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23TuesdayApril82014Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Billieisachubbyweelady.ButjustlookatherIsntshepre-ciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.LTD.BRIEFSSPORTSSportNorthopensupnominationsforannualawardsTheNWTsSportNorthFederationhasissuedacallfornominationsfortheannualSportNorthawardsheldeachyeartohighlighttheterritorysgrowingsporttalentandthosewhohelpathletesalongtheway.TheawardswillbegivenoutatabanquetheldinYellow-knifeonMay25.ThedeadlinetonominatesomeoneisApr.15.Forawarddetailsandtosubmitanomina-tiongoonlinetohttpssportnorth.comour-programssport-north-annual-awardsNWTathletenishessecondoverallinnationalskicompetitionFortMcPhersoncross-countryskierAnnahHanthornendedhercompetitiveskiseasononahighnoteafterherperformanceatanationalcompetitionineasternCanadalandedheratop10nishineveryevent.Hanthornat-tendedtheHaywoodSkiNationalsheldinCornerBrookNd.inmid-Marchwheresheskiedagainstsomeofthebestcross-countryathletesinthecountry.SuccesswassweetfortheNWTskierwhowasnotlongagorecover-ingfromatornligamentinheranklethatpreventedherfromcompetingattheCanadianEasternChampionshipsinFebruary.Hanthornmorethanredeemedherselfatna-tionalsbyreceivingthreebronzemedalsandasecondplaceoverallaggregateawardforherage.PhotoNWTSkiDivisionByMARIACHURCHWiththe2018ArcticWin-terGamesAWGsscheduledtotakeplaceintheNWTandYellowknifenolongerintherunningtohosttheterrito-ryslargestregionalcentresareheadingfull-forceintoacompetitiontowinthehostbid.HayRiverandFortSmithhaveannouncedtheyareteaminguptoproduceafor-malbidfortheSouthSlavere-gionwhiletheTownofInuvikwiththehelpofAklavikFortMcPhersonandTuktoyaktukarehotontheirheelsformingabidfortheBeaufortDelta.Bothregionssentrepre-sentativestotheAWGsinFairbankslastmonthtomeetwiththeAWGInternationalCommitteeandgetanideaofwhatitwilltaketohosttheweek-longcircumpolarsportscompetition.Representativestouredbehindthesceneswithorga-nizerstoglimpsetheinnerworkingsofareaslikefoodservicesaccommodationsmedicalfacilitiestranspor-tationandsecurity.WhiletheNWThashostedseveralsuccessfulAWGsinthepastmostrecentlyin2008the2018gameswillmarkthersttimethegameswillbehostedoutsideofYellowknifesince1978whenHayRiverjoinedupwithPinePoint.RegionsmaketheircaseIntheSouthSlaveFortSmithandHayRiverarecom-ingatthebidprocesswithawealthofsport-hostingex-perienceandcanlearnfromtheirunsuccessfulbidtohosttheAWGsin2008JanieHo-bartpresidentoftheTheba-chaChamberofCommercetoldTheJournal.Hobartsaidbetweenthetwocommunitiestheyhavethepeoplepowerandinfra-structuretohostthegamesbutitwillbeamatterofsell-ingittotheAWGcommitteewhichwilltakeanarmyofpassionatepeople.AWG2018SouthSlaveversusBeaufortDeltaSportsRecreationArcticWinterGamesItsaboutthesporttheathletesandthecultureandthatsreallywhatwewanttodo.WewanttomakesureeverybodyhasareallygoodtimeandthateverybodycomesawayandsaysWowthatwasareallygoodgamesIhadalotoffun.MayorBradBrakeTownofFortSmithYouvegotalotofpeo-pleinthiscommunitythathavebeeninvolvedinArcticWinterGamesasorganizersasregionalcoordinatorsascoachesandmissionstaff.Icanlookaroundandname20peoplethathavebeenhighlyinvolvedwithAWGovertheyearssothesearethepeoplethatweshouldbetappingintoshesaid.HobartsaidthebidwillneedtoemphasizetheuniquetwisttheSouthSlavecanputonthegamestocreateawel-comingandimpressionableexperiencefortheinterna-tionalathletes.SimilartacticsarebeingemployedfurthernorthwhereInuvikMayorFloydRolandoneoftheBeaufortDeltasAWGbiddelegationinAlaskasaidtheirmainsellingpointwillbetoputtheArcticbackintheAWG.FromtheresearchwevedonetheArcticWinterGameshaveneverbeenheldnorthoftheArcticCircleRolandsaid.Wethinkwecanpullthisoffandmakeitoneheckofagamesthatpeoplewillrememberforalongtime.RolandsaidbetweenthefourmajorcommunitiesintheBeau-fortDeltatheyhavetheneces-saryinfrastructuretohostthegamesthoughtransportationviaairlineswillbenecessarytogetathletestotheirdestina-tionswithintheAWGcommit-teesmandatedcommutetimeof90minutes.TransportationdetailsareoneofmanyitemstheBeau-fortDeltasbidcommitteewillbeironingoutoverthenextfewmonths.Fundingwillbeanotherlargeissue.Itwillbeahugetaskforany-oneintheNorthtodosomethinglikethisoutsideofthecapitalslikeWhitehorselikeYellow-knife.EvenforIqaluititsachallengebecauseofthesheersizeofthegamesRolandsaid.TheGNWTdepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAttheendofthedayBrakesaidtherealmotivationiscommunitypride.Itsaboutthesporttheathletesandthecultureandthatsreallywhatwewanttodo.WewanttomakesureeverybodyhasareallygoodtimeandthateverybodycomesawayandsaysWowthatwasareallygoodgamesIhadalotoffunhesaid.PhotocourtesyofBradBrakePhotocourtesyofFloydRolandInuvikandAklavikmayorsFloydRolandandCharlieFurlongvisittheAWGsinFairbanksAlaskalastmonth.FortSmithmayorBradBrakegivesathumbsupwiththeAWGFairbanksmascot.AffairsdoesprovidefundingforhostingtheAWGsbutthatamountiscappedandtheremainingfundsmustberaisedthroughcorporatesponsorshipandcommunityfundraisingefforts.BradBrakemayorofFortSmithsaidthelocaleconomicbenetofhostingthegamesiswellworththecost.Itsahugeeconomicbene-ttothecommunity.Yourho-telsarebusyyourstoresarebusyandyourgrocerystores-practicallyanybusinessintownwillbenetfromithesaidaddingthatformerhostcommunitieshaveestimatedtheamountofmoneyinfusedintotheireconomywasashighas8-12million.