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2TuesdayAugust272013NEWSBRIEFSNorthwestelsdirectoryartcontestopensTelecommunicationscompanyNorthwestelisinvitingNorthernartiststoenteritsannualartcompetitionwherewinningentrieswillbefeaturedonthefrontpageofnextyearsphonedirectories.Thisyearthecompanywillbeawarding2000toeachwinnerfromthethreeregionswhereitprintsdirectoriesNunavuttheNWTandYukonnorthernBCHighLevelAlta.Northwes-telhasbeenfeaturingartistsonitsphonebookcoverssince1983includingTeddHarrisonChrisDeWolfDawnOmanandTanyaTagaqGillis.ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisSept.20.Toapplyorseefullcontestde-tailsvisitwww.nwtel.ca.HayRiverwinsfreeLeelaGildayconcertfromBuckleUpNWTHayRiveristhewinneroftheBuckleUpNWTcom-munitychallenge.TheprizeisafreeconcertfromDenecontemporarysingersongwriterLeelaGildayonSept.7atthegolfcourse.AfterarecentsurveyHayRiverhadthehighestpercentageofresidentswearingtheirseatbeltsat84percentbeatingoutveothercommu-nities.HayRiverwillalsoreceivea5000contribu-tiontothetownsredepartment.SeatbeltuseintheNWTisnowestimatedtobe75percentstillsigni-cantlylowerthanotherjurisdictions.ThenextphaseoftheBuckleUpcampaignwillfocusontheNWTs28smallestcommunitieswiththeobjectiveofbring-ingoverallseatbeltusageintheNWTtoatleast85percentbytheendof2015.MACAcallsforreservicemeritnomineesThedepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsMACAiscurrentlyseekingnominationsforthe2013NWTFireServiceMeritAwards.TheseawardsbasedonnominationsfromrechiefsanddepartmentsaswellascommunitymembershonourandrecognizeindividualsandrecrewsfortheircontributionstoresafetyandserviceacrosstheNWT.Tomakeanomina-tionvisitwww.maca.gov.nt.ca.ThedeadlineisSept.6.RecipientsoftheawardswillbeannouncedduringNationalFirePreventionWeekwhichrunsOct.6-12.EveryoneisInvitedbytheBoardofDirectorsNWTSeniorsSocietytoattendtheAnnualGeneralMeetingSeptember3at930AMSpecialGuestSpeakersfromAlzheimerSocietyofAlbertaNorthwestTerritoriesandHelpAgeCanadaOttawaAgendaDiscussionsIncludeReviewofAuditedFinancialStatementsBylawReviewCommitteeReportBylawRevisionsAppointmentofAuditorsandKnowledgeExchangeEventsResourceMaterialDisplaysonTuesdayandWednesdaySeptember342013attheDaysInn4thFloorMeetingRoomsYellowknifeNTComeandCelebrateOur30thAnniversaryYearatNWTSeniorsSocietyNWTSENIORSSOCIETYSuite102491646thStYellowknifeNTX1A1L2T867920-7444f867920-7601SeniorsInformationLine1-800-661-0878BarbHoodExecutiveDirectorseniorsyk.comDaleThomsonnwtseniorsyk.comwww.nwtseniorssociety.caIndigenousmediacomplainofbeingleftoutofHarpervisitByMEAGANWOHLBERGIndigenousmediaintheNWTarecomplainingaboutonceagainbeingleftoutofapressconferencewithPrimeMinisterStephenHarperthistimeonhisan-nualNortherntour.JournalistsfromtheNa-tiveCommunicationsSoci-etysCKLBradiostationinYellowknifetheonlyterrito-rialindigenousmediaorgani-zationwereforasecondtimenotpermittedtoengagethePrimeMinisterorhiscabinetministersduringaquestionandanswerperiodinHayRiverlastTuesday.HarperwasinHayRiverforabriefvisitTuesdaytohostaprivateluncheonwiththeWesternArcticConserva-tiveAssociationandlocalbusi-nesspeopleatthegolfcoursefollowingapubliceventatthereccentrewhereheannouncedfederalfundingforminetrain-ingintheNWT.DuringthemorningspresswhathefeltwasadiplomaticlettertoHarperspresssecretar-iesexpressinghisdisappoint-mentandhopethatnexttimethePrimeMinistervisitedtheNorthhisstaffwouldbemoreaccommodatingtoAborigi-nalmedia.Perhapsinthethefutureourlittleradiostationwillnotbesingledoutamongsttherestofthemediaoutletsfortheop-portunitytoasktheleaderofourcountryatleastoneques-tiontheletterstated.InordertoprepareforlastweeksvisitCKLBcontactedHarperspresssecretariestoen-suretheywouldberecognizedtheyturnedmeawaybecausetheyknewthesedecisionswerebeingmadeanditssafertokeepmeoutofthemKassamsaid.MyquestionsarentgoingtobeskewedorannoyinginanywayjustbecauseImwithanindigenousmediasource.Theyrestilllegitimateques-tionstheyjustfocusonindig-enouspeople.ThePrimeMinistersOf-cedidnotreturnrequestsforcomment.IntotalsixquestionswereaskedwithoneeachbyCBCNorthCBCNationalandCBCRadio-One.ThethreeotherswerefromnationalprintmediaandwireservicesfollowingtheNortherntour.APTNwasnotpresentattheeventinHayRiver.SothreeCBCoutletsgottoaskquestionsandnoindig-enousmediagottoaskKas-samsaid.Outofthesixques-tionsoneormaybetwowereNorthernspecic.AfterthepressconferenceKassamwaseventuallyallowedtointerviewAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentMinisterBernardValcourt.ThoughNakehkosaidheinitiallygavethePrimeMin-istersofcethebenetofthedoubtassumingtimerestric-tionsmorethananythinglefthisreporteroffthelistbackinMarchhesaidthissecondoccurrencesignalssomethingmoredeliberate.Ithoughtthatitwasjustaone-offthingbecauseusu-allyatthosehighlevelpresseventseverythingsprettychoreographedandorches-trated...Itsverystricthesaid.Iwashopingthathedbeopentohearingfromallperspec-tivesfromacrossthecountry.Thislastincidentjustgoestoproveapointthatbynotal-lowingustoaskaquestionitshowshowmuchtheyreallycareaboutotherperspectivesofmediaoutthereotherthanthemainstream.Iwashopingthathedbeopentohear-ingfromallperspectivesfromacrossthecountry....Bynotallowingustoaskaquestionitshowshowmuchtheyreallycareaboutotherperspectivesofmediaoutthereotherthanthemainstream.DnezeNakehkoNativeCommunicationsSocietyCKLBbriengNorthernmediaweretoldtobandtogethertocomeupwithonequestiontoaskthePrimeMinisterbutaccordingtoCKLBreporterImanKas-samshewastoldbyHarperspressstafftogoelsewherewhilethisdiscussiontookplace.ThisisnotthersttimeCKLBhascomplainedofbeingsilencedduringapressconferencewiththePrimeMinister.InMarchwhenHarperwasinYellowknifesigningoffondevolutionne-gotiationsbothCKLBandthenationalAboriginalPeoplesTelevisionNetworkAPTN-theonlytwoindigenousmediaorganizationspresent-werealsotheonlytwounabletoaskquestions.AtthattimeCKLBradiodirectorDnezeNakehkosentattheevent.ButwhenKassamarrivedatTuesdaymorningspre-eventphotosessionshewastoldshecouldntattendbe-causeshedidnthaveacamera.Whentherestofthemediarejoinedhershewastoldbythepresssecretariesthatithadal-readybeendecidedduringthissessionwhatquestionwasgoingtobeaskedandthatitwouldbeaskedbyCBCNorth.Kassamsaidrepeatedat-temptstogiveinputoraskaquestionofHarperregardinglandclaimsweredismissedbypresssecretarieswhoshesaideventuallytoldherthatsheshouldhaveshownupearlier.ItwasatthatpointthatIcluedinthattheydidntturnmeawaybecauseIwasntal-lowedintothecamerasessionPhotoScottClouthierPrimeMinisterStephenHarperaddressesmembersofthepublicandmediaduringapubliceventTuesdaymorningatthereccentreinHayRiver.PoliticsFederal