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ChiefsweighinonwoodharvestingchargesDeneChiefBillErasmusandNdiloChiefErnestBetsinasayEdSangriswoodhar-vestingchargesintrudeonAboriginalrights.Seepage2.TeamNorthbringsgametoQuebecfortournamentTeamNorthplayersfromNunavuttheNWTandYukonbondedattheNorthernAb-originalHockeyChampion-shipsinQuebec.Seepage23.EmotionalGoodbyeFormerstudentsremarkontheendofSirAlexanderMackenzieSchool.Seepage17.CollegegradscelebratemilestoneinYellowknifeSome44graduatesfromAu-roraCollegesNorthSlavecampuscelebratedanemo-tionalconvocationlastweek-end.Seepage13.DesmondTututospeakatconferenceontreatiesArchbishopDesmondTutuwillbethekeynotespeakerataconferenceinnorthernAlbertathataimstoincreasetreatyawareness.Seepage3.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00May62014Vol.38No.1PhotoMaryWaldenJoinedbyyoungsupporterstohelphimthroughthelastlegofhisjourneyBradCaribouLegsFirthkeepshisfocusasheapproachesWhitehorseonApr.29cappinganepic1200-kmrunfromhishomeinInuviktohelpsavethePeelwatershedfromindustrialdevelopment.Seepage10formore.GNWTsaysHuskyfrackingprojectcouldbypassenvironmentalassessmentProjectunlikelytohavesignicantadverseimpactsByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheterritorialgovernmentsaysitiscondentHuskyEnergysapplicationtodrillandhydraulicallyfractureuptofourexploratoryshaleoilwellsintheSahtushouldnotrequireafullenvironmen-talassessmentifitfollowsanumberofrecommendations.AsubmissionsenttotheSahtuLandandWaterBoardonWednesdaysaiddespitereceivinganumberoflettersandapetitioncallingforafullpublicreviewoftheproposedfrackingprojecttheGNWTisoftheopinionthatHuskysapplicationcouldproceeddi-rectlytothepermittingphasefollowingthepreliminaryscreening.TheGNWThasreviewedthisapplicationinrelationtosignicantadverseimpactstotheenvironmentwithintheseareasstatedtheletterfromlanduseandsustainabilityTheSLWBhasuntilMay19todecidewhetherornottorefertheapplicationtoen-vironmentalassessmentorforaregionalvoteonfrack-ingintheSahtuandhelpedtosubmitapetitionofover800namestotheGNWTcallingforanenvironmen-talassessmentonallfuturefrackingprojects.ShesaidareportreleasedThursdaybyanexpertpanelofscientistscommissionedbyEnvironmentCanadatoreviewtheimpactsoffrack-ingwhichadvisesregula-torstomoveatacautionarypaceshowstherearelegiti-mateconcernswithleakinguidsandgreenhousegasescontributingtowaterpollu-tionandclimatechange.SeeMLAonpage7.TheGNWT...iscondentthatimplementationoftheattachedrecommendationswillensurethattheprojectwillnothavesignicantadverseimpactstotheenvironment.TerryHallNWTdepartmentofLandsareaswithinitsjurisdictionandiscondentthatimple-mentationoftheattachedrecommendationswillensurethattheprojectwillnothavedirectorTerryHallwhichin-cludesaccompanyingrecom-mendationsonwastemanage-mentspillcontingencyplan-ningandmonitoring.giveitthegreenlightasis.TheresponsefromtheGNWThasangeredTulitaresidentSheilaKarkagiewhochampionedapetitioncalling