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3TuesdayJanuary142014TownofFortSmithNoticetoResidentsTheBoardofRevisionisresponsibleforhearingappealsreceivedrelativetotheassessmentnoticesrelatedtothe2014PropertyTaxationyear.IfyouareinterestedinbeingconsideredforthisboardpleasesubmitalettertotheTownofFortSmithbyJanuary312014.TheTownofFortSmithisseekingindividualsinterestedinsittingontheBoardofRevision.TheTownofFortSmithP.O.Box147174McDougalRoadFortSmithNTX0E0P0Phone867872-8400Fax867872-8401Emailtownoffortsmithfortsmith.caInuviksLNGfacilitybreakstrailintheNorthByMARIACHURCHResidentsinInuvikarefinallypluggingintoacheapergreenerpowersourcefollowingtheof-cialopeningofnorthernCanadasrstliquidnaturalgasLNGplantinInuviklastweek.TheLNGfacilitytherstofitskindoperatinginthecircumpolarworldwillbeupandrunningthisweekoff-settingthecurrentdiesel-fuelelectricityrequirementfortheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.NTPCinthearea.NWTPremierBobMcLeodandseveralMLAswereinInu-viktomarktheopeningoftheplant-animportantpartoftheterritoryspushforcheaperen-ergyMichaelMiltenbergerministerresponsibleforthePowerCorp.toldTheJournal.Itwillbeamoreafford-ablecleanersourceofenergythanhavingtogobacktousingveryexpensivedieselhesaid.Thefacilityisexpectedtolowerpowerratesby2percentforthe21communitiesthatarenotonthehydrosys-temandeliminate6000tonnesofcarbondioxideemissionseachyear.TheNTPChasbrokenatrailwhenitcomestoes-tablishinganLNGsiteintheNorth.Weveshownitcanbedonethatyoucangetthesup-plylinesthatthetechnologycanbeadaptedtoworkintheNorthMiltenbergersaid.Inapressreleasefollow-ingtheLNGfacilityopeninginInuvikEmanuelDaRosapresidentandCEOofNTPCsaidthecompanysplanistoprovetheLNGtechnologyandbenetsthendevelopsimilarprojectsacrosstheterritory.ResidentsinInuvikhavebeenpayingnearlytwicetheirusualelectricityratesforalmostayearfollowingthefailureofthelocalIkhilnaturalgaswellwhichforcedNTPCtoswitchtosyntheticnaturalgasandTwoshipmentsofLNGhavealreadyarrivedatthefacilityinInuvikallowingNTPCtooffsethalfofthedieselneededtosupplyInuvikselectricity.InlessthantwoyearstwootherLNGproductionplantsPhotosJamesTolleyGNWTInformationwilllikelyleakoutconsultantContinuedfrompage1.Weshouldcertainlyexpecttolearnaboutanydrillingissuesorchallengestheyencounteredonamuchshortertimeframe.Geologi-calresultsincludingthingslikewaterbodiesandwatercharacteristicsencounteredshouldbeprovided.ThoughConocoPhillipshastherighttostaymumfortwoyearsthatdoesntmeansomeinformationwontleakoutsaystheGNWT.TherearelocalpeopleworkingonsitewhowouldbeawareifoilwasfoundMatthewssaid.Huskystillhasntre-leaseditsresultsfromwellsdrilledlastyearbutpeoplewhowereworkingtheresawthatthearestackswereburningwhichindicatesthatgaswasfoundandthatsasureindicationofoil.Huskyshelvedthiswin-tersexplorationplantodrillandfracktwomoreverticalwells.Itisex-pectedtoapplyinFebru-arytodrillandfracktwohorizontalwellsinthefirstquarterof2015.ConocoPhillipsdrillsfornaturalgasatitsGhostPineplantinMorrinAlta.IndustryFrackingPhotoConocoPhillipsIndustryOilGasdieselinJanuaryoflastyear.UnderpressuretofindabettersolutiontheprocesstolaunchtheLNGplantinInuviktooklessthanninemonths.AcontractwithVenturesWestTransportwassettledinJuneoflastyeartoshipLNGfromsupplierFortisInc.inDeltaBCandconstructionoftheLNGplantbeganinAugust.areexpectedtoopeninnorth-ernBCandAlbertawhichwillfurtherdecreasecostsMilten-bergersaid.AccordingtotheministerthetownofInuvikisnowlookingatusingLNGasamoreperma-nentenergysourceincludingforheatingasthecurrentnatu-ralgaswellisexpectedtodryupentirelyinthenearfuture.Itwillbeamoreaffordablecleanersourceofenergythanhavingtogobacktousingveryexpensivediesel.MinisterMichaelMiltenbergerNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.NWTPremierBobMcLeodcentreandNTPCMinisterMichaelMiltenbergerrightgetatourofInu-viksnewliqueednaturalgasfacilitylastWednesday.FromleftPremierBobMcLeodNTPCCEOEmanuelDaRosaandMinisterMichaelMiltenbergercuttheribbonofciallyopeningtheLNGplant.