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EducationSchools17TuesdayMay62014NorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporationREQUESTFORPROPOSALSL150TRANSMISSIONLINECLEARINGFORTSMITHNTRFPNO.21408SealedRFPsmarkedNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporationRFP21408willbereceivedattheofficesoftheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporation4CapitalDriveHayRiverNTX0E1G2until400p.m.localtimeonMay262014.TheRFPconsistsofL150TransmissionLineClearingFortSmithNTasspecifiedintheRFPDocuments.Pleasenotethatsecurityisbeingrequestedintheformofabidbondandconsentofsuretyattenpercent10oftheproposalprice.Aperformancebondandlabourandmaterialsbondintheamountoffiftypercent50willberequiredofthesuccessfulproponent.RFPDocumentswillbeavailableonMay52014.PleasefaxoremailrequestfordocumentstoJamieHuntContractCoordinatorNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporationPhone867874-5211Fax867874-5251Emailjhuntntpc.comLowestoranyproposalnotnecessarilyaccepted.ByNATHALIEHEIBERG-HARRISONIttookfourhourstode-molish55yearsworthofhistoryinInuvikonFriday.ThedemolitionofSirAl-exanderMackenzieSchoolwhichdrewhundredsofon-lookersthroughoutthedaymarkedtheendofaneraandelicitedstrongemotionsfromthosewhoattendedtheschool.TheschoolreferredtosimplyasSAMSbylo-calsopenedin1959oneyearafterthecreationofthetownofInuvik.Sincethenithasbeencen-traltothetownshistoryandanot-to-be-missedlandmark.IthostedstudentsfrombothGrollierHallandStringerHallhostelswhocamefromacrosstheregiontoattendresidentialschool.NetaAllen18attendedSAMSfromkindergartentoGrade6andsaidtownwillfeeldifferentnowthatthelandmarkhasbeenleveled.Igrewupinthatschoolshesaid.Itsallgonenow.MelissaKisounwhoat-tendedtheschoolfrom1983to1990echoedAllenssentiments.Thosewereandalwayswillbethebestyearsofmylifeshesaid.PartofInu-vikshistorygoneonlymem-orieswillremain.Kisounfondlyremem-bersmovienightsNortherngamestalentshowsandteendancesheldattheschoolwhereboyswereinastraightlineononesideandgirlsontheother.InuvikschooldemolitiondrawsmixofemotionsSirAlexanderMackenzieSchooltopplesafter55yearsAttheageoftwoandahalfshewonherrstgoldmedalforjiggingintheSAMSgymnasiumandsaidshecanstillrememberthewordstoOComeallyefaithfulinInuvialuk-tunwhichsheperformedataChristmasconcertattheschool.TheschoolwhereIre-ceivedthebesteducationwhereImetandmadelife-longfriendshipstheschoolwhereRoxettewasthecoolestplayedartistatteendancessherecalled.VernFirthwhoattendedStringerHallfrom1968to1972wasvisiblymovedashestoodandwatchedthestructurecomedownandsaidhewishestheycouldhavekeptitupabitlonger.Itbringsbackalotofmemories.Alotofgoodfriendswenttothisschool.Itwasagoodschooltogotohesaid.Ittakesawayalotofthingswhenyoumoveit.Italsobringsclosuretoalotofthingsthatwentonwiththeresidentialschool.Demolitionbeganatabout1100a.m.whenfourexca-vatorsstartedtearingdowntheremainingskeletonoftheschool.Approximately100peoplewerescatteredthroughoutadjoiningJimKoeParkandMackenzieRoadtotakeinthehistoricmoment.WinstonMoseswhoat-tendedtheschoolfromwhenitopenedin1959to1963saidhecouldntmissthedemolition.ThatsthereasonIcometorememberalltheschoolchildrenthatIwenttoschoolwith.Iremembersomeofthewell-respectedteach-ersthatwentthereandalsorememberthosethatcamefromfarawayplaces-andtheyhadahardertimead-justinghesaid.TomMcLeodattendedMooseKerrSchoolinAklavikbutlikemoststudentsintheMackenzieDeltahadmanymemoriesofvisitingtheschool.Itsathingtoseehesaidofthedemolition.HeoncestayedatSAMSforaweekduringanArcticsportseventandsaidhellneverforgetrunningaroundthespookyhallsatnight.Itwassomuchfunjustrunningaroundat200a.m.inthepitchblackhesaid.Itwasaniceplaceforwhatitwas.McLeodsaidheisexcitedtoseewhattheylldowiththelandwhichsitsintheheartofInuvikbetweenJimKoeParkandtheMidnightSunRecreationComplex.SirAlexanderMackenzieSchoolandSamuelHearneSecondarySchoolwerebothreplacedin2012byEastThreeSchoolwhichatthetimewasthesecondlarg-estinfrastructureprojectintheterritoryat110million.PhotosNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonSirAlexanderMackenzieSchoolopenedin1959oneyearafterthecreationofthetownofInuvik.Sincethenithasbeencentraltothetownshistory.ThedemolitioninspiredmixedemotionsfromInuvikresidents.IttookfourexcavatorsfourhourstodemolishSirAlexanderMackenzieSchoolinInuviklastFriday.