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EDITORIALARCHIVES15YearsAgo...Ringetteteamwinsrstgamesince91YellowknifesAllisonSimpsonturnedalotofheadswithhergoal-scoringabilitiesattheCanadaWinterGamesinCornerBrookNewfoundlandthisweek.Simpsonscoredninegoalsin10gamesandwasinvolvedineverygoalthatTeamNWTscoredwithas-sistsontheteamsotherfourgoalsgivingheratotalof13points.IssueMarch2199920YearsAgo...BisonranchbackinbusinessBusinessisonceagainbriskattheHangingIceBisonRanchthankstoanewcattlehandlingsystemandaninuxof54newbisonbroughtinfromtheElkIslandherdlastweek.WorkonupgradingtheranchscorralsandinstallingsqueezesbeganlastJanuary.IssueMarch2199430YearsAgo...ProblemsplagueThebachastudentresidencesThevetrailersthatareusedforhousingstudentsinthetwoandthree-yearprogramscontrastgreatlywiththecleannewlyrebuiltBreynatHall.Unliketheshort-termstudentsatthehallthestudentsinthetrailershavetoputupwithleakyroofsmustyodourspaper-thinwallsandthegeneraldecayofbuildingslongworndownbyconstantuseormoving.IssueMarch219844TuesdayMarch42014TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChetehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermillionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrarieHytheJohnDorPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatieDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesRaeEdzoSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMornvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter..............................MariaChurch867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.15salesnorj.caAdministration................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.20designnorj.caPhotocourtesyofSSDECThemaximumpotentialpopulationsizeofabiologicalspeciesinitsenvironmentiscalleditscarryingcapacity.Thatmaximummaychangeovertimeduetoavarietyoffactorsincludingfoodavail-abilitywatersupplyenvironmentalcon-ditionsandlivingspace.Wehumansaresmartandcanadapttheenvironmenttoincreasecarryingcapacity.Westillliveinaniteworldhoweverandatsomepointwillfaceultimatumsthatcannotbeignored.Perhapssuchthingsasrapidlyincreasingcancerratesareasymptomofusalreadystartingtomaxoutasaspe-cies.IshumanitygrowingatsuchapacethatitsexistencewillbethreatenedIstheEarthbeingchangedbyhumanactivitysuchthattheenvironmentisbecominghostileWithsuchquestionsinmindapre-emptivestrategyforintelligentlong-termgrowthisobviouslyneeded.Itwasnotthatlongagoleadersaroundtheworldwereconcernedabouthowinaworldwithniteresourcesprogressanddevelopmentcouldbemanagedwithoutharmingtheenvironment.Therewasalsothedesiretoeliminatepovertyandfostertheequalityofallpeople.Thoseambitiousgoalsinspiredinternationalco-operationandanefforttotailorandco-ordinateeconomiessotheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplace.Obviouslythenaturalworldthatsus-tainsusonthisamazingglobecalledEarthwillatsomepointbealteredbytherapidgrowthandthedramaticchangesbeingwroughtbyhumandevelopmentandindustrialgrowth.WoulditnotmakesenseforustodosomethingaboutthatWiththatinmindtheWorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopmentwasin-vokedbytheUnitedNationsin1983andlatertookonthenameofitschairastheBruntlandCommission.Itwassupposedtofosteraglobalagendaforchange.Whatresultedwasasophisticatedconsolidationofthinkingonhowtomanagehumanitysevolution.SustainableDevelopmentbecamethebywordandthewholeworldtalkedabouthowtomanageresourcesandcarryoutdevelopmentwithoutenvi-ronmentaldegradationinawisecarefulandsustainablewayeliminatingpovertyandhungerintheprocess.Thechairofthecommitteeanexcep-tionalwomannamedGroHarlemBrundt-landmedicaldoctorformerprimeministerofNorwayandonceaspecialenvoytotheUnitedNationsislikelyverydispleasedthesedays.Thereporthercommissionauthoredinthelate1980swascelebratedworldwideasapathwaytothefuture.Thateuphorialastedforaboutadecade.Todayitisalmostcompletelyignored.InparticularshemustbeannoyedwithCanada.Underourcurrentgovernmentourcountryhasledtheworldinunder-miningtheprinciplesinthereport.Pull-ingoutoftheKyotoAccordin2011wasaparticularlyunkindcut.SignedinJapanin1997itwasabindinginternationaltreatythatobligatedindustrializedcountriestoreducegreenhousegasemissions.TheHarperConservativessawitasanim-pedimenttogrowth.Theysetnewtargetsforreducingindustrialpollutionnoneofwhichareevenclosetobeingmet.Theycontinuetodenythatclimatechangeex-ists.Ournationalpolicynowistodoev-erythingpossibletoencourageindustrialgrowthandimpactsareignored.EarthisinfectedbyananthropogenicvirusNotonlyhasCanadalostitsway.ThesocalledArabSpringinTunisiaLibyaEgyptandSyrialastyearwasnodiffer-entthanwhatwearecurrentlywitnessinginUkraineVenezuelaandTurkey.Thepeopleineachcasehavebeenruledbycorruptamoraloftencrueldespotsthatcarenotaboutthepopulationwantingonlytogrowtheirownpowerandhoardriches.Thepatternisalltoocommon.Theworldneedsareset-torenewef-fortstoworktogethertoensureabetterfutureareturntotheidealismandself-lessnessthatprevailedthreedecadesago.Sustainabledevelopmentisintendedtomeettheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegen-erationstomeettheirownneedswrotetheBruntlandCommissioninitsreportSeekingasustainablesensibleworldinthelate1980s.Itwascalledacalltoactiontoinvestintelligentlyinthefuture.Thethreemainpillarsofsustainablede-velopmentincludeeconomicgrowthen-vironmentalprotectionandsocialequality.Economicgrowthistheonethatgetsthemostattention.Theothertwoeitherresultfromitorcanbecuredbymanagingit.Thesocialequalitypillarofsustainabledevelopmentthatfocusesonthewell-beingofallpeoplehasbeenthebiggestloserasthegapbetweenrichandpoorgrowsrapidly.Atinypercentageofverywealthypeople1percenthastakenoverama-jorityoftheworldswealth.Overhalftheworldspopulationlivesinpoverty.Muchofthenaturalworldisbeingconvertedcom-pletelyforhumaneconomicuse.Thereisnoattempttobalancehumanactivityandthevariousnaturalsystemsonwhichwedepend.Humanityhasfallenonhardtimes.Theoptimismandcommonpurposeofthreedecadesagoneedstoberekindled.Thesus-tainablemanagementofresourcesandtheprotectionandrestorationwhennecessaryofthenaturalenvironmentisneededthroughchangesinpublicpolicyandindividualbe-haviour-inallcountries.Insteadofrunningroughshodhumanitymustbeaparticipantinecosystems.Whobettertoleadinfoster-ingthatchangethanCanadaImagineaunitedinternationalcommunitywithcommongoalsidentifyingsustainabil-ityproblemsworldwideraisingawarenessaboutthemandcollaboratingtocomeupwithsolutionswhilemanagingeconomiestoendhungerandcreateequality.Whatawonderfulworlditcouldbe.HayRiverwasabusyplaceforyouthlastweekwithSkillsCanadaregionalcompetitionsacareerfairfeaturing41exhibitersandaDragonsDenputonbytheHayRiverRotaryClubwhereyoungentrepreneurspresentedbusinessideas.TheDragonsincludedapaneloflocalbusinesspeoplewhojudgedyouthpresentationsontheiruniqueandcreativebusinessconcepts.TheSkillsCanadacompetitionincludedstudentsfromWhatiTroutLakeFortSimpsonFortResolutionFortSmithandHayRiverandshowcasedabilitiesinweldingcosmetologygraphicdesignphotographyandsmallenginerepair.InthephotoabovearetheparticipantsintheRotaryClubsDragonsDen.