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9TuesdayMarch112014ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnewdocumentaryprol-ingthegeographicalvastnessecologicalvulnerabilityandculturalsignicanceoftheMackenzieRiverwatershedwillbescreenedforthersttimethisWednesdayeveninginYellowknife.ColdAmazona22-min-utelmproducedbytheWalterandDuncanGordonFoundationinTorontoandshotbyNorthernerswillmakeitsexclusiveadvancescreeningdebutatthePrinceofWalesNorthernHeritageCentreonMar.12beforeitmakesitsofcialpremiereastheopeneroftheWaterDocsinternationalfesti-valinTorontoforCanadaWaterWeek.ThelmisintendedtobebothaneducationaltoolandacelebratoryworkforthoselivingintheMackenzieRiverbasinsaidCarolynDuboisprogramcoordinatorforthefoundation.WereseeingthatalotofpeoplehaventevenheardofthebasinoutsideofthebasinandwethoughtthatthiswasagreatwaytoshowcaseittosomeofthesouthernaudiencesinCanadaandalsointerna-tionallybutalsotohavesomethingtocelebratethebasinamongNortherners.ThatswhyitwassocrucialforustohavethoseNorth-ernvoicesshesaid.Thelmisnarratedbyawell-knownNorthernerformerjournalistPaulAn-drewandfeaturesinter-viewswithavarietyoffolksupanddowntheriversys-temfromgovernmentof-cialstoDeneelders.ItwasshotbytheNWT-basedpro-ductioncompanyaRTLeSSCollectiveandwrittenbyaformerNWTresidentjour-nalistTimQuerengesser.Youllhearfromscien-tistspolicymakersartistsaswellasmoregeneralad-vocatesfortheMackenziebasinDuboissaid.Oneofthethingsthatsreallyspecialaboutthelmisitprovidessomebeautifulfootageofthebasingor-geousfootageinboththebasininanattempttoshapepublicpolicy.Thenewini-tiativefocusesonfreshwaterandtheNorthandpartnerswiththeongoingcommunity-basedwatermonitoringef-fortshappeningintheNWTtoensureNorthernershaveaccesstosounddataaroundfreshwaterresources.ItsanintroductiontosuchanenormousbasinthatmanypeoplehaventevenheardofDuboissaid.EverybodysheardabouttheAmazonRiverbasinandsofewCanadianshaveevenheardaboutourownbasinhere.WednesdaysscreeninginYellowknifebeginswithamixandmingleat600p.m.followedbyashow-ingofthelmandapaneldiscussionfacilitatedbyPaulAndrew.ThelmwillbescreenedacrosstheNWTatalatertime.DVDcopiesofthelmandscreeningkitswhichin-cludediscussionquestionsandothertoolsforpublicshowingscanbemadeavail-ableonrequestbyemailingMeganLoriusatMegangordonfn.org.FilmputsMackenzieRiverinnationalspotlightPremiereofColdAmazondocumentarykicksoffCanadaWaterWeekwinterandthesummerwhichisgreatandsoyoullhaveaerialfootageaswellassometimeonthewater.Itsavisualpieceaswellasastorythatstoldthroughperspectivesofthepeoplethatlivethere.Thelmfocusespredomi-nantlyontheNorthwestTerri-toriesbutdoesmakementionofthetransboundaryissuessharedwiththeotherprov-inceswhosewatersfeedintothebasinwithintervieweescallingforprotectionofthewatershed.Iwouldliketoseeitsparkdialogueamongpeo-pleacrossthecountryaboutwhatsustainablefreshwatermanagementmeansandwhatarewegoingtodotoensurethatnaturalwondersliketheMackenziebasinareprotectednotjustbecausetheyrebeautifulandshouldbecelebratedbutbecausetheysustainpeopleintheNorthDuboissaid.ColdAmazonispartoftheGordonFoundationsongoingcampaigntobringattentiontotheMackenzieArtsCultureFilmPhotocourtesyofGordonFoundationQUALITYUSEDVEHICLESCheckouttherestofourstockatwww.highlevelmotorproducts.comONLY18995ONLY174952012ChevroletCruzeEcoSedanStock4CK4813A33800KMsWAS189952012JeepCompassLtd.AWDLeatherLoadedStock3TE9868A50700KMsWAS21995ApromotionalshotfromColdAmazonanew22-minutedocumentaryontheMackenzieRiverbasinshowsaerialfootageoftheexpansivewatershedstretchingtotheArcticOcean.EverybodysheardabouttheAmazonRiverbasinandsofewCanadianshaveevenheardaboutourownbasinhere.CarolynDuboisWalterDuncanGordonFoundation