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2TuesdayOctober292013NEWSBRIEFSFortMcMurraycompanynedforim-properstorageofhazardousmaterialsFortMcMurraycompanyDiversiedTransportationLtd.haspledguiltytotwocountsoffailingtoproperlystorehaz-ardousrecyclablesatacourthouseinSt.Albertlastweekamountingtoa32000ne.Thechargeslaidin2011wereinreferencetousedoilandvehiclebatteriesfoundimproperlystoredatthecompanystransferstationnorthofthecityinviolationofAlbertasWasteControlRegulation.Themajor-ityofnewillbegiventotheCrimeStoppersAssociationofEdmontonandnorthernAlberta.DiversiedTranspor-tationoperatesaeetofmorethan500busesservicingtheoilsandsandformerlyFortMcMurrayscitybuses.OilsandsoperationsresumeafternaturalgaspipelineruptureOilsandscompaniesresumednormaloperationsattheirsitesnorthofFortMcMurrayonOct.18afterslowingoperationsfollowinganaturalgaspipelinerupture.TransCanadas1.6-billioncubicfeetperdayNorthCen-tralCorridorlineburstonOct.17approximately140kmwestofFortMcMurraycuttingoffgassuppliestoSuncorSyncrudeandCanadianNaturalResourcesLtd.CNRLoilsandssitesThursdaymorning.Naturalgasisnecessaryforextractingthe365000barrelsperdaybpdaveragedatSuncorssitelastmonthalongwiththe350000bpdoperationsofSyncrudeandCNRLs115000bpdprojects.BelltotakeoverNorthwestelwirelessservicesNorthwestelhasannounceditwillbetransferringwirelessbusinesstoBellMobilitybyearlynextyear.NorthwesteliscurrentlyownedbyBellMobilityandassuchthetransferisnotexpectedtoaffectcustomerswhowillretaincur-rentcontractsandphonenumbers.AspartofthetransferNorthwestelwilltakeovercontrolofLatitudeWirelessinYukoncurrentlyajointpartnershipbyNorthwestelandtheDakwakadaDevelopmentCorp.abusinessarmoftheChampagneAishihikFirstNations.SCARYTIMESarehereGuardianTMWALLYSDrugsPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationery.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSED867872-2134rsdayyAndtherearescarydealsatWallysHalloweenSaleAlargevarietyofcostumesandmakeuparenowonsaleByJACKDANYLCHUKAsifoncueRCMPintheSahtuannouncedanothersei-zureofbootleggedliquorlastweekjustasalegislativecom-mitteereportedonaproposedLiquorActamendmentthatwouldreinstaterestrictionsonalcoholsalesinNormanWells.Thistimepolicedisplayedalmosttwofullcasesof40-ozbottlesofvodkaimpoundedinFortGoodHope.TheweekbeforeitwasatableladenwithdozensofmickeystakenfromanotherSahtubootleg-gerinTulita.FrameLakeMLAWendyBisaroamemberofthecom-mitteeongovernmentopera-tionstoldthelegislaturethatinayearcallsforservicetoRCMPintheSahtuareap-proximatelyequaltothepop-ulationoftheregion2750callsin2012.Intherstvemonthsof2013RCMPrecorded120offensesundertheLiquorActinSahtucommunitiesBisaroreported.InDelinealoneacom-munityofabout550peopletherewere43recordedoccur-rencesofbootlegginginthesameperiodshesaid.MLAswillvoteonBill24beforethesessionendsnextweekandevenwithCabi-netopposedtheLiquorActamendmentschampionedbyRCMPbustsSahtubootleggersasMLAsdebaterestrictingboozesalesPhotoFortGoodHopeRCMPSahtuMLANormanYake-leyaappearlikelytosucceed.InessencethebillwouldallowtheregiontoreverseavotefromDecember2011inNormanWellstoliftrestric-tionsthatlimiteddailyalcoholsalestoindividualsto1140mlofspiritsandadozenbeer.Thegovernmentcouldorderaregion-widevoteifitreceivesresolutionswithinasix-monthperiodfromcoun-cilsrepresentingatleastthreeoftheveSahtucommuni-tiesandmorethanhalftheregionspopulation.AtpublichearingsinSep-temberSahturesidentssaidthatbootleggingincreasedafterrestrictionswereliftedinNormanWells.Muchofthealcoholwassoldinmickeybottleswhichreportedlysoldfor85eachinTulita.Bill24isstronglyopposedbytheNormanWellsCham-berofCommerceongroundsthatitinterfereswithbusinessandsetsupauniqueregimethatgivesotherSahtucom-munitiesasayintheaffairsofNormanWells.Thecommitteeisaskingthegovernmenttocrackdownhardonbootleggerswithstifferpen-altiesandpossibleseizureofvehiclesandequipment.Itisproposinganonymousreportingofbootleggingandtheuseofdogsandinfraredheatsensorstosniffoutil-legalboozeshipmentsandcachesaswellasthoroughscreeningofpassengersandcargoatallairports.ThecommitteeisalsoaskingtheNWTLiquorCommissiontoconsiderrestrictingsalesoflargequantitiesofspiritsthatarenotsupportedbyspeciallicensesandthatindividualspurchasinglargequantitiesofspiritsidentifythemselvesandsignfortheirpurchases.Italsoproposedthatgov-ernmentallocateaxedper-centageofprotsfromliquorsalestoaddictionsawarenessandtreatmentprograms.PoliticsTerritorialTwocasesof40-ozbottlesofvodkaintendedforbootleggingwereseizedlastweekinFortGoodHopejusttwoweeksafterasimilarlootwasbustedinthefellowSahtucommunityofTulita.TheliquoristhoughttohavebeenboughtinNormanWells.MajorCraigVolstadleftassistedbyMWODickElsonrightpresentstheQueensDiamondJubileeMedaltoRangerSergeantBrendaSmithfromtheFortSmithPatrolonSundayOctober202013.PhtotoCpt.StephenWatton