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6TuesdaySeptember102013ByMEAGANWOHLBERGSahturesidentsarerais-ingconcernsaboutthepilesofrustycansbarrelsandscrapmetallitteringthegroundnearDrumLakeanareaconsideredsacredtotheMountainDeneoftheregion.Dumpedthereinthe1960sbyanunidentiedoilcompanythegarbage-stretchingnearly300macrossthelandscape-re-mainsnotonlyaneyesoreforpeoplevisitingthelakelocatedabout120kmsouth-westofTulitabutamarkofdeepdisrespectforthelandandthepeople.Ilookedatitandmyheartjustaboutstartedcry-ingwhenIsawthat.ThatsabeautifulareaandsomebodyIlookedatitandmyheartjustaboutstartedcryingwhenIsawthat.Thatsabeautifulareaandsomebodyhadatotallackofrespect.SahtuMLANormanYakeleyahadatotallackofrespectsaidSahtuMLANormanYakeleyawhovisitedthesitehecallstheheartoftheMountainDeneterri-torylastmonthwithTu-litaChiefFrankAndrewMayorDannyYakeleyaandEdwardMacCauleyoftheTulitaLandCorp.afterresidentscomplainedthewastehadstillnotbeencleanedupdespitedecadesofrequests.Itsaspiritualplaceitsasacredplace.Itsverysig-nicanttothecultureoftheMountainDeneYakeleyatoldTheJournal.ItslikegoingtoSt.PetersSquareinRomeandjustthrow-ingyourgarbagethere.Theresnorespectforthesignificanceofthatarea-itsaverypowerfulspir-itualplacehesaid.Youdontgointosomebodyshouseandleaveyourgar-bagethere.Itjustdoesntlookright.hasdonenothingtotakethecompanywhichYakeleyacouldnotnameforcertaintotask.TheMLAisnowaskingterritorialEnvironmentandTwinotterplaneswouldlikelyhavetobebroughtintocarryouttheloadsofgar-bagewhichYakeleyaesti-mateswouldeasilyrequiretwoorthreeights.OwnersoftheDrumLakeLodgeatourismoutttoldYakeleyatheyalsofoundgar-bageonthatsiteandhadtocleanitupontheirown.MiltenbergertoldTheJour-nalthedepartmentwilllookintothecomplainttoseeifthegarbageisneworalreadyonthegovernmentslonglistofwastesitescurrentlytotal-lingaround1500.WhereasmoresignicantcleanupprojectslikeGiantMinewillremainafederalresponsibilityafterdevolu-tionMiltenbergersaidalotofthewastesitesarecomingovertotheGNWTtodealwitheitherasofApr.12014orwithinthenextveyears.Heindicatedtheterrito-rialgovernmenthasaverymodestamountoffundingallocatedforremediationandthatcleanupprojectsareprioritizedbasedonhowim-mediatetheconcerniswithlargeandextremeprojectslikeabandonedminesatthefore.Wehavetolookatthisone...ItsnotlikeweregoingtowritethemachequeandhavethecrewsouttheretomorrowMilt-enbergersaid.Wegothisconcernsonowwegetallthefactsgetallthein-formationandletssee...Theresanumberofques-tionstoanswer.GarbagepiledupthroughoutanareanearDrumLakeintheSahturegionoftheNWThasbeenupsettingresidentsfordecadessinceitwasabandonedbyanunidentiedoilcompanyinthe1960s.AbandonedindustrialwasteangersSahturesidentsEnvironmentWasteSitesPhotosNormanYakeleyaYakeleyasaidnumerouscomplaintshavebeenmadebychiefsandotherleadersintheregionovertheyearsbutthatthefederalgovernmentNaturalResourcesMinis-terMichaelMiltenbergertodosomethingtocleanuptheareahopefullybynextsummer.