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MinistertoinvestigatesecretfracuidsGrouppushesforinquiryunderEnvironmentalRightsActEthanGillis7getssomehelpfromhisgrandfatherLouieBeaulieuleftandrangemasterTonyVermillionarenewableresourcesofcerwithEnvironmentandNaturalResourceslastTuesdayduringtheannualSightinYourRieeventattheFortSmithshootingrange.Seepage9formore.LitteraroundDrumLakeangersSahturesidentsSahtuMLANormanYakeleyaisaskingtheterritotiralgovern-menttohelpcleanuppilesofin-dustrialwasteonlandsacredtotheMountainDene.Seepage6.CaribouLegshitstheroadfor720-kmrunBradCaribouLegsFirthoriginallyofInuvikkickedoffhislongjourneyviafootfromFortSmithtoYellow-knifelastweek.Seepage19.WellnessClosertoHomeAnewhealthcentrehasopenedontheHayRiverReserve.Seepage2.NWTnurseconquersthecraterinIcelandLeahMacDonaldofFortSmithjoinedCanadasTeamDiabetesastheonlyNWTparticipantinthe2013Reyk-javikMarathon.Seepage18.FallFairreturnstoHayRiverwithgreatturnoutOver1000peopletookinthesightsofHayRiversFallFairthispastweekendbackafteraone-yearhiatusandfullofvari-ousartsandcrafts.Seepage11.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00September102013Vol.37No.19ByMEAGANWOHLBERGThenewNWTchapteroftheCouncilofCanadiansisdemandingEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRMinisterMichaelMilten-bergerlaunchaninvestiga-tionimmediatelyintowhatchemicalagentsarebeingusedintheterritoryssolefrackingproject.PeterRedversandLoisLittleco-chairsoftheNWTCouncilchapteraddressedarequesttoMiltenbergerlastTuesdaycitingtheEnviron-mentalRightsActwhichpermitsanytwoNWTresi-dentstocallontheministertocarryoutaninquiryintomattersthatviolateprotec-tionoftheenvironmentandpublictrust.Miltenbergerisobligatedtolookintothematterandrespondwithin90days.ThetwoYellowkniferesi-dentsarguethatallowancesmadeinthewaterlicenseissuedtoConocoPhillipstofracktwowellsnearTu-litawhichpermitthecom-panytorefrainfromnam-ingchemicalsconsideredtradesecretsareviola-tionsofpublicsafetyandtheenvironment.WebelievethatbecausetheissueoffrackingandparticularlyfrackinguidsandhowtheyreusedwheretheyendupandwhattheyremadeofisofinteresttoallcitizensRedverstoldTheJournallastweek.ConocoPhillipsve-yearexploratorydrillingpro-gramgiventhegreenlightinJunemarksthersttimehorizontalhydraulicfractur-ing-anunconventionalandcontroversialpetroleumex-tractionprocess-hasbeenapprovedintheterritory.WhilethewaterlicenserequiresthatConocoPhillipsdisclosethelistofchemicalsitusesforeachfracarecentinvestigationbytheNorthernJournalrevealedalackofinformationlistedonthere-quiredMaterialSafetyDataSheetsMSDSandonlinechemicaldisclosuresitesforeachproductusedinthepro-cesssomeofwhichrelatedbacktoproprietaryrightsre-tainedbythecompany.Missinginformationin-cludedChemicalAbstractsServiceCASregistrynum-bersknownhealtheffectsandboththenamesandquan-titiesofeachadditivepresentinchemicalsolutionswhichareoftenlistedinsteadbybrandnameorgenericuse.Redverssaidsecrecyinthecaseoffrackingisarisktobothpublichealthandtheen-vironmentandsignalsthattheoilandgasindustryreceivesspecialtreatmentcomparedtootherindustrialsectors.SeeTradesecretsonpage3.PhotoPaulBannisterFREEFREIGHTwww.power123.comCallforyourFREE