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NWTattablewithfed-eralAlbertaregulatorsTheGNWTcontinuestone-gotiatewiththeNationalEn-ergyBoardandAlbertaEnergyRegulatoronpost-devolutionoilandgasregulation.Seepage3.FortChipgetsitskicksYoutharelearningfocusdis-ciplineandrespectalongwiththeirhighkicksatanafter-schoolkickboxingandmar-tialartsclass.Seepage20.HuntTriggersOppositionSouthSlaveresidentbisonharvestdrawsAboriginalcriticism.Seepage6.Fibre-opticlinkonestepclosertoconstructionTheMackenzieValleyFibreLinkisinchingclosertocon-structionwiththeshortlistingofthreepossibleproponents.Seepage8.FirstNationsheadtocourtoverPeelplanThomasBergerisheadingtocourtonbehalfofFirstNationsopposedtotheYukongovern-mentslanduseplanforthePeelwatershed.Seepage7.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00January282014Vol.37No.374LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comLOOKINGFORBIGGERSOUNDSINCLAIRaudioStudyndshighlevelsofcontaminantsinwildfoodsnearFortChipewyanDespiteindustrialimpactcountryfoodsstillhealthiestByMEAGANWOHLBERGAhighlevelofcontami-nantsdetectedinwildani-malsharvestedaroundFortChipewyanisonceagainlinkingthedownstreamoil-sandsindustrytopotentialhealthimpactsifpeopleinthecommunityconsumetoomuchofcertainwildmeats.Heightenedlevelsofheavymetalslikemercuryandarsenicaswellascancer-causingpoly-cyclicaromatichydrocarbonsPAHstypicallylinkedtoin-dustrialactivityweredetectedagainthisyearinboththemuscletissuesandorgansofvariouswildmeatssampledthroughanongoingcommu-nity-basedhealthandwildfoodsmonitoringprogramwhichlookedatmooseduckmuskratandbeaver.ThoseresultswerepresentedforthersttimetothestudysparticipantsandthecommunityatlargelastweekoveranumberofgatheringswhichincludedatraditionalfeastofwildfoodsonThursdayevening.StephaneMcLachlanaUni-versityofManitobaresearcherwhoisleadingthestudysaidthatwhilecountryfoodsarestillbyfarthehealthiestoptionwhencomparedtoprocessedstore-boughtfoodsitisimpor-tantforpeopletobeawareoftherisksandconsumelimitedamountsofcertainmeatses-peciallyorgansandwaterfowl.Generallyspeakingtheresultssupportwhatprevi-ousyearshadfound.Forthemostpartthemeatsareokaytoeatbutpeoplehavetobecarefulintermsoftheorganmeat-thekidneysthelivers-especiallyaroundarsenicandmercurylevelsMcLachlantoldTheJournal.Withrespecttomercurylimitedconsumptionofduckmuscleliverandkidneysisadvisedforeveryoneregardlessofageorsex.Moosekidneysarealsoaggedasbeingpotentiallyharmfulinlargequantitiesforyouthandveryyoungchildren.Itsthewaterfowlthattendedtobethehighestintermsofconcentrationsaswellastheorgans.PeopleneedtorecognizethattheycanteatthoseeverydayMcLachlansaid.SeePAHonpage2.PhotoPaulBannisterMerranceCardinalofAklavikwinstheopenmalesnowsnakecompetitionwithathrowof1581duringtheDenegamestrialsforthe2014ArcticWinterGamesinFortSmithonFridaymorning.AthletesfromacrosstheNWTcompetedovertheweekendinavarietyofsportstomakeTeamNWT.Seepage19.