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13TuesdayNovember122013WadeBlakecommandingofceroftheRCMPGDivisionintheNWTspeakstothecrowdgatheredatthesiteofthenewHighwayofHeroessign.DonnaandRayCurriemotherandfatherofPaulCurrietheFortSmithmanbehindthepushfortheNWTHighwayofHeroesshowtheirsupportatthededicationceremony.Enterpise.MembersoftheCanadianArmedForcesRCMPandemergencyserviceslistentospeechesduringthededicationceremonyKinglandFordRemembersKinglandwouldliketothankthemenandwomenoftheCanadianForces.TakeupourquarrelwiththefoeToyoufromfailinghandswethrowThetorchbeyourstoholdithigh.IfyebreakfaithwithuswhodieWeshallnotsleepthoughpoppiesgrow922MackenzieHighwayHayRiverNT867-874-7700TollFree1-800-661-0716.Fax867-874-7716saleskinglandford.comwww.kinglandford.comnunveilednearEnterprisegatherfordedicationceremonysincededicatedasectionofHwy.1astheHighwayofHeroesinmemoryoffallensoldiers.TheNWTsdedi-cationtakesthedefinitionofheroesastepfurthertoincludeallfrontlineservicemembers.BlakesaidhebelievespeopledontusuallymaketheconnectionbetweenRe-membranceDayandRCMPoremergencyservicesbutheforeseesthatchanging.AnumberofyearshavegonebysincethegreatwarstheFirstandSecondWorldWarssoyoungerpeopledontnecessarilyhavetheconnectiontothegrand-parentsbecausemostofourveteranshavepassedawaysothisisprobablythenextstepofremembranceofallthepeoplethathavesacri-ficedtheirlivesnotonlyin-ternationallybutnationallyandlocallyaswellhesaid.TracyCross-GauthierDistrict7commanderoftheRoyalCanadianLegionsaidthededicationisawonderfulrecognitionandalongtimecomingforlegionmembers.Thiswillserveasacon-stantremindertoallofthefallencomradesofthele-gionpastpresentandfu-tureshesaid.BrigadierGeneralGregLooscommanderofJointTaskForceNorthJTFNmadethetripoutforthededicationandsaidhewasimpressedwiththeeffortsofallservicesectorsthatwentintotheproject.LoosrecentlytookovercommandofJTFNthispastJunetransferringfromapositionwiththemilitaryinOttawa.Inmyshorttimeincom-mandatJointTaskForceNorthIvenoticedhoweveryonepullstogetherhesaid.IfitsanythingtodowithsafetyandsecurityallofteamNorthcomesto-gether.Normallyittakesalotmoreefforttobringfolkstogetherforagoodcause.UpNorthitjustseemstohappennaturally.Loossaidthesignwillprovidemoralsupporttoallfrontlineworkers.Whenyoulosepeopleintheirlineofdutyitshardontheteamanditsusefultofindawaytorecognizethosesacrificeshesaid.LooshasservedwiththeCanadianArmedForcesinAfghanistanandsaidheslostfriendsinthelineofduty.FormeIwouldsayitsprettypersonalhesaid.ecurityallofteamalotmoreefforttoNorthitjustseemsGeneralGregLoosntTaskForceNorthPhotosMariaChurch