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LETTERSTOTHEEDITOR5TuesdayMarch112014FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-9Cand-22CNorms-6Cand-21C-15Low-9Low-3High-3High-8Low3High-5Low-11Low-4Low-1High-3High-9Low4High-10Low3High2HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-18Cand-28CNorms-12Cand-24C-12Low-18Low-10Low-15Low-13Low-9Low-5High-6High-14Low-3High-16Low-3High-8High-3High-6High-3HighNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKLegalactionthreatenedbytheTlichoGovernmentwillnotstopthegovernmentofCanadafrompassingitsdevolutionbillfederalspokespeopletoldTeJournal.TlicholawsuitwontstopdevolutionbillOttawa.FromFebruary2to81997TorontoandCollingwoodhostedtheSpecialWinterOlympics.Seventy-twocountriessent2000athletesrangingfrom8to66yearsallwithmentalhandicaps.TheSpecialOlympicsfoundedin1968areheldeverytwoyearslessconcernedaboutwinningorlosingthanaboutparticipation.Fewrichcountriespayattentionanindividualmedaltallyisnotkeptandnationalanthemsarenotplayed.Businesscareslittleforthatkindofsportthe1997budgetswasonly9.4millionandnotoneoftheathleteswasforsale.ACanadianstoodonthepodiumtoreceivehissecondgoldmedalindownhillskiing.HeturnedtohisU.SfriendwhohadplacedsecondIvegotonegoldmedalalreadybutnosilvermedal.YoudonthaveagoldmedalyetcanwetradeRenFumoleauLutselKeEditorIamratherpuzzledbyAb-originalandNorthernAffairsMinisterValcourtsletterintheFeb.25NorthernJournal.HeseemsinaratherconfusingwaytobetryingtojustifytheinclusionoftherestructuringoftheMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoardwithinBillC-15theso-calledDevolutionAct.Hestatesthatanimprovedregulatoryframeworkiscriti-callyimportant...IfhehadbeenlisteningtoNorthernersincludingindustryrepresenta-tiveshewouldknowthatwedonotagreethattheexistingsystemofregionalboardsneedsmuchimprovement.Certainlyhemakesnocasethatonesu-perboardwouldbeanymoremodernefcientandeffec-tivethantheexistingregula-toryregime.MinisterValcourtmakesthepointthatasingleMackenzieValleyboardisconsistentwithOlympicsNoneedforsuperboardtheexistingcomprehensivelandclaimsagreementsandthatthislargerboardwasexplicitlycontemplatedwhenthecomprehensivelandclaimagreementsicwassignedbyallparties.Thisistrue.Thefullerpicturehowevershowsthatcontinuanceofregionallandandwaterboardswasalsocontemplatedineachofthenalcomprehensiveclaimsagree-mentssignedbyallparties.Toprovideforthiseachofthesectionsoftheclaimsagree-mentsthatMr.Valcourtcitesisprecededbyasetofprinciplesthathedoesntmention.Thersttwoprinciplesatthebegin-ningofeachofthechaptersonLandandWaterRegulationareaanintegratedsystemoflandandwatermanagementshouldapplytotheMacken-zieValleybtheregulationoflandandwaterinthesettle-mentareaandinadjacentareasshouldbeco-ordinated.TheTlichoagreementspecifiesWekeezhiiinsteadofthesettlementareaasintheSahtuandGwichinagreements.HadMinisterValcourtsyearsofongoingconsulta-tionsbeentrueconsultationsratherthananexerciseincon-rmationbiashewouldknowthattheexistingregionallandandwaterboardshavebeenevolvingwellandfollowingtheaboveprinciples.Therehavebeenoccasionalproblemsbutsomeofthemostpersistentofthesehavebeencausedbythefederalgovernmentnotfulllingitsresponsibilitiesinatimelymanner.Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatasingleboardwouldbeanymoreefcientoreffectivethanthesystemofregionalboards.IamlefttoconcludethatknowingNorthernersandparticularlyAboriginalgov-ernmentsoverwhelmingop-positiontoasingleboardthefederalgovernmentcynicallystuffedthesuperboardleg-islationinsidetheirresistiblewrappingreadmoneyofthedevolutionbill.FinallyMinisterValcourthasthegalltocongratulateWesternArcticMPDennisBevingtonforsupportingBillC-15.Mr.Bevingtonhasbeenveryvocalandhasdoneallhecantopersuadethegovernmenttodropthechangestothere-viewboardsfromthatlegis-lation.FacedwithaHobsonschoicehedecidedtovoteinfavourofdevolution.Hede-servescongratulationsnotforsupportingBillC-15butforputtingupagoodghtonbehalfofhisconstituentstochangethelegislationandformakingtheverydifcultde-cisiontovotefordevolutioninspiteofhisstrongoppositiontoasinglesuperboard.BobGambleYellowknifeCOLUMNSByDAWNKOSTELNIKMygumboothasaholewhereastickwentthroughandstabbedmyfoot.MuckywaterllsupthisbootandwhenIwalkthroughthemus-kegitsucksmybootintothemudsoupandpullsitoff.Ihavedestinyinmud.Atincaniswashedoutinthelakepitchiscutoffoneoftheco-nifersandthecancontainingthepitchgetssetonthere.Thisisgumbootrepair101thismethodwillsealbirchbarkcanoesorpatchmostanythingthatneedsit.Oncethepitchhasmeltedashfromthereisstirredintothecanwiththemeltedpitch.Nocharcoallumpscanbeusedonlyneash.Itisalmosttoothicktostiranditisappliedhot.AglobofitcoverstheholeWhiteGirlSpiritofspringPart3of3andasitcoolsitissmoothedtoconformtotheboot.Thesearemyonlygumbootstherearenomoretobefoundandnostorestobuynewones.Bushesexplodeapartwithpeople.Inthequietitsoundslikeacattlestampede.Two-dozenyoungeyeslookbackatthisoutburstintotalsurprise.AdultsarerushingtowardsustheRCMPleadsthechargingcavalry.WhatswrongEv-eryoneislookingateveryoneelsetheadultshavestoppedtheirchargeandwecantellthattheirbatterieshavejustru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