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FedscutEIbenetstoNortherncapitalcitiesThefederalgovernmentan-nounceditistighteningtherulesforemploymentinsur-anceeligibilityinthethreeterritorialcapitals.Seepage2.FortSmithJackrabbitsgetlessonfromtheprosFortSmithsyoungcross-countryskierswerefollow-inginthetracksoftwoworldclasscoachesandskierslastweekend.Seepage23.CelebratingSnowFortChipewyancelebrateswinterwithannualcarnival.Seepage9.Collegecelebrates1000employedmininggradsAuroraCollegeannounced1000graduatesfromitsminetrainingprogramhaveob-tainedfull-timeemploymentintheireld.Seepage15.QueenrefusestointerfereondevolutionbillC-15TheQueenofEnglandde-clinedarequestfromtheDeneNationtointerfereonthedevolutionbillcurrentlybeforeParliament.Seepage6.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00February252014Vol.37No.41MLAsuspectschillonfrackingpetitionBromleysaysGNWTemployeesintimidatedintonotsigningByMEAGANWOHLBERGAchillhasbefallenthevarioussectorsofgovern-mentbureaucracyintheNWTpreventingemployeesfromsigningontoapetitionthatasksleaderstoforwardfuturefrackingapplicationstoenvironmentalassessmentsaysMLABobBromley.ThewordImgettingthroughemailsisachillhesaid.Theresachillonemployeesandpeopleseemquiteadamantaboutit.ThoughhecouldnotspeaktospecicincidentsBrom-leytoldTheJournallastweekthathehadreceivedwordfromconstituentsthatgovernmentemployeeswerebeingintimidatedintowith-drawingtheirsignaturesfromtheonlinepetitionlaunchedFeb.7ornotsign-ingatall.Iamstillreceivingemailsofconcernandsomesharingupanddownwhichisabitstrangehesaidnotingthatinstructionshavegoneoutinthepastforotherpetitionspublichearingsforanyup-comingfrackingprojects.TheMLAcouldnotsayiftheallegedpoliticalinter-ferencewasindirectrela-tiontothefrackingpetitionspecicallyoronpoliticalactioningeneralbutnotedthegovernmentscurrentviewsonindustry.Weknowthatthisgov-ernmentisobviouslyverybentonfull-speeddevelop-menthesaid.Bromleysaidhewasaskedbythepublictoclarifythesituationforpublicservants.HeindirectlyquestionedPremierBobMcLeodabouttheissuelastMondayintheLegislatureaskingforre-assurancesthatpublicem-ployeeswouldnotberepri-mandedforsigning.Thepremierdeniedhav-ingknowledgeofanype-titionbutsaidallGNWTemployeessignacodeofethicsandhavetoadheretocertainprinciples.Imsurethehonourablememberwouldbethersttocryoutloudandclearifanemployeeofthegovern-mentoftheNorthwestTer-ritorieswouldcomeoutanddirectlycriticizeitMcLeodretorted.Bromleysaidthefrack-ingpetitionisnotcriticalofgovernmentpolicybutisinsteadaforward-lookingrequesthopingtoshapefu-turedecisionmaking.Thisisnotcriticizingthegovernmentitsurgingthegov-ernmenttotakeactionhesaid.SeeBalancingonpage3.Iamstillreceivingemailsofconcernandsomesharingofexperiencewheretheyfeeltheyhavebeenunfairlyorinappro-priatelyrestricted.WeledehMLABobBromleyofexperiencewheretheyfeeltheyhavebeenunfairlyorinappropriatelyrestrictedBromleysaid.Imhearingthatfromconstituentsandthepublicanditsbeennoticedthatnumbersonthepetitiongodemandingemployeesre-movetheirnames.ThepetitionputforthbytheFrackingActionNorthcoalitionaskstheLegisla-tiveAssemblytotriggerafullenvironmentalassess-mentprocessincludingPhotoPaulBannisterModelJoleneBourgueofFortSmithshowsoffaluxuriouscoyotefurvestoneofthecontemporarypiecesshowcasedatlastweekendsGoneWildfurfashionshowevent.Thesold-outeventwhichfeaturedamarketplacefoodandmusicwasacelebrationoftheterritorystrappingtradition.Seepages12-13.