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6TuesdayMarch182014DorothyDesjarlaisCreeDorothyDesjarlaislearnedtospeakCreeathomeandhasremaineduentinherlanguage.ShestrivestobringCreebacktolifebyspeakingitathomeandteachingothershowtospeakthelanguage.DorothylivesinFortSmithandworksasaninterpreter-translator.DorothyDesjarlaiskakiskinohamkosihtnehiyawpekiskwewintawikihkmnawyakeyapicmetoninisitohtamtansikaisipikiskwehtmawyapikiskwewin.WyakociwkaweNehiyawewinkapetahtpimtisiwinohcipekiskwewintawikihkmnakiskinohamowahtkotakaktanisisikaisipikiskwehkmapikiskwewin.DorothywikiwtaKaskewmnaatoskewpeyakwantitwestamakew.NORTHERNVOICESIntheNorthwestTerritoriesournorthernvoicesareimportant.ThroughoutourvastterritorynineofcialAboriginallanguagesarespokenwithpride.Tocelebratethisdiversityregionallanguagecommunitiesnominatedindividualscommittedtocultivatingournorthernvoices.ThesechampionsareleadersinourAboriginallanguagescommunityandwethankthemfortheireffortsandcontributionstothesurvivalofourlanguages.14033DG114031DG1DeadlineforfeedbackisApril112014.TheGovernmentofAlbertainvitesyourinputontheEmploymentStandardsCodethebasicrulesforemployersandemployees.WearelookingatthingslikeEmploymentofyouthHoursofworkGeneralholidaysandvacationpaySpecialleavesAndmorePleasetelluswhatyouthinkUseouronlineDiscussionGuideandSurveyatwork.alberta.caesreviewEmailyourcommentstojstl.reviewgov.ab.caOrcall1-877-427-3731toorderapapercopyoftheDiscussionGuideandSurveyLETSTALKABOUTYOURWORK.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTruckshaulingwastewa-terfromtheterritorysrstfrackingoperationarehav-ingdifcultynavigatingtheSahtuwinterroadwithtwofully-loadedsemitrucksop-eratedbyConocoPhillipsroll-ingoverwithinfourdaysofeachotherlastweek.ThersttankertruckrolledoveronThursdayMar.6afteritwasunabletoascendaslipperyhillontheiceroadattheSalineRivercrossingnearkilometre832.Despitehavingtirechainsthetruckwasun-abletomakeitupthesteepgradesaidConocoPhillipsspokespersonLaurenStew-art.Thetruckslidback-wardsresultinginthetrailerenteringtheditchandrollingontoitsside.Thetractorre-mainedontheroadandup-right.Theuidsinthetrailerremainedcontained.Asecondaccidentinvolv-ingaseparatetruckonMar.10occurredagainwhilethetruckwasattemptingtoclimbahillattheCono-coPhillipssecuritygateinNormanWells.AtankertruckhaulingmaterialforConocoPhillipsspunoutandslidbackwardsjackkningintotheditchStewartsaid.Preliminaryndingsin-dicatethatroadconditionswereacontributingfactorinbothincidents.Stewartsaidtherewerenospillsnoinjuriesandnoenvi-ronmentaldamagefromeitheraccidentandthatEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesstaffwereonsiteatbothincidents.Inbothcasesthewastewaterwassuccessfullytransferredintoanothertruck.WhilenospillsoccurredStewartsaidthecompanyistakingbothincidentsextremelyseriouslyandrespondstoincidentslikespillsassoonastheyarediscovered.Bothtankerswerehaul-ingowbackuidfromthecompanysexplorationleasesitetoanapprovedtreatmentanddisposalfacilityineitherAlbertaorBritishColumbia.Flowbackuidisthewaterthatwasusedinthefrackingprocessthatisrecoveredfromthewellafterbeingcontam-inatedwithtoxicchemicaladditives.Itisrunthroughaseparatorrsttoremovehydrocarbonsbeforebeingtransportedout.AllwastewaterfromtheoperationmustberemovedfromtheNorthwestTerri-toriesasaconditionofthecompanyswaterlicense.Thecompanyscontin-gencyplanfortheanticipatedclosureofthewinterroadistodevelopagovernmentreg-isteredandapprovedstoragefacilityinNormanWellswhichwillstoreowbackuidsthatcannotbetruckedoutthiswinter.TalksneededonwastemanagementDeborahSimmonsexecu-tivedirectoroftheSahtuRe-newableResourcesBoardsaidpeopleintheSahture-gionhavebeenblindsidedbythefrackingindustrysmoveintotheirterritoryandarecryingformoreinformationtohelpthemdecidewhattodowithwastewater.Itsbeenachallengingsituationabecauseev-erythingshappeningsofastsoeverybodysplay-ingcatchupandbbe-causethecommunitiesarereallyconcernedfromwhatweveheardaboutwastethatwouldbestayinghereintheregion.Sotherehasntbeenadequatetimeforthecommunitiestohavefullandwell-informeddiscussionsabouttheoptionsshesaid.WhiletheSRRBapplaudsactionsbeingtakenbytheterritorialgovernmentrightnowwhichhasformedaworkinggroupwithindustryandthegovernmentofCan-adatodiscusswastewatermanagementintheregionSimmonssaidcommunitiesneedtobeinvolvedfullyintheconversation.Therearesomanycom-ponentsofthecurrentshaleoilplayandexplorationandprospectivedevelopmentthatpeoplearecryingoutformoreeducationabout.Theyreallyreallywanttoknowtohaveabetterun-derstandingofthevariouskindsofrisksthatarebeingundertakenandhowthoseriskscanbemitigated-andthatsprettyuniversal.Eventhepro-developmentpeoplewantdevelopmenttobere-sponsibleandbalanced.FrackingwastewatertruckstiponwinterroadIndustryOilGasPhotoRogerOdgaardAtruckcarryingwastewaterfromConocoPhillipsfrackingoperationjackknifesnearthedrillsitesecuritygateinNormanWellsonMar.10thesecondtrucktotipinfourdaysonthewinterroad.