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FirstNationdevelopingecotourismbusinessAculture-basedecotourisminitiativeunderwayatSmithsLandingFirstNationholdseconomicpromiseforitsmem-bership.Seepage2.NWTmusicianexplorespassionatTorontocollegeVeronicaJohnnyanAborigi-nalmusicianfromFortSmithisdoneherrstyearofachal-lengingmusicprograminTo-ronto.Seepage19.HatsOfftotheGradsHardworkpaysoffforInuviksAuroraCollegegraduates.Seepage14.Studentscompetewithhands-onscienceskillsFortSmithhighschoolsciencestudentstestedouttheirchemis-trybiologyandphysicsknowl-edgeatAuroraCollegesSci-enceRendezvous.Seepage10.NWTEldersParliamentwantsfreezeonfrackingAresolutionpassedatlastweekssessionoftheEldersParliamentcallsforamora-toriumonfrackingintheNWT.Seepage7.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00May132014Vol.38No.02PhotoBillBradenNWTstayscourseonfrackingdespitecautionaryreportMinistersbelievegapscanbeaddressedgoingforwardByMEAGANWOHLBERGAfederalreportrecom-mendingCanadianjurisdic-tionsmindthegapinscienticknowledgeontheimpactsoffrackinghasnotdeterredtheNWTgovernmentfrombeliev-ingitcaneffectivelymonitortheburgeoningindustryalong-sidedevelopment.TherecentCouncilofCana-dianAcademiesreportcom-missionedbythefederalgov-ernmentadvisesregulatorstoexercisecautioninadvancingthealready-boomingshalegasandoilextractionprocessofwhichlittleisknownintermsoftheimpactsontheenviron-mentandhumanhealth.Thoughawareofthesci-enticgapspresentedbythereportEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidtherecentlyestablishedNWTenergyregulatorwillWeareoftheopinionasgovernmentthatwecanman-agethiswiththeexistingpro-cessesthataretherehesaid.TheresstillasmallnumberHundredsofpeopleacrosstheterritoryhavebeencall-ingforafullenvironmentalassessmentoffrackingsincetherstprojectcarriedoutby-placedbyHuskyEnergylastmonth-tothereviewboardbutarecentsubmissionfromtheterritorialgovernmentindi-cateditfelttherewouldnotbesignicantadverseimpacts.WhileopposingvoicesarebeingheardandcountedMilt-enbergersaidthegovernmentisconfidentitsregulatoryregimecanadequatelyad-dressconcernswithoutgoingthroughthelengthyandex-pensiveassessmentprocess.Environmentalassessmentisnotanendinitselfhesaid.Wecanachievethesameendsbydoingthethingsweredoingthewayweredoingitaswouldpossiblybeachievedthroughamuchlongerprocess.SeeNWTonpage3.staythecourseondevelop-ingwhatisnewindustrialfrontierfortheterritorywithonlyoneexploratoryfrackingprojectintheNWTapprovedtodate.Theresstillasmallnumberoffrackingprojectssowereoftheopinionthatwecanbalanceoffprotectingtheenvironmentandthewateratthesametimeasmanagethissustainabledevelopment.NWTEnvironmentMinisterMichaelMiltenbergeroffrackingprojectssowereoftheopinionthatwecanbal-anceoffprotectingtheenviron-mentandthewateratthesametimeasmanagethissustainabledevelopment.ConocoPhillipsoverthewin-terwasapprovedlastsummerwithoutapublicreview.Arecentpetitionofmorethan700signaturesaskedtheGNWTtoreferthenextapplicationYellowknivesDeneChiefEdSangrisleftandErnestBetsinarightmeetwithCanadianOlympianspeedskaterandcyclistClaraHughesonthenorthernportionofherBigRidebybikeacrossCanada.ThetoursponsoredbyBellCanadaismeanttobringawarenesstomentalhealthissues.Seepage11.ay132014Vol.38No.02