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DevolutioncomplicatesformingnationalparkFirstNationnegotiatorswork-ingtoestablishtheThaideneNenenationalparknearLut-selKefacenewhurdleswithdevolution.Seepage2.AWG2018SouthSlaveversusBeaufortDeltaWiththeNWTscheduledtohostthe2018ArcticWinterGamestheSouthSlaveandBeaufortDeltaarelookingtomakehostbids.Seepage23.SunnyDayforaSkiLoppethoppersbaskinmildtemperaturesatYellowknifeskiraces.Seepage22.ArcticCouncilunpacksoilshippingregulationsTheArcticCouncilwillreviewinternationaloffshoreoilandshippingregulationsinantici-pationofincreasinginterestinNorthernwaters.Seepage9.RegulatorlinksoilsandsemissionstohealthissuesAnAlbertaEnergyRegulator-ledinquiryintotheimpactofoilsandsemissionshasmadealinktohealthproblemsinthePeaceRiverarea.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00April82014Vol.37No.47PhotoNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonPublicdemandsparticipationinGNWTsplantodevolvethenevolveByMEAGANWOHLBERGResidentsintheNorthwestTerritoriesarepushingforafullpublicreviewofthede-volutionbillspassedoverthelastmonthnowthatthedevo-lutioneffectivedateofApr.1hascomeandgone.PremierBobMcLeodprom-isedalegislativereviewofthe10devolutionbillsrecentlypassedintheHousefollowingconcernthattheApr.1dead-lineprecludedthelegislationfromundergoingtheregularprocesswhichprovidesforpubliccomment.WhileofficialsfromtheGNWTcouldnotyetsaywhattheprocessandschedulewouldlooklikeforthereviewoth-ersoutsidethegovernmentarealreadymobilizingtheircaseforspecicchangestomanyofthebills.KevinOReillyofAlterna-tivesNorthsentalettertothepremierlastweekaskingfordetailsonthepromisedde-volvethenevolveprocessandprovidingcommentaryonseveralofthebillswhichmir-rorpiecesoffederallegislationinplacepriortodevolution.Werecognizethattheresbeenawholebunchofdevo-lutionbillspassedinthelastsittingoftheassemblyvir-tuallyallofwhichdidntgothroughanykindofpublicreview...IthinktherewasonlythreeorfourbillsthatwereavailableandthentheyallsortofgotcrammedthroughinthelastdaysofthesittingOReillysaid.AccordingtoWeledehMLABobBromleysimilarconcernshavebeencomingfromhisconstituents.Thebillsinquestionincludeactsonreindeerarchaeologi-calsitestheSurfaceRightsBoardpetroleumresourcesNWTlandswatersandoilandgasoperationsamongothers.Thoughafewweretabledintimetoallowtheregularreviewprocesstotakeplaceincludingafullreviewbycom-mitteeandapublichearingthemajorityweredelayedbylast-minuteroyalassentgiventothefederaldevolutionactwhichcouldhaveimpactedterritoriallegislation.MeganHolsappleseniorcommunicationsofcerfortheGNWTdepartmentoftheExecutivesaidlinkstoallthedevolutionbillsarenowonlineandopenforpubliccomment.BecausethelegislationwasjustveryrecentlypassedHolsapplesaidthegovern-mentisstillworkingouthowareviewwouldorcouldtakeplacebutsaidthedepartmentwillinvestigatethetypeandamountofpublicinterestoverthenextsixmonthstodeter-minehowextensivethere-viewprocesswillbe.Werestillinearlyearlydayssowekindofwanttogaugethescopeoftheinterest.Wehaveaprocessfordoingallofourlegislativereviewsanditcanbeverytechnicaloritcantakealongtimeshesaid.Ifwhatwereseeingisjustalotofquestionsonhowsomethingworksthoseareeasilyanswered.Wejustneedtoseewhattheresponseisatthispoint.Shesaidpublicfeedbackonthedevolutionbillslikeallterritoriallegislationiswel-comeandencouraged.Itsquitenormalforustobelookingatlegislationandseeinghowwecanimproveitshesaid.Publicfeedbackissoimportant.Wereapublicgov-ernment.Weneedpeoplewhoareinterestedinpubliclegisla-tiontobelettingusknowwhattheywanttoseeinourlaws.SeePubliconpage3.KeenanCarpenterleadstheInuvikDrummersandDancersinfrontofapackedhouseatEastThreeSchoolFridaynighttokickoffthe57thMuskratJamboreewithaperformanceattheopeningceremonies.Theannualspringfestivalsawhundredscelebratethewonderfullywarmtemperatures.Seepage13.April82014Vo