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IndustryOilGas3TuesdayMay272014FortSmithSeniorsSocietyFortSmithSeniorsSocietyANNUALGENERALMEETINGANNUALGENERALMEETING130p.m.TuesdayJune172014SeniorsRoom-Rec.CentreAgendaAgendaReportsFinancesAllseniorswelcomeWilliamWillyisachubbyweelad.ButjustlookathimIsnthepreciousIfyoubroughthimhomehedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.MaleAdultGreyandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeHuskycourtsYellowknivesinsearchoffrackingsandByMEAGANWOHLBERGHuskyEnergymaynotbehorizontallyfrackingnearNormanWellsthiswinterbutthecompanyalreadyhasitssightssetonanotherNorth-ernresourcetohelpfuelitsfutureshaleoilexplorationintheCanolplaysand.TheoilandgascompanymetrecentlywiththechiefandcounciloftheYellow-knivesDeneFirstNationYKDFNlookingtopoten-tiallyaccessthehighqualitywhitesilicafoundatWhite-beachPointontheNorthArmofGreatSlaveLake.TheareafallsonCrownlandwithinYKDFNsas-sertedtraditionalterritoryandcontainsanequartz-richsandconsideredidealforuseinhydraulicfracturinganunconventionalmeansofextractingoilandgasfromshaleunderground.ChiefEdSangristoldTheJournalthecompanycametopresentatacouncilmeetingearlierthismonthbutsaidnoformalproposalsordeci-sionshavebeenmade.Theycameandmadeapresentationthatsaboutalltheydid.Andwesaidjustbecauseyoucomehereandtalktousdoesntmeanwegivetheokaywehavetoconsultourpeopletoobecausetheareaissosig-nicanttoourtraditionalwayoflife.Thatsthelastplacethatisnotbeingde-veloped.Wevebeenkeep-ingindustryawayfromtheareaSangrissaid.CouncillorBobbyDrygeesesaidtheareacontainssensi-tiveculturalsitesandhunt-inggroundsthatneedtobemappedandinventoriedandthatanysandextractiontherewouldneedtobedonewiththepermissionoftheFirstNation.Wetoldthemthereslotsofhistoricalsitesthereexactlywheretheywanttoputallthatstuffhesaid.Wewanttobringsomeeldersandpeo-pletherejusttoshowthemgothereonourownandtakearchaeologistsandmarkitoutsavethethingshesaid.Becausetheresoldwarsandallthatstuffalongtimeagooverthereoldhistoricalsitesandpeoplestillusethatareaforhunting.Theresoldcemeteriestheretoosopeoplegotheretocleanupoldburialsitesandstuff.ApartfromthevaluetotheYellowknivesmembershipSangrissaidYKDFNalsowantstoensuretheyarebeingrespectfulofotherAborigi-nalgovernmentswhowouldbeaffectedbythedecision.Theresalotofcontro-versyrightaboutfrackingandwehavetoconsultwiththeTlichowiththeSahtuandtheDehcho.Becausewedonthaveanyfrackinginourtra-ditionalareaifwegivetheokayitsgoingtoaffectotherpeopleinotherregions.ThatswhatweareconcernedaboutSangrissaid.NowwerejustintheprocessoftalkingtotheotherregionstoseehowtheyfeelandthenwellgiveourdecisiontoHuskyOil.ThechiefsaidHuskydidnotmakementionofwhattheextentoftheoperationwouldbebutdidindicatethatthesandisahighlycov-etedalternativetothesandtheywouldhavetoimportfromtheUnitedStatestodofrackingintheSahturegion.TheydontevenknowthemselveswhatisouttheretheywanttodoexplorationtoseeifitsalargeareaorasmallareaSangrissaid.HuskyspokespersonKimGuttormsonsaidYKDFNisjustoneofseveralstakehold-erswithwhomthecompanyisengaged.Shesaidthetalksarepreliminary.Weareintheveryearlystagesofevaluatingpoten-tialsourcesofsilicasandtosupportourexplorationac-tivitiesandhavebeenhavingmeetingswithstakeholderstodiscussnextstepsshetoldTheJournalinanemail.AsiteonthenorthwestarmofGreatSlaveLakeisoneofseveralpotentialsitesweareevaluating.Moreeldworkneedstobedonetode-termineifthesandissuitableandwewillworkcloselywithallstakeholdersandprovidemoreinformationastheproj-ectisadvanced.Guttormsonwouldnotsaywhoelsethecompanywasintalkswithorwhatothersiteswerebeingevaluated.Huskywithdrewitsappli-cationtodrillandfrackuptofourwellsthiswinteronitsSlaterRiverleasenearNor-manWellsbutisstillplan-ningtostartworkinthenextcoupleofyears.Northernconsultingcom-panyAuroraGeosciencesconductedareportontheWhitebeachPointsitein2012concludingthatthesilicacouldbeusedforindustrialprojectsintheNWTandishighenoughgradetobesoldacrossthecountry.WhitebeachPointisjustoneofseveralsitesidenti-fiedinthereportwhichnotessimilarsanddepos-itsintheLiardRiverval-leyandalongtheMacken-zieRiver.YELLOWKNIFEGREATSLAVELAKEWHITEBEACHPOINTWhitebeachPointonYellowknivesDenetraditionalterritoryholdssomeofWesternCanadasbestsilicaforuseinhydraulicfracturingaccordingtostudies.ImageNorthernmJournalContinuedfrompage1.SahtuMLANormanYake-leyasaidthelackofexplo-rationthiswinterwillcer-tainlyhurtfamiliesneedingemploymentintheregion.Whensomeonetakesfoodoffyourtableforyourfamilyandleavesyoudepen-dentonthegovernmentitisnotagoodthingforyourselfesteemandwell-beinghesaid.ThatsaidYakeleyabe-lievespeopleshouldkeepfaiththatjobsareontheirwayandpreparetheyouthforcomingemploymentopportunities.WehavealandclaimoureldershaveguidedusWithdrawaltoimpactSahtueconomyMLAthroughsometoughtimesandonceagainwearefacedwithchallengesthatcanonlymakeusstrongerinourbe-liefsandvalueshesaid.Ibelieveourpeoplewillstepforwardandrealizewhatsimportantandwhatsbestfortheirfamiliesandnottakethistemporarysetbackasapermanentdecision.ReviewrecentlydelayedThewithdrawalcomesaweekaftertheSLWBsaiditwouldrequiremoretimetoreviewtheapplicationre-questingmoreinformationfromthenewNWTregulatoronavarietyofissuesbeforemakingadecisiononissuingalandusepermitandwaterlicencetoHusky.TheboardalsowantedHuskytoprovideadditionalinformationonanumberofpiecesoftheproposedplanincludingitsproposedCleanSteamsystemdesignedtode-hydratethetoxicwastecon-tainedinfrackingowbackuidandreturnthetreatedwaterbacktotheecosystem.Huskysapplicationat-tractedasubstantialamountofpublicfeedbackfromfrackingopponentscallingforafullenvironmentalas-sessmentoffrackingintheSahtuthoughtheterritorialgovernmentdidnotfeelafullpublicreviewwasnecessary.Huskysdecisiontositoutthewinterdrillingseasonmeansalossof100milliontotheeconomy.PhotoKevinCappis