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10TuesdayMarch112014NorthWordsNWTPresentsFollowusforupdatesTHEYELLOWKNIFETheOfcialAirlineofNorthWordsNWTPremierSponsorTHEYELLOWKNIFEPublicLibraryTheOfcialAirlineofNorthWordsNWTrremiPremierSponsorAURORACOLLEGEEducationCultureEconomicDevelopmentTwo-dayCreativeWritingSweatshopJoinauthorandeditorAnitaDaherforatwo-dayintensivewritingsweatshopdesignedtostrengthenyourskillsandgiveyouthecreativeboostyouneed.Nochargebutworkshopparticipationislimitedto15.ToregisterpleasecontactPattiat867-872-4420or867-621-0804orpkayhamgmail.comAuroraCollegeFortSmithNTRoomwillbepostedMarch1516from9am-4pmPublicPresentationAnitawillalsobegivingapublicpresentationonherlatestchildrensbookIttyBittyBits.BringthekidsMaryKaesarLibraryFortSmithNTMarch13at700pmnorthwordsnwt.caByMARIACHURCHWhilefuelbillsskyrocketwiththemid-winterchilltheTetlitGwichinCouncilinFortMcPhersonisfeel-ingtoastywarmoperatingitsnewwoodchipboilerthathasputthecommunityattheforefrontofbiomassenergysolutionsintheNWT.Operatingonwoodpel-letschipsandsplitwoodtheboilerwasinstalledlastfalltopipeheatintothebandofceandthenursingstationbothofwhichhadhighheat-ingcostsinthepast.JohnnyKaycoordinatoroftheboilerprojecttoldTheJournalthatitstooearlytocrunchthenumbersbutthereiseveryindicationtheFirstNationissavingabundlecomparedtowhatitpaidforoillastyeartoheatbothbuildings.Itsagoodthingwegotitgoingbeforethecoldestpartsoftheyearhesaid.Theinitialcostforinstall-ingtheboilerwasnotcheapbuttheFirstNationwasabletosecurefundingfromtheCanadianNorthernEconomicDevelopmentAgencyandNaturalResourcesCanadafortheprojectwhichtheytoutedasanenvironmentallyfriendlywayofcuttingen-ergycostsandreducingtheuseoffossilfuels.KaywasbehindtheoriginalideatobringawoodchipboilertoFortMcPhersonwhichdatesbackto2010whenheandan-othercommunitymemberat-tendedabiomassprojectcon-ferenceinWhitehorse.Ithoughtwehavethebiofuelrighthereinourbackyardhesaid.Convincedhiscommu-nitywasidealforaboilerKaysaidhebroughttheideatotheelderswhowereim-mediatelysupportivethencirculatedplanstothechiefandcouncilthehamletgovernmentandthelocalyouthcouncil.Thecommunitymem-bersbelievedinwhatweweredoingandtheleader-shipwerestandingbehinditherecalled.Ittookthreeyearsfortheprojecttogothroughthepaperworkincludingfeasibilityandenvironmen-talstudies.TheboilerwasinstalledlastNovemberandbeganofciallypipingoutheattothebuildingsinDecember.NowthatitsoperationalanotherhugebenetoftheprojectisthatitemployslocalworkersKaysaid.Themoneystaysinthecommunityandintheterri-toryhesaid.Wearepay-ingourlocalcommunitymemberstodotheworkthatneedstobedonetogetourwoodsupplyanddeliverittothesite.RecentlyKayarrangedforthelocalyouthhockeyteamtosplitwoodandstoreitfortheboilerinordertoearnmoneytopayfortheirtournaments.TheFirstNationhasyettodeterminehowmanystaffwillbehiredfulltimefortheprojectbutKayexpectstherewillbeseveralneededtomaintainasteadysupplyofbiofuelwhichisrestrictedtosustainabledrywoodin-cludingwillowbranchesandtreesclearedforrebreaksandalongthehighways.Therearestillafewbugstoironoutbutwelearnfromitandwewillbereadyforthenextseasonhesaid.Wearelearningaswego.Kaysaidoncethecostbenefitanalysiscomesthroughthisspringheex-pectsthecommunitywilllookintoconnectingtheboilertootherbuildingsoreveninstallinganotherboiler.FortMcPhersontakestheleadinbiomassheatingFirstNationheatstwobuildingswithwoodchipboilerEnvironmentCleanEnergyPhotoLawrenceKeytePhotoBillBradenJohnnyKaycoordinatorwiththeTetlitGwichinCouncilsnewwoodchipboilerprojectsaystheboilernotonlysavesthecommunitymoneybutemployslocalstaffandusessustainablefuel.HeavyhaulheadsouttomineAconvoyoffourfueltanksleavesYellowknifefortheGahchoKudiamondmineprojectatmidnightonMar.3onthewinterroad.Inalleighttankseachcapableofholding500000litreswereshippedtothesitethisseasoninpreparationforthego-aheadtostartfullconstructionaspermitsarenalized.ThetanksweremanufacturedbyGemSteelinEdmontonassembledinYellowknifeandshippedbyTliChoLandtranTransport.