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AWG2018upforgrabsasYellowknifebacksoutSportstourismshouldbeapriorityformerFortSmithmayorSportsRecreationArcticWinterGames20TuesdayNovember262013ByMARIACHURCHWithYellowknifeoffi-ciallyhostingthe2023Can-adaWinterGameshost-ingthe2018ArcticWinterGamesAWGhasbecomearealisticoptionforothercommunitiesintheNWT.IanLegareedirectorofSportRecreationandYouthforthedepartmentofMunici-palandCommunityAffairsMACAsaidheexpectsbidinterestfromtheNWTslarg-estcommunitieswiththeca-pacitytoconsiderhosting.ThosewouldincludeFortSmithHayRiverandInuvik.ThelasttimetheSouthSlavehostedtheAWGwasbackin1978whenHayRiverpartneredwithPinePointtoputonthegamesthenaconsiderablysmalleraffair.FortSmithandHayRiversubmittedajointbidintheearly2000stohostthe2008AWGbutwerebeatoutbyYellowknife.JanieHobartwhowasmayorofFortSmithatthetimeandintegraltothe2008AWGbidsaidwithYellow-knifeofciallyoutofthepictureFortSmithandHayRivercouldverywellwinthebidforthe2018games.IthinkourchancesareverygoodHobarttoldTheJournal.Thethreecommuni-tiesFortSmithHayRiverandInuvikaretheonesthathavethebulkoftheinfrastructurenowthatwouldberequired.Sporttourismisanun-deniableeconomicgenera-torforcommunitiesHo-bartsaidandshedliketoseeFortSmithjumponthebandwagon.Iknowmanycommuni-tieslikeFortMcMurrayandLeducthataremakingitamajorpushshesaid.FortMcMurrayhostedtheCa-nadianJuniorslastyearandLeduchashostedtheVictoryTriathlonandCanadianFast-pitchChampionships.Itbringsinalotofpeoplenotjustwiththeathletesandthecoachesandthelogisticalpeoplebuttherearethespec-tatorsaswellHobartsaid.Thelocalbusinesscom-munitywouldbegivenex-posureandseeheavytrafcduringthegamesandthetownitselfwouldbenefitfromlegacyprojectsifnewinfrastructureisbuiltforthegamesshesaid.FortSmithcurrentlyhasmanyofthefacilitiestohosttheAWGbutHobartsaidshehasalreadymadecontactwithHayRiversGregRowewhowasalsoinvolvedinthe2008attempttojumpstarttalksaboutapartnershipbid.Iknowhesbeenincon-tactwithhiscouncilandIsentanotetoourcounciltoseeifwecanexplorethatpossibilityshesaid.Itsagreatwayforourcommu-nitiesintheSouthSlavetoworktogether.AttheendofthedayHo-bartsaidthedecisiontomakeaformalbidwillbemadebycouncilwhowilltakedirec-tionfromtheopinionsofthecommunity.MACAhasscheduledabidpreparationworkshopforDec.4togetafeelforthecommunitiesinterestedinmakingabidfor2018andtoshareinformationaboutwhatisrequired.Wellbewalkingthemthroughthingslikeaccom-modationsthenumberofsportfacilitiesathletefeedingmedicalservicesthetypesofsportsinthegamestransportationandallthecomfortandcaretypesofthingsLega-reesaid.InterestedcommunitieswillthenbeaskedtotraveltoFairbanksAlaskaforthe2014AWGheldMar.15-22toobservethegames.TheAWGinternationalcommitteewilllaunchtheformalbidprocesslaterin2014.FilePhotoPhotoFloryEnzenauerTeamNWTsVeronicaMcDonaldwinsgoldinthekneeljumpatlastyearsAWGinWhitehorse.TheNWTsMichaelaCrookrightreceivesagoldmedalforbiathlonatthe2012AWG.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyisaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.InOurHeartsWethoughtofyouwithlovetodaybutthatisnothingnew.Wethoughtaboutyouyesterdayanddaysbeforethattoo.Wethinkofyouinsilenceweoftenspeakyourname.Nowallwehaveismemoriesandyourpictureinaframe.Yourmemoryisourkeepsakewithwhichwellneverpart.Godhasyouinhiskeepingwehaveyouinourhearts.ForeverlovedandsadlymissedRosedeLeonYourlovingfamilyGiselePaulJeanGinetteSergeandfamiliesInlovingmemoryofAlbanSoucywhopassedawayonDecember12011