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CriticsaskforobligatoryfrackinguidsdisclosureTheCouncilofCanadiansNWTchapterisconcernedthatNWTsenvironmentministerislettingfrackingcompaniesoffthehook.Seepage2.FortSmithactorrecog-nizedatL.A.FilmFestJoelEvansfromFortSmithhasbeatenoutcelebritiestowinthetitleofoutstandingactorforhisroleinTheLesserBlessed.Seepage19.ShiftingShoresTheCityispoisedtobecomedominantwaterfrontownerinYellowknife.Seepage13.AuthorusesTwittertotelltaleofTrapperBudACanadianauthorisusingTwittertopublishthediaryadventuresofhisgrandfa-therandNWTtrapperCyrilBudMurphy.Seepage9.CNRLcondentfuturebitumenleakssolvableThecompanybehindtheColdLakebitumenleakssaysitiscondentthecausewaswell-borefailuresandistotallysolvable.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00November192013Vol.37No.29AlbertastopdocconrmstoxinsincoalslurryheadingdownAthabascaRiverTelevisionsHomeTheatrePortableAudioBellVirginCellPhonesHeadphonesGamingConsolesGamesAccessoriesComputersAccessoriesDVDBlu-RayMoviesMusicCDsiTunesCardsMusicalInstrumentsAccessories4LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comWEHAVETHEPERFECTGIFTforeveryoneinyourfamilyByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithAlbertaEnvironmentmumontheissueofwaterqualityintheAthabascaRiverfollowingoneofthelargestcoaltailingsspillsinNorthAmericanhistorytheprov-incesChiefMedicalOfcerpipeduplastweekconrm-ingtoxiclevelsofhydrocar-bonsandmetalshavepollutedthewaterandraisingtheireofoppositioninlegislature.Dr.JamesTalbotrevealedwaterqualitytestresultslastweekhighlightingalarmingconcentrationsofheavymet-alsandcancer-linkedpolycy-clicaromatichydrocarbonsPAHs.MercylevelswerereportedasbeingninetimeshigherthannormalandPAHsfourtimestheallowablelimitsforCanadiandrinkingwater.AtailingspondatSterrittInternationalsObedMoun-taincoalminenearHintonburstonOct.31releasingonebillionlitresofslurryintotheAthabascaRiversystem.Theprovincialgovernmentpreviouslyconrmedim-pactstoshandshhabitatbutrefusedtodivulgespe-cicsstatingafullinvesti-gationwouldbedoneinthespringafterbeingpostponedbywinterweather.ThoughneitherAlbertaHealthnorAlbertaEnviron-mentandSustainableRe-sourcesDevelopmentESRDrespondedtorequestsforcommentlastweekcommu-nitiesarebeingadvisednottodrinkthewaterfromtheriverastheplumeispassingby.Communitywatertreatmentplantsweregivenenoughno-ticethatnonedrewfromthepollutedriverwaterandthewaterfollowingtheplumehaslargelyreturnedtonormalaccordingtoAlbertaHealth.Theminestailingswhichincludedcoaldustandsedi-mentsinprocess-affectedwaterpotentiallycontaineddamaginghydrocarbonsandmetalsincludingarsenicmercurycadmiumleadandmanganeseaccordingtoEn-vironmentCanada.AccordingtoAlbertaHealthsdatawaterimme-diatelyneartheplumehadlevelsofbenzoapyreneaPAHlinkedtoelevatedratesofskincancersandreproduc-tivedisordersof0.01micro-gramsperlitreorfourtimestheCanadiandrinkingwaterstandard.Thoughmercurylevelswereninetimeshigherthanbaselinedatatheywerestillwithinallowablelimitsforhumanconsumption.SeeCoalonpage3.PhotoKevinKlingbeilPressureRidgePowderAkiteskierenjoysawarmspringdaynearapressureridgeontheNorthArmofGreatSlaveLakeapproximately18kmfromYel-lowknife.ThephototakenbyKevinKlingbielofYellowknifeisoneofthewinningentriesinCPAWSLovetheLandphotocontestfeaturedonpages10-11.