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GiantMinecleanupcouldcostmillionsmoreThecleanupteamfearsrecom-mendationsmadebytheMack-enzieValleyEnvironmentalRe-viewBoardcouldcausedelaysandskyrocketcosts.Seepage3.DechintaarmsgradswithculturalempowermentGraduatesoftheDechintapro-gramspentsixweeksonthelandlearningtoapplytradi-tionalknowledgetopersonaldecolonization.Seepage22.RedrawingtheTerritoryMLAsvotetoshiftelectoralboundariestokeep19seats.Seestoryonpage2.GreatSlaveLakeshingindustryreboundingCommercialshermencouldseeawintersherythisyearnowthatalargesummercatchhasspurredpredictionsofanindustryrebound.Seepage21.AvalonsNechalachominegiventhego-aheadDiscussionswithFirstNa-tionsareongoingtoaddresslingeringconcernsabouttheminesfutureimpactonwild-lifeinthearea.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00November122013Vol.37No.284LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comMidnightMadnessSaleFridayNov.1510a.m.MidnightCadetMantlaofthe825RoyalCanadianAirCadetspayshisrespectsduringanall-nightvigilatthecenotaphinYellowknifewherepeopletookhalf-hourshiftstohonourthefallenonRemembranceDayNov.11.Seepages9-16forourspecialRemembranceDaysectionphotosandstories.PhotoPaulBannisterCoalsludgeinAthabascaimpactingshCauseof1billion-litrestoragepondleakstillunknownByMEAGANWOHLBERGFishintheAthabascaRiverarebeingimpactedbytheonebillionlitresofcoalminetailingsthatspilledintothewaterwayonOct.31butexactlywhatthoseimpactsarethepro-vincialgovernmentwouldnotsay.ThereareimpactsandwereworkingtodeterminetheextentoftheimpactsJessicaPotterspokespersonforAlbertaEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevel-opmenttoldTheJournal.Itsanongoinginvestiga-tion.Wedohaveoursheriesbiologistswhohavedoneaninitialassessment.Theyrenotgoingtobeabletodoafullas-sessmentuntilthespringduetowinterweathermovinginbutwedoknowthatthereareimpactsanditsamatterofdeterminingthefullextent.WhenaskedwhatimpactswerebeingnoticedsuchaspotentialshkillsPottersaidtheimpactsencompassalotofdifferentthingsbutwouldnotgivespecics.FederalFisheriesandOceansstaffarealsoleadingtheirowninvestigationtode-termineiftherewereviolationstotheFisheriesActrelatedtoshhabitat.Noonefromthedepartmentrespondedtore-questsforcomment.Pottersaidwhiletheprov-inceislikelyprivytomoredetailedresultsofthewaterqualitysamplingwhichislookingintothepresenceofheavymetalsandcancer-causingpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbonsPAHsamongothersubstancesthosearenotbeingmadepublicatthistime.Unlesstheresasignicantchangeorsignicanthealthandsafetycomponentthentheactualindividualresultswontbereleaseduntilaftertheinvestigationshesaid.Cleanuporremediationef-fortsifrequiredalsowontcomeuntilaftertheinvestiga-tioniscompletesheaddednotingthatfreeze-upstartingontheriverwillpushofcialndingstonextspring.Oncewehaveabetterde-terminationofwhattheseim-pactsarethenwewouldworkwiththecompanyonwayswhereandhowtherecouldberemediationrequiredifandwherethatwouldhap-pen.Sothesearesortofallongoingthings.SherrittInternationalre-portedthebreachatitsObedMountaincoalminestoragepondtotheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorAERonOct.31.ThedecommissionedminewhichhasbeenundergoingreclamationsinceoperationsweresuspendedlastNovem-berislocatedabout30kmnortheastofHintonAlta.SeeSpillonpage3.