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MarketedNWTmuskoxhidesreturnrstthousandsEnvironmentWildlifeHarvest10TuesdayJune32014ByMEAGANWOHLBERGHarvesterswhopartici-patedinthetestrunofanewmuskoxhidemarketingpro-gramreceivedover10700innewrevenuelastmonthtohelpcoverthecostsoftheirsubsistencehunt.ModelledaftertheGN-WTsexistingGenuineMackenzieValleyFurpro-gramwhichsellswildpeltstrappedintheNWTatin-ternationalauctionstosup-porttrappersthemuskoxhideprocurementprogramgivesafurtherboosttothetraditionaleconomybyal-lowingsubsistenceharvest-erstoselltheirhidestoasouthernmarket.Atascaleof150-250perhidedependingonsizeharvestersaregivenad-vancesandbonusesbasedonthesaleprice.Imrunningitjustlikearegularfurinotherwordsweadvancethehunterandthenwhenwesellitweturnaroundandrecoverourad-vanceandwhateversleftoverwegivebacktotheharvestersaidFrancoisRossouwthemanageroffurmarketingandtradi-tionaleconomyfortheter-ritorialgovernment.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTotalCanadaisputtingits11-millionJoslynNorthoilsandsonholdindenitelyduetohighcoststhathaverenderedtheprojectnan-ciallynon-viable.FrenchenergygiantTotalSAanditspartnersintheJo-slynprojectannouncedlastThursdayduringaconferencecallwithmediathatcostpres-suresrunningthroughouttheenergyindustryaresqueez-ingmarginsandcannotbesustainableinthelongterm.Joslynisfacingthesamechallengeasmostofthein-dustryworldwideinthesensethatcostsarecontinuingtoinatewhentheoilpriceandspecicallythenetbacksfortheoilsandsareremainingstableatbestsaidAndrGoffarttheheadofTotalsCanadiandivision.Wearestillinthecyclewithinthisindustrywherecostinationingeneralisgoingmuchfasterthanpriceadjustments.Weknowthatthereisarebalancingthatneedstobedone.Aspartofthatrebalanc-ingTotalplanstolayoffupto150CanadianemployeesYourCareerTotalshelvesJoslynoilsandsmineindenitelyFifteenharvestersfromUlukhaktokparticipatedinthepilotprogramwhichstartedinAprilandendedmid-May.Thosehuntersturnedin41cleanedgoodqualityhidesguaranteedtobesoldtoqiviutbuyersinthesouthonarstcomerstservedbasis.Ibasicallyhaveaguar-anteedsaleforeveryhideIgetwhichisgoodsoIbumpitupabittocoverourcostsandmakesurethehuntergetsalittleextraRossouwsaid.Theresnoissuesellingthem.Theexpansionoftheprocurementprogramtoincludemuskoxhidesisawayofensuringsubsis-tencehunterscanshareintheeconomicbenefitsofthetraditionaleconomy.ItsnicetobeabletogivethemsomethingbackforwhattheyvedoneRos-souwsaid.Wedenitelystressthatthisisnotjustahidehunt.Guysaregoingoutanddoingasubsistenceharvestgettingmeatandtheresavalueinthehideforthem.Basicallythewaywelookatitisittakescareoftheirfuelcosts...Werenotpromotingacommercialharvestinanywayshapeorformwerejusttakingcareofwhatsavailable.Themuskoxhuntisnowoverandwillstartupagaininthefall.Harvestersfromallcommunitieswithac-cesstomuskoxareabletoparticipate.FolksinPaulatukareabletobepartofitSachsHarbourTukevenAklavikandpossiblyfolksdowninNormanWellswhoalsogetmuskoxtoocanbepartofitRossouwsaid.-mostlyinCalgary-bytheendoftheyearthoughsomeemployeesmaybemovedtootherprojects.ThemineajointventurewithSuncorEnergyInc.Oc-cidentalPetroleumandInpexCanadawassupposedtobeginproducing100000barrelsofbitumenperdayasof2020.Goffartsaidthedecisionwasmadeunanimouslyamongthepartnerswhohavestruggledtomaketheprojecteconomicalsinceitwasapprovedin2011afteryearsofreview.Thereisnoprecisetime-linetorevivetheproject.Joslynfacedtroublesinthepastwhenanover-pres-surizedwellblewupcre-atingacraterintheland-scapeandforcingthecom-panytoabandonitsin-situplansinfavourofopenpitextraction.Totalalsoownsa39.2percentstakeinSuncorsFortHillsoilsandsminecur-rentlyunderdevelopmentandoperatesasteam-as-sistedoilsandsprojectwithConocoPhillipscalledSur-mountwhichhasplanstoexpandproductionfrom27000to136000barrelsperdayby2015.PhotocourtesyofFrancoisRossouwPhotocourtesyofTotalCanadaIndustryOilsandsIbasicallyhaveaguaranteedsaleforeveryhideIgetwhichisgoodsoIbumpitupabittocoverourcostsandmakesurethehuntergetsalittleextra...Theresnoissuesellingthem.FrancoisRossouwGenuineMackenzieValleyFurHidesfrommuskoxhuntedbysubsistenceharvestersarenowabletobesoldthroughtheNWTgovernmenttosouthernbuyers.TotalsJoslynNorthoilsandsminehasbeenputonholdindenitely.