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2TuesdayMarch112014NEWSBRIEFSNWTintroducesnewbirthcerticateTheGNWThasunveiledanewbirthcerticatethatisbeingtoutedasoneofthemosthighlysecureanddurabledocumentsinCanada.Thenewdocumentswillbemadeofhigh-securityplasticandincludemorethan20featuresdesignedtoprotectidentities.Currentbirthcerticatesuseprivacytechnologyfromthe1950s.ThenewNWTbirthcerticatewhichhasnotbeenchangedsince1983willbeintroducedApr.1.OldbirthcerticateswillstillbevalidhoweverallcerticatesissuesafterApr.1willbeproducedinthenewformatandcost20.Thenewcerticatewillgivetheoptiontoincludemoredetailedinformationontheindividualsparents.HayRivermansentencedtosixyearsforshootingbrotherAHayRivermanhasbeensentencedtosixyearsinprisonafterpleadingguiltyinthedeathofhisbrother.WilfredLawrenceBuggins69admittedtotheHayRivercourt-roominastatementonMar.3thatheshotandkilledhisyoungerbrotherRaymondatacabinnearEnterprisethreeyearsagobuthadnomemoryoftheevent.Bothmenweresaidtohavebeendrinkingheavilyatthetimeandarguingaboutmoney.BugginspleadedguiltytomanslaughterwitharearmafterbeingchargedwithseconddegreemurderfollowingtheincidentinFebruary2011.MackenzieValleyreviewboardtodisclosenancespubliclyTheMackenzieValleyEnvironmentalimpactReviewBoardhasannounceditwillpubliclydisclosemoreofitsnancialoperationsinanefforttohavegreatertransparencyandaccountability.Theboardwhichisfundedbythefederalgovernmenthasstartedpostinginformationaboutits-nancehonorariaandtravelpoliciesonitswebsiteandplanstoposttheauditscheduleofanyboardandstaffmembergoingbackto2007.Theannouncementfollowsformer-nancemanagerWendyOndracksdecisiontosuetheboardinJanuaryforwhatshesaidwasanunwarranteddemotionafterquestioningboardmemberexpenses.FIDDLECLASSESEveryMondayNightat700p.mLocatedatAuroraCollegeinFortSmith1stFloorCultureRoom-Room116acrossfromthecarpentryshopGuitarsandothersimilarinstrumentswelcomeaswell.Beginnerswelcome.Minimumage8yearsold90yearsyoungTherewillbea5.00drop-infeetocoverexpensesstrings.ForfurtherinformationcontactBartHartop867-872-2154gail_barthartophotmail.comNWTLiberalspassnationalfrackingresolutionLiberalPartytomakenationalfrackingpolicypartofelectionplatformByMEAGANWOHLBERGLiberalpartymembersintheNorthwestTerritoriestooktheirconcernsabouthydraulicfracturingtothenationallevellatelastmonthpassingaresolutiontohavethepartyseekoutacountry-widestrategicenvironmentalassessmentonthecontrover-sialoilandgasextractionprocess.TheWesternArcticLib-eralAssociationWALAputforwardtheresolutionatthenationalconventiononFeb.22whereitpassedoverwhelminglyaccordingtoitsauthorChuckBlythaLiberalpartymemberfromFortSimpson.Astrategicnationalenvi-ronmentalassessmentwouldlookatmitigatingnegativeenvironmentaleffectstak-ingintoconsiderationcumu-lativeimpactsimplementasustainabledevelopmentstrategyfortheindustryil-luminatepotentialliabilitiesandultimatelystreamlineproject-levelassessmentsbycontributingtoanestablishedpolicyframework.WewanttogetcertaintyforhowfrackingisgoingtoworkinCanadawhichisgoodforindustryandwewanttogetfact-basedpolicyhappeningBlythsaid.Wewanttohaveitdealtwithoverallsothatindividualsmallcommunitiesarentgettingforcedtoreinventthewheeleverytimeintheenvironmentalassessmentbusinessornothavinganenvironmentalassessment.FrackinghasbecomeaconcernformanyresidentsintheNorthwestTerritoriesfollowingtheapprovaloftherstexploratoryprojectintheSahturegionundertakenbyConocoPhillipswhichwentforwardwithoutanenviron-mentalassessment.Arecentpetitiontotheterritorialgovernmentask-ingthatallfuturefrackingapplicationsgothroughtheassessmentprocessincludingpublichear-ingsreceivedcloseto400signatures.WhilehesaidactioncouldbetakenlocallyBlythsaidpolicydevelopmentonfrack-ingneedstobedoneattheKieronTestartpresidentofWALAsaidthemovetomaketheresolutionapri-orityfromtheNWTridingemergedfromlocalcon-cernswhichhesaidhavebeenlargelyignoredatthefederallevel.Whatpeopleweretell-inguswasthatthisissueoffrackingwasveryimpor-tanttothemandtheirsensenationallevelledbytheCa-nadianEnvironmentalAs-sessmentAgencyandwiththeinputofstakeholdersandexperts.Wewanttohavefrackingdealtwithconsistentlyacrossthecountryandlookatthebiggerissueshesaidbe-causesomeprovincesdontdoitallsomeprovincesdoitwideopen.BlythsaidthenewLib-eralpolicywillnotbefororagainstfracking.Environmentalassess-mentisnotaboutstoppingprojectsitsaboutmakingthingsbetter.TheLiberalpartyisinfavourofdevelop-mentbutwewanttomakesurethatwedoitinawaythatprotectstheenviron-menthesaid.ofsecurityintheNorthandthatcutsbothways.Therewerepeopleveryconcernedabouttheirfuturesandop-portunitiesforworkandontheothersidewehadpeopleveryconcernedabouttheenvironmentalhealthofthelandandthesustainabilityoffrackingintheNorthwestTerritoriesTestartsaid.Havingsuchapolarizeddebaterequiresafact-basedpolicybuildingapproachhesaid.Whatweredoingiscre-atingcertaintyforbothsidesoftheequationhesaid.Theresolutionwillnowbecomeanembeddedpol-icyoftheLiberalPartythatwillbecomepartofitsplat-formduringthenextfederalelection.Environmentalassessmentisnotaboutstoppingprojectsitsaboutmakingthingsbetter.TheLiberalpartyisinfavourofdevelopmentbutwewanttomakesurethatwedoitinawaythatprotectstheenvironment.ChuckBlythWesternArcticLiberalAssociationPoliticsEnergyMarchersprotestagainstfrackinginYellowknifelastOctober.ThenewcallbyLiberalsforanationalstrategicenvironmentalassessmenthopestoaddresscallsforcertaintyaroundtheindustrialpracticeforthebenetofconcernedcitizensaswellasindustryaccordingtotheresolutionsauthors.PhotoJackDanylchuk