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ArtsCultureFilm20TuesdaySeptember242013TheAlbertaHeritageSavingsTrustFundisalargepartofabetterAlbertafortomorrow.Findoutmoreatthe2013publicmeetinghostedbythestandingcommitteeonthefund.CantattendinpersonTuneintothelivebroadcastonShawTVorourwebcastandonlinechatatwww.assembly.ab.caFormoreinformatione-mailcommitteesassembly.ab.caorcall780.427.1348toll-freedial310.0000first.PUBLICMEETINGWednesdayOctober2startingat7p.m.TheOasisCentre10930-177StreetEdmontonALBERTAHERITAGESAVINGSTRUSTFUNDWebdocexploreslegacy-andfuture-ofGiantMineSneakpeakofShadowofaGianttobeshownatYellowknifelmfestByMEAGANWOHLBERGThecomplicatedandmul-tifacetedhistoryofoneoftheNorthwestTerritoriesmostcrucialandcontrover-siallandmarkslivelihoodsandlegaciesisnowthefocusofanewinteractiveonlinedocumentary.DrawingfromavarietyofperspectivescomingfromthenorthernGreatSlaveLakecommunitiesShadowofaGiantexploresthehistoryandfutureofGiantMineatoncerecognizedasthebasisforthecreationofYellow-knifeandastarkreminderofthepermanentenviron-mentalconsequencesoftheminingindustry.Itstakingthetimetore-visitthehistoryofGiantMinenowthatwereinthisphaseofenvironmentalremediationsaidYellowknifelmmakerLesleyJohnsonwhoworkedascreativeproduceronthedocumentarybesideMon-treal-baseddirectorClarkFerguson.Weretakingthetimetoreectuponhowwegothereintherstplace.Interviewswithmembersofthecommunityhistoriansandpartsoftheremedia-tionteamdiscusswhatwasoncetheeconomicback-boneofwhatwouldbecomethecapitaloftheNorthwestTerritoriesandwhatisnowaburdentobecarriedbythesurroundingcommunitiesinperpetuity.GiantMinehasbeensomanydifferentthingstothecommunityofYellowknifeandtothebroaderGreatSlaveLakecommunities.Itwastheimpetusfortheset-tlementofYellowknifeintherstplace.IthadaroleinthecolonizationoftheYel-lowknives.Manypeoplegotworkfromtheminesthatssomethingthatsreallyem-beddedinYellowknifehis-toryandthatkindofworkcontinuestodayintothere-mediationJohnsonsaid.TherewasalsothestrikethathappenedthatwasaturningpointinthemodernhistoryofYellowknife.Andnowthatwerefacedwiththishugeenvironmentalca-tastrophewerejustlookingathowalltheselittlepiecesofhistoryaffectthecommu-nityinthisarea.Throughoutitslookintotheremediationeffortsthelmmakersalsotaketheirsubjectsthroughavision-ingexercisewheretheGiantMinesiteislookedatasaplaceofbecoming.Essentiallyitsacom-munitylegacyprojectJohnsonsaid.WhatweveaskedalltheindividualswhoarepartofittodoistoreimaginewhatGiantMinewhatthesitecouldbeinthefutureandweuseanimationtoillustratethat.Thewebsitewhichhasyettobeofciallylaunchedwillfeatureaninteractivemapthattakestheviewerthroughinterwovenvideointerviewstextualinfor-mationarchivalphotosandanimationsdoneincollabo-rationwithWesternArcticMovingPicturesandwebdeveloperSOSNewMedia.Thelengthofcombinedin-terviewstotalsaround40minutesandpeopleareinvitedtointerfacewiththedocumentaryontheirowntime.YoulleitherbeabletojustletittakeyouonapathoryoucanexplorethedifferentareasyourselfJohnsonsaid.Thoughitisntquiten-ishedtherewillbeasneakpeakofthedocumentaryattheupcomingYellowknifeInternationalFilmFestivalonSaturdayOct.7at400p.m.aspartofthe2013YearinYellowknifeFilmseries.Wewantedtotaketheop-portunityduringthebiggestlmandvideopresentationoftheyearintheNorthwestTerritoriestobeabletoshowthisprojectJohnsonsaid.Itsnot100percentn-ishedbutitsprettyclose.Shesaidshewelcomesanycontributionthedocumentarycouldmaketothegrowingdesireforacommunitydis-cussiononthefutureoftheminesite-onethatalsotakesintoconsiderationitshistory.YellowknifewouldntbehereifitwasntforGiantMine.Thatsverymuchsomethingthatalotofpeoplebroughtupanditwasaverybigreminder-Yellowknifewasthemineshesaid.Itssounique.TheiconicGiantMineheadframecastsablueshadowoverthewinterylandscapenearYellowknife.Theformergoldmineisintheprocessofremediationbythefederalgovernment.PhotocourtesyofLesleyJohnsonTinCanHillloverstellcitytokeepitwildByJACKDANYLCHUKAfterdecadesofneglectthatwasnotalwaysbenignTinCanHillisatthetopofYellowknifesprojectlist.Cityadministrationisask-ingthepublicforideasaboutwhattodoaboutthetrailsthatwindthroughits57hectaresofborealforestandglaciatedrockwedgedbetweenYellow-knifeBayandtheformerConMinesite.bogandthenblastinganexitthrougharockblufftolinkupwithanewcondominiumdevelopment.DespitetheencroachmentsTinCanHillremainsawildplaceandanimportantcor-ridorforbearswolvescoy-otesandfox.ThepavedandgroomedtrailsthattracetheshoresofFrameandNivenLakeswithbenchesmapsandinterpretivesignsseemurbanandformalbesidethehillsprofusionofnaturalpaths.Dogwalkersnaturalistsrunnersandhikerswouldliketoretainthatwildnesstheytoldtheconsultants.Needsawelcomesignwithamapattheentrancesuggestedanoteonethatsaysnomotorizedvehiclesbeyondthispoint.Boardwalksandplankbridgescouldbebuiltoverseasonalbogswithbouldersforseatingatstrategicloca-tions.Narrowtrailsaregoodintimate.Someinformationonoraandfaunamightbewelcomeifvandalswouldleavethemalone.Buttoretainthewildnatureofthehillthereshouldbenostructuresbenchesorview-ingplatformsthenotessaid.Morethan100peoplespokewithconsultantslastweekduringescortedhikesandapublicmeetingwheretheyporedovermapsandaerialimagesofwhatisdestinedtobeaparkandrecreationarea.Aconceptualdesignbasedontheconsultationwillbepresentedforpublicreviewbeforeanalplanisdraftedwhichshouldbesimplebasedonthedominantmessageleftwithconsultantsdoaslittleaspossible.TinCanHillhasabsorbeddecadesofabuseanduseasYellowknifegrewfrommin-ingcamptoterritorialcapitalservingasadumploverslaneandadventureplaygroundforchildrenadultsdogstrailrunnersandmountainbikes.Anoccasionalhomeforguerrillacampersithostsstar-gazersandaurorawatchers.Boozepartieshaverainedcallingcardsofshatteredglassacrosstheground.Oldreringstincansandabandonedbitsofautomobileslurkintheundergrowth.Inwinteritsathrough-wayforsnowmachinesinthemonthswithoutsnowaplacetoripandsnortwithanewATVormotorbikeorseejusthowdeepfour-wheeldrivecanchewintoasoddenpeatbog.Thecitytookasignicantbitefromthehilltwoyearsagotobuiltaroadtothenewwatertreatmentplantbroad-eninganoldtrailllinginaAnnPetersrecordsthecommentsofYellowkniferswhoturnedoutlastThursdayforawalkaboutonTinCanHilla57-hectarepatchofborealforestbogsandglaciatedrockbetweenYellowknifeBayandtheformerConMinesite.PhotoJackDanylchukEnvironmentParks