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8TuesdayOctober222013THANKYOUOnOctober92013theGNWTDepartmentofTransportationDOTtogetherwithitspartnerssuccessfulcompletedanairportliveemergencyexercise.ThisexerciseprovidedtheopportunityforthevariousemergencyagenciesTransportationTownofFortSmithFortSmithVolunteerFireDepartmentFortSmithAmbulanceServiceFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthorityRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceCARSATSServicesNorthwesternAirLeaseandGNWTCoronerServiceDOTwouldalsoliketothankourvolunteercasualtieswholentrealismtothisexercise.ThankyouforyourparticipationtoNofrackingwaymarcherstellNWTgovernmentFrackingfoesaimtomakecontroversialprocessanelectionissueByJACKDANYLCHUKChantingnofrackingway75peoplemarchedthroughdowntownYellowknifeonSaturdaytodemonstratetheiroppositiontohydraulicfractur-ingthecontroversialmethodofextractingoilandgas.SponsoredbytheCouncilofCanadiansthemarchwaspartofaglobalprotestandwasprecededbyarallybyFirstNationsfromnortheast-ernAlbertainFortMcMurrayonFridaytodemonstratesoli-daritywithMikmaqinNewBrunswickwhoclashedwithRCMPlastweekatblockadesprotestinghydraulicfractur-ingontheirlands.Thisisanon-violenteventHewlettsaidbeforemarcherssetoutfromSombaKePlazaontheircircuitousroutethattookthemtothecourthouseandthentoNorthernUnitedPlacetoviewadocumentaryontheimpactofhorizontalfracturinginAlberta.Wearejoiningpeopleallovertheplanetwhoarepro-testingthesamethingweareallconcernedwithpeopleshealthandthehealthofthelandHewlettsaid.HorizontalfrackingismovingforwardintheSahtuwithoutevenanenvironmen-talassessment.Wehavenode-tailedinventoryofthewaterresourcewedontknowthefulldetailsofthecompositionorquantityofchemicalsbeingusedandwehavenoideaofthepotentialforpermanentdamagetoourwaters.DeneNationalChiefBillErasmusjoinedthemarchwithhisbrotherGeorgesapastpresidentoftheAssemblyofFirstNationsbutWele-dehsBobBromleywastheonlyMLAtolendhisnametoSaturdaysdemonstration.Hemetwithmarchersatanin-formationalsessionatNorth-ernUnitedPlace.InFortMcMurraydozensgatheredoutsidetheRCMPstationforapeacefulrallyandresponsetoaconfronta-tionearlierintheweekinNewBrunswickbetweenpoliceandMikmaqfromtheElsipogtogFirstNationwhowereprotest-ingfrackingexplorationontraditionallandsandterritory.GitzCrazyboyorganizeroftheFortMcMurrayrallysaidFirstNationsinnorthernAl-bertaarenostrangerstothelossoflandsandtreatyrightsthroughresourceextraction.Whetheritstarsandsex-pansionorfrackingorsimplytheprotectionofourlandswaterandanimalsormiss-ingandmurderedwomenFirstNationspeoplearenotbeingtreatedasequalsCra-zyboysaid.TherallyinFortMcMurrayincludedChiefAllanAdamoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationGeorgePoitrasformerchiefoftheMikisewCreeFirstNationFortMc-MurrayFirstNationcouncil-lorCleoReeceandRolandLeFortpresidentofUNIFORLocal707aSuncorUnit.UnlikeinNewBrunswickwhereprotestsendedwithhalfadozenpolicevehiclesinamesandthearrestof40pro-testersHewlettmadeitclearthatpolicewhoescortedthemarchthroughYellowknifeareheretokeepussafe.Ifthereisanyoneherewithanyintentotherthanapeacefuldemonstrationyoushouldntbeinourgroupourdemonstra-tionispeacefulandmeanttobeeducationalHewlettsaidbeforethemarcherssetout.WeunderstandtherecanbealotofangeraroundtheissueoffrackingIcertainlyunderstandwhypeoplewouldbeangryandwellhavediscussionsabouthowwecanmakechangewithoutanybodygettinghurt.Onewaytobringchangeistomakefrackinganelec-tionissueHewlettsaidnot-ingtheCouncilhashadsomesuccessinsettingthegovern-mentsagendaontheissue.TheCouncilchallengedtheterritorialgovernmentear-lierthisyeartorequireCono-coPhillipstorevealdetailsofthechemicalsitwilluseintheSahtuthiswinter.TheNationalEnergyBoardlaterannouncedthatoilcompanieshaveagreedtodisclosealluidsusedinhy-draulicfracturingdespitenorequirementsforcingthemto.TheterritorialgovernmentispromotingtheeconomicpotentialoftheCanolshaleformationintheSahtuandsupportsConocoPhillipsinitsplantoconducthorizon-talfracturingontwoexplor-atorywellswithoutanenvi-ronmentalreview.TheCouncilislookingtothenextterritorialelectionin2015whentheresultsoftheConocoPhillipsexplora-tionprogramwillbeknownandthepotentialoftheCanolshalewillbeclearer.WeneedtoaskallthecandidateswheretheystandonthequestionofhydraulicfracturingHewlettsaid.PhotoJackDanylchukLuciaNakehkoMaslynScottandAlexisHeadleadamarchthroughdowntownYellowknifeSaturdaytoprotesthydraulingfracturing-oneof30demonstrationsacrossthecountry.PoliticsEnergy