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21TuesdayNovember122013WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.HeydudeThenamesPaul.ThehandsomedevilyouseeinthisphotoCestmoiNoPhotoshoppingrequired.Ireallyamthatdebonnaire.Allthegirlcatsthinkso.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByMARIACHURCHCommercialshermenintheNWTmaybelookingatawintershingseasonthisyearafterindicatorsshowtheindustryisexperiencingareboundfromstrugglesinpreviousyearsthatheraldedconcernsaboutitssurvival.ClosetoamillionpoundsofshwereharvestedfromGreatSlaveLakethissea-sonanincreaseof25percentfromlastyearsharvestaccordingtoaGNWTpressrelease.ShawnBuckleyofHayRiverwhohasbeencommer-ciallyshingformorethan25yearssaidtheannouncementofapossiblewinterseasonisgoodnewsforGreatSlaveLakeshermen.Thismovewouldreallyboosttheshermensmo-raleandgetthemoutthereforsure.Itsactuallyexcit-ingnewshesaid.TheyreshermenbytradeandbyheartjustlikeIamsoImspeakingfromtheheartwhenIsaythisisagoodthing.Buckleysaidthisseasonwaslongerthanusualforshingwhichcouldaccountforsomeoftheincreaseinharvest.AnotherreasoncouldbethexedpricingsetbytheFreshwaterFishMarketingCorpanarms-lengthgovernmentcorpora-tionthatrunsthecommer-cialfreshwatershmarketinCanadahesaid.ByMARIACHURCHTeresaChilkowichisabigadvocateofwoodenergyandthisyearwhenshein-stallsanewhighefciencywoodburningstoveinherhomesheknowsexactlywhatsrequiredforthein-stallshesaid.Chilkowichaprojectco-ordinatorwiththeArcticEn-ergyAllianceAEAfortheDehchorecentlytookpartinaWoodEnergyTechnol-ogyTransferWETTtrain-ingprogramhostedbytheAEAinFortSimpson.TheWETTprogramteachesparticipantstheba-sicsofinspectionandinstal-lationofwoodenergyappli-ancesincludingwoodandpelletstovesbycombiningclassroomtheorywithon-siteinstallationpractice.ChilkowichandsixotherparticipantsfourfromFortSimpsontwofromYellow-knifeandonefromWhatispenttwoweekslearningtheropesfromWETTin-structorZigiGadomskiandAEAsDonaldAndre.ThosewhohavegonethroughthetrainingareWintershingapossibilitywithindustryreboundingSevengraduatefromFortSimpsonwoodenergyprogramastepclosertobecomingWETTcertiedforhireininstallationsandinspec-tions.Forfullcerticationtheystillrequire80weeksofworkdoinginspectionsandinstallations.WayneMcKayistheownerofCheckpointinFortSimpsonandhasabackgroundinstallingpelletstovesinthecommunity.Hesaidthecoursewasagoodwaytobringuniformitytotheinstallationsbeingdone.Weretalkingaboutawoodburningoraheatingdeviceinyourhomesoitskindofnicetohavethatpartdoneright.SoIguredImightaswellbetrainedbythebestandgettheknowl-edgesowearealldoingitthesamewayMcKaysaid.McKayisyettobefullyWETTcertiedbuthastheoptionofsendinginproofofhispreviousinstallationsandinspectionstogotowardstherequired80weeks.Chilkowichsmo-tiveforcompletingthecoursewasforeducationalpurposes.Nowshesaidshehasaknittygrittyunderstandingofwhatsinvolvedinwoodburningsystemsandcanapplythattotheinstallationofherownstove.IllbehavingthefunofinstallinganewonethatwevejustpurchasedandnowIvehadthebenefitoflearningandseeingwheretherearethingsthatneedtobedonedifferentlyshesaid.Itsofciallytheseasontothinkaboutwoodstovesandasurriesstarttoyandhomeheatingbillssky-rocketthebenetsofwoodenergyareanattractiveop-tionChilkowichsaid.Theresthelowenvi-ronmentalfootprintandIpersonallylovetheactivelivingsideofitshesaid.Itsagreatwayforpeopletobeengagedinhowtheyarelivingontheplanet.Whenpeoplearemoreen-gagedinwhatevertheyaredoingtheyaremorelikelytomonitorhowtheyaredoingitandbemoreeffi-cientwithit.Chilkowichsaidmanypeoplelikeherselfndtheambianceofwoodstovesap-pealingaswell.PersonallyIreallylikethequalityoftheheatingshesaid.Ifyourenotbigonchop-pingandhaulingwoodpel-letstovesofferasuitableal-ternativeandarestillabio-massenergysource.Tospeaktothepelletsideitgivespeopletheoptiontohaveabitmoreofastandardizedapproachbutstillverymuchhastheabilityforpeopletobemoreengagedwiththeirheatingoptionsandbemorecriti-calwithhowtheyaredoingthingsChilkowichsaid.Asasocietythatlookstoreduceenvironmentalim-pactstheAEApromoteswoodenergybutmaintainsthatitsnotenoughtosim-plybuyawoodstove.Ef-ciencymeasuresmakeabigdifferenceontheirenvi-ronmentalimpactandcostChilkowichsaid.Tolearnmoreaboutwoodstovesandtipsforsavingenergygoonlinetohttpaea.nt.caIndustryFishingIndustryBiomassMosttimestheshermenwantbetterpricesbuttheyarestuckwithwhattheygetsothatbeingsaidtheytendtosetmorecommercialshnetssometimesmorethantheycanhandlehesaid.TheGNWTwillsoonbelookingatnewwaystoboosttheshingindustryIndus-tryMinisterDavidRamsaystatedinapressrelease.IbelievethetimeisrighttoconsiderwaystoinvestinthissectorthatwillnotonlysupportNWTshersintheireffortsbutalsoaddtothesheriesresilienceandca-pacitytoweatherfutureeco-nomicchallengeshesaid.TheministersstatementfollowsthereleaseofthesweepingNWTEconomicOpportunitiesStrategybeingtoutedasawaytodiversifytheeconomybeyondmin-eralresourcedevelopment.Thestrategysrecommen-dationsincludenewprocess-ingfacilitiesinHayRiveraswellastheexpansionofshmarketsbothdomesticallyandinternationally.Afewyearsagothefed-eraldepartmentofFisher-iesandOceansopenedupcommercialshinginGreatSlaveLaketoout-of-territoryshermenthroughalicens-ingapplication.Buckleysaidthemovewasgoodforthesherywhichsawhighervolumesofproductionthatyearbutheisconcernedaboutwhatthemovesaysaboutthelocalindustry.Itsaysalotaboutthesherynotsurvivingwiththeexperiencedcommercialshersfromthelocalareaalreadyhesaid.ForBuckleywhoselive-lihoodisbasedontheGreatSlaveLakecommercialsh-erychangingcareersisnotanoptionhesaid.AlotofpeoplewillsayIfitsnotgoodwhywouldyougooutthereandbreakyourbackandshWellthefactisitsallweknowanditsallwehavehesaid.Therearepeoplethatwillsaythatitstheirlifeblood.Thatsalltheyknow.Forin-stancemyselfIonlygotaGrade8education.IdidntevennishGrade8.Imathirdgenerationcommer-cialsher.BuckleysaidhesmorefortunatethanothersinthatcommunitysupportandhardworkallowedhimtoopenupatourcompanybasedontheGreatSlaveLakeshingin-dustry.Hisincomefromthetourcompanysupplementshisshingincome.Nowanewchallengefac-ingtheNWTscommercialshingindustryiscultivatinginterestinyouthwhorepre-sentthefutureoftheshingindustryBuckleysaid.ImjusthopingthatmychildrenwillgrowuptodothesamethingImdoingbecauseitsveryrewarding.Livingoffthelandissome-thingthatsanimportantbal-anceforyourlifehesaid.PhotocourtesyofShawnBuckleyShawnBuckleyacommercialsherfromHayRiverbelieveshavingawintersherywillbeagoodmoraleboostforlocalshermenwholikehimselfhavebeenstrugglingtomakealiving.