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NorthernJournalHolidayRecipeGuideDevolutionbilltabledwithregulatorychangesThefederaldevolutionbillwastabledinOttawalastweekwithchangesincludingaregu-latorysuperboardopposedbyFirstNations.Seepage3.SpeedskatersrampupOlympicspiritinNWTSpeedskatingclubsstepuptrainingforAWGtrailswithSkatetoSochianationaleventtoencourageCanadasspeedskatingteam.Seepage22.HolidayfeastingCheckinsideforourspecialpull-outChristmasrecipesection.Seepages11-14.FatherofNWTskiprogrampassesawayFatherJean-MarieMouchetsinuenceasagentleskicoachspannedbeyondthesporthisbiographerandfriendrecalls.Seepage17.Baytexdeniesresponsi-bilityinPeaceRivercaseOilsandscompanyBaytexre-fusedtoshutdownoperationsinPeaceRiverafterresidentsintheareawentpublicwithhealthconcerns.Seepage7.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00December102013Vol.37No.32ResponsecondemnedatObedspillforumFortChipFirstNationscancelmeetingswithSherrittByMARIACHURCHCondemnationofthelackoftransparencyfromgovern-mentandindustryechoedattherstpublicinformationsessionheldinEdmontonontheextentoftheObedminecoalslurryspill.TheopenforumheldattheUniversityofAlbertalastweekwasattendedbyFirstNationsgovernmentsprovincialgovernmentof-cialsuniversityscientistsandarepresentativefromSherrittInternational.GregGossashtoxicologistfromtheUniversityofAlbertawhomoderatedtheforumtoldTheJournaltheoverallmes-sagefromthepublicwasfrus-trationatthelackofinforma-tionfollowingthespill.Thebiggestthingisthatthegovernmentandindustryhavetolearnthatthepubliccannotwaitforresults.Theresnotrustthattheyaredoingitcorrectlysotheyhavetocomecleanaboutwhattheirplansareforimplementationmea-surementmonitoringhesaid.Thelackoftransparencyfromgovernmentandindus-tryintheaftermathofthespillcontributedtoanauraofdistressGosssaid.CurrentupdatesfromtheAlbertagovernmentstatethecoaltailingsarenolongerdistinguishablefromnor-malbackgroundchemicalsintheAthabascaRiverbuttheextentofthedamagefromthespillisonlyjustbecom-ingclear.NewinformationmadepublicattheforumshowsthecoalslurrythatpouredoutoftheObedminetail-ingspondbreachedbanksandspreadachemicalsoupofsediment20-metreswideasfaras10kmdownstreamfromthesite.Gosssaidthe40-kmApe-towuntroutstreamwhichwasthersttobehitbythespillwascompletelywipedoutbythesedimentbeforetheslurryfedintotheAthabascaRiver.Longtermenvironmentalef-fectsarestilluncertainhesaidsincelastweekwasthersttimeanyinformationwasmadeavail-abletopublicscientists.Rightnowwedontevenknowwhatthemassesarewhatthereleasesarewhatthespreadiswhatseveninthere.Itsseriouslyjustveryearlypre-liminaryassessmentshesaid.Whilescientistscanhypoth-esisonthechemicalcompo-sitionofthespillsedimentbasedonhistoricalspillshesaideachmineisuniqueandwilltaketimetodeterminewhatremediationisnecessary.SeeObedForumonpage9.DetonezePaulettesitsonSantaskneeattheFortSmithAirportoneofmorethan40luckyyouthwhocameoutfortheNorthwesternAirLeaseannualSantay-ineventtowelcometheholidayherotothecommunity.Seepage15formorefestivephotosfromFortSmithevents.PhotoPaulBannister4LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comTHEGIFTOFENTERTAINMENT32LEDTV-2999950LEDTV-7999960LEDTV-139999