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Thereisalotofdiscussionandalotofresearchandalotofexaminationofoptions.Somepossibilitiesareveryremotebuteverythingisonthetable.NellieCournoyeaInuvialuitRegionalCorp.PoliticsFirstNations9TuesdayDecember102013Continuedfrompage1.Afterhoursofdiscus-sionamongststakehold-ersattheforumSherrittInternationalrespondedtopublicpressureandapolo-gizedforthespill.WedidmanageattheendtofinallygettheSher-rittrepresentativetosaythathewassorryforthespill.IttookalongtimeGosssaid.FollowingtheforumSherrittpublishedthere-sultsfromamonth-longcomprehensivewaterqual-itystudyoftheApetowunCreekPlanteCreekandtheAthabascaRiverwhichtheysaywillbeusedtodeter-mineimpactsandappropri-ateresponses.Wearepublishingthesamplingdatabecausewewantthepublictoknowthatourindependentex-pertsfoundthatthewaterintheAthabascaRiverisSherrittapologizesforObedminespillsafeSeanMcCaughanSherrittsseniorvicepresi-dentofcoalsaidinapressrelease.Weunderstandtheconcernsthatthisincidenthascreatedandweresorrythatthishappened.Ourem-ployeeslivefishandhuntinthisregionandweareallworkinghardtomakethisright.FortChipmeetingscancelledMeetingsscheduledinFortChipewyanwithFirstNationsSherrittInternationalandAl-bertaEnvironmentlastweekwerecancelleduntilfurthernoticefollowingthedeathofmorethanonenotableelderinthecommunity.ChiefSteveCourtoreillespeakingonbehalfofMiki-sewCreeFirstNationinFortChipewyansaidtheyappreciatethecompanyandgovernmentcancellingthemeetingsoutofrespectfortheeldersbutwillnotlooktorescheduleiftherearenochangestothemessage.IftheyaregoingtocomehereanddenyeverythingandcreatemorefrustrationforthecommunitythenthereisnopointinthemcomingCourtoreillesaid.Themeetingshouldhavehappenedintheaffectedcommunitiesimmediatelyafterthespillcametotheirattentionhesaid.CourtoreillesaidtheMiki-sewCreearenotrulingoutthepossibilityoflegalactionagainstSherrittInternationalasmoredetailsonthelongtermeffectsbecomeclear.Ifthingsarenotcorrectedandtherearelongtermeffectsonourdrinkingwaterthatssomethingwewouldlookatinthefuturehesaid.Ifthecompanysnotgoingtodoany-thingaboutitiftheprovinceisnotgoingtodoanythingaboutitthenyouforceourhand.TheFirstNationhasalreadybegunindependentwatertest-ingonitstraditionalterritorywhichSherrittInternationalhasrefusedtopayfor.Werenotsittingbackwait-ingforanybodyCourtoreillesaid.Wefeelthatwedontgettherightresultsoraccu-ratereadings.Theresalwayssuspicionthatthegovernmentiswithholdinginformationfromus.Theydownplaythiswholething.Thenationplanstocon-tinuemonitoringthroughoutthewinterandthespring.PhotocourtesyofMikisewCreeFirstNationMikisewCreeFirstNationchiefSteveCourtoreillesaysthemeetingsshouldhavehappenedsooner.Iftheyaregoingtocomehereanddenyeverythingandcreatemorefrustrationforthecommunitythenthereisnopointinthemcoming.ChiefSteveCourtoreilleMikiewCreeFirstNationFromallofusatCenovuswehopethatyouhaveawonderfulsafeandjoyousholidayseason.Newideas.Newapproaches.cenovus.comWhetheryouretravellinginaone-horseopensleighaplaneoramini-vanwehopeyourelaughingallthewaythisholidayseason.ByJACKDANYLCHUKItwilltakemorethanex-citedbuzzovermisinterpre-tationsofrecentgovernmentandindustryhousekeepingmovestoputfreshwindinthesailsoftheMackenzieGasProject.WeneedtogetthepriceofgasupNellieCourno-yeachairmanoftheInu-vialuitRegionalCorp.toldTheJournalinaninterviewlastweek.Otheroptionslikeapipe-linethatmightcarryoilandgastoaportandliqueednaturalgasplantontheArc-ticcoastarenowherenearrealityCournoyeasaid.Thepossibilityofliquefy-ingMackenziegasforAsianmarketswasraisedlastfallbyRichKrugerchiefexecutiveofcerforImperialOiloneofthemainpartnersintheMackenzieGasProject.ImperialhasuntilDec.31toupdateandpreparenewcostestimatesfortheprojectthathasbeenstalledbylowgaspricessinceitclearedthenalregulatoryhurdlein2011.Costoftheprojectthenwasestimatedat16.2billion.Almostsimultaneouslythefederalgovernmentshifted500millioninfundsear-markedforprogramsthatwouldeasetheimpactofpipelineconstructiononNortherncommunitiesasiftomakethemoneyreadytodisburse.Themoneyisstillintactandavailablebutitstiedtothepipelineandwontbeavailableuntilthereisade-cisiontoconstructCourn-oyeasaid.ImperialanditspartnersRoyalDutchShellCono-coPhillipsandtheAboriginalexpirestodecideonacourseofaction.Thereisoneanotherop-tionCournoyeasuggested.ThepartnerscouldapplytotheNationalEnergyBoardforafive-yearextensionpossibilitiesareveryre-motebuteverythingisonthetable.InthemeantimeCourn-oyeasaidInuvialuitcompa-niesareturningtheiratten-tiontoopportunitiesintheCanolshaleplayintheSahtuandtherenewedinterestinexploringforoilandgasintheBeaufortSea.Cournoyeasaidmanyweresurprisedthatregula-torsallowedConocoPhil-lipstoexploreitspropertyintheSahtuwithhorizontalwellsandhydraulicfractur-ingwithoutanenvironmen-talreviewofthecontrover-sialprocess.Peoplearestartingtotalkaboutwhatdoesthatmeanwhatdowehavetodoaboutitandhowisthatgoingtoaf-fectusdownstreamCourn-oyeasaid.Everyoneisconcernedabouttheintegrityoftheen-vironment-morethancon-cerned.Thatswhatpeopleknowtobethebaseoftheirfoodsupply.Butconcernoverpoten-tialimpactsisntkeepingkeyInuvialuitcompaniesCanadianNorthandNorth-ernTransp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