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IndustryJobTraining2TuesdayApril152014NEWSBRIEFSGNWTaccountsnowpayableonlineThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritorieshasan-nouncedthatitscustomerscannowmakeaccountpay-mentsonlinethroughoneofthevemajorCanadianbanks.AsofApr.10residentslookingtomakepay-mentsontheirpropertytaxesstudentloanslandleasesoranyotherGNWTinvoicecanuseelectronicbanking.AccordingtoMinisterofFinanceMichaelMiltenbergerthemovetoonlinepaymentsispartoftheterritorialgovernmentsServiceInnovationStrategythataimstondnewwaystousetechnologytoimproveprogramandserviceaccessandreduceredtape.FortLiarddeputymayorappointedchairofMackenzieValleyboardFortLiardsdeputymayorJoanneDeneronhasbeencho-senasthenewchairoftheMackenzieValleyEnviron-mentalImpactReviewBoard.DeneronwasappointedlastweekbythefederalministerofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentBernardValcourt.DeneronwillbereplacingRichardEdjericonoriginallyfromtheSouthSlavewhohasservedtwoseparatetermsaschairoftheboard.Hismostrecentappointmentin2011ex-piredonMar.31.DeneroniscurrentlythedirectoroftheAchoDeneKoeFirstNationsholdingcompanyaswellastheNWTBusinessDevelopmentandInvestmentCorp.PeaceRiveroodingevacuateshomesandbusinessesAreasofPeaceRiverwereevacuatedlastweekaswateroodedthedowntownaftericeandmudblockedamainculvertandpreventedtheoodwaterfromdraining.AnevacuationcentrewassetupattheBaytexEnergyCentreforresidentswithnowheretostayhowevernoonestayedovernight.Crewsworkedtodrainthedown-townbydivertingthewaterwithberms.WatersbeganrecedingearlyWednesdaymorningwhentheculvertblockagewasreleasedandowwasdivertedbacktothePatsCreekculvert.LTD.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Berthaisasmallandfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinanyhousehold.Hershort-hairedcoatiswonderfulforpetting.SahtuneedscoordinatedjobtrainingplanMLAFeasibilitystudyforregionaltechnicalinstituteunderwayByMEAGANWOHLBERGYouthintheSahtuneedreassurancefromthegov-ernmentthattheywillbeabletondworkintheircommunitiesaftergradua-tionthroughacoordinatededucationandtrainingplanfortheregionsaysMLANormanYakeleya.TheMLAfortheSahtusaidtheterritorialgovernmentneedstoteamupwithcom-munityleadersintheSahtuwherethepromiseofanoilandgasboomcouldcreatehundredsoflocaljoboppor-tunitiesoverthenextdecadewiththerightpreparedness.TheresgoingtobealotofopportunitiesintheNorththroughdevelopmentintheSahtuYakeleyasaid.WithinthreeyearsintheSahtuweregoingtohaveabout150studentswhoaregraduat-ingfromGrade12andwehaveabout81studentswhoareinsometypeofpost-secondarytrainingorinstitutionrightnowintheSahtu.Weneedtolookatsupportingthemthroughtheschoolsthroughthepost-sec-ondaryinstitutionsandstartdemandingthatthejobsthatwehaveintheSahturegion-eitheroilandgasorgovern-ment-thatthesestudents...getonwiththesejobs.WhileoilcompaniesdoingexploratoryworkintheregionhavehireddozensoflocalsYakeleyasaidthereisstillalongwaytogoinaddressingunemployment.Ofapproximately200work-ersonsiteatConocoPhillipsexploratoryoperationsin2013-14106ofthosewereNWTresi-dents45fromtheTulitaDistrictincludingNormanWells20otherSahtubeneciariesand41non-beneciaries.Over17millionor65percentofdirectexpenditureswenttoAboriginal-ownedbusinessesinTulitaandNor-manWellsand97000wasspentontraining.Roughly20additionalworkersfromTulitaandNor-manWellscontinuetoworkforHuskyOilonitsroadproj-ectwiththeother50percentcomingfromotherpartsoftheNWTorthesouth.Yakeleyasaidmoreneedstobedonetoensurelocalpeoplearehiredbeforepeo-plefromthesouth.Wehavemorepeoplenotworkingthanworkinghesaid.TrainingschoolstudyinworksECELaurieMortondirectoroflabourdevelopmentforEduca-tionCultureandEmploymentECEsaidthedepartmenthascommittedtocompletingafeasibilitystudyforaSahtuRegionalInstituteofTechnol-ogywithinthe2014-15scalyeartodeterminewhethersuchaschoolwouldbeviable.Thestudyistakingintoac-countexistingeducationandtrainingfacilitiesandpro-gramsaswellasthelabourpoolandprojectedlabourmarketneedsintheSahtu.ECEhasalsocommittedtocompletingaSahtuOilandGasNeedsAssessmenttherstphaseofwhichwascompletedin2013.Thesec-ondphaseisexpectedtobecompletedbythisspring.TheassessmentislookingintothetrainingrequirementsofindustryandtheeffectsofoilandgasdevelopmentonSahtubusinessesandotherstakeholdersMortonsaid.Thisneedsassessmentwillprovideamoreinformedpictureoftheactivityandas-sociatedtrainingneedsintheSahtuandwillassistwiththedevelopmentofthefeasibilitystudyfortheSahtuTechnicalInstituteshesaid.ApartfromthetworesearchinitiativesMortonsaidsup-portsdoexistintheSahtuatpresentwheretherearetwocareerdevelopmentofcersCDOslocatedinNormanWellswhoprovideservicessuchascareercounsellingresumeandcoverletterwrit-inginterviewskillbuildingfundingapplicationassistanceandhelpgainingaccesstoeducationalresources.ThoseCDOstraveltoallSahtucommunitiesonareg-ularbasistopromotecareerdevelopmentMortonsaidtalkingtohighschoolyouthindustrycommunitygroupsandotheragencies.Theyalsoorganizecareerfairs.Shesaidthedepartmenthasincreasedspendingoncareerdevelopmentbynearly90percentoverthelastyearandnewfundinghasbeenallocatedfortwonewpositionsinNormanWellsanadditionalCDOandaregionaltrainingcoordinatortobehousedatAuroraCollege.Thereisalsoaregionaltrainingpartnershipcom-mitteewhichhasaexiblefive-yeartrainingplantoidentifyandguidetrainingintheregionMortonsaid.MoreneededfromGNWTMLAStillYakeleyasaidtheGNWTisdraggingitsfeetongettingpeopleintheregionpreparedforaninuxofindus-trialactivity.Whilethefeasi-bilitystudyonapossibletech-nicalinstituteisgoodnewsYakeleyasaidmoreisneeded.Hesaidtheterritorialgov-ernmentneedstotaketheleadinworkingwiththelandcor-porationsbandofcesindus-tryandeducationalboardstocreateasolidplan.Thesamesupportisneededforstudentswhohavedroppedoutorhaveyettopursuefur-thereducationortrainingaftergraduationYakeleyasaid.Wehavetogivehopetotheyoungpeople.Whenwesaygotoschoolorstayinschoolorgobacktoschoolwehavetooffersomethingattheendofthathesaid.AcoordinatedandregionalapproachtocreatingemploymentforSahtucommunitieslikeFortGoodHopeaboveisrequiredtoensurelocalresidentsarebenetingfromindustrialdevelopmentsaysSahtuMLANormanYakeleya.PhotoSRRBJeanPolfus