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PoliticsDevolution2TuesdayOctober82013NEWSBRIEFSFortResolutionmanchargedforpossessionofchildpornographyAmanfromFortResolutionwillappearinterritorialcourtthisDecemberonchargesofchildporonographypossessionanddistribution.JosephKing49wasar-restedSept.26inrelationtoaRCMPinvestigationlastyearthatledtotheseizureofseveraldigitalmediastor-agedevicesatahomeinthecommunity.TheRCMPinvestigationdubbedOperationSnapshotwasafour-monthoperationinvolvingpoliceagenciesfromSaskatch-ewanManitobaAlbertatheNWTandNunavut.KingwillappearincourtonDec.5tofacehischarges.GNWTHumanResourceslaunchesnewwebsitewithfreshlookAnewlylaunchedwebsitefortheGNWTdepartmentofHumanResourceshasafreshlook.GlenAber-nethyministerofHumanResourcesannouncedthelaunchofthedepartmentsredesignedandimprovedwebsitelastweek.AlongwitheasiernavigationandafocusonclientneedsthewebsitealsoappealstouserswithsocialmediasavvyfeaturinglinksforFacebookTwitterandLinkedIn.Accordingtothepressreleasetheuser-friendlywebsitefulllsacommitmentmadeinthe2020ABrilliantNorthNWTPublicServiceStrategicPlantohavetherighttoolsforeffectivecom-municationwithemployeesandclients.FortunesellsCamsellRiverProjecttoDenendehminingcompanyFortuneMineralsLtd.hasannouncedthesaleofitsCam-sellRiversilverpropertytotheDenendehExplorationMiningCo.DEMCo.TheFortuneleasecovering78hectaresoflandbetweentheNorexandNorthrimminesnearGreatBearLakewhereitisconsideredtohavegoodpotentialforstrikeprojectionsofhigh-gradesilverveinsfromtheadjacentmineswassoldfor25000plusa1percentnetsmelterroyalty.DEMCoisaFirstNationsownedcompanybasedoutofYellowknife.SCARYTIMESarehereGuardianTMWALLYSDrugsPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationary.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSED867872-2134AndtherearescarydealsatWallysHalloweenSaleAlargevarietyofcostumesandmakeupareonsalestartingOctober25JobofferssenttofederalemployeesContinuedfrompage1.Thoughthehighlevelor-ganizationaldesignreportedrsttoTheJournalinJanu-aryindicatedthatITIwouldlikelybesplitupintotwosep-aratedepartments-onewithafocusprimarilyonnaturalresourcedevelopmentandtheotheronbuildinglocalbusi-nesscapacityandtourism-thatisnolongerthecase.ThechangeswillhappenwithintheexistingITIsaidZoeRaemerdirectionofplan-ningandcommunicationsfordevolutionwiththeGNWT.Asplanningcontinuedonitseemedtomakesensetocon-tinuethesynergiesthatwerealreadyestablishedwithinITI.ThenewITIwillpickupprogramsandservicesrelatedtomineralandpetroleumex-plorationanddevelopmentlikemanaginglandtenureandresourcerightsroyaltiesandresourcepolicythroughtheMackenzieValleyPetro-leumPlanningOfcealongwithAboriginalconsultationrequirementsassociatedwithresourcedevelopment.ENRwillintegratenewre-sponsibilitiesforwaterreg-ulationforestmanagementprotectedareaswildlifetra-ditionalknowledgeandcli-matechangeamongothersandtakeoverresponsibilityfortheTaigaEnvironmentalLaboratory.Itwillalsobere-sponsiblefortheinspectionandenforcementofleaseslicensesandpermits.FederalemployeesaskedtotransferSome113federalem-ployeesweresentjobof-fersfromtheterritorialgovernmentlastTuesdayinpreparationforthetransferoffederalresponsibilitiesnextApril.MoreoffersareyettogooutasthegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesexpectsaround130jobscurrentlyunderthepur-viewofthefederaldepart-mentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentAANDCtotransfertotheterritory.Werecognizeandvaluetheknowledgeandexperi-enceofthefederalemploy-eescurrentlydoingthisworkandlookforwardtowelcomingthemintotheGNWTMinisterofHumanResourcesGlenAbernethysaidinapressrelease.Wehavebuiltastructurethatcombinesthestrengthsofbothorganizationsinclud-ingourexistingskilledandexperiencedstaff.Federalemployeeswillhave60daysoruntilDec.2todecidewhetherornottotakethejobthoughthema-jorityareexpectedtomakethemove.TheGNWTwillalsocon-ductarecruitmentcampaigntofillnewpositionscre-atedthroughdevolutionandhopestollasmanyaspossiblefromwithintheNWTthoughthedepartmentofHumanResourcesnotedsomesouthernrecruitingwouldlikelyoccurforjobsrequiringspecializedtech-nicalknowledge.Devolutionofcialscouldstillnotsayexactlyhowmanypositionswouldbelocatedincommunitiesout-sideofYellowknife.DelinespeedingtowardsnalizedselfgovernmentByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheSahtucommunityofDelineisadvancingquicklytowardsbecomingtherstintheterritorytosuccessfullyreachselfgovernmentfol-lowingmeetingswithfederalnegotiatorslastweekthatcon-rmedtheagreementisbasi-callygoodtogo.AgroupofdelegatesfromDelinevisitedOttawaattheendofSeptembertohaveanalsit-downwiththegov-ernmentofCanadaondetailsoftheirnegotiatedselfgovern-mentagreement.AccordingtoDannyGaudetDelineschiefnegotiatortheresnothinglefttodonowbutedu-catetheFirstNationsmembersonallthedetailsoftheagree-mentandheadtowardsrati-cationwithinthisscalyear.Wewanttogotoratica-tiontotakethispackagetovote.WevecomeupwithatentativescheduleanditsatightschedulebutIdontwanttogivethedateyetbecausewerestillrunningitthroughthesystemshesaid.Gaudetsaidtheyareintheprocessofappointingtheirfourratificationcommitteememberswhowilljointworepresentativesfromtheter-ritorialgovernmentandtwofromCanada.Thosedetailsshouldbeinplacesometimethisweek.Wereprettymuchgoodtogoprovidedwegetapprov-alsontheraticationdatehesaid.Ourselfgovernmentagree-mentandalltheothersupport-ingagreementsthatgowithit-whichisbasicallythetaxagreementstransitionagree-mentimplementationplan-areprettymuchalldone.Wewenttomakesurethattheresnooutstandingissuesandsowerehappythatweregettingreadytopackupthepackage.Gaudetsaidthefocusisnowoncomingupwithacommunicationplanformembersandthegeneralpublictoeducatethemaboutthedetailsoftheagreement.Whatourintentwouldbeisthatweregoingtotrytoreacheverybodynomatterwheretheyarewithinforma-tion.Wellalsobehiringateamtoanswerquestionstovisitpeople.Wewanteverybodytounderstandtheagreementandontheirownmakeadeci-sionastowhetherornotitsagoodagreementforthem...sotheydonthavetorelyonotherpeopletellingthemwhatsgoodorbadforthem.Afteraround20yearsofne-gotiationswhichwrappeduplastSeptemberGaudetsaidhespleasedwiththemovementbutnotgettingaheadofhimself.Imexcitedabouttheprog-ressbutIdontgettooexcitedaboutknowingtheoutcomeyethesaid.Wegotalotofworkyet.Wewanteverybodytounderstandtheagreementandontheirownmakeade-cisionastowhetherornotitsagoodagreementforthem.DannyGaudetDelineLandCorp.PoliticsFirstNationsFilephotoTheGNWTispreparingtobringinover130federalemployees.