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NWTLiberalspassfrackingresolutionLiberalpartymembersintheNWTwantacountry-widestrategicenvironmentalas-sessmentonhydraulicfrac-turing.Seepage2.InuvikyouthmakewavesthroughphotographyTheblossomingtalentofyouthphotographersinInu-vikturnedheadsattheinau-guralArcticImageFestivallastweek.Seepage12.DocputsMackenzieRiverinnationalspotlightColdAmazonalmabouttheMackenzieRiverwatershedwillkickoffCanadaWaterWeekatalmfestivalinTo-ronto.Seepage9.ObedcleanupcouldtakeadecadesaysscientistAnAlbertascientistreview-ingSherrittInternationalscleanupplanfortheObedcoalspillexpectsittotakeyearstorepair.Seepage8.AnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00March112014Vol.37No.43BringyouranswerintotheNorthernJournaloremaileditornorj.ca.wiyawawohkamapetawmaskihkiyBroughttoyoubyTheNWTCreeLanguageProgramSkipJimLockhartofFortSmithtellshissweeperstohurryhardduringtheNWTDominioncurlingchampionshipsinFortSmithovertheweekend.TenteamsfromYellowknifeHayRiverandFortSmithcompetedinthemensandwomensdivisionstodeterminewhowouldheadtonationals.Seepage23.PhotoRickJameso.43NWTMLAsvotetoextendtheirtermsMembersvote11-7infavourofrequestingextensionByMEAGANWOHLBERGInamoveneverbeforeseenintheNorthwestTerritoriesMLAsvotedinfavourofex-tendingtheirfour-yeartermsbyuptooneyearinordertoquellconcernsaboutanon-slaughtofelectionsin2015andmakeforasmootherde-volutiontransition.ThemotionputforthbyHayRiverSouthMLAJaneGroenewegenandsecondedbyMinisterMichaelMilten-bergerwasintroducedlastweekandpassedonMondayafternoonbeforeafullpub-licgallerybutnotwithoutheateddebate.Groenewegensaidsheputforwardthemotionduetoconcernsaboutadminis-trativeandcommunicationproblemsthatcouldariseduringtheoverlapofthefederalterritorialandNWTveyearsbutthatextensionisnotsupposedtoapplytothecurrentassembly.MiltenbergersaidSaskatch-ewanManitobaandPrinceEdwardIslandarealllook-ingatchangingtheirelectiondatestoavoidthefederalelec-tionaswell.Thoughthemotionorigi-nallycalledfortheLegislativeAssemblysBoardofMan-agementtointroduceabilltodeferthenextelectiontoOctober2016aprecisedatewastakenoutafterconstitu-entsaskedwhyitcouldnotbethreetoninemonthsin-steadofayear.AnamendmentproposedbyWeledehMLABobBrom-leyaskedforthemotiontorequestanydatewithinOc-tober2015fortheelectionwhichhesaidwouldallowforexibilitywhileincreasingvoterturnoutwithoutex-tendingtheterm.Thatmo-tionwasshotdownwithonlytwoinfavour.Thevotewas11-7infavourofthemotionwithcabinetvotingyesasablockandMackenzieDeltaMLAFred-erickBlakeJr.SahtuMLANormanYakeleyaandNahen-dehMLAKevinMenicochefollowingalonginsupport.Menicochesaidhevotedinfavouronlybecauseitdidnotautomaticallyextendtheterm.MostregularmemberswerenotinfavourofthemotionincludingWeledehMLABobBromleywhocalledthemoveunethicalandembarrassingduetothelackofpublicdebate.SeeElectiononpage3.Togiveourselvesthisauthoritywithoutgoingtothepeopleandwithnopublicinputshowsacavalierdisdainforthevot-ersoftheNorthwestTerritories.WeledehMLABobBromleymunicipalelectionsallscheduledtooccurinOcto-ber2015.Theadventofave-yeartermforNWTMLAsispre-meditatedinDevolutionBillC-15whichextendsthemax-imumtermoffutureLegisla-tiveAssembliesfromfourtoThechangerequiresthefed-eralgovernmenttoapprovetherequestedamendmenttotheNorthwestTerritoriesActinParliamentbeforeitcantakeplace.Currentlyallotherju-risdictionsinCanadahavetherighttoextendtheirtermswithoutfederalapproval.