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PMlauncheshighwayconstructioninInuvikStephenHarperconrmedafederalcommitmenttotheNorthataceremonylaunchingconstructionoftheInuvik-Tukhighway.Seepage2.FirstNorthernbookaboutjudoteachesrespectAuthorsoftheFrenchbookChuteshopethatitwillin-spiremoreyouthtotakeupthesportofjudointheNWT.Seepage15.ThumbsupforGiantMineCleanupMinisteracceptsmajorityofmandatorymeasures.Seepage7.Morethan50conrmedcasesofH1N1inNWTNWTshealthministerhasrestrictedaccesstothedwin-dlingsupplyofuvaccinesbylimitingshotstohighriskindividualsonly.Seepage11.NWTregulatortore-ecttheNorthMinisterMiltenbergersaysthenewNWTregulatorwillreectaNorthernphilosophynotmodeltheAlbertaEnergyRegulator.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00January142014Vol.37No.35LefttorightChelseaEliasJustinStewartandKristenEliaswatchInuviksReturnoftheSunFireworksaspartofthetownsannualSunriseFestival.Thepartytowelcomebackthelightincludedasnowmobileparadesnowsculpturecompetitioncraftandbakesaleandmore.Seepages8-9.4LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comWITH2014CALENDARSANDPLANNERSRememberFREEShippingonOfceSuppliesintheNWTNunavutandYukonGETORGANIZEDTHISNEWYEARSahtufrackingresultstobeshroudedinsecrecyfortwoyearsByJACKDANYLCHUKSahturesidentsanxioustolearnaboutpotentialimpactongroundwaterfromexploratorywellsdrilledandfrackedintheCanolshalethismonthmayhavetowaittwoyearsforanswers.LaurenStewartaspokes-personforConocoPhillipssaidthecompanywilltaketheap-propriatetimetoevaluatethelargeamountofdatacollectedtodetermineitsnextsteps.Wewillreporttheresultstoregulatorsandthatdataiskeptcondentialfor24months.LastfallunderpressurefromenvironmentalorganizationsandpoliticiansConocoPhillipsagreedtovoluntarydisclosureofthecontentsofuidsuseddur-inghydraulicfracturing.StewarttoldTheJournalthecompanywillkeepthatcommitment.AsperourSahtuLandandWaterBoardwaterSLWBlicenseandunderthecurrentregulationswhichwearefol-lowingafracturinguidad-ditivedisclosurewillbesub-mittedtotheSLWBwithin30daysaftercompletionofhydraulicfracturing.ThesedisclosuresarepostedontheSLWBwebsite.Accordingtofederallegis-lationdrillingresultsarepro-prietaryinformationandcanbewithheldfortwoyearssaidDougMatthewsanadvisoronenergyissuestotheGNWTbutthedecisiontomakethedetailspublicisthecompanysnottheregulatorsMat-thewsadded.WeledehMLABobBrom-leysaidhequestionstheneedforsecrecywherethereareconcernsabouttheimpactonwaterresources.Thecompanyshouldcer-tainlybeprovidingareportonwateruseanddemanddur-ingtheircurrentdrillingop-erations.IseethatasseparatefromproductresultsthatIcanseeasproprietaryintheshorttermsaidBromleywhohasbeencriticalofthedecisiontoallowConocoPhillipstocon-ducthorizontaldrillingandmultistagehydraulicfractur-ingwithoutanenvironmen-talreview.SeeInformationonpage3.PhotoNickWestover