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PoliticsCircumpolar11TuesdayMay202014PrimeMinistertoattendInuitCircumpolargatheringByNATHALIEHEIBERG-HARRISONPlansarewellunderwayfortheInuitCircumpolarCouncilGeneralAssemblyscheduledtobeheldinInuvikJuly21to24andincludePrimeMinisterStephenHarperastheassem-blyshonourarypatron.TheeventbeingorganizedlocallybytheInuvialuitRe-gionalCouncilandhostedbyICCCanadaisheldeveryfouryearsandincludesInuitrep-resentativesfromGreenlandCanadaAlaskaandChukotkaRussia.ItisacelebrationofInuitunitythroughformaldiscus-sionsandculturalactivitiesaccordingtoconferenceco-ordinatorPeggyJay.ItwillbringawarenessandvisibilitytotheconferenceandregionJaysaidofHarpersinvolvement.Aconservativeestimateof600delegatesyoutheldersculturalperformersNGOsmediaobserversVIPsandsponsorswillattend.ThegeneralassemblywhosethemethisyearisOneArcticOneFuturewillbeheldatEastThreeSchool.Alldiscussionsarefreeandopentothepublic.Topicsaresettoincludeeconomicdevelopmenttheenvironmenthealthhuntingfoodsecurityandgovernance.ThemeetingwillconcludewiththeelectionofICCInter-nationalschairandthecreationoftheInuvikDeclarationwhichsetsouttheorganizationsman-dateforthenextfouryears.Theassemblyaswellascul-turaleventsatJimKoeParkwillbebroadcastliveonthein-ternetaswellsothatanyoneanywherecanwatch.TheTraditionalCircumpo-larNorthernGameswillrunconcurrentlywiththeICCGeneralAssemblyfromJuly21to27andtheircombinedbudgetissetat2million.InadditiontofundraisingtheInuvialuitRegionalCorp.isalsoresponsibleforvenuepreparationaccommoda-tionsmealsinterpretationineightdifferentlanguagesvolunteersmediatranspor-tationandculturalactivities.JaysaidthatashosttheIRChopestohighlightthefoodcultureandathletesoftheregion.InadditiontotheNorthernGamesculturalactivitieswillalsobeheldatJimKoeParktheMidnightSunRecreationComplextheIglooChurchthelong-termcareunitattheInuvikRegionalHospi-talandinotherInuvialuitcommunities.Entertainmentwillbeamixofinternationalnationalandregionaltalentinclud-ingAlaskandrumdancinggroupsthroatsingersandtheJerryCansabandfromIqaluit.TheICCGeneralAssemblywaslastheldinInuvikin1992.ByJACKDANYLCHUKMembersofYellowknifesheritagecommitteebalkedlastweekwhentheywereaskedbythecitytopaysomeorallofa7791.00billforanengineeringreportontheRobertsonheadframe.ThereportbyConcentricAssociatesInternationalInc.holdsthekeytothefutureofthelandmarkthatisfacingdemolitionasNewmontMin-ingremediatesthesiteoftheformerConMine.WehavethefundsanditswithinourmandatebutwehavenoinformationRuthMcKeownactingchairtoldcommitteemembersattheirmonthlymeeting.Somememberswerean-noyedthatcityadministra-torswouldaskthecommit-teetocontributetothereportwithoutprovidinganydetails.WedidntcommissionthereportwehaventseenitandwedontknowwhatsinitsaidRonnieHemmingbeforethecommitteevotedtoreturntheinvoicetoMayorMarkHeyckwitharequestfordetails.Citycouncillorscommis-sionedthereportlastyearaftertheNWTMiningHeri-tageSocietychallengedthemtondawaytopreservethe76-metrebuildingthetallestfree-standingstructureintheNorthwestTerritories.ThereportfromConcentrichasbeeninthecityshandsforweeksandalthoughithasnotbeenreleasedtothepublicHeyckandseniorad-ministrativeofcerDennisKefalashaveindicatedthatitwontsavetheRobertson.Itsaboutwhatweex-pectedsaidKefalaswhorecommendedlastyearthatthecityshouldtellNewmontMiningtoproceedwithde-molitionoftheheadframethatservesasabeaconforboatersandaviators.NewmonthasappliedtotheMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoardforafour-yearextensionofawaterlicenseneededtocompleteremedia-tionworkbutHeycktoldTheJournallastweekthatthemoveshouldnotbeseenasapossiblereprievefortheheadframe.Thecityhasplanstoeven-tuallyturntheremediatedsiteintoarecreationarea.HeritagecommitteerejectsbillforRobertsonreportPoliticsMunicipalPhotosNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonCraigGrubenperformstheone-foothighkickatraditionalNortherngame.TheInuvikDrummersandDancerswillbeoneofveInuvialuitdrumdancinggroupsperformingattheupcomingICCGeneralAssemblyinInuvik.GNWTintroducesbilltoestablishNtsihchohNationalParkReserveAfteralmostadecadeofplanningwiththeSahtuDeneandMtisandthegovern-mentsofCanadaandYukontheGNWThasintroducedabilltoformallyestablishtheNtsihchohNationalParkReserveintheSahturegion.BillS-5wasintroducedinthelegislaturelastweekwelcomedbyBobMcLeodinanewsreleaseasabalancedapproachthatcreatesprosperityfortheNWTandCanadawhileensuringthatthenaturalheritageoftheterritoryisprotectedandconservedaccordingtoNorthernprioritiesandvalues.AdjacenttotheNahanniNationalParkReserveNtsihchohwillbeCanadas44thnationalpark.Togetherthetwoparksreservealmost35000square-kmandprotect86percentoftheSouthNahanniwatershed.FilephotoPhotoJackDanylchukYellowknifesiconicRobertsonHeadframeislikelyfacingdemolitionlaterthisfall.