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5FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-19Cand-28CNorms-19Cand-29C-11Low-19Low-9High-5High-6Low-11High-11Low-11Low-20Low-10High-7High-10Low-3High-11Low1High-2HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-23Cand-31CNorms-23Cand-31C-23Low-28Low-23Low-28Low-16Low-25Low-15High-12High-14Low-18High-18Low-8High-11High-23High-26High-18HighTuesdayJanuary142014WhiteGirlBreakuporbombsPart2ByDAWNKOSTELNIKSpringbreakupisatimeofreclamation.Daysarelongerifyouputyourbacktoawallandstandstillyoucansqueezesomewarmoutofthesun.Solthepassiveaggressiveorbintheskysmilesasitmeltsawaythehardcold.Facestanfromsunglancingoffthesnowandice.Littlerivetsofwaterarerunningdowntheroadanddroppingliketinywater-fallsfromroofs.Birdsongisheardinthewillows.Peoplewhohavethesightcanseesaprunninginthetreesandwillows.Therearestrangerssittingonporchesandstepstheyhavenotbeenseenformonths.El-dershaveleftthewarmthofthewoodstovestocreepout-sidetobaskinthewarmthandlightofthesunforafewmin-utes.Coldsneaksquicklyintooldbonestheysighastheyareforcedreluctantlybackintothedarkandfetidcabins.Iceisrottenandunpre-dictablesnowgetsstickyandsledssuckintoslushthatrefusestoletgo.Thewinterwearydogsstumbleattheirtask.Thesedogshavehauledwoodallwintertokeeptheirmasterswarminthesummertheyrest.Theirtiredeyessaythatitcantbesoonenough.Wehavenocarsortruckstohaulpeopleorwood.Dogsareskinnyfromhardworktheirribbonesstickoutandrubthetracersthatattachthemtothesleigh.Cariboumeatandstickshranoutamonthbackandmastersarecookingwhattheycanfortheirdogs.Commercialdogfoodisaninferiorproductitrunsrightthroughadogsguts.Caribouormoosehairisaddedtothecookedcommercialfeed.Hairholdsthefoodintheirgutlon-gerinanattempttoletthedogspullsomenutritionoutofthisstinkymushsomeareluckyenoughtohavetallowandoatstoaddtothecookedfeedattheveryleastitswarm.PeoplearehungrytoothereislittlefoodleftattheHBC.Whitemeninsuitswithre-allywhiteshirtscamefromOt-tawaonthelastplanebeforebreak-up.Theyhavecometotalktousaboutbombs.Theytalkveryloudandslowtouslikewearedeafanddumbandwesmileattheirsilli-ness.Idontrememberwhattheoutsidecrisisdujourwas.Maybetheyhadexcessfund-ingthattheyhadtoburnoffWearetoldthatintheeventofanuclearattackwearetoputourhandsbehindourheadsandcrawlunderourdeskssowewontgethurt.Trynottobreatheinthefalloutdustaswelltheysayitcouldbebadforyou.OkeydokeyTodayintheclassroomarumblingisheardkidslookslowlyupfrombehindtheirbooks.Everyoneisquiettry-ingnottobreathelisteningintently.Icanfeeltremorsintheoortheymusthavesentthosebombs.Alleyesfocusonourteachershehasntno-ticedyet.Teacherteachercanyoufeelthatlittlevoicesriseinexcitementshelookspuzzledatthequestionandtheunusualbehaviour.WeseealightbeginbehindhereyesOhmygodsheexclaimsThisisaCatholicschoolandshesworethisisserioustheicemustbegoingoutOurtickettofreedombooksaredroppedaskidsrushtoputonbootstohellwithjackets.Pencilsarethrownbacktowardtheminibombsheltersthebigkidsarerun-ningdownthehallRunruntheriverisbreakingupBombsareforgottenthebreakupoftheMackenzieisfarmoreimportantthansouth-ernpolitics.StaytunedforPart3of3intheNorthernJournal.TheNWTsDevolutionAct-whatsnextCOLUMNSDennisPattersonSenatorNunavutThiscolumncontinuesfromlastweeksissue.TheDevolutionActhasbeenreferredtocommitteesoftheHouseofCommonsandtheSenate.OurobjectiveinOt-tawaistohavetheDevolutionActpassedbeforeApr.12014sothattheNWTgovernmentanditsAboriginalcounterpartscanbeginthesmoothtransi-tiontoterritorialcontroloverresourcemanagementandde-velopmentjurisdiction.YouwillbeawareofsomeoftheconcernswiththeactthathavebeenraisedbysomeNWTAboriginalleaderswhoarecon-cernedthattheirorganizationswillloseregionalrepresenta-tionthroughconsolidationoftheMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoard.HoweverasweheardfromMinisterValcourtandPremierMcLeodthere-structuredboardwillcontinuetomakeobjectivedecisionstoreviewdevelopersapplicationsforlandusepermitsandwaterlicenseswithfullauthoritytoseekregionalinputoncon-cernsregardingdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection.OurneighbouringterritoryofNunavutwhichhasalargerareathantheNWTandhashadsignicantlymoreexplo-rationactivitythantheNWThasbeenoperatingeffectivelyandcrediblywithoneenviron-mentalreviewboardwhichisrepresentativeofalltheregionsintheterritory.WhiletherestructuredNWTboardwillnothavepermanentpanelstheactallowsforthechairtodesignatesmallgroupsofmemberstodealwithappli-cationsbeforetheboard.Fur-therinresponsetocommentsreceivedthroughconsultationstheproposedlegislationrequiresthechairtoappointtheregion-allynominatedrepresentativetothissmallercommitteewhenitisconsideringanapplicationwhollywithinthatregion.Thiswillensurethatregionalknowl-edgeandrepresentationarere-ectedinthesmallercommittee.TheminingindustrywhichisthebackboneoftheNWTsprivatesectoreconomyhasbeenastrongsupporterofreg-ulatoryimprovementbecausetheyseethecurrentregimeascomplexcostlyandtimecon-suming.Weallrecognizethatovertimethecurrentprovisionsoftheactrelatingtoresourcejurisdictioninparticularwillbereviewedandimproved.Iencouragetheminingindus-tryandtheiroilandgascol-leaguestomaketheirviewsknownatupcominghearingsandtomakeacommitmenttoworkwithfederalterritorialandAboriginalgovernmentstodesignanevenmoreeffec-tiveregulatoryregimeaspro-videdforinaveyearreview.Yourwell-meaningMPDennisBevingtonaftercon-gratulatingPremierMcLeodlastMarchwhenthedevolu-tionnalagreementwassignedwiththefederalgovernmenthelddiscussionswithaselectgroupofstakeholdersandthenproducedareportwhichbasicallytrashedthedevolu-tionpackage-anagreementwhichhasreceivedsignicantsupportfromthroughouttheNWT.Inrecentpronounce-mentsabouttheacthecuri-ouslyinsistsonusingtermslikecolonialtocharacter-izeanagreementwhichhasthesupportoftheLegislativeAssemblyandmostNWTAb-originalgovernmentsandlandclaimsinstitutions.ItisunfortunatetheMem-berfortheWesternArcticdoesnotrespectthattheDe-volutionActhasclearsupportfromtheNWTgovernmentandLegislativeAssemblyandthattheGNWTistak-ingaprudentapproachtoimplementationensuringthatthecapacitywillexisttode-liveronresourcejurisdictionwhichhasbeentransferred.OurSenateCommitteewasmostimpressedwhenPre-mierMcLeoddescribedhowhisgovernmenthasreachedouttofederalpublicservantsandhasachievedaremarkablesuccessrateinthenumberwhohaveagreedtotransfertotheNWTgovernment.Thenatureofourpoliti-calinstitutionsatthefederallevelrequiresthatoppositionpartiesneedtoholdthegov-erningpartytoaccount.Mr.Bevingtoncontinuestopro-videconstructiveadviceonmanyNorthernpolicyissuesbuttocharacterizetheDevo-lutionActascolonialisabitrichespeciallygiventhelevelofsupportPremierMcLeodhasbeenabletoachieveforthepackage.Inclosingasaformerpre-mieroftheNWTIamproudofwhattheNWThasachievedandamhonouredtobethegov-ernmentsponsorofthisActintheSenate.LettheDevolutionActrepresentanotherremark-ablechapterintheNWTsconstitutionalevolutionandbringgreaterprosperityandanimprovedqualityoflifetoallresidents.NorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWechoseAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationChiefAllanAdamasournewsmakerof2013.WhatdoyouthinkNorthernJournalsNewsmakeroftheYearRelentlessChiefAllanAdamandtheACFNEvelynSimpsonwehearyourvoice....keepgoing.....youwillwin......goodwork....allan...MikeBeaverHestheMan...KeepUpTheGoodWorkAllan