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FirstNationmayuselegalactionagainstJackpineThefederalgovernmentgavethego-aheadtotheJackpineMineinspiteoftheirpromised35-daydelaybecauseofFirstNationsconcerns.Seepage7.AllIwantforChristmas...CheckinsideforletterstoSantafromNWTstudents.Seepage13.ConcernsmountingforBCHydrosSiteCdamTheAlbertagovernmentandParksCanadahaveexpressedconcernoverpotentialthreatsfromtheproposeddamonthePeaceRiver.Seepage9.LimitedresidentcariboubisonharvestapprovedTheterritorialgovernmentsayspopulationnumbersofcertaincaribouandbisonherdscansupportnon-Ab-originalharvest.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00December172013Vol.37No.33FirstNationorderedtotakedownblockadeLubiconappealingroadblockinjunctionawardedtocompanyByMEAGANWOHLBERGLubiconLakeNationprotest-ersgoingintotheirfourthweekofblockingaccesstoafrackingsiteontheirtraditionalterritorywereorderedtotakedowntheirroadblockearlyMondayeve-ningbyaQueensBenchcourtjudgeinCalgary.Despiterequestsbyoilcom-panyPennWestPetroleumLtd.foronlyaseven-dayinjunctionthejudgegrantedanimmedi-atesix-monthinjunctionontheroadblockinaccordancewiththeprovincialPublicLandsAct.RepresentativesoftheLu-biconNationareupsetbytherulingandplanningtoappealclaimingthecourtwashos-tileandrefusedtohearLubi-conevidence.AccordingtotheLubiconslegalcounselgoingbeyondtherequestedseven-dayinjunctionrequirestwodaysnoticeunderthePublicLandsActwhichwasnotgiven.TwobusinessdayswerenotprovidedtoproperlyconsiderthecasesaidCynthiaTom-linsonthenationslandsandnegotiationsadvisor.OurlegalcounselwereonlyinformedThursdayeveningthatthiscasewascomingforwardonFridaymorningandreheardonMonday.Tomlinsonsaidtheorderisnottheendofthisghtonthelandorinthecourts.Thena-tionisnowcallingonthein-ternationalcommunitytotakenoticeoftheirstruggleThegroupledbyLubiconLakeNationChiefBernardOminayakrstbeganpeacefullyoccupyingaroadleadingtoasitenearHaigandSawnLakesinnorthwesternAlbertaonNov.26afterPennWestbeganmov-ingfrackingequipmentandpersonnelinwithoutnoticeaccordingtotheFirstNation.Ominayaksaidprotestersareconcernedwiththeirrep-arabledamageoilandgasde-velopmenthashadonLubiconlandsandtheabilitiesofmem-berstoexercisetheirinherentrightswithoutnancialbenettothepeople.InastatementofclaimledDec.1OminayakarguedthattheLubiconNationneveren-teredintotreatywithCanadaandthatleasesissuedtoPennWestarethusnullandvoid.Thisisyetanotherexam-pleofwhattheUnitedNationshasalreadyruledintheLubi-concase.WeaspeopledonothaveeffectiveredressintheCanadianlegalandregulatorysystemanditisactivelybeingusedasatooltoexterminateusinfavorofnaturalresourcedevelopmentOminayaksaidfollowingthehearingresult.Continuedonpage3.PamWalshamemberoftheFortSmithcommunitychoirbeltsoutaholidaytuneattheannualChristmasconcertheldatSaintJosephscathedralinFortSmithlastweekend.Seepage15formorephotosfromChristmaseventsacrosstheNWT.BiathletejustshyofOlympicqualificationHayRiverbiathleteBrendanGreenishomeaftercomingin31statWorldCupandpreppingforhislastshotatmakingtheOlympicteam.Seepage26.TheNorthernJournalwillnotpublishforthenexttwoweeks.OurnextpublicationdateisJan.72014.PhotoMariaChurchTelevisionsHomeTheatrePortableAudioBellVirginCellPhonesHeadphonesGamingConsolesGamesAccessoriesComputersAccessoriesDVDBlu-RayMoviesMusicCDsiTunesCardsMusicalInstrumentsAccessories4LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comWEHAVETHEPERFECTGIFTforeveryoneinyourfamily PoliticsLabour2TuesdayDecember172013NEWSBRIEFSAlbertaestablishesAboriginalwomenscouncilsThegovernmentofAlbertaisappointingtwocouncilstofocusonimprovingAboriginalwomenseconomicandsocialwell-beingintheprovince.AccordingtoapressreleasetheFirstNationsWomensEconomicSecurityCouncilandtheMtisWomensEconomicSecurityCoun-cilwillactasadvisorygroupsreportingdirectlytoRobinCampbellAlbertasministerofAboriginalRelationsandbesupportedbyagovernmentworkinggroupincludingrepresentativesfromhealthandeducation.BothcouncilswillincluderepresentativesfromtheInuitcommunity.FatalcollisiononHwy.63nearStoneyMountainRoadPoorroadconditionsarebeingblamedforafatalvehiclecol-lisiononHwy.63thatclosedtrafcbothwaysfornearlyadayonDec.10.ThecollisionbetweenanarmouredvehicleheadingintoFortMcMurrayandaGMCtruckhappenedTuesdaymorningaround1000a.m.Thetruckdriverwaspronounceddeadonsceneandthedriverofthearmouredvehiclediedlaterinhospitalasaresultofhisinjuries.Apas-sengerinthearmouredvehiclewasuninjured.Thehighwaywasfullyreopenedby1100p.m.thesameday.MotoristswereaskedbyRCMPtodrivewithcautionasroadcon-ditionsatthetimeoftheaccidentweredescribedaspoor.RedfordshufesmorethanhalfofAlbertacabinetministersAlbertaPremierAlisonRedfordhasswornin10newmin-isterstohercabinetinitsrstshufesinceherelectionin2012.Therearrangementincreasesthetotalnumberofministersto19andassociateministersto11makingupmorethanhalfoftheProgressiveConservativecaucus.AmongthenotablechangesincludeRobinCampbelltak-ingoverasEnvironmentministerforDianaMcQueenwithMcQueentakingovertheEnergyportfoliofromnowMunicipalAffairsMinisterKenHughes.Anewminis-tryofJobsSkillsTrainingandLabourhasbeenaddedtobeledbyformerdeputypremierThomasLukaszuk.DaveHancockisthenewdeputypremier.MERRYCHRISTMASMERRYCHRISTMASHaveawonderfulChristmasandaFestiveSeasonHaveawonderfulChristmasandaFestiveSeasonSmithsLandingFirstNationP.O.Box1470FortSmithX0E0P0867-872-4950OnlineNWTjobrecruitmenthurtspoorsaycriticsByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnti-povertyactivistsintheNWTareconcernedthattheterritorialgovernmentsrecentdecisiontomoveallgovernmentjobrecruitmentonlinewillmakeitmoredif-ficultforcitizenswithoutreliableinternetorcomputeraccesstoapplyforjobs.YellowkniferesidentGeorgeLessardwhositsontheboardofthenationalorganizationCanadaWithoutPovertysaidtheneweRe-cruitsystemrequiresalevelofcomputerliteracyandac-cesscurrentlyunavailabletomanyoftheterritorysresi-dentstosuccessfullyapplyforjobswiththegovernment.Whatitsdoingisdiscrim-inatingagainstaparticularsocialandeconomicgroupthepoorandthepeoplewhodonthavecomputersbynotallowingthemtoapplyforjobshesaid.AswellforuserswhoforgettheirpasswordtologintotheiraccountsLes-sardsaidtheprocessforre-settingthatpassworddoesnotwork.SonotonlyistheGNWTputtingupunfairandinap-propriatebarriersthatmakeitverydifcultforthepoortoapplyforworkwiththeGNWTbuttheirwebsitefunctionssobadlythatitisalsoabarrierforthosewhoarenotcomputerliterateasIamandcertainlyexcludesmanyfromapplyingforGNWTjobshesaid.LessardsaidtheissuecouldverywellleadtoalongerpossibletoapplyforajobwiththeGNWTwithoutavalidemailaddress.Heisaskingthedepart-menttotracktechnicalis-suesraisedbyapplicantsandtodevelopabettertechnicalsupportserviceforthepublicattemptingtoapplyforjobsonline.HetoldTheJournalheisstillwaitingforare-sponsebutsaidtheminis-tersharessimilarconcernsandisinvestigatingwithinthedepartment.JackieBellcommuni-cationsmanagerwiththedepartmentofHumanRe-sourcesconrmedthatthedepartmentiscurrentlyre-viewingtheconcernsraisedbyapplicants.Shesaidindividualsarestillabletoapplyforjobsviafaxemailpostmailorinperson.NoneofthatinformationislistedintheHowtoApplysectionofthenewwebsitewhichoffersinstructionssolelyfortheeRecruitsystem.HoweverBellsaidcon-tactinformationforHRser-vicecentrescanbefoundonthewebsiteandonjobposterssentouttodifferentcommunities.BellsaidtheGNWTre-centlymadetheshifttoon-lineadvertisinginresponsetothecurrenttrendamongjobseekerswhichsawmostapplicantsbetweenJan.1andJune30ofthisyearstatetheyheardaboutthejobon-lineratherthanthroughprintadvertisinginnewspapers.Shesaidalternatemeansaretakentomakesureindi-vidualsincommunitieshearaboutjobsviaprintedjobpostersprovidedtolocalFirstNationshamletandMtisof-cesgovernmentserviceandcareerdevelopmentofcersandatNorthernstores.Amongthebarriersitsetsuparedifcultiesexperi-encedwhenusingthewebsiteLessardsaid.TheGNWTlaunchedanewHumanRe-sourcesHRwebsitegwnt-jobs.caonOct.1whichre-quiresuserstocreateaproleusingavalidemailaddressinordertoapplyforjobs.Lessardsaidhetriedapply-ingforajobtotestthewebsiteafterhearingcomplaintsfromfriendsandwasmetwithtech-nicalissues.Hesaidthepdfleforthejobwasmissingandittook12daysafterhecontactedthedepartmentfortechnicalassistancetogetaresponse.humanrightscomplaintasaviolationoftherighttowork.Itcontravenestheinterna-tionalcovenantoneconomicsocialandculturalrights.ThereforeanymemberofthepublicwhofeelsthathehasaproblemwithithaseverylegitimaterighttogototheNWTHumanRightsofceandlodgeacomplaintagainstthegovernmentLes-sardsaid.WeledehMLABobBrom-leybroughtsimilarconcernstoHRministerTomBeaulieulastweeksayinghewassur-prisedtolearnthatitsnoWhatitsdoingisdiscriminatingagainstaparticularsocialandeconomicgroupthepoorandthepeoplewhodonthavecomputersbynotallowingthemtoapplyforjobs.GeorgeLessardCanadaWithoutPovertyTheGNWTrecentlydecidedtomoveallofitsjobpostingsonlinetognwtjobs.caratherthanputtingoutprintads.PhotoGNWTHumanResources 3TuesdayDecember172013NUMECHANICALToppurveyorsofheatingandplumbingserviceswouldliketowishyouFortSmithNT.867.872.0835numechanicalhotmail.comHappyHolidaysMiltenbergeroptimisticaboutraiseddebtceilingFinanceministerstalkmoneyatMeechLakeByDONJAQUENWTFinanceMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidhehadaveryproductivemeetingwithfederalfi-nanceministerJimFlahertywhileattendingthenationalnanceministersmeetinginOttawaSundayandMondaythisweek.MiltenbergersaidhepressedthefederalministerontheneedfortheNWTtohaveitsborrowinglimitsraisedtoallowmoreroomforinvestmentinmajorin-frastructureprojects.WeneedthatforstrategicinvestmentswithindustryhetoldTheJournal.Speakinginaphoneinter-viewfromOttawaMondayafternoonMiltenbergersaidtherearetwomajorprojectsthegovernmentoftheNWThasinmindcompletingtheMackenzieHighwayfromNormanWellstoWrig-leyaswellasapossiblepowerlineinterlinkwiththeSaskatchewanelectricalgridtoenabletheNWTtosellelectricitytothesouth.Hesaidgiventherapidlyevolv-ingdevelopmentsoftheSahtuoilplayhisgovernmentseesthatroadextensionnorthwardasparticularlyimportant.MiltenbergersaidPre-mierBobMcLeodhadalsoraisedthesameissueswhenhewasinOttawatheweekprevious.MiltenbergerattendedadinnerwithallthenanceministersSundaynightandthentheformalmeetingsatMeechLakeMondaybuthesaidoftenthesidemeetingsliketheonehehadwithFla-hertycanbeveryproductive.Hesaidthefederalministerwaspleasedwiththeperfor-manceoftheNWTcallingitawellrunjurisdictionandthatithasaclearideaofwhatitwantstodo.MiltenbergersaidbecauseofthatpositivereceptionheisveryoptimisticactionwillbetakenonraisingtheNWTborrowinglimits.TheotherbitofgoodnewsthatcameoutofthemeetingisthatthefederalgovernmentwillextendfundingfortheTerritorialHealthInfrastruc-tureSustainabilityInitiativeTHIS.ThatprogramamongotherthingsprovidesthefundingformedicaltravelforNWTresidents.Weneedaraisedborrowinglimitforstrategicinvestmentswithindustry.MichaelMiltenbergerGNWTDepartmentofFinancePoliticsFinanceContinuedfrompage1.TheFirstNationhadan-nouncedplanstoblockan-otheraccessroadontheFirstNationsterritorytheweekpreviousafterhear-ingPennWestwasmovingequipmentintoanotherleasesite2kmsouthoftheexist-ingblockade.WithaperceivedlackofmovementbytheAlbertaEn-ergyRegulatorAERontheissuePennWesttookmattersintoitsownhandslastFridayinaCalgarycourtdemand-inganinjunctionagainsttheblockade.WhilethathearingwasadjourneduntilMondayJusticeTillemanorderedthattheprotesterscouldnoterectanymoreblock-adesintheSawnLakeareaovertheweekend.AERstaffwereattheblockadesitelastThursdayinformingtheprotestersofactionsthatcouldbetakenunderprovinciallegislation.AERstaffmadethepro-testersawareoftheprovi-sionsinthePublicLandsActthatprohibitsanyper-sonfromblockingaccesstoCrownlandandtheremediesavailabletotheagencyadministeringtheActwhichistheAERAERspokespersonBobCurranwroteinanemailtoTheJournal.FirstNationsplitondevelopmentPennWestiscurrentlyindiscussionswiththeLubiconsothergovernmentheadedbyChiefBillyJoeLaboucan-acouncilcriticizedbyOmi-nayaksgroupasbeingpro-industryandputinplacebythefederalgovernment.TheFirstNationformallysplitinthemid-90swithLaboucansbandlookingtosecurealandclaimsettlementwiththefederalgovernmenttoboostlivingconditionsinthecommunityofLittleBuf-falo.ThatbandwasformallyrecognizedbytheprovincialandfederalgovernmentsfollowinganelectioninFeb-ruary2013.ThoughPennWestmetwithOminayaksgovernment-electedseparatelyinMayofthisyear-inlateNovemberthecompanyrefusedtohaltproductionsparkingtherstroadblock.Therehavebeennomeetingssince.GregMoffattmanagerofstakeholderrelationswithPen-nWestsaidthecompanyhasfollowedalltherulesinob-tainingaccesstotheblockedsitewhereithadplannedtobuildaroadandwellpadforadrillingoperation.Wehavetheauthorizationoftherecognizedleadershipfortheworktobeconducted.Wefollowedalloftheappli-cableregulationsandrequire-mentsestablishedbythepro-vincialgovernmenttogetap-provalfortheworkhesaidaddingthatthecompanyalsodialoguedwiththeLubiconLakeNationaboutitsworkplansoverthecourseoftheyearuntiltheblockadebegan.PriortothisyearselectionsintheLubiconcommunitywherebothOminayakandLaboucanwoninseparateelectionsMoffattsaidPennWesthaddrilledandcom-pletedover60wellswithoutenvironmentalincidentandwiththeparticipationoftheLubiconNationwhoseap-provedcontractorsandmem-berswereemployedintheoperations.Thedisputefromourperspectiveisreallyaboutleadershipinthecommu-nityandanunresolvedlandclaimMoffattsaid.BlockadegetsnationwidesupportPriortoMondaysdecisionLubiconcommunicationsco-ordinatorGarrettTomlinsonsaidthoseengagedinthe247blockadewereworkinginshiftstogetabreakfromthecoldandseetheirfamiliesandwerereceivingcaravansofsuppliesfromoutsidethecommunitywhichallowedthemtosetupafull-edgedcampcompletewithtentsalargecanvasshelterandaschoolbusasopposedtoalineoftrucks.Asocialmediacampaignwasaskingforeverythingfromwinterclothingtofuelfoodandwater.Itsturnedintoquitethetrafcjam.EvenifallthepeoplelefttheredbesomeseriousdeconstructionfortheoilcompanytogoinandtrytotakeeverythingoutTomlinsonsaid.SecurityfromPennWesthavebeenparkingtheirve-hiclesattheblockadefrom900a.m.to500p.m.inasilentfaceoffwithprotest-ersholdingtheroadincheckroundtheclock.Therehaventbeenanyconfrontations.Theirsecu-ritypersonnelcomeandsitatoneendoftheroadandourguysobviouslyarentmovingandthatsprettywellwheretheyleaveitTomlinsonsaidaddingthattherehavenotbeenanymoreincidentsoftheblockadebeingrunatbyPennWestequipmentaswasrecordedonvideobyLubiconprotestersinthefirstdaysoftheblockade.MembersofthePeaceRiverRCMPdetachmenthavemadefrequentvisitstotheroadblocksiteoverthelastseveralweekstak-ingphotosandlicenceplatenumbers.AccordingtoTomlinsontheLubiconhavebeenatthereceivingendofnumerousmessagesofsupportfromacrossthecountryinclud-ingfromtheCouncilofCa-nadiansDefendersoftheLandandtheSixNationsHaudenosauneeIroquoisConfederacy.Hesaidthenationisintheprocessoftouchingbasewitholdalliancesfromthe1980swhenblockadesagainstoilandgasdevelopmentwereprominentonLubi-conterritory.CompanynegotiatingwithonechiefofsplitFirstNationAsteadygroupofaround15protestershasbeenblockadinganaccessroadtoPennWestsfrackingsitesinceNov.26butacourthasorderedthemtomove.PoliticsFirstNationsPhotoLubiconLakeNation ARCHIVES15YearsAgo...AntoinetakesonPremiersseatNahendehMLAJimAntoineaseven-yearveteranintheLegislativeAssem-blywaselectedasthenewpremieroftheNorthwestTerritorieslastweekfollow-ingasecretballotelectionintheHouse.IssueDecember15199820YearsAgo...NewconductguidesforlegislatureMembersoftheLegislativeAssemblyunanimouslyapprovedamotiontoadoptanumberofconductguidelineslastweekmakingtheNorthwestTerritoriesthefirstjurisdictioninCanadatohavesuchguidelinesformembersofthelegislature.IssueDecember15199330YearsAgo...FedsannounceoildealsThefederalgovernmenthasannouncednineoilandgasexplorationagreementshavebeensignedforworkintheNWTandYukon.Eightwellsaretobedrilledoverthenextfiveyearswithtotalexpen-dituresofover163million.IssueDecember1519834TuesdayDecember172013TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChatehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermilionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrairieHytheJohndOrPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatiDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMorinvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter..............................MariaChurch867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.15salesnorj.caEzraBlack867-872-3000ext.11adsnorj.caAdministration................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.20designnorj.caAllofusattheNorthernJournalWishYouaMerryChristmasWehavebigplansfortheNorthernJournalin2014.Togrowmoreandbecomeevenbetter.Weareoptimisticthat2014willbeaverygoodyear.Wehopeitwillbegreatforyoutoo. COLUMNS5TuesdayDecember172013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-17Cand-26CNorms-17Cand-26C-32Low-31Low-27High-26High-29Low-28High-30Low-35Low-34Low-28High-28High-33Low-26High-30Low-22High-27HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-22Cand-30CNorms-21Cand-29C-27Low-26Low-31Low-27Low-37Low-34Low-29High-31High-33Low-28High-37Low-27High-22High-26High-24High-27HighWhiteGirlHuntingrealityPart3ByDAWNKOSTELNIKHuntingcaribouintheDehChoin1966.Intheend160caribouareshotandtheworkbegins.Onehundredandsixtycaribouhavetobeguttedandpiled.Liversfromthecaribouarethrowninthefryingpanastheyaretakenoreatenwarmandraw.Theywillnothavetohaulthemeathometheluxuryofhav-inganOtteryintopickupthemeathasbeenprearranged.Thepaymentforthisluxuryisthattheyhavetopackanair-stripwiththeirsnowshoesfortheplanetolandon.Fortwomoredaysthementaketurnstryingtopackdownsugarsnowwiththeirsnow-shoes.Theairplanewontar-riveuntiltheyreturntothevillagetomakearadiocallinstructingthepilottoyoutforthecariboumeat.Sixcari-bouanightareneededtofeedthehuntersanddogsOnehundredandsixtycari-boupiledoneontheothercre-atesasmallmeatmountain.Tentsareusedtocoverthefrozeneshwhilethehunt-ersheadforhome.Thehunt-erswillnowbesleepingintheopenbythereitisstill-35fatnight.Sprucebowsarecutandwovenintoaplatformforsleepingandsitting.Caribouribsarehungovertherebyathree-poledtripodtocookandgetslightlysmokedmygoodnesstheyaregood.Teaisthickandblacksweetenedwithsugarandavouredwithspruceneedlesthebest.Ablizzardblowsinontheseconddaytowardshome.GeorgePelletiersdogssurpriseamooseonthetrail.Asnarlingtangleofdogstakingonabullmooseisdestructive.YelpingdogsarethrashedbyslashinghoovesthankGodthemoosehaslosthisantlersGeorgecantgettohisgunitsinthecar-ryallunderthedogsandangrymoose.Heturnsandrunsbackdownthetrailthroughthesheet-ingsnowsearchingforanothergun.EveryonehastheirbrakeonandiswaitinghowlingwindscarrytatteredsoundsofsnarlingyelpingdogsaretheremenscriesaswellNothingnothingGeorgecomesonmydadrstdadhandshimhisrieandwatchesashedisappearsbackintotheblowingsnow.Bangbangtherieismufedinthewind-storm.Georgewillhavetosnowshoehomeifthemoosekillshisdogs.LimpingbutintactthedogscarryGeorgeandpartsofthemoosetowardshome.Ashoutgoesupinthevil-lageadrumsoundsatthefarendoftown.Hunterscominghunterscoming.Theheartbeatofthedrumcallsustotheriverbanklooklooktheretheyaretheyarecominghurryhurrykidsemptyoutofthevillageweareallrunningdowntheriverbankoutontotheice.Haggarddogsandmengetcloserandclosersomemenareridinginsidethecarryallsdogsrunwithlongtonguesgrabbingbitsofsnowforthirst.Wedontcarehowtiredtheyarewearelookingforourdads.Kidsjumpintothesleighsandontopofourfathersunclesgetteasedaswerunalongsideofthemlookingforsomeoneelsethedogsaretootiredtobiteeven.Theyarehometheyarehome.Insidethecarryallsisalittlefreshmeatfortonight.Wewilldancetothedrumsandeatmoosedrizzledwithlard.P.S.thiswasacommu-nalhunttheChiefGeorgeHorseydistributedthemeateverySaturdaytothepeo-ple.IttookthreetripsfortheOttertobringthemeatintoFortNormanthisfoodcarriedusthroughtobreakup.Inthetwoweeksthistriptookmydadlost10poundsofweighthesaysthatheateasmuchashecouldtherewasnofatonthesewintercaribou.Run-ningbehindateamofdogsthatareweigheddownmakesyouskinny.Inordernottostarvehebegantomixthedogsoatmealintohisteaforsomecarbohydrate.TheGrinchwhostoleParliamentElizabethMayMPSaanichGulfIslandsLeaderoftheGreenPartyofCanadaThisisanexcerptfromtheChristmasletterfromGreenPartyleaderElizabethMaytohersupportersWhatIseedailyasanMPisroutinecontemptforallourParliamentaryin-stitutions.Billsareforcedthroughwithtimealloca-tionsbreakingallhistoricalrecordsforshuttingdowndebate.Inthe40yearpe-riodfrom1917-1957Ifoundsevenexamplesoftimeal-location.Inthelasttwoyearsithashappened50times.Theabuseofprocessinmassiveomnibusbillsalsoforcedthroughwithlimiteddebatewithoutasingleamendmentbeingal-lowedisalsocontemptofthelegislativeprocessitself.WhenIhadworkedintheOfceoftheMinisterofEn-vironmentinthe1980sallthebillsthatwentthroughtheHousewereamended.SomeofthegovernmentbillssuchastheCana-dianEnvironmentalProtec-tionActweresubstantiallychangedthroughhelpfulamendmentsproposedbyoppositionMPs.Nolonger.SomehowStephenHarperseemstothinkthateventheslight-estamendmenttoagovern-mentbillisapoliticaldefeatwhichhewillnottolerate.Whatusedtobelargelynon-partisanexercisesthere-viewofbillslisteningtoexpertwitnessesandciti-zengroupstoconsiderim-provements-hasdegener-atedintoascriptedexerciseanextensionofthenon-stoppartisanwarfare.Itisof-fensivetoeveryprincipleofdemocraticgovernancethatthespring2012omnibusbudgetbillC-38amon-strousassaultondecadesofenvironmentallaw-all440pagesattackingguttingandrepealing70otherpiecesoflegislationwaspassedwith-outasinglechangebetweenFirstReadingandRoyalAs-sent.Evendraftingerrorsthatwerespottedwereleftintactandhadtobecor-rectedbylatergovernmentlegislation.AnotherfeatureofthecurrentadministrationisMr.Harperssystematicassaultonevidencebaseddecisionmaking.Thesup-pressionofevidencethelackofproperbackgroundevenforthefiscalinforma-tioninsupportofbudg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6TuesdayDecember172013www.auroracollege.nt.caHappyHolidaysWishingyouallthejoysoftheholidaysandanewuNeilYoungconcertsbackFirstNationsoilsandsghtByMEAGANWOHLBERGMusiclegendNeilYoungislendinghisfametohelpaFirstNationinnorthernAl-bertainalegalbattleagainstoilsandsdevelopmentonitstraditionalterritory.Therockerannouncedlastweekhewillplayfourbene-tconcertsacrossCanadainJanuarywith100percentoftherevenuesgoingtoassisttheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNinFortChipewyantakeonShellCanadasrecentlyapprovedJackpineoilsandsmineex-pansionproject.Thethemeofthemini-tourscheduledforTorontoWinnipegReginaandCal-garyisHonourtheTrea-ties.Ticketswentonsalelastweekwithshowssellingoutwithindays.FellowCanadianmusicianDianaKrallajazzsingerandpianistwillappearasaspecialguest.Youngmadepublichisviewsontheoilsandsearlierthisyearaftervisitingrepre-sentativesofACFNonatouroftheFortMcMurrayoil-sandsregioncomparingtheareasopenpitminestothesiteofanuclearbombblast.ACFNspokespersonErielDerangersaidtheconcertshavebeenintheworkssinceSeptemberandthatthetourwasYoungsidea.WhenhewashereafterhearingaboutallthethingsthatweredoingandhowACFNhasbasicallydrawnalineinthesand-ourEl-dersDeclarationstateswedontwanttoseedevelop-mentnorthoftheFirebagRiver-hereallylikedthatandsaidIfeellikeIneedtodosomethingforyou.DerangersaidtheFirstNationisthrilledtobeatthereceivingendofnancialassistancefortheirvariousongoinglegalbattles.LegalchallengesarenotnewtousandwehavemultiplelegalchallengesthatwevebeenworkingonoverthepastfewyearsDerangersaid.Thoseincludeajudicialre-viewoftheprovincialPublicLandsAdministrationRegu-lationwhichDerangersaidoverlooksprivatelandownersandFirstNationsinfavourofindustrySpeciesatRiskActviolationsforcaribouandbisontherecentapprovalofShellsproposedJackpineoil-sandsmineexpansionandoneagainsttheprovincialgovernmentsLowerAtha-bascaRegionalPlanLARPapolicyregulatinglanduseintheoilsandsregion.WefeelthatLARPisgiv-ingindustrymajorconces-sionstocontinuebusinessasusualwhilecontinuingtode-gradeourtreatyandAborigi-nalrights.ImeanLARPwasusedbasicallytojustifythedecisionontheJackpineMinesothatforusisareallyim-portantcaseDerangersaid.ACFNhasaskedforastatutoryreviewofLARPwhichwasgranted.Iftherearefailingsfoundinthepol-icydocumentDerangersaidtheFirstNationwilllikelyheadtowardsafullblownchallenge.MoneygarneredfromthebenetconcertswillbeappliedacrosstheboardDerangersaid.Evengoingtothehearingsforpublicreviewofanyoftheapplicationsasintervenorscostsquiteabitofmoneyinlegalcostsbecausewehavetogetlegalanalysisofallthedifferentapplicationssoourlegaldefencefundistosortofensurethatwehavemoneytopayourlawyersacrossallourlegalavenuesthatwereexploringshesaid.Theshowsaresched-uledforJan.12atTorontosMasseyHallJan.16atWin-nipegsCentennialConcertHallJan.17attheConexusArtsCentreinReginaandJan.19attheJackSingerConcertHallinCalgary.PhotoPhilKingLegalchallengesarenotnewtous...Ourlegaldefencefundistosortofensurethatwehavemoneytopayourlawyersacrossallourlegalavenuesthatwereexploring.ErielDerangerAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationNeilYoungisperformingfourbenetconcertswith100percentofproceedsgoingtotheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationslegaldefencefund.PoliticsFirstNationsFINDASACKFULLOFSAVINGSATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFECHOOSEBETWEENAThefolksatNorthstarChryslerinHighLevelandLaCretemusthavebeengoodlastyearbecauseSantabroughtthemanearlygiftAsackfullofsavingson2013stosharewithyou2013RAMCREWCABSLTRegularly45500NOW34140Theirgifttoyousavingsover110002013DODGEDARTNOW16995thats600offthelistedprice.www.northstarchrysler.caOR PoliticsFirstNations7TuesdayDecember172013FirstNationtotakelegalactionagainstJackpinemineOttawacutsintogranteddelayperiodtoapproveoilsandsexpansionByMEAGANWOHLBERGShortchangingFirstNa-tionsoftheirpromised35-daydelaythefederalgov-ernmentgavethego-aheadtoShellsJackpineopen-pitoilsandsmineexpansionprojectearlierthismonthdespiteconcernsthatitsnear-doublinginsizewillcausepermanentdamagetowetlandsandwildlifeinnorthernAlberta.TheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNofFortChipewyanwhosetraditionalterritorywillbeimpactedbytheexpansionwhichhasbeenghtingtheprojectinthecourtssincethefallof2012islookingatfurtherlegalactiontohalttheproj-ectwhichwoulddisturbover12000hectaresoftraditionalterritoryincludingthede-structionofa21-kmsectionoftheculturallysignicantMuskegRiver.Werestillwaitingforalegalreviewfromourlaw-yersonoptionsandavenuessoweprobablywonthaveastrategyuntilJanuarysaidErielDerangerheadofcommunicationsforACFN.Butwereseriouslylook-ingintoavenuesforlegalrecourseandappealthisdecision.ACFNwaspromisedanadditional35daystoshareitsconcernsoncumulativeenvi-ronmentaleffectsimpactsontraditionallivelihoodsandhar-vestingrightswithfederalrep-resentativesonNov.8butOt-tawacutthatperiodshortwiththenalapprovalonDec.6.DerangersaidACFNhadjusthadaconferencecallwithrepresentativesfromtheCanadianEnvironmen-talAssessmentAgencyCEAAtwodaysbeforethedecisionwashandeddownandreceivednoin-dicationthatnalapprovalhadbeengiven.WewereworkingundertheauspicethattheywereconsultingwithusinordertomakethatdecisionbutareleasewassentoutFri-dayafternoonDerangersaid.Itsquitelikelythattheyhadtheirdecisional-readymadewhentheyhadthemeetingwithusandtheymadenoindicationofthatatall.Theexpansionwasrecom-mendedforapprovalbythejointfederal-provincialre-viewpanelinJunedespiteitsreportnotingsignicantadverseimpactstopopula-tionsofwildlifewetlandsmigratorybirdsandoldgrowthforestamongothers.Shellmaintainsthattheexpansionwillallowfora100000barrel-per-dayin-creaseinproductionre-coveringatotalofapprox-imately325millioncubicmetresofdrybitumenoverits40-yearlifeandgenerat-inganestimated17billioninroyaltiesandtaxesforthegovernmentalongwith750full-timejobs.Thoughtheexpansionwouldbringtheminessurfaceareaupto13000hectaresShellsownenvi-ronmentalassessmentfortheprojectindicatesover180000hectaresofwetlandsstandtobelostoralteredasaresultoftheprojectandotheroilsandsactivityintheregion.Shellintendstocompen-satefor8500hectaresofwetlandwiththerecentpurchaseof730hectaresofformercattlepastureinnorthwesternAlberta.IthasalsoproposedmovingthethreatenedRonaldLakebisonherdandwoodlandcariboupopulationstoaconservationzoneandtocreatealakestockedwithfishtooffsetotherdamages.SimonDyerofthePem-binaInstituteanenergypolicythinktanksaiditsdisappointingtoseeaproj-ectapproveddespitethecompanysownassessmentshowingtheprojectwillexceedlimitsforairqual-itywildlifehabitatandtheAthabascaRiver.Thepanelsdecisionre-portprovidesacomprehen-sivesummaryofthefailuresofAlbertaandCanadasen-vironmentalmanagementwith88non-bindingrec-ommendationstoimprovegovernmentoversightDyersaid.YetbyrecommendingthattheprojectshouldbeapprovedanywaythepanelmissedtheopportunitytosendastrongmessagetoCanadiansandourenergycustomersthattheysup-portevidence-baseddeci-sionmakingandwillholdgovernmentsaccountableforcommitmentstoimproveenvironmentalprotectionintheoilsands.PhotoBradleySaulteauxPhotoShellBitumenproductionatShellsopen-pitJackpineoilsandsmineisexpectedtoincreaseby100000barrelsperday.AthabascaChipewyanFirstNationAllanAdamaddressessupportersatarallyoutsidehearingsfortheJackpineMineexpansioninFortMcMurrayinOctober2012.TheFirstNationisplanningtotakelegalactiontostoptheapprovedmine. EnvironmentWildlife8TuesdayDecember172013WESCLEANN.W.T.WESCLEAN15IndustrialDriveHayRiverNT867-875-5100HappyHolidaysfromallofusatWescleanByMARIACHURCHTheterritorialgovernmenthasapprovedalimitedhar-vestfornon-Aboriginalresi-dentsthatputstheSlaveRiverlowlandsbisonandBeverlyandAhiakcariboubackinhuntersrange.Theapprovalwillallowresi-denthunterstopurchasetagstoharvestonebullfromtheBev-erlyandAhiakherdsaswellasonebisonfromtheSlaveRiverlowlandsbisonherdduringthe2013-2014huntingseason.HarvestingapprovalforbothbisonandcaribouisbasedonconservationrstandforemostMichaelMiltenbergerNWTministerofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRtoldTheJournalbutpolicymak-ersmustbalancethatwiththerightsofresidentstohunt.Youhavepeopleatbothendsofthespectrumhesaid.Ourfundamentalen-vironmentaldutyistomakesurewelookatwildlifeissuesandconservationandpreser-vationofthespecies.ENRmonitorscaribouandbisonherdnumberseachyeartodetermineiftheycansustainalimitedharvestfromresidents.TheBeverlyandAhiakbar-rengroundcaribouherdsarebothlocatedinthefareastoftheterritoryneartheSaskatch-ewanborderwheretheyarenoteasilyaccessiblewhichhasal-lowedtheirnumberstoremainrelativelyuntouched.Themajorityoftheterri-toryscaribouarecurrentlyunderstressandhavebeenthefocusofconservationeffortsincludingharvestingbansMiltenbergersaid.TheBluenose-EastandBathurstcaribouherdshavebeenofflimitssince2006forresidenthunters.Thatbanwillcontinuethroughthe2013-2014biggameseason.SurveyresultsfortheBlue-nose-EastherdfoundmainlyintheTlichoregionshowacontinueddeclineinthenum-berofbreedingfemalesoverthepastthreeyearsdroppingfromapproximately51800in2010toaround34500thisyear.TheBathurstherdalsofoundintheTlichoregionissimilarlyexperiencingdecliningnumbers.TheGNWTiscurrentlylookingatdevelopingajointproposalwiththeTlichoGovernmenttodeterminefuturemanagementactionstoconservetheherd.Thenextroundofpopula-tionsurveysfortheBluenose-EastandBathurstherdswillbedonein2015.HerdnumbersforbisonintheSlaveRiverlowlandshaverisenoverthepastyearstotheirhighestnum-berssincethe1980sMilten-bergersaidwhichpromptedtheharvestingapprovalforthisseason.Theherdnumbersarearound1700animalswhichfromtheopinionofacon-servationandwildlifeper-spectivearehealthyenoughtosustainsomeharvesthesaid.AnENRspokespersonsaidwithresidenthunternumbersdroppingtheyhavenotputalimitonthenumberoftagsasparticipationratesareex-pectedtobelow.ResidentharvesttagswillbeavailableinearlyJanuaryandwillcost25forcaribouand100forbison.Aboriginalbisonharvest-ingisnotunderrestrictionalthoughhuntersareencour-agedtolimittheirharvesttobullsonly.CurrentlyresidentsincludeanyonewhohaslivedintheNWTforatleasttwoyears.OncetheGNWTsnewWild-lifeActcomesintoeffectin2014thatrequirementwilldroptooneyear.Harvestre-approvedforselectcariboubisonherdsPhotocourtesyofEnvironmentandNaturalResources-GNWTByMARIACHURCHFourspecieshavebecomethersttomaketheNWTslistofSpeciesatRiskthedepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRannouncedlastweek.BorealcaribouPearycari-boupolarbearandthehairybrayaplanthavebeenselectedastherstspeciestobelistedsincetheNWTSpeciesatRiskActwascreatedin2010.Thepolarbearwasdesig-natedonthelistasspecialconcernmeaningitmaybe-comeendangeredbecauseofthreatsandbiologicalfactorswhiletheotherthreehavebeenlistedasthreatenedmeaningthespeciesislikelytobecomeendangeredifnoth-ingisdonetopreventit.Thelistofspeciesweresub-mittedtoENRMinisterMi-chaelMiltenbergerlastweekbytheNWTConferenceofMan-agementAuthoritiesCMAthebodyresponsibleforde-terminingthespeciesatrisk.Thefourspeciesweredis-cussedbytheCMAatameet-ingheldinInuviklastOctoberwherespeciesstatusreportstheNWTSpeciesatRiskCommitteesspeciesassess-mentsCrownconsultationaswellaspublicinputwerefactoredintothedecision.OverthenexttwoyearstheCMAwillbedevelopingapolarbearmanagementplanandrecoverystrategiesfortheborealcaribouPearycaribouandthehairybrayaplant.TheCMAmetagaininNdilolastweektoassessthestatusofDolphinandUnioncaribouandthenorthernleop-ardfrogintheNWT.Resultsareexpectedinearly2014.FirstspeciesaddedtoNWTsatrisklistEnvironmentWildlifePhotoAlanWilsonTheBluenose-EastcaribouherdalongwiththeBathurstcaribouherdremainsofflimitstoresidenthunterswithpopulationsurveysshowingtheirnumberscontinuetodecline.ThepolarbearhasbeenlistedasaspecialconcernontheNWTslistofSpeciesatRisk. 9TuesdayDecember172013LTD.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGOfcialswiththeAlbertagovernmentandParksCan-adaarevoicingconcernoverthepotentialimpactsofBCHydrosproposed7.9-bil-lionSiteCdamonthePeaceRiverwhichtheysayposesthreatslikefloodingin-creasedmercurylevelsinshanddryingoutthePeaceAthabascaDelta.Hearingsforthethirdhy-droelectricprojectonthePeacebeganinFortSt.JohnBClastweekwith20-pluspagedwrittensubmissionscomingfrombothAlbertasdepartmentofEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentESRDandWoodBuffaloNationalParkinnortheasternAlberta.BCHydrosW.A.C.BennettandPeaceCanyondamshavealreadysignicantlyalteredtheowoftheriverintoAl-bertasaybothsubmissionswhichrequestthehydrocom-panydomoretoinvestigateandmitigatethepotentialneg-ativedownstreamimpactsofanotherdam.AsSiteCwillbe85kmclosertoAlbertatheimpactofowuctuationswillbefelt85kmfurtherdownstream.ThoughthedamhasthepotentialtohavepositiveimpactsontheecosystemrelatedtohigherowstheESRDdocumentsubmittedonNov.29expressesavari-etyofconcernswithpotentialoodingaswellasasuiteofproblemsstemmingfromlowowswhenthedamstoreswaterincludingstoppagestoferryserviceandcom-munitywaterintake.BCHydrosdamsonthePeaceRivergiveBCHydrosignicantcontroloverowsinthePeaceRiver.Relativelyshortduration1to2daysdecisionsaboutowreleasesfromthesedamscanproducelowowpulsesthatcanbedetecteddownstreamallthewaytothePeaceAthabascaDeltareadstheESRDsubmission.ThedownstreamimpactstoAlbertaofthesepulseswilldependonthelengthoftimeofthesepulsesandondown-streamtributaryowcondi-tionswhichvaryseasonallyandannually.Itisthecombi-nationofextendeddurationlowowreleasedecisionsbyBCHydroandlownaturaldownstreamtributaryinowthatareofgreatestconcerntoAlberta.ESRDalsolistsconcernswiththeeffectsonsheriesincludingshiftsinwatertem-peraturesthatcouldimpactspawningthetotalblockageofupstreamshmigrationhydro-peaking-whichcausesdirectmortalitytoshbystrandinganddewa-teringeggs-andanincreaseinmercurylevels.AlbertaacknowledgesthatBCHydroexpectsincreasesinMeHgmethylmercurylevelsinfishpopulationsdownstreamoftheAlberta-BCbordertobetemporaryandwithinshconsumptionguidelines.Howeveritisun-clearwhetherAlbertansareawareofthisincreasetheamountoftheincreaseandthedurationoftheimpactstatesthedocument.TheresultcouldbemorerestrictivefishingonthePeaceRiverstatestheprovince.OfcialswithWoodBuf-faloNationalParkofferedsim-ilarconcernstothepanelask-ingthatcumulativeimpactsofallthreePeaceRiverdamsonthePeace-AthabascaDeltabetakenintoconsiderationwhenreviewingtheproject.The33-pagesubmissionfromWoodBuffalossuperin-tendentRobKentstatesboththeBennettandPeaceCan-yondamshavesignicantlyalteredtheood-dependentdeltaecosystem80percentofwhichislocatedwithintheparksboundaries.Thereportarguesthatoodeventsareneededtollthehighestperchedbasinslakesandwetlandsintheatdeltaarea.Becausepeakwaterlevelsontheriversarenotsufcienttoreplenishthosehigh-levelbasinsoverbankowsgeneratedbyice-jamsduringspringbreak-uparerequired.AccordingtoParksthoseoodeventshavebeendecreasingbecauseofup-streamhydro.Ice-jamoodshavebeeninfrequentsincethePeaceRiverowhasbeenregulatedresultinginonlytwoperiodsofextensivedelta-wideood-inginthe45yearssincetheBennettDamwascompletedstatesParkssubmission.Kentstatesthattheecologyofthedeltaischangingdra-maticallywhichisaffectingFirstNationcommunitiesinthedeltaarea.Localpeoplearereport-ingthatchangingplantcom-munitieswaterlevelsandusebywildlifehaveaffectedtheirtraditionaluseofandconnectiontotheareathedocumentstatesnotingthatwetlandlosshasseenaneardisappearanceofmuskratfromthedelta.ParksCanadarecommendsthereviewpanelconsiderthefullrangeofdownstreamef-fectsuptoandincludingthedeltainitsanalysis.AlbertaParksconcernedwithimpactsofSiteCdamHearingsonthirdPeaceRiverhydroprojectbegininFortSt.JohnIllustrationcourtesyofBCHydroEnvironmentWatershedsBCHydrosproposedSiteCdamwouldbethethirdhydroprojectonthePeaceRiverleavingresidentsdownstreamconcernedwiththeimpactsoffurtherowregulation.MerryChristmasHappyNewYearfromallofusatTDCEmergencyServicePleasecall872-4567or872-2458forfurtherinformation.FORTSMITHNWTHolidayScheduleDec.24Dec.25Dec.26-27Dec.30Dec.31Jan.1CLOSEDAT300P.M.CLOSEDREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSCLOSEDAT300P.M.CLOSED 10TuesdayDecember172013Visitusonlineatwww.ssdec.nt.caCreatingFutureswww.facebook.comSouthSlaveDECAllofusattheSSDECwouldliketowishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyandProductiveNewYear.13122KA0Useelectricitysafely.Whendeckingyourhallsreplaceanydamagedoroldlightsandcords.MerryBrightatcoelectric.comInuvik-TukhighwaystillwaitingforcontractsByMARIACHURCHThe300-millionhigh-wayprojectthatwilllinkthecommunitiesofInu-vikandTuktoyaktukisawaitingfinalcontractsbeforefederalandterri-torialmoneycankickstartconstructionaccordingtoNWTTransportationMin-isterTomBeaulieu.WhileGNWTfundsforthehighwayarecurrentlyattheirdisposalfederalcontributionstothetuneof100millionareear-markedbutnotaccessibleuntilfinalcontractsaredrawnuphesaid.InordertoactuallystartspendingmoneydirectlyonthehighwayitselfwehavetohaveacontractwiththebuildersBeaulieutoldTheJournal.NorthwindIndus-triesLtd.a100percentInuvialuitownedandop-eratedcompanybasedinInuvikandE.GrubensTransportLtd.operatingoutofTuktoyaktukwerejointlyawardedthehighwaycontractearlierthisyear.ConstructionhasthusfarbeenlimitedtotheaccessroadsinTuktoyaktukandInuvikwhicharenow60percentcomplete.Theac-tualhighwayconstructionhasyettobegin.Wearemobilizedtomoverightintothatbutwehavetowaituntilthemoneyflowsbeforewestartworkingonthatpor-tionBeaulieusaid.SeveralpermitsforthehighwayprojectincludingfromtheMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoardareoutstandingbutBeaulieusaidheisconfidenttheywillreceiveapproval.TheministerwasinIn-uvikandTukinearlyDe-cembertomeetwithcom-munityleadersanddiscusspotentialconcernsaboutthehighway.InuvikMayorFloydRo-landsaidthetownwouldliketoseeimprovementstoitscurrentinfrastruc-turesuchasAirportRoadwhichisinpoorconditionandwillseeevenmoretraf-ficoncehighwayconstruc-tionbegins.TheconditionofourAirportRoadissome-thingwevebeencon-cernedaboutbecauseoftheheavingandsomeoftheoldculvertsandthesloughingthatisstartingtohappenonsomeoftheembankmentshesaid.Rolandsaidideallythetownwouldliketoseethedepartmentfundarecon-ditioningoftheroadbutaftertalkswiththeminis-terhesaiditsmorelikelyafewkeyculvertswillbereplacednextsummer.Accordingtothedepart-mentofTransportationoncecompletedthehigh-wayisexpectedtohavecreated1000one-timeand40long-termjobsintheNWT.Withproperhighwayac-cessthroughtheArcticre-giontourismisprojectedtoincreaseby2.7millionperyearandcostsforop-eratingtheMackenzieGasProjectpipelinewouldbereducedbynearly400million.PhotosGNWTTransportationTransportationInfrastructureCurrentconstructionoftheInuvik-Tukhighwayislimitedtoaccessroads.AjointcontractwithNorthwindIndustriesLtd.andE.Gr-ubensTransportLtd.hasyettobenalized. EnvironmentMonitoring11TuesdayDecember172013Allofusatthecommunitygovernmentwouldliketowishyouahappyholidayandajoyousnewyear.Wedalsoliketoextendourthankstoallgovernmentagenciesandself-employedpeopleintheNWT.HappyHolidaysFromtheHamletofPaulatukNORTHERNOWNEDANDOPERATREDFIREPREVENTIONSERVICESLTD.1MelvilleDriveP.O.Box2422YellowknifeNTX1A2P8Phone867873-3800TOLLFREEinNWTNunavut1888202-4091www.ykfireprevention.caDESIGNINSTALLVERIFYINSPECTMAINTAINFireAlarmSystemsSprinklerSystemsIndustrialCommercialSpecialHazardsFireSuppressionSystemsPortableFireExtinguishersTrainingFireProtectionProductsServicesALLOFUSatFirePreventionServicesLtd.wouldliketoextendourbestwishesfortheholidayseason.BEHAPPYSTAYSAFE.Protectingyourpeopleandpropertywithfireprotectionsystemsthatareefficienteffectiveandreliable.InuvialuitGwichinlandusersdocumentlandchangesResearchersharesmonitoringtechniquesatAuroraCollegeinFortSmithByMARIACHURCHAresearchprojectfromtheUniversityofVictoriaisusingphotographyandvid-eographytodocumentlanduserknowledgeofenviron-mentalchangewiththeaimofexpandingscienticknowl-edgebeyondthelaboratory.TrevorLantzaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesattheUniversityofVictoriaistheleadbehindanenviron-mentalmonitoringprojectwhichgathersinterviewsphotosandvideosfromlanduserstodocumentenviron-mentalchangeintheNorth.Theprojecthesaidallowsscientiststomoreefcientlydirecttheirresearchefforts.IfeveryoneintheAk-lavikareaforexampleistalkingaboutonethingthatisbothconcerningtothemasacommunitybutalsosomethingthatisreallyun-usualandquiteabnormalfromanenvironmentalper-spectivethenthatmessagecomesthroughreallyclearlythroughthisprogramLantztoldTheJournal.Asasci-entistithelpsguidewhereweputourlimitedresourcesandeffort.Lantzinformallybeganworkingwithlandusersin2008-2009whenhisresearchonenvironmentalchangeledhimtoconnectwithNorth-erncommunitymembersasguidesandcollaborators.WhenLantzandhisteamrstheardaccountsofthe1999stormsurgethatoodedtheMackenzieDeltaandYukonNorthSlopefromthoseinInuvikandAklavikherealizedtherewasadis-connectbetweenscienticknowledgeandlanduserknowledge.Lotsofpeoplewereonthelandwhenithappened.Somepeoplehadtobeevacuatedpeoplewhohadcampsouttheresawtheef-fectsofitrsthand.Theywatchedthevegetationdiewhentheywereattheircampsthenextspringbutitwaskindofofftheradarofscientistsanddecisionmakershesaid.Attheendofitwereal-izedthatwhathadhappenedherewasareallybigdealandithadlargelyfallenbe-tweenthecracksintermsofbeingdocumentedbeyondthelocalcommunitysknowl-edgeofit.Lantzledhisresearchteamtobeginformalizingamethodbywhichthecom-munitycoulddocumenttheirrsthandknowledgeofenvi-ronmentalchangesandshareitwithscientists.Amonitoringprogramwaslaterdevelopedinpar-ticipationwithgovernmentandorganizationsintheIn-uvialuitandGwichinsettle-mentregionsincludingtheInuvialuitJointSecretariattheGwichinTribalCounciltheMackenzieDeltaCumula-tiveImpactMonitoringPro-gramandAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentCanada.Themonitoringprogramhasthusfarcollectedpho-tosandrecordingsfrom52localexpertsatmorethan270locationsoverthepastthreeyears.Peopleoftenfocusontheculturalchangesoftheland-scapeandwhatthosechangesmeanfortheculturalsigni-cancetalkingaboutthingslikeplacenamesfamilytra-ditionsandstoriesabouttheland.Ittakesitinadimensionthatoftenresourcemanage-mentandsciencedoesntre-allygoanditsareallyimpor-tantaspecttothinkaboutLantzsaid.Arecentadditiontotheprogramhaslanduserssign-ingoutcamerastodocumenttheirday-to-dayimpressionsonthechangingenvironment.ResearchtechniquessharedinFortSmithLantzwasinFortSmithlastweektosharehisre-searchtechniquesatAuroraCollegesThebachacampuswithabout70peoplecrowd-inginforhispresentation.SarahRosolenmanageroftheAuroraResearchInstitutewhichorganizedLantzsvisitsaidshehopesresearchintheformofphotoandvideodocumentationbylanduserscatchesoninothercommu-nitieslikeFortSmith.Theresearchcouldbeusedtostudyareasofculturalim-portanceandenvironmentalchangeshesaid.SomeofthebenetsthatLantzwassuggestingisyouaregettingthefullstorywhenyoudothoseinterviewsandwhenyougooutonthelandwithpeople.Yourenotjusttakingtheinformationthatyouwantyouaretakingitallandifyoureallylistentoititcaninformwhereyougoshesaid.Thesepeopleareonthelandandtheyareexpertsontheenvironment.Theyhavealotofknowledgethereandifyoulistentoityourre-searchasaWesternscien-tistcanbesomuchmoreinformed.RosolensaidshehopestocontinueworkingwithLantztowardscultivatingland-userresearchinthecommunityparticularlyintheschoolsystembutitulti-matelydependsontheleveloflocalinterest.PhotoJessicaDuttonTrevorLantzexplainshisresearchtechniquestoacrowdedroomofstudentsandcom-munitymembersatAuroraCollegesThebachacampuslastweek. 12TuesdayDecember172013KAESERSHOLIDAYSCHEDULESUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYDECEMBER20131234567MOONLIGHTMADNESS9A.M.-10P.M.891011121314MOONLIGHTMADNESS9A.M.-10P.M.151617181920219A.M.-10P.M.222232425262728MOONLIGHTMADNESS9A.M.-4P.M.9A.M.-8P.M.293031EnteryournameintheDrygoodsstore.KaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatSt.FortSmithNT867872-2345BESTWISHESFORAHAPPYANDSAFEHOLIDAYfromthemanagementandstaffofKaesers.REGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURS9A.M.-7P.M.9A.M.-8P.M.CLOSEDCLOSED9A.M.-4P.M.REGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSREGULARHOURSNOON-5P.M.9A.M.-7P.M.9A.M.-7P.M.9A.M.-6P.M.NOON-6P.M.NOON-5P.M.9A.M.-7P.M.9A.M.-8P.M.25DRAWREGULARHOURS25DRAW25DRAW25DRAW50DRAW50DRAW75DRAWFreshturkeysarriveMerryChristmasCLOSEDHappyNewYear9A.M.-6P.M.CelebratethetraditionofgivingthebeautyoftheseasonandaNewYearofpeaceandhappinesstoallconstituentsoftheNorth.DavidRamsayMLAKamLakeTelephone867669-2237TollFreePhone1800661-0784EmailDavid_Ramsaygov.nt.caWendyMorganConstituentyAssistantLegislativeAssemblyTelephone867669-2296TollFreePhone1800661-0784Emaildavidramsay.mlagmail.comwww.daveramsay.caMay2014sealyouintheBookofLife.MayitbeagoodandsweetyearforusandallthepeoplesoftheNorth.HappyHolidaysfromtheKatlodeecheFirstNationKatlodeecheFirstNation 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15TuesdayDecember172013PhotoMariaChurchPhotoMariaChurchPhotoChuckBlythPhotoStevenKrugPhotoDonJaqueChristmasintheNWTTheacousticsinSt.JosephsCathedralmakeittheperfectvenueforaholidayconcertputonbytheFortSmithcommunitychoirwhoseperformancelastweekendhadthecrowdbob-bingalongtotheclassicjingleRudolphtheRedNoseReindeerjoininginforasoulfulversionofSilentNightandontheirfeetforthenalsongJoytotheWorld.CarolingbringsouttheChristmasspiritinthosegatheredattheUnitedChurchinFortSmithforaneveningofsonglastweek.InuviksannualSkatewithSantaseesyouthandadultsalikejoiningjollyolSt.Nickontheice.EvenFortSimpsonstractorsandtrucksaredeckedoutinholidaylightsfortheannualChristmasparadeheldontherstweekendofDecember.FireghterLorneHudsonandchurchvolunteersRitaBernhardtCiceronAissounEthelChalifouxandDi-aneBenwellgethelpfromHendrikRileyandAbbyVenemaorganizingthebountyofthisyearsFortSmithvolunteerredepartmentfoodandtoydriveinthePentecostalChurchbasement. 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PoliticsHamletElections17TuesdayDecember172013ByMARIACHURCHHamletsintheNWThavevotedinfournewmayorsre-electedoneandacclaimedanotherafterelectionstookplacelastweekacrosstheterritory.Theelectionssaw12can-didatesrunformayorinvecommunitiesand54candidatesseekcouncillorpositions.Anumberofincumbentsdidntwintheirseatsbackparticularlyinthemay-oralracesbutforthemostpartitappearstheelec-tionswentoffprettywellDavidKravitzfromthede-partmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairstoldTheJournal.Voterturnoutingeneralwasgoodhesaidandinsomecommunitiesbetterthananticipated.DarrelNasogaluakhasbeenvotedinasthenewmayorofTuktoyaktukoustingthree-termincum-bentMervenGruben.FourcouncillorswereacclaimedErwinEliasDarrelNaso-galuakPeterNogasakandDennisRaddiSr.InFortLiardMorrisMcLeodranuncontestedFourNWThamletselectnewmayorsFortLiardmayoracclaimedFortResolutionsre-electedtoretainhisplaceasmayorofthecommunity.JoanneDeneronKathieHardistyBarbaraMcLeodErnestMcLeodIreneMcLeodandKenNowoselskiwereelectedascouncillors.InAklavikCharlesFur-longhasbeenelectedmayordefeatingincumbentArnulfSteinwandby152votes.EdwinEddyGreenlandDaveMcLeodBobbieJoGreenland-MorganandWil-liamBillyStorrwerepickedforcouncil.JohnLeskiwIIwasvotedinasmayorofEnterprisewith31votescomparedtoincumbentMichaelSt.Amours17.ChaalCadieuxJohnLeskiwIIIandCraigMcMasterwereallvotedcouncillors.InFortMcPhersonVasi-losBillProdromidiswaselectedmayordefeatingincumbentJohnItsiandcandidateRubyKoebynearlytwicethevotes101versus55and59respec-tively.LeslieP.BlakeDavidCookMaryRoseTetlichiandAbrahamWilsonwereelectedforcouncil.FortProvidenceelectedfourcouncillorsEvelynKrutkoJonasLandryVio-letLandryandPearlLeish-man.MayorTinaGarganwaselectedlastyearandwillbeservingthesecondofhertwo-yearterm.FortResolutionMayorGarryBaileywasre-electedwith117votescomparedtoLouisBalsillies92.DawnaBeaulieuFrankFabienAngelaMcKayandPat-rickSimonwerevotedinascouncillors.InPaulatukTonyGreenSadieLesterAlbertRubenSr.andMillieThrasherwereelectedforcouncil.MayorRayRubenSr.electedlastyearwillbeservingthesec-ondofhistwo-yearterm.Allcandidateswereac-claimedinSachsHarbourbutanelectionwasheldtodeterminethelengthoftermforthecouncillors.AngellaKeogakMarthaKudlakandLenaWolkiwillbeservingtwoyearsandVernon-BlaineAmoswillbeservingforoneyear.Ulukhaktokheldaby-elec-tionvotinginTrudyAnnAkoaksionLavernaKlen-genbergandDavidKaptanaascouncillors.AccordingtoKravitztherehavebeennore-questsfromcandidatesforrecounts.PhotoAdamJonesDarrelNasogaluakoustedthree-termincumbentmayorMervenGrubeninTuktoyaktuksmunicipalelectionlastweek.hopesyouhaveasafeandhappyholidaycascadegraphics 18TuesdayDecember172013ChristmastimeisformakingconnectionswithfriendsandfamilyWishingyouawonderfulHolidaySeasonandaNewYearfullofPeaceandHappinessWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Websterisbigcuddlyfemaleandfulloflove.AdoptherthisChristmas.Sheisveryfriendlyandcomesrunningwhenyouvisitsocomeondown.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.HappyHolidaysWelookforwardtoseeingyouallinMarchfortheBeavertailJamboree.TheCOOLESTcelebrationintheDehChofromtheVillageofFortSimpsonMikisewCreemanpublishesleukemiasurvivalstoryByMARIACHURCHSevenyearsagoDavidTuccaroJr.wasfacingadeathsentence.Only25yearsoldtheMikisewCreeFirstNationmanfromFortMcMurraywasdiagnosedwithleuke-miaacancerthatoriginatesinbonemarrow.Todayafteryearsofhospi-talproceduresandalifesav-ingbonemarrowtransplantTuccaroisaleukemiasurvi-vorwitharecentlypublishedtalerecountinghisharrow-ingjourney.ThebooktitledBadtotheBonethetruestoryofDavidTuccaroJr.wasre-leasedlastmonthwrittenbyaward-winningauthorMaralaScottthroughaseriesofin-terviewswithTuccaro.Itsweirdreadingyourownstorybutatthesametimeitshumbling.ThewholeintentistohelpasmanypeopleaspossiblewiththestoryTuccarosharedinaninterviewfromLosAngeles.Theintentistwo-foldhesaidtoencouragebonemar-rowdonationandtoprovideguidancetocurrentandfu-tureleukemiapatients.WhenIwasgoingthroughwhatIdgonethroughwiththeleukemiaIhadmydoctorstellingmeonethingwhattoexpectandmyfamilyandfriendstellingmewhattoexpectbutIdidnthaveasurvivortellingmewhattoexpecthesaid.Thatswhatthebookisreallyabouttoan-swersomeofthesequestions.Thereneedstobesomebodythathasgonethroughthistogiveyouthehopethatyoureallyneedtogetthroughit.ThebooksparesnodetailsaboutTuccarospersonalliferecountingmemoriesofhimgrowingupasthesonofDavidTuccaroSr.themanbehindTuccaroInc.amultimillion-dollarcompanybasedinFortMcMurraythatpro-videssupportservicestotheoilsandsindustry.TuccaroSr.bornandraisedinFortChipewyanisallegedlyoneofCanadasmostsuccessfulAboriginalbusinessmen.TuccaroJr.saidhisfam-ilysreactiontothebookparticularlyhisfatherswasatopconcernbuttheywereunquestionablysupportive.Theylovedithesaid.TheysaiditwasthebestthingIcouldhavedonejustgeteverythingoffofmychest.TheysawthetherapeuticprocessthatwentwithitaswellsotheywereallreallyproudandhappythatIdidit.Especiallymyfather.HewassohappythatIgotachancetodothisTuc-carosaid.ThenarrativeofthebookweavesinandoutofTucca-rostimeinthehospitalper-meatedbychildhoodmem-oriesandstoriesofyoungadulthood.Stirringandsometimespainfulconclusionsaredrawnaboutthevalueoflife.Wecantpredictthefu-tureormodifythepastbutwecanliveforthegloryasithappens.Ispentoverfourmonthswaitingfortheendandwhileitwastauntingitbroughtclarity.IspentthetimeIhadtoreectonmylifewhichmeantfacingmydemonsaswellreadsonepassage.WhileitsonlybeenamonthsinceitsreleaseTuccarohasbeenreceivingencouragingfeedbackfromreaderssomeofwhomfeelcompelledtosharewithhimtheirownex-perienceswithcancerhesaid.Itsarelatablebook.Thereisalwayssomebodythatyouregoingtoknowthatsbeenthroughitorisgoingthroughit.ForTuccarothelightattheendofthetunnelfortheentireexperiencewasmeet-inghisbonemarrowdonorChristianHoltmannfromGermanyfouryearsafterthelifesavingtransplant.IllneverforgettherstmeetingIhadwithChristianitwasthegreatestmomentofmylifehesaid.TuccarosaidhehopeshisandChristiansstoryinspiresothertodonatebonemarrow.Thatiswhatsavedmylifehesaid.Itsadoublebonusbecausenotonlyareyousavingsomeoneslifeyouarealsogoingtobeaheroinsomeoneseyes.ForinformationaboutthebookTuccarosstoryandbecomingabonemarrowdonorcheckoutwww.da-vidtuccaro.com.Wecantpredictthefutureormodifythepastbutwecanliveforthegloryasithappens.Ispentoverfourmonthswaitingfortheendandwhileitwastauntingitbroughtclarity.DavidTuccaroJr.PhotocourtesyofDavidTuccaroJr.ArtsCultureBooksDavidTuccaroJr.shareshisstoryofsurvivingleukemiaintherecentlypublishedbookBadtotheBone. NorthernersElders19TuesdayDecember172013WishesyouajoyousChristmasoverflowingwithfinehealthwarmfamilyandfondmemories.NWTMTISNATIONMerryChristmasHaveasafeandsuccessfulholidayCONTACTUSATFortSmithNTTollFree8778722216www.nwal.comYourconnectiontoYellowknifeHayRiverEdmontonFortMcMurrayRedDeerandKelowna.BelovedFortChipcouncillordiesincarcrashByMARIACHURCHFriendsfamilyandtheMikisewCreeFirstNationinFortChipewyanaremourn-ingthepassingofWillieCourtoreilleabandcouncil-lorwhowaskilledlastweekinahead-oncarcollisiononHwy.63.CourtoreillewasdrivingtoEdmontonTuesdaymorningwhenhistruckwashitbyanarmouredvehicleheadingtoFortMcMurray.Bothdriv-erswerekilledasaresultofthecollision.ApreliminaryRCMPin-vestigationsuggeststhatpoorroadconditionscausedthecrashwhichshutdownthehighwayformostofthedayandpromptedpolicetoaskdriverstouseextremecau-tionanddriveaccordingtoroadconditions.TheMikisewCreeFirstNationreleasedastate-mentThursdaymourn-ingthepassingofCour-toreilleabornandraisedFortChipewyanmanwhoservedasbandcouncillorformorethan20yearsmanyofthosealongsidehisbrotherChiefSteveCourtoreille.Wethankhimforhisyearsofservicetoourcom-munityandwewillmisshimdearlyasourleaderourElderaHusbandFa-therGrandpaandmostofalltosomanyasacaringfriendtheFirstNationstated.OnbehalfofallCouncilandmembersoftheMikisewCreeFirstNationweexpressoursincerestcondolencestohiswifeMarieandallhischildrengrandchildrengreat-grandchildrenandgreat-great-grandchildwhomhelovedsomuchandspokeoffondlysooften.FriendssharememoriesofCourtoreilleDavidPoitrasgrewupwithCourtoreilleinFortChipbeforemovingtoFortSmithin1963andsharedastoryoftheiryouthwithTheJournal.PoitrasandCourtoreillebothattendedtheHolyAn-gelsresidentialschoolwhereoneyearavisitingpriestgavethestudentsachallengeThestudentwhocouldwriteJesusMaryandJosephprayforusthemosttimeswouldwinapurewhitesledpuppyhehadbeenbreeding.Wewereallwritingineveryspareminutewehad.WeallwantedthatpuppyPoitrasrecalled.IntheenditwasannouncedthatCourtoreillehadwonthepuppyahugedisappointmentforalltheotheryoungstu-dentswhohadbeenwritingtheirlittleheartsout.Around40yearslaterPoi-trasbumpedintoCourtoreilleattheWoodBuffalorecampandbroughtupthememoryofthepriestschallengeandthewhitepuppyaskinghimwhathadhappenedtothedog.CourtoreillesresponsewasnotwhatPoitraswasexpecting.HesaidItdidntdomeanygoodtowinitandsoIaskedhimHowcomeHesaidItdiedamonthafterIgotitbecauseIcheated.IhadtwootherguyswritingformetooPoitraslaughedheartilyatthememory.Despitehischildhoodshe-nanigansPoitrasdescribedCourtoreilleasarespectfulandkindpersonwithareadysmileforfriendsandstrang-ersalike.HealwayshadkindwordsforpeopleandImnotsayingthisjustbecausehesgone.TherealWillieCourtoreillewasaverykindpersonandhere-spectedotherpeoplehesaid.FortSmithsRaySander-sonSr.workedcloselywithCourtoreillewhiletheywereemployedwithParksCanadasreresponseteamforWoodBuffaloNationalPark.Courtoreillehadalotofknowledgeofthelandandwater...Hewasverypassion-ateaboutthatandhelikedtoshareitSandersonsharedonFacebook.FortChiplostagreatmanbrotheragreatfatherhusbandunclegrand-fathergreat-grandfatherarespectedelderatruefriendtoallthatknewhim.AviewingwasheldattheSerenityFuneralHomeinEdmontononFridayandafuneralwillbeheldinFortChipewyanatafuturedate.HealwayshadkindwordsforpeopleandImnotsayingthisjustbecausehesgone.TherealWillieCourtoreillewasaverykindpersonandherespectedotherpeople.DavidPoitrasPhotoMikisewCreeFirstNationWillieCourtoreilleservedascouncillorfortheMikisewCreeFirstNationformorethan20years. 20TuesdayDecember172013SAFELYHOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYSWISHINGYOUANDYOURSASAFEANDHAPPYHOLIDAYSEASON.WELOOKFORWARDTOCELEBRATING10MOREGREATYEARSWITHYOU.GREATPEOPLE.GREATPLACE.GREATCOMMUNITY.SHELLALBIANSANDS PoliticsMunicipal21TuesdayDecember172013PropertyownersareadvisedIfyouhavequestionsconcernsregardingyourassessmentpleasecontactasebertfortsmith.caSecretaryMunicipalBoardofRevisionTheTownofFortSmithAssessmentRollisavailableforpublicinspectionTownofFortSmithPublicNoticeofAssessmentYellowknifeaddseducationtoitseconomicquiverCityprepsforexpiringmineswithpossiblepost-secondaryschoolByJACKDANYLCHUKWhatadifferenceayearcanmakeYellowknifeMayorMikeHeycksaidlastweekasheweighedthendingsandrecommendationsofacon-sultantsreportonthefutureofthecityanditseconomy.GovernmentdominatesbutminingisthehistoricheartthatcontinuestodrivetheNWTcapitalseconomyandayearagoYellowknif-erswerecontemplatingtherapidlyapproachingprospectoflifewithouttheEkatiandDiavikdiamondmines.Itsinterestinghowquicklythingscanchangeinthere-sourcesectorsaidHeyckreferringtodiscoveryofanewkimberlitepipethatcouldextendthelifeofEkatibyadecadeormorebeyondthepreviousclosingdateof2019.Immoreoptimisticaboutthemedium-termsustainabil-ityofthediamondminingin-dustrythanIwasayearagoHeycksaidinaninterviewwithTheJournalafterthereleaseofthereportbyCalgaryconsul-tantsMiller-Dickinson-Blais.TherenewedleaseonlifeforEkatiandthepromiseofmoreminingandgovernmentjobstakesomeoftheurgencyfromthereportbutthecitystillintendstotakeupits38recommendationsoverthenextthreeyearsHeycksaid.Weneedtoprepareour-selvesforthatdaywhenthoseminesshutdownandYellow-knifeknowsaswellasany-wherewhatimpactclosingminescanhaveonacommu-nity.Weneedtoplanttheseedsforthoseinitiativestoday.Reectingwhattheyheardininterviewsandhundredsofwrittensubmissionstheconsultantssaidthecitycanbuilditspopulationthroughgovernmentjobsattractingentrepreneursandminersboostingtourismandper-suadingresidentstoretiretoYellowknife.ButwhatstoodoutmostforHeyckwererecommenda-tionstoexpandtherolepost-secondaryeducationcouldplayinthecityseconomy.ThatcanbecomearealfoundationalpieceandcrucialtothefutureofthecitysaidHeyckwhoseesthedriverofdowntownrenewalinanewcampusforAuroraCollegeorthebranchofasouthernuniversityorboth.Initslatestbudgettheter-ritorialgovernmentshelvedaproposalforanewbuildingforAuroraCollegeinYellow-knifeandHeycksaidhefullysupportsreplacingcrumblingschoolsinothercommunities.Butatthesametimeweneedtoseeasignthereisanappetiteforthecollegetodorightbyitsstudentsandtomeettheneedsoffuturegenerationshesaid.Heycksaidthecityhasal-readylookedatvacantofcespacethatcouldbetrans-formedintoaninstantcam-pusornewspaceforAuroraCollegeandheldinitialdiscus-sionswithYellowknifeMLAsabouttheneedsofthecollege.OurpreferencewouldbetoseeAuroraCollegeexpanditsprogrammingandinvestinastand-alonecampushereinYellowknifehesaid.Butifthatcantgetpastthepoliticalhurdlesattheterritoriallevelthenwestillneedtolookoutfortheinter-estsofourresidentsandthatmightmeanreachingouttootherpost-secondaryinsti-tutionstoseeiftheyhaveaninterestincomingNorth.Thereportalsoprovidesaclearsnapshotoftheterri-toryseconomyandcouldbereadasapoliticaldocument.YellowknifeisthelargesteconomyintheNorthwestTerritoriesandequallycontributestoandbenetsfromtheeconomicactivi-tiestakingplacethroughouttheNorthSlaveregionifnottheentireterritorythere-portobserves.TheeconomiesofthecityofYellowknifeandtheNWTaresocloselyconnectedthatthecityshouldconsideritseconomicdevelopmentre-sponsibilitiesbeyondthemunicipalboundariesandbecomeastrongvoiceinthedevelopmentoftheterritorialeconomyiturges.Whilethecitydoesnothaveadirectsayintheem-ploymentandspendingdeci-sionsoftheGNWTthereportstatesthecityisaffectedbyterritorialdecisionsmorethananyotherNWTcommunity.Thereportrepeatsthecityscomplaintthatitisbearingthecostsandstressescreatedbypeoplemigratingfromsmallerisolatedcom-munitiestothecityshiftingthesocio-economicmakeupofthepopulation.ThecitydoesnotholdjurisdictionoverthenaturalresourcesbeingexploitedorthosebeingadvancedforfuturedevelopmentyettheimpactsandbenetsoftheseprojectsarefeltinYellowknifemoresothananywhereelse.PhotoJackDanylchukYellowknifeMayorMarkHeyckbelievespost-secondaryeducationcouldboostthecityseconomyinthewakeofdiamondmineclosuresoverthecomingyears.NWTscientistoptimisticaboutdevolutionScientistsgatherinHalifaxforArcticresearchconferenceByMARIACHURCHOneoftheNWTstopArcticscientistssaysde-volutioncouldbeapositivefactorforscienticresearchintheterritory.DuaneSmithco-chairoftheArcticNetandpresidentoftheInuitCircumpolarCouncilbasedinInuviksaiddevolutionin2014willnotaffectscientistsmandatesandhasthepotentialtoboostresearchefforts.Hopefullydevolutionwillenhanceandcompli-mentsomeoftheresearchwithintheNorthwestTer-ritoriessincetheGNWTwillbetakingovertheman-agementofmostofthelandandaregoingtohavetostartgatheringthatdataaswellhesaid.SmithwasinHalifaxlastweekalongwithhundredsofNorthernrepresentativesin-dustryleaderspolicymak-ersandstudentsforCana-daslargestannualArcticresearchgathering.PutonbyArcticNetanarms-lengthnetworkofCa-nadianresearchersaimedatstudyingtheimpactsofcli-matechangeinthecoastalArctictheninthannualcon-ferencegaveArcticscientistsavenuetopresentstheirlat-estresearch.TopicsthisyearincludedArcticsovereigntyandsec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SportsRecreationBiathlon26TuesdayDecember172013Becausewetrulyappreciateyourbusinesswewanttotakethisopportunitytothankyouforyourpatronageandextendourwishesforasafeandhappyholidayseason.GreetingsoftheSeasonWALLYSDRUGSColdweatherinHayRiverforcesAWGbiathlontrialsindoorsAthletescompetingfor16spotsontheNWTbiath-lonteamatthe2014ArcticWinterGameswereforcedindoorsduringtrialsinHayRiverlastweekdueto-30degreeweather.Thecompetitionwasmovedin-sidetheHayRiverscommunityschoollastThursdaywherethebiathletessimulatedtheskiingandshoot-ingevent.Thirty-veyouthweresigneduptocompeteforthechancetorepresenttheNWTasbiathletesinFairbanksAlaskainthenewyear.ThecoldsnapthatwasfeltacrosstheNWTlastweekalsocanceledthePolarCup.InauguralTourdeYellowknifeafriendlyfuncompetitionDozensofskiersshowedupSundayforthersteverNordicTourdeYellowknifeheldbytheYellowknifeSkiClubasafreefunfamilyevent.Thecross-countryraceheldinconjunctionwithSportsDayinCanadaallowedskiersrangingfrombeginnerstoexpertsachancetopracticeclassicandfreetech-niqueinafunwhilecompetitiveenvironment.Theeventwasopentoageseightandupwiththemidgetracingatotalof3.75kmyouth5kmandadultsju-niors7.5km.TocheckthestandingsfromtheTourdeYellowknifegoonlinetohttpskiyellowknife.comnordic-tour-de-yellowknife.SPORTSBRIEFSPhotoYellowknifeSkiClubByMARIACHURCHBrendanGreenhadonegoalinmindgoingintotheWorldCupBiathlonracesinAustrialastweekendIfhecouldmakethetop30hewouldbegoingtotheOlympics.WhenthewhistleblewanditwasGreensturntolaunchintothefrayoftheworldseliteathletespoweringthroughthemens10-kmracetherewasnoshortageofpressurefortheHayRiverhero.NotlongafterhisstartsnowstartedfallingheavilyontheracersbutGreenkeptupagoodpace.TheshootingheldhimupforafewprecioussecondswithGreenmissingthelastshotofhispronestanceandonewhilestanding.AsGreenpushedthroughthefinishlinewhathecouldntknowwasthathewasonlyone-tenthofasec-ondbehind30otherskiers.Point-onesecondsoverthelengthofabiathlonraceissuchasmallsmallfractionoftime.TomissmyOlympicqualicationbasedoffthatwasreallydifculttomentallygraspandabsolutelyheartbreakingGreensharedinanemailwithTheJournal.NWTBiathletejustmissesOlympicmarkatWorldCupBrendanGreenprepsforlastshotatOlympicsBiathlonracesaredoneinintervalssothecompetitorshavenowaytojudgetheotherskierstimesortophysicallyraceagainstthem.IfonlyIknewitwasgoingtobethatclosetherearethingsIwouldhaveorcouldhavedonedifferentlyGreensaid.Myheadwasspinningafterwithwhatifscenarios-areaswhereIcouldhavemadeupthattime.A31stplacenishamongsthundredsofeliteworld-classathletesisnosmallaccom-plishmentbutforGreenwhowouldregularlynishinthetop30priortoacrip-plinginjurylastyearitwasdevastating.Icouldnthelpbutfeelde-atedandcrushedhesaid.Iveworkedsohardtogetbacktoelitelevelracing.Itsbeenarollercoasterofaridegoingfromthebestshapeofmylifetwoyearsagotoallofasuddenendinguponanoperatingtableundergoingsurgeryonlytondmyselfundergoinganothermajorsurgeryjust12weeksaftertherst.Itsbeentough.Greenwasoutofcommis-sionformuchof2013recov-eringfromaherniateddiscin2012whichputahaltonhispre-qualicationsfortheOlympics.Trainingfortheworld-classbiathletestartedupagainthissummerandhehasbeenatitnon-stopeversince.Imnotgoingdownwith-outaghthesaid.LastshotatOlympicsWhilehemissedhischancetoqualifyfortheOlympicsattheWorldCupGreenhasonemorechancetomakeittoSochi2014atthedomesticOlympictrialsinCanmoreAlta.TheHayRiverbiathletewillbeamongseveralofCanadastopathletesputtingeverythingonthelineatthetrialsthisSaturdayandSun-daycompetingforoneopenspotontheOlympicteam.ItshardtosaywhatmychancesareGreensaid.ImcertainlyafavouriteheadingintotheeventbutitssportwhichmeansanythingcanhappenandtherearealotofhungryguysracingfortheirOlympicdreamaswell.ImreadytoraceandfocusonwhatIcancontrol.PhotocourtesyofBrendanGreenGreenracestothenishlineattheWorldCupinAustria.NWTArchivesBernWillBrownN-2001-0027189ChristmasHoursMuseumOpenDec.21to30201312p.m.to5p.m.OpenDec.24and31201312p.m.to3p.m.ClosedDec.25262013andJan.12014NWTArchivesClosedDec.212013throughJan.12014MuseumCafClosedDec.24throughJan.62014www.pwnhc.caPrinceofWalesNorthernHeritageCentreEducationCultureEmploymentHappy65thBirthdayJackFromMefourboysandtwogirls. 27TuesdayDecember172013PolarVisionWellbeSEEINGyouin2014.HappyHolidaysfromallofusatWherequalitycomesrstandservicecomesnaturally.PolarVision113510948thStreetintheNunasiBuildingYellowknife.Tel867920-4500.TollFree1866944-7466Fax867873-4550.Emailpolarvisionssimicro.com.www.polarvision.caHOURSMonday-Friday900am-600pmSaturday1000am-500pmByDONJAQUECountrymusicstarDwightYoakamperformedatagiantprivatepartyinFortSmithSaturdaynighthostedbyawomancelebratingher50thbirthday.AnnLepinehasalwaysbeenaYoakamfanandde-cidedher50thneededtobecelebratedinstyle.Shewentalloutandthrewanunfor-gettableparty.YoakamwastwohourslateforthebashbecausehisprivatejetflyingoutofCaliforniahadtroubleandwasforcedtoturnback.ThejetwassubstitutedforanotherandthecountrysuperstarmadeittoFortSmithsiconicRoaringRapidsHallbymidnightonSaturdaynight.AftersingingHappyBirthdaytohishostAnnhelaunchedintoamedleyofalmostnon-stopsingingintotheweehoursofthemorningtothedelightoftheecstaticguests.Anntoldmetosinglotsofoldonessaidthetalentedmusicianandsothecrowdgottohearmanyofhishitsplussongsfromhislatestalbum.DwightYoakamheadlinesFortSmithbirthdaypartyArtsCultureMusicThepartystartedwithdin-nerforthe165invitedguests.TheNWTsNorthCountryRockopenedtheshowtowarmthingsup.WhenYo-akamarrivedatmidnight40luckymostlyfemalefansselectedbyLepinelineduptogettheirpicturetakenwithhiminanalcovehiddenfromview.Thenheinhistrade-markstetsonwithhisfour-personbackupbanddressedinsequinedjacketsjumpedonstagefortheperformance.Thehappyguestswereen-thralledwiththeundertakingbyLepineandherfamily.RelativeswerebroughtinfromUraniumCitySaska-toonandYellowknife.HerdaughterCharlenewholivesinGrandePrairiewasnotsupposedtobeabletoattendbutshowedupasasurpriseguest.Shetookoverthemicandtoastedhermothersay-ingthatshegrewuplisten-ingtoDwightYoakam.Shesaidsherememberswhen-everhermothercleanedthehouseYoakamtuneswereplayedatvolume.Popularsincetheearly1980sYoakamhasrecordedmorethan21albumsandsoldmorethan25millionrecords.Ofthose12weregoldandninewereplatinumalbumsincludingthetripleplatinumalbumThisTime.WhenYoakamsangAThousandMilesfromNo-wherethehitsongoffthatbiggestsellingalbumhein-troduceditsayingNeverhavethewordstothissongbeenmoretruethanrightnowwhenIamsingingitinFortSmithNorthwestTerritories.Thenameoftheextraor-dinarypartyguestwassupposedtobeasecretinFortSmithbutasisthecaseinsmallNortherntownsthewordgotoutandspreadquicklyafewdaysinadvanceoftheparty.So-cialmediawasabuzzinthecommunitywithallkindsofspeculation.Lepinetoldthecrowdbeforedinnerthatwhensomeofthestagecrewarrivedbyplanethedaybe-foretherewasalineofve-hiclesattheairporthopingtocatchaglimpseofthecountrystar.Shehadtoaskherguestsnottopostpho-tosandcommentsabouttheeventduringtheperformancewiththeirphones.ShesaidtherearealotofDwightYo-akamfanswhowouldliketobethereandmightevenshowuphopingtogetin.LepinesaidshebeganplanningtheeventlastFeb-ruaryandkeptitasecretallthattime.ShesaidhavingDwightYoakamactuallycometohercommunityandperformwaslikeadream.ItwassomethingIthoughtcouldnothappenbutitdid.Itwassoawesome.At200a.m.Yoakamandhismusiciansandcrewde-partedandthedelightedcrowdstartedtosettledownandheadoffintothenight.Nobodywillevertopthispartyannouncedoneguest.PhotocourtesyofDwightYoakamDwightYoakamandhiscountrybandfromLosAngelesperformedforaprivatepartyinFortSmithSaturdaynightplayingnon-stopfornearlytwohourssingingmanyofhisbestknownhits. 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