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PoliticsEnergy3TuesdayOctober292013TriptoBakkenshaleplayalsobiasedBromleyContinuedfrompage1.Bromleycomplainedear-lierinLegislaturelastweekthattheNWTdelegationsvisittotheBakkenshaleplayinsouthernSaskatchewanandNorthDakotaatthebe-ginningofthemonththoughinformativealsoshowedonlyonesideofthestory.Ourtourwasbusyandinformativewithmeetingsfrommorninguntilnightwithindustryregulatorslegisla-torsandFirstNations.Itwasalsoveryone-sidedwithlit-tleontheenvironmentalandsocialsidehesaid.Hecomplainedthatthedel-egationdidnotvisitoneofthemorethan800wastewaterpitsinNorthDakotaorlearnofthe25percentthatover-owedfromhighrainfalllastspringandthattherewasnomentionofthewellblowoutontheBertholdIndianReserva-tionlastwinterwhichleakedunknownfrackingchemicalsintoLakeSakakaweaandtheMissouriRiver.Localmediaandeveninspectorscoveredthatoneup.Nobodywantedtogetinthewayoftheoilcompanieswhoaremakingbillionsbutalsopayingthereservation25millionpermonthandclimbingBromleysaid.FinallywhileonourtouroneofthelargesteveroilspillsonUSsoilwashap-peningintheareaandnoonementionedathingaboutithesaidregardingthepipelinerupturethatleaked20600barrelsofoilontothecountrysiderstdetectedattheendofSeptember.HerequestedadditionaleducationalsessionsbedoneincoordinationwiththedepartmentofEn-vironmentandNaturalResources.Ramsaysaidhewouldbeopentothepossibility.Wewouldcertainlylookatgettingtheinformationoutthereandifitishostingan-othercommunityeducationsymposiumorworkshopcallitwhatyouwillthatiswhatwewanttoseehappen.Weneedtocontinuetogetthemisinformationoffofthetableandtherealfactsputsquarelyonthetabletheministersaid.AdoublearesiteburnsexcessnaturalgasontheBertholdIndianReservationinNorthDakotaoneofmanycontributingtoapproximately1-billionofnaturalgasburnedandsentintotheatmosphereeachyear.AwellblowoutonthereserveinFebruaryreleased1500barrelsofoilandfrackingbrineintoanearbylake.MLABobBromleycomplainedthattherewasnomentionoftheblowoutduringtheNWTdelegationstriptotheBakkenearlierthismonth.PhotoBobBromleyDeepakdiamondsmissTravelConnectionByJACKDANYLCHUKTheresnosignofthepolarbeardiamondDeepakKumarpromisedtoprovideforapre-sentationattheNorthwestTerritoriesTourismAsso-ciationgaladinnerinHayRivernextweek.IthinkitwillcomefromCrossworksManufactur-ingRonOstromdirectorofmarketingfortheassocia-tiontoldTheJournal.Thehalf-caratstonefromYellowknifesonlydiamondcuttingandpolishingfac-torywonthaveapolarbearetchedonitsgirth.ThecovetedtrademarkwaspartofthepackageKumargotlastJanuarywhenheagreedtopay1.9millionfortwoemptydiamondfactoriesandreturnthemtoproduction.KumarcommittedearlierthisyeartosupplyingthegemasthetopprizefortheDehChoConnectionatravelpro-motionintendedtodrawrub-ber-tiretouriststotheNorth.ThegalainHayRiverwouldhavebeenachanceforKumartoshowhisagbeforetravelindustryentre-preneursandpoliticiansin-cludingDaveRamsayminis-terofIndustryTourismandInvestment.RamsayrevealedlastJanu-arythatKumarwasthemys-terybuyerwhohadindicatedmonthsearlierthathewasinterestedinaRequestforProposalRFPthegovern-mentissuedinOctober2011.TheRFPofferedanyquali-edmanufactureraccesstoNortherndiamondsandthelogoiftheywouldbuytheArchibaldSt.buildingsandllthemwithbusydiamondcuttersandpolishers.InAprilKumargotthekeystothebuildingsandapricereductionto1.795mil-lion.Thebuildingsarestillemptyandsilentandremaingovernmentproperty.DespiterepeateddelaysinclosingthesaleRamsaywhenhespoketoTheJour-nallastsummerwascon-dentKumarcouldcompletethesaleandrestoreYellow-knifesreputationasNorthAmericasdiamondcapital.LastweektheministerdidntrespondtoarequestforaninterviewonthefutureoftheformerfactoriesandKumardidnotreturnphonecallsoremails.DeepakInternationalgotthekeystotheArchibaldSt.diamondcuttingfacilitiesinAprilbutthebuildingsthatusedtomakeupDiamondRowinYellowkniferemainempty.FilephotoIndustryDiamondsFortSmithSkiClubAGMFortSmithSkiClubAGMWednesdayOctober30730p.m.SeniorsRoom-Rec.CentreAgendaincludesproposaltoraisefees.ContactDonTruedontrue03yahoo.caorfortsmithnordicgmail.com