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YellowknifejoinsinnationalclimatechangerallyClimatechangeagrowingfocusforresidentsgovernmentinNWTEnvironmentClimateChange7TuesdayNovember192013QUALITYUSEDVEHICLESCheckouttherestofourstockatwww.highlevelmotorproducts.com2006GMCCanyonSLE4WDStock3CK4708A145500KMsONLY104952010ChevroletAvalancheLT4WDLeatherloadedStock3AC9842A101500KMsONLY28495www.auroracollege.nt.caBookkeepingBasicsforSmallBusinessesLearnthebasicsformanagingtheAuroraCollegeinpartnershipwithIndustrydaycourseBookkeepingBasicsforSmallBusinesses.ThecourseistailoredforsmallbusinessesandwilltakeyouthroughtheWhenSaturdaySundayNovember23-24WhereThebachaCampusAuroraCollege50ByMARIACHURCHConcernsaboutfrackingandpipelinedevelopmentsintheNWTwerehashedoutinYellowknifelastweekendasacrowdgatheredinresponsetoanationalcalltoactiononclimatechange.DefendOurClimateana-tionwideoppositionmove-mentagainstpipelineandoil-sandsdevelopmentsparkedeventsanddemonstrationsinmorethan100communitiesacrossthecountry.ThemovementspreadtotheNWTwithaneventonSaturdayspearheadedbyEcologyNorthinYellowknifethatwasdesignedtoopenadialogueaboutNorthernconcernsonclimatechangeandindustrialdevelopment.ItsaboutrecognizingtheneedforresponsiblepolicydevelopmentwhenitcomestodecidingourcurrentandfutureenergyresourcesandwhatexactlywewanttobeinvestinginChristineWen-manEcologyNorthcoordi-natortoldTheJournal.Recentoilsandsdevelop-mentbidsandexplorationintheSahtuwerealengthytopicofdiscussionattheevent.Wenmansaidmanypeoplearedissatisedwiththeinformationavailableandconcernedaboutthefuture.PhotoLeadnowCanadaWerenotseeingthatplan-ningfortheregionalscaleofdevelopmentthatslikelytobeseenintheSahtusowhatisthatcumultiveim-pactgoingtobeandhowsitgoingtobemanagedsheasked.Therearesomeprettybigquestionsthatre-mainunanswered.Participantswereencour-agedtocorrespondwiththeirelectedofcialsandinvitedtosignacarbontaxproposalpe-titionbyEcologyNorththatwillbegiventotheGNWTinamatterofweeks.TheproposalbasedonQuebecscarbontaxmodelwouldseea3.50pertonnecarbonlevyongreenhousegasemissionsintheNWT.Wenmansaidshebelievespublicinterestinclimatechangehasbeengrowingasisevidentbythenumberofeventsthathaverecentlybeenheldacrosstheterritory.LastweekthePan-Terri-torialPermafrostWorkshopwasheldinYellowknifetodiscusschallengesandideasaboutdealingwithmeltingpermafrostintheNorth.InDettahlastweeksNWTRoundtableonEmergencyPreparednessaskedresidentstodiscusshowtheybelieveclimatechangeisaffectingemergencyresponse.Themessagefromthescientistsandfromthecom-munitymemberswhoareouttherewitnessingallofthisisjustthatclimatechangeisextremelyrealtheimpactsaredramatictheyreexpen-siveandwerejustnotseeingthaturgencythatclearlyex-istsfromthoseworkingonthegroundbeingreectedinpolicyatthedecisionmakinglevel.TheresadisconnectWenmansaid.WarmingclimateongovernmentsradarBrianSiebenaclimatechangeadaptationspecial-istwiththedepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRsaidcli-matechangeisofgrowinginteresttotheGNWT.CurrentdatafromENRshowstheterritoryhasseenanaveragewarmingofthreedegreesoveraperiodof50yearswhichhashadawiderangeofimpactsincludingmeltingpermafrostcoastalerosionandthinningseaice.ThegreatestclimatewarminginCanadaisoccur-ringintheNorthandNWThesaidparticularlyduringthewinterseasonwhentheaveragetemperatureincreaseisclosertofourdegrees.Climatechangeadapta-tionstrategiesarenowbeingconsideredandimplementedacrossseveraldepartmentsinthegovernmenttoaddressforeseeableproblemscausedbyincreasingtemperaturesincludingthedepartmentsofTransportationandPub-licWorks.Siebensaidrecentsugges-tionshavebeentoredrawbuildingcodestofactorinheaviersnowfallandsoftergroundandtobuildperma-nentbridgesoverareaswherethawingisforcingiceroadstocloseearly.Iwanttohearsuggestionsforwhatprogramsweshoulddoandalsowhattheyob-serve.Lotsofpeopleareonthelandandiftheyaresee-ingthingstheyhaventseenbeforeletusknoworbetteryettakeapicturehesaid.Wehavethisgreatresourceofallofthoseobserversonthelandiftheyletusknowwhattheyobservewecanrespondtothat.NWTresidentsgatheroutsideMPDennisBevingtonsofcetosupportDefendOurClimateanationwidemovementtoopposepipelineandoilsandsdevelopment.