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3TuesdaySeptember102013TheTownofFortSmithwillberunningafallclean-upfromSeptember23282013withahazardouswasteround-uponSaturdaySeptember28attheRecCentreparkinglotfrom1000a.m.400p.m.Tippingfeesatthelandfillsitewillbewaivedforhouseholditemsduringthistime.A40feeisrequiredsimilartowhatwedidinthespring.Therewillalsobeabackyardcompostersaleattherec.centreonthatdayduringthesamehours.TheTownofFortSmithAnnualFallClean-upSeptember23282013TlichoAkaitcholooktoairportscannerstothwartblackmarketbootleggingByJOSHLONGFly-incommunitiesintheTlichoandAkaitchocouldbeworkingtogethertoputadamperonbootleggingthroughanairportscannerforAirTindiightsstart-ingthisfallwithLutselKe.IdontthinkLutselKeisanydifferentinhowitsaf-fectedthananyothersmallcommunitiessaidLutselKeRCMPCpl.JesseGil-bertcurrentlyworkingwithLutselKeDeneFirstNationLKDFNontheproject.Thatsaidtheydohaveauniqueopportunitybeingthatitsay-incommunitywithoutroadaccess.ThoughtheairportscannerwouldntcoverallavenuestothedrycommunityasGreatSlaveLakemakesitaccessi-blebyboatduringthesum-merandsnowmobileduringwinterGilbertsaidfreeze-upandbreak-uplimitthecom-munitytoairtravelpresent-inganopportunitytostemthetideofbootlegging.Thatswhytheyretryingtobeatbreak-upandgetthescannerinplacebyOct.1.TheLKDFNsenioradmin-istrativeofcerworkingwithGilbertontheprojectsaidthescannerwillhopefullyaddressanongoingissueinthecommunity.IvebeeninLutselKenowforjustunderayearGraemeDrewsaid.Ivebeentoover40publicmeetingsandatalmostevery-ifnotevery-publicmeetingtheissueofalcoholanditsabuseinthecommunitycomesup.ThatringstrueforformerresidentElizabethBouchercurrentlyacontractemployeeattheLKDFNbandofcewhoiestothecommunityforworkfromherhomeinKelownaBC.IvemovedawayfromLut-selKe.Imadethatchoicetomoveawayfromthecommu-nitybecauseIwantedabetterlifeformyselfBouchersaid.AndinthepastsixyearscomingandgoingoutofLut-selKeIvenoticedabigdif-ferencewithalcoholism.Icanseeitsgottenworse.OtherNortherny-incom-munitieswouldbeabletomakeuseofthescannersaswellsaidDrewwhorecentlypetitionedaroomfullofTlichochiefsandcouncillorstosharethecosts.Werethinkingitsabout200000foraone-yearpilothetoldTheJournal.Thatsacombinationofabout60000forthescanneritselfincludingshippingandinstallationandsetupandthenthebalanceistoretainthesecuritycom-panyandtosupportthecostofgroundstaffatAirTindi.TheproposalistosplitthatcostfourwaysamongLut-selKeWhatiGametiandWekweeti.Iwanttosupportthisbe-causelastyearinthiscommu-nitytherewasanaccidentsaidWekweetiChiefJohnnyArrowmakerreferringtoanalcoholdeathinvolvingawomaninhertwenties.RightfromthestartIwastherebecausebeforeIbecamethechiefinthecommunityIwasemployedalsoasavol-unteerrechief.SowhentheaccidenthappenedIwasthereallthewayevensupportingtheRCMP.Youseesomethinglikethathappentoacom-munitymemberitaffectsthewholecommunity.Itsdifculttosayhowmuchliquortheblackmar-ketbringsbutGilbertsaidtheymightbeabletogaugetheirsuccessbymeasuringothercrimestatistics.Thehopeisthatyoucouldreducetheothercrimesthatarecommittedlikedomesticviolencehesaid.Ivebeentoover40publicmeetingsandatalmostevery-ifnotevery-publicmeetingtheissueofalcoholanditsabuseinthecommunitycomesup.GraemeDrewLutselKeDeneFirstNationPhotoMeaganWohlbergAirTindiloadsuppassengersontherunwayinWhati.TlichochiefsalongwiththeLutselKeDeneFirstNationarelookingtohavethecompanyinstallascannertopreventbootleggersfrombringinginalcoholillegally.Continuedfrompage1.AsforanyquestionwithpoisonthequestionisalwayswhatdidtheyingestIfthatssecretthatcreatesrealprob-lemsRedverssaid.Theotherpartofitisiftheresaspillfromanyoneofthetankertrucksetc.howdoyourespondtothatiftreatmentisrequiredHowdoyouknowwhatsgoneintothewaterandhowdoyoutrackhowfaritsgone-howdoyoumonitoritThatsthesamewithwhatsgoneintothefrackingwellsanddoesntcomebackup-wellhowcanyoudolong-termmonitoringifyoudontknowwhatyouremonitoringforYouneedtoknowthechemicalsignatureofthecontaminant.TheCouncilisputtingtheonusonMiltenbergertoinves-tigatethechemicalcomposi-tionofallfrackingchemicalsaswellasconcernswiththeMSDSsheetsandthelegalityofproprietaryrightsingeneral.Oneaspectofthatinves-tigationthatwehopemightoccurwouldbetodeterminewhetherornotfrackinguidsinfactdeserveproprietaryprotection.Whywouldtheybeatradesecretifinfacttheknowledgeanduseisubiqui-tousthroughouttheindustryRedversasked.Thewholeindustryisusingthesameorverysimilartypesofma-terialbyallaccounts...verysuccessfully.Sohowcananyoneformulagivethecompeti-toradvantagewheneveryoneelseisdoingthesamethingwiththesameresultsMiltenbergertoldTheJournalhewillissueare-sponsetotherequestwithinthemandatedtimeframebutsaidherstneedstolookintohowtheagingEnvironmen-talRightsActmightinteractwithexistingregulation.Thisactwaswrittenin1988soabout25yearsago.SubsequenttothatofcoursewehavethelegislationthatwerecurrentlyoperatingundertheMackenzieValleyResourceManagementActMVRMA.WehavetolookatthelinkagebetweenthosetwopiecesoflegislationandhowtheyrelatetoeachotherconsideringtheConocoPhillipsprojectwasrecentlyapprovedbyaboardlegislatedbytheMVRMAhesaid.ThatbeingsaidMilten-bergersaidhewillalsolookintotheconcernsaroundpub-licsafetyandtheenvironmentraisedbytheCouncil.Imgoingtolookatalltherelevantfactsandinfor-mationlayoutsomeofthelegalconsiderationsthatIneedtocheckout...andtalktotheappropriatefolkstodoallthethingsweneedtomakethemostinformedre-sponsepossibleasthemin-isterresponsiblehesaid.TheGNWTiscurrentlyintheprocessofformulatingitsownlistofbestpracticesmeanttoguideregulatorsinassessingfrackingprojectsintheterritoryforwhichnospecicregulationscurrentlyexist.RightnowtheNationalEnergyBoardisresponsibleforfrackingintheNWTwiththelandandwaterboards.Thoseguidelinesexpectedtobecompletedinthecom-ingmonthswouldnotbelegallybindingandtheen-vironmentalreviewboardwouldhavediscretionoverwhetherornottoenforcethemasmitigativemeasures.StillMiltenbergersaidtheGNWTexpectstheguide-linestobetakenseriously.Theregulatorshavetheregulatoryauthoritybutweasthegovernmentwillbestand-ingonourpoliticalandmoralauthorityandourabilitytoin-uenceprocessesasweputourdocumentonunconventionalhydraulicfracturingoutfortheregulatorsandeverybodytoknowandseeincludingin-dustryandallcitizenswhatourexpectationsareasagovern-menthesaid.TradesecretsunnecessaryCrimeBootleggingEnvironmentFracking