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2NEWSBRIEFSErasmusre-electedTlichograndchiefEdwardErasmuswasre-electedforanotherfour-yeartermasgrandchiefoftheTlichoGovernmentonMon-dayeveningwithjustoverathirdofthevote.Theincum-bentwhoreceived577voteswasupagainsttwoothercandidatesbothfromBehchokoJamesWah-SheeandGeorgeMackenzie.Wah-Sheecameinsecondwith460votescastinhisfavourwhileMackenziegarnered443votes.Sixballotswererejected.PollingstationsweresetupinBehchokoWhatiGametiWekweetiandYellow-knifeandvoteswerecollectedthroughmail-outballotsadvancepollsspecialmobilepollsandvotingintheof-ceoftheregistrartoenablestudentselderlysickin-carceratedandout-of-townmemberstovote.PrairieCreekMinegetsnalapprovalBernardValcourtministerofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmenthasapprovedanalpermital-lowingCanadianZinctomoveforwardwithconstruc-tiondevelopmentandoperationofthePrairieCreekMine.TheminewhichsitswithintheNahanniNationParkReserveisnowapprovedforaTypeAWaterLi-censeallowingthecompanytominemillandprocessatthePrairieCreekMinesiteaswellasuselocalwaterdewatertheundergroundmineanddisposeofwaste.TheministersapprovalforthelicensewasannouncedlastweekandfollowsrecentapprovalsbytheMackenzieVal-leyLandandWaterBoardandParksCanada.ColvilleLakevotesnewAklavikre-electsAlvinOrilasalong-timebandcouncillorinColvilleLakeendedmorethanadecade-longtermofservicebyformerchiefRichardKochonlastweek.ElectionsinthecommunitysawOrilasvotedinaschiefwith35votesoutof88basedonaturnoutof70percent.Ko-choncameinsecondwith26followedbySharonTu-tchowith24votes.Sevenbandcouncillorswerealsoelected.InAklavikChiefDannyGreenlandsecuredhispositionforanothertermwithonlyvevotesseparatinghimfromtherunner-up.Greenlandwasre-electedwith53votesfollowedcloselybyCharlieFurlongwith48.Theelectionalsovotedinthreecouncillors.TuesdaySeptember242013QUALITYUSEDVEHICLESCheckouttherestofourstockatwww.highlevelmotorproducts.com2013GMCSierraSLE1500CrewCab4X4StockP661823000KMsONLY329952012ChevroletSuburbanLS4X4Stock962629000KMsONLY29995PhotoRichardPollackMinistersharespipelinedreamsatAlaskaoilandgasconferenceByMEAGANWOHLBERGIndustryMinisterDavidRamsayisdreamingofwaystogettheNWTsoilandgastomarketandthosedreamspointnorthward.Theministergaveapre-sentationlastTuesdayattheannualAlaskaOilandGasConferenceinAnchoragewherehesharednewideastheterritorialgovernmenthasforreachingtheNorthAmericanandglobalmarketsnowthattheMackenzieValleypipelinehascometobeacceptedasalmostirrevocablydormant.Formanyyearsthecom-monthinkinghasbeenthatoilandgashadtotravelsouthtogetittomarket.Butatatimewhenunconventionaloilisbe-comingthenormperhapsnowistheidealtimetoexamineun-conventionalmethodsofreach-ingtheglobalenergymarketRamsaytoldtheaudience.Hesaidthereareotherpo-tentialpipelineoptionscapableofmakingNWToilandgaspredominantlyfromtheCentralMackenzieandBeaufortDeltaareasavailableforexport-onroutestravellingnorthandwest.Oneofouroptionscouldbetoconstructapipelinethattrav-elsnorthwhichwouldservebothouroffshorepotentialandthatofthecentralMackenzieValleyRamsaysaid.Head-ingnorthcouldallowfortheconstructionofapipelinethatcouldalsoservetheneedsoftheAlaskanNorthSlopeorperhapsnavigatingtheArc-ticOcean.Whileshortopenwatersea-sonsdangerousconditionsandhighshippingcostsleavetheuseofArctictankersshortofcost-effectivetheministersaidsealanesintheArcticOceannowremainnavigableandsomecompletelyopenforlongperiodsmeaningthedreamofexplorersformorethanhalfacenturytocrosstheNorthwestPassagecouldsoonbeareality.TravelthroughNorthSearouteswouldalsocutdownontankertraveltimetoAsia.Andsavingtimemeanssav-ingmoneywhichisgoodforanykindofprojectwhetherintheArcticOceanortropi-calwatersheadded.HeadingwestisalsoanoptionRamsaysaid.WecouldtieintotheTrans-Alaskapipelinesys-tem.Theamountofproductthatisbeingmovedthroughthepipelinehasbeendeclin-ingbymorethanvepercenteveryyearsince1988whenthethroughputhittwomil-lionbarrelseveryday.Healsomentionedthede-partmentisdiscussingthepossibilityofworkingwithAlbertatobuildanoilsandspipelinenorthwhichwouldalsoallowNWTproductstogettomarket.AsidefrompipelinesRam-sayalsodiscussedroadsasanexportroutehighlightingtheimpendingconstructionoftheInuvik-TuktoyaktukHighwayasanexampleofNorthern-madenorthwardinfrastruc-turecriticalinplanningforastrongandvibrantfutureofthepetroleumdevelopmentindustryintheNWT.NDiloplanscommunityhealingsessionsContinuedfrompage1.ThechiefsaidhedidnotknowFainewhowaslivinginNDilowhenhewasmur-deredonlythatthedeadmanwasnotamemberoftheYel-lowknivesDene.Therewillbemorecom-munityhealingsessionshesaidafterthefuneralforFainewhosebodywassenttoEd-montonforanautopsy.AccordingtoentriesonhisFacebookpageFainewasstrugglingtostaysoberinasocialscenerifewithalcoholanddrugabuse.BothofhisparentsdiedwithinthelasttwoyearsandFaineappearedtohavehadfewclosefriends.Heentertainedthoughtsofsui-cideasheswungbetweensobrietyandboutsofbingedrinking.NDiloChiefEdwardBetsinaPhotoJackDanylchukIndustryOilGasIndustryMinisterDaveRamsayislookingatpotentiallyhookingNWToilandgasintotheexistingTrans-Alaskapipeline.JusticeViolence