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BuffaloaircrewcarryoutsafecrashlandingNoonewasinjuredafteracrashlandingwhentheengineofaBuffaloAirwaysDC-3burstintoamesshortlyaftertake-offinYellowknife.Seepage6.FortSmithfamilystartsglobetrottingescapadeTheJohnsonstradeonewild-rehotspotforanotherastheybegintheiryeartravellingtheworldinIdaho.Seepage23.NotthelastmooseskinboatTulitateamsuptolaunchapieceofthepast.Seepage22.ACFNcallsforve-yearoilsandsmoratoriumAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationChiefAllanAdamde-mandedastoptodevelopmentduringtheTeckhearingsinFortMcMurray.Seepage9.GwichinTribalCounciltalkscutbacksatAGMHowtosavemoney-includ-ingaretroactivepaycutfordelegates-wasahottopicforthecouncilsmeetinglastweekinInuvik.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00August272013Vol.37No.17Harperre-announcesfundingforNWTminetrainingonrstHayRivervisitBySCOTTCLOUTHIERAre-emphasisonexistingfederalfundingforminetrain-ingintheNorthwasthefocusofStephenHarpersmessageduringavisittoHayRiveronTuesday.ThePrimeMinistercitedhisgovernments5.8-millioninvestmentintheMineTrain-ingSocietyMTSinhispub-licspeechattheDonStewartRecreationCentreTuesdaymorning.Themoneywasoriginallysetasideinthegovernments2013budgetpartoftheSkillsandPartnershipFundestablishedtosupportskillsanddevelop-menttrainingforAboriginalpeopleacrossCanada.AfterquotingLordTweedsmuiraformerGov-ernorGeneralwhodescribedCanadasNorthasagreattreasurehouseHarpersaidhisgovernmentsgoalistoen-sureNorthernersshareinprof-itsearnedfromtreasuresbur-iedintherockundertheirfeet.Ourgovernmentscommit-mentistomakesureweopenthedoors...toNorthernersandthatallNorthernersbenetfromthishesaid.The5.8-millionspecicallysupportstheMTSMinetheFutureprojectwhichaimstotrain400AboriginalpeoplefromtheNWTandKitik-meotregionofNunavutwiththegoaloflandingthemjobsatNorthernmines.TheprogramdeliveredbyAuroraCollegecam-pusesacrosstheterritoryis25-monthslongandbeganinFebruary2013.IthasyettobeofferedattheAuroraCollegeCommunityLearningCentreinHayRiverbutHarperan-nouncedthatanIntroductiontoUndergroundMiningissettobegintherenextmonth.InordertobenetfromNorthernopportunitiesAb-originalpeoplesmusthavegreateraccesstoeducationandskillstraininghesaid.TheevidenceoverwhelminglyshowsthattheMineTrainingSocietyapproachworksanditworkswell.StacieMcSwainaMTSgraduatewasincludedinthephotooppwithHarperatAu-roraCollegepriortotheevent.ShesaidtheprogramwaskeytoherndingemploymentattheDeBeersSnapLakedia-mondmine.McSwainisa2005graduateofDiamondJennessSecond-arySchoolinHayRiverandsaidifitwerentfortheMTSshewouldlikelyhavemovedsouthtoseekhighereducationandworkafterhighschool.Shegraduatedin2008fromtheMineralProcessingOperatorprogrambasedinFortSmith.ShenowworksasacontrolroomoperatoratDeBeersandisoneofover850MTSgradu-ateswhohavegoneontondworkintheminesaccordingtothesociety.TrainingNorthernAborig-inalstollanever-expand-ingneedforskilledworkersatminesiscrucialtominingsuccesssaidBobGannicottchairmanandCEOofDomin-ionDiamondCorp.whowasattheeventalongwithotherminerepresentatives.Itsamuchbetterproposi-tionfortheminingcompanytouselocalpeoplebecausetheyrelong-termemployees.Theyrenotjustcomingtoworkforyouforacoupleofyearstoputsomemoneyawaypayoffamortgageandthentheydisappear.DominionDiamondCorp.owns40percentoftheDiavikdiamondmineandpurchasedtheEkatidiamondminefromBHPBillitoninlate2012.Gan-nicottsaidlabouramountstoabout30percentofoperatingcostsforminesintheNWT.NWTPremierBobMcLeodinaspeechfollowingHarpersaddresssaidtheminingsec-torcontinuestobethemostimportantdriveroftheterri-toryscurrentandfutureecon-omynotingitsundergroundmetalsandmineralsareindemandworldwideincludingthelargestrareearthdepositsfoundoutsideofChina.SeeVisitonpage3.ChildrenfromtheFortMcPhersonYouthDancerskickuptheirfeetfortheribbondanceduringInuviks10thannualEndoftheRoadMusicFestivalovertheweekend.ThefestivalfeaturedanumberofNorthernartistsandfamilyfunactivities.Seepage21formore.PhotoMaiaLepageA