackingtheincompletelistofchemicalsbeingsuppliedtoregulatorsPhotoDarylDolynnyTeamNWTswimmerRomanAsmundson16ofYellowknifesteamrollsoverhispersonalbestduringthe200mbutterflyeventattheCanadaSummerGamesinSherbrookeQue.lastweek.TheNorthernswimmersmadebigwaveswith19-year-oldTannerDolynnycominginseventhinthe50mbreaststrokefinal.Seemorephotosonpage19.