Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
EDITORIAL4TuesdayJanuary72014TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.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.caAdministration................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.20designnorj.caIfyouareoldthingsarechangingfast.Ifyouareyoungchangeisthenorm.Theolderyouarethemorechangeseemstobespeedingup.Itcanbeabitdisconcerting.Innovationsactasacatalysttofostergreatchange.Theinventionofelectric-itydramaticallyalteredandgreatlyim-provedourlives.Telephonesconnectedhumanityandightshrunktheglobe.WearestillunravelingwhattheInternetwilldoforus.Informationisnowpervasiveandmind-toolscalledappsenhanceandempowerallthatwedo.Wethink3-Dprintingwillbethenextbigthingonthesamescale.Itisabouttoimpactus.Youmayhaveheardthealarmovergunsmadeofplasticcreatedwithprinters.Infacttherearelaserprint-ersthatfabricateobjectsinmetalaswellusingasapphireattheheartofafemto-secondlaser.Dontworryaboutgunsawonderfulworldisabouttoopenuptous.Soonthreedimensionalprinterswillbepervasive-specialtyonesattheshoponthecornerandcheaplittleonesinyourhouse.Theywillbeusedbyeveryoneforordinaryandextraordinaryapplications.Imagineifblindnesscouldbetreatedbyfabricatingnewtissue-generatedbyanon-siteprinter-torepairadefectiveretina.ThatisnowbeingdoneonratsattheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland.Nomoresendingoutforacrownforthatmolar.Everydoctoranddentistofcewillhaveprintersthatwillcreatebodypartsasneeded.Applicationsforthistechnologywillbelimitedonlybytheimagination.Costswillreduceexponentiallyproductiontimeswilldiminishdramaticallyandtheworldofcus-tomfabricating-ofanything-willgocrazy.Everythingwillhaveablueprintorschemaonle.Orderitlikeyoubuysheetmusicforasongplugitintothecomputerpro-gramprintitoffandnowyouhaveit.WantanewspoonfordippingsoupOranewwrenchabrakehandleforyourbicycleorsolesforyourshoesMakeit.Simpleandeasy.HowdidweeverlivewithoutitThenextbigthingishereKillingourworldsoftlybutsurelyInnovationmaybetheengineofprog-ressbutitwilltakemorethan3-Drepli-catorstosaveusifhumanitycontinuesdownthepathitson.Changealongwithdeathandtaxesareconstantsinourlivesbuthumanityhastocometotermswiththemeansandpaceofchange.Wehavelongmusedoverwhatmakesusdifferentfromtherestoftheanimalworld.IsitthatwehaveopposablethumbsorourabilitytoreasonthatsetsusapartfromthemIsitbothplusmorethatmakesusspecialIfwearesoadvancedhowcanwenotbeawarethatthepathweareheadingdownisself-destructiveHowcanweknowinglycreatesomanyproblemsforthefutureleavingasadlegacyforourdescendantsandnotacttochangethatWhatarewehereforWhatisourpur-poseThosequestionshavealwayschal-lengedhumankind.Weareborntothisearthliveassentientbeingsforashorttimethenwedie.Itisourspeciesthatcontinuesovertime.Ouroffspringandtheirchildreninherittheearthinthecon-ditionweleaveit.Wemuststarttocareaboutthatifwearetosurviveasaspecies.Wehope2014willbethetimeofre-alizationthatourheadlongrushofgrowthandexpansionandthecreationofwealthinthenameofprogressthathasdrivenhumankindforthelast200yearscannolongercontinue.Itistimetotakestockandrealizethatourplanetisnitethattoomuchisbeingsacricedandthatmuchisatriskinourmindlessheadlongrush.Weareontrajectoryenmassetoaprecipicewhereourfutureisinjeopardy.Itistimetoslowdowntakestockandchooseanewpath.ARCHIVES15YearsAgo...PastorEvaNicholsmovesonAfter25yearsaspastorofthePentecos-talChurchinFortSmithEvaNicholsismovingon.Shehastakenaone-yearpo-sitionastheAboriginalMinistriesDirec-torforthePentecostalChurchinAlberta.Nicholswillcontinuetoworkpart-timeinFortSmithbothasthedirectoroftheSub-ArcticMissionandasateacheratthebibleschool.IssueJanuary5199920YearsAgo...DogsmaulgirlFortChipewyanismourningthelossofan11year-oldgirlwhowasmauledtodeathbyapackofsleddogsovertheholi-days.MichelleDawnWhiteheadofFortChipewyanwasattackedbyvesleddogsonherwayhomefromafriendshouseonThursdayDec.30ontheDogheadIndianReserve.IssueJanuary5199430YearsAgo...PlanningforYKhospitalTheExecutiveCouncilhasapprovedplanstoproceedwithdevelopmentofworkingdrawingsforthenewStantonYellowknifeHospital.HealthMinisterKaneTologanaknotedthatthe37-millionprojectwasad-vancingatasatisfactorypaceforacon-structionprojectofthissizeandcomplexity.IssueJanuary51984PhotoDanielHillertPhotographyAreworkexplodesoverthelookoutinFortSmithonNewYearsEve.Theannualcelebrationrecievedtheexcitedhootsandhollersofdozensdespitefrigidtemperaturesintheminus40s.