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COLUMNLETTERSTOTHEEDITOR5FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms10Cand2CNorms10Cand1C4Low4Low11High14High4Low13High8Low4Low6Low12High13High3Low13High7Low13High14HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms4Cand-3CNorms7Cand1C3Low4Low1Low7Low4Low4Low8High9High5Low11High7Low9High8High6High7High6HighTuesdaySeptember242013NorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKTeGwichinribalCouncilGCismovingforwardwithaclearheadonitspathtoselfgovernancefollowinganationalindigenousselfgovernmentconferencelastweekinInuvikthatsurpassedeveryonesexpectationsaccordingtoGCpresidentRobertA.Alexie.Withoutaneducatedyouththereisnoselfgovernment.AlasdairVeitchYeswithoutanedu-catedyouththereisnofuture.So-doev-erythingtomakethateducationofyouthhappenEvelynParryYouresoright.THENORTHERNJOURNALSUnasweredQuestionoftheWeekTHETOPICNWTIndustryTourismandInvestmentMinisterDavidRamsayislookingintopipelineoptionsforoilandgasfromtheSahtuandBeaufortDeltaregions.THEJOURNALSQUESTIONPosedtoLauraWorsley-BrowndirectorofCorporateRelationsfortheInuvialuitRegionalCorp.TheministerspoketoalotofpotentialpipelineroutessomewhichwouldheadnorththroughtheInuvialuitSettlementRegionandclearlyinvolvetheIRC.IwashopingtogetchairNellieCournoyeasthoughtsontheproposalsmade.THEANSWERNoneprovided.Re.WhatthefrackisgoingonEditorialNorthernJour-nalSept.172013EditorContrarytowhatthisarti-clesuggestshydraulicfrac-turingisatechnologythathasbeenusedsafelyinCanadaformanydecades.Morethan175000wellshavebeenhydraulicallyfrac-turedinBritishColumbiaandAlbertaoverthepast60yearswithoutimpactingdrinkingwateraccordingtotheregu-latorsinbothprovinces.InNewBrunswicktherehavebeennoreportsofdrinkingFrackingdonesafelyfordecadeswatercontaminationrelatedtothe49hydraulicfracturingoperationsthathavetakenplacesince1985.Thereisalsoagrowingbodyofscienticresearchthatshowshydraulicfractur-ingposesnorisktodrinkingwater.PreliminaryresultsfromanongoingUSfederalstudyforexampleindicatethereisnoevidencehydrau-licfracturingcontaminatesdrinkingwater.TheCanadianrecordofsafeandreliableoperationsistheresultofstrictregulationsandtheapplicationofbestindustryoperatingpractices.Theoperatingpracticesforhydraulicfracturingdevel-opedcollectivelybymembersoftheCanadianAssociationofPetroleumProducersandreleasedin2012identifysoundwellboreconstructionasfundamentaltoprotectinggroundwatersources.Thepracticesalsosupportdis-closureoffracturinguidadditivesanddevelopmentoffracturinguidadditiveswiththeleastenvironmen-talrisksandtheycommitmemberoperatorstomea-suringanddisclosingwaterusewiththegoalofcontinu-ingtoreduceenvironmentalimpact.Wesupportthesepracticesinformingorbe-comingpartoffutureregu-latoryrequirements.Thedisclosureoffractur-inguidadditivesisman-datoryinBCandAlbertaandcanbefoundonlineatFracFocus.ca.TheNewBrunswickgovernmentisalsorequiringmandatorydisclosure.Formorefactspleasevisitwww.capp.ca.DavidPryceVice-PresidentCanadianAssociationofPetroleumProducersWhiteGirlTheBeginningNewYearsEve1965ByDAWNKOSTELNIKIamalittlegirl.Myfeetstickoutinfrontofmeontheworngreenleatherseat.Acrossfrommeonadupli-cateseatthatturnsintofaceminearemythreeyoungerbrothers.Isnuggledeeperintomyfakefurcoat.ItisthemostbeautifulcoatIhaveeverowned.ItisblindingwhiteincolourwithabigshawltypecollarthathidesmynoseifIwantittomygrandfathersaysthatIlooklikeababypolarbear.ItisarecentChristmaspresentfrommygrandparents.Itisverycoldwearebe-tweenChristmasandNewYearssittingonthefrozentarmacatEdmontonsMu-nicipalAirport.Thisisearlymorningthesunhaslotsofsleepingtimeleftyet.Theyearis1965.ADC-6airplaneofthePacicWesternAir-linesPWAvintageisstrug-glingtowarmupenoughtostartonelastengineandgetairborneintheminus-35Ctemperature.Northernersre-ferredtoPWAasthepleasewaitawhileairline.Windowsontheoldplanearemostlyfrozenover.MybrothersandIhavebeenblowingontheglassandscrapingthefrostawayuntilourfingersburnwiththecold.Westicktheminourmouthsandsuckthefrozenout.Noonehasstucktheirtongueonthefrozensteelthatringsthewindow.Thisisluckonlyknowledgeisacquiredharderlater.Therstenginehasbeenrumblingforatime.Withastrugglethesecondenginecoughsandspewsdieselpos-siblerustparticlesandnutsandboltsontothetarmac.Whateveritexpelsfromitsironlungallowstheenginestosparkandtheyrattleintorotation.Allenginesareroar-ingandfourwide-eyedkidstremblewithanticipationourrstplaneride.Wearenottoldtoputonseatbeltstherearenone.Nooxygenmaskseither.WelivedthroughthiscanyouimagineMynoseishiddeninthewhitefurcollarandIhugmyselfhardastheplanetaxisdowntherunway.IdontknowifIamafraidorsoveryexcited.Enginevibrationbouncesusaroundonthewideseats.WeslidebackintothewornleatherasliftoffcarriesusoutandoverthelightsofdowntownEdmonton.Looklooktherearelittledinkytoycarswithheadlightsshin-ingdimlyfarfarbelowus.Lightsstretchoutformilesintoaduskyhorizonadropinaltitudedropsmystomachaswell.Weareupintheairweareyingthisiswaybet-terthantheFerriswheel.WehaveneverbeenonaFerriswheelbutweknowthatthisjusthastobewaybetter.OurdestinationonthistripisFortNormanNWTitisnowknownasTulita.Tulitawasthelongagonamethathadbeenlostandnowisfoundagain.AsachildIknewthisvillageasFortNormanandwillcallitthatinmystories.Part2ofthisve-partstorywillcontinueintheNorthernJournalonOct.12013.www.thewhitegirl.ca