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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