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NorthernersObituary3TuesdayJune32014MondayJune9NDilo6-8pmlocationtobedeterminedTuesdayJune10FortLiard630-830pmatEchoDeneSchoolWrigleyLunch-HouratChiefJulianYendoSchoolWednesdayJune11HayRiver7-9pmatPrincessAlexandraSchoolTheDepartmentofEducationCultureandEmploymentECEinpartnershipwithDistrictEducationAuthoritiesDEAandDivisionalEducationCouncilsDECacrosstheNWTisinvitingparentsstudentsschoolstaffcommunitymembersandleaderstoattendpublicmeetings.JoinustodiscussandaskquestionsontheproposeddirectionstoimprovetheeducationsystemintheNWT.Allarewelcometoattend.PublicMeetingAnnouncementsFordatesinothercommunitiesandtoAmberGeorgeph1-867-920-3059emailamber_georgegov.nt.caorvisithttpnwtedrenewal.wikispaces.comDISCUSSIONSONEDUCATIONRENEWALINTHENWTHewasagentlemanandagentlemanTsiigehtchicferrycaptainEdGrouettespentnearly20yearsinthedeltaByNATHALIEHEIBERG-HARRISONEdGrouettemightjusthavehadthebestofceviewintheworld.FornearlytwodecadestheGrandForksBCshipcaptainworkedinTsi-igehtchicferryingpassen-gersontheMVLouisCar-dinalferryacrossthemightyMackenzieRiver.UntilhepassedawayonMay7hewaslikefamilytothosewholivedinTsi-igehtchicandthosewhotravelledtheDempsterHighwayoften.TheyreallymisshimheresaidPeterRossfor-merchiefofTsiigehtchic.MuchofEdslifewasspentonthewater.InBCheworkedbothasashermanandtug-boatdriverbeforebeginningseasonalworkinTsiigehtchicinthemid-1990s.WhileEdssummerswerespentinTsiigehtchichiswin-terswerespentbackhomeinGrandForkswithhiswifeMarilynwithwhomhewastogether47years.Hereturnedeveryyearuntilhisdeclininghealthforcedhimintoretirement.HelikedthepeopletheresaidMarilyn.Heddoany-thingforthem.CharlieFowleraseniorchiefengineerontheMVLouisCardinalworkedwithEdfor17years.Hedidhisjobtoperfec-tionthebesthecouldandhewaslikeanironman.Ifhehadtodoadoubleshifthecouldwork16hoursFowlersaid.Hewasagreatguy.Hewasagentleman.FowlersaidEdwasastory-tellerandwouldoftentalkofhistimeshingontheWestCoastgettingstuckinstormsorfallingintotheriver.Hewasquitetheguy.KjellBodinworkedunderEdasanengineerforfourseasonsinTsiigehtchicandsaideventhoughEdwasthecaptainhealwayslistenedtothepeopleheworkedalongside.Ifyousaidtoparktheboathedidthat.HeneverquestionedthatBodinsaid.Hewasverywelllikedahellofaniceperson.BodinremembersEdoftenrushingbacktocampattheendofthedayinanattempttooutrunthemosquitoesthataresooftenatyourtailinthesummermonths.OnceBodinsaidhechal-lengedEdtoaraceandthetwoofthemtookoffinaninstant.HedidverywellBodinsaid.PeterRossmetEdwhenherstcametoTsiigehtchicforworkandsaidhecouldal-waysbereliedontolandtheferrynomattertheweather.HistalentsascaptainwerewidelyknownacrosstheMackenzieDelta.Hewasanallaroundgoodguyeverybodylikedhim.AfterhegotsickanddifferentcaptainscameonitdbeGeeifEdwasonhewouldhavelandedinthatweatherRossrecounted.Edwouldofteninvitekidsuptogetatourofthebridgeandtrytheirhandatsteeringtheferry.Onceitlandedhewouldoftenleavethewheel-houseforthedeckandhelploadtrucks.HewaswelllikedbythecommunitymembersRosssaid.TsiigehtchicresidentLaw-renceNorbertsaidEdwasawelcomevoicetohearasyoutoppedthehillbeforetheferrycamp.YouknewyouwereingoodhandsNorbertsaid.Hewasagentlemanandagentleman.Grouettelikedtoputterintheyardtravelthesur-roundingloggingroadsgoexploringandvisitmuseums.EveryfallEdandMarilynwouldtraveltovisittheirsoninCalgary.HewasjustahappyguyMarilynsaid.Hejustlivedlifeandthatwasit.EdlovedtoplaypoolandcribandwhilehelikedtheMinnesotaWildcheeredforanybodybuttheVancouverCanucks.IthinkhedidthatjustbecauseIlikedthemMari-lynsaid.EdwasinpalliativecareathomesinceMarchandneveroncecomplainedMar-ilynsaid.Hesaidwemadeagoodteam.EdGrouetteworkedascaptainoftheMVLouisCardinalferryinTsiigehtchicfornearly20years.HediedonMay7inGrandForksBCattheageof75.PhotoLawrenceNorbertContinuedfrompage1.MoreTlichorepresentationisneededstressedMonfwiMLAJacksonLaffertywhosaidhisunder-representedridingisonlygrowinginpopulation.Whileseparat-ingDettahandNdilofromYellowknifewilllikelyresultinanotherTlichospeakerinthehousetheEducationCultureandEmploymentministeraskedatwhatcost.Icertainlydontwanttoloseoneoftheofciallan-guagesLaffertysaid.Accordingtotheboundariescommissionnoelectoraldis-trictshouldbeoverorunder-representedbymorethan25percentfromthemeanpopu-lation.AsoflastFebruary10outof19districtswereeitheroverorunder-represented.Thoseunder-representedincludeMonfwiSahtuandmostofYellowknifessevenseats.WhileYellowknifeholds48percentoftheterri-toryspopulationithasonly36percentoftheseats.Thedisproportionalityhasonlyincreasedsincethere-portsissuancesaidWeledehMLABobBromleywhoalsoRidingsstillunderandover-representedspokeoutagainstthebill.HetoldTheJournalthatcourtactionwouldneitherbesur-prisingnorunwelcomeinsecuringthelevelofrepre-sentationrequired.Alotofpeoplearegoingwithoutproperrepresenta-tion.At40-somepercentandclimbingaboveaverageridingnumbersmyworkloadseemssignicantlylargerthanoth-ers.Courtdirectionwouldprobablybequiteobjectiveandwelcomebymanyhesaidinanemail.IdontknowwhetheritwouldmorelikelycomefromtheTlichocommunitiesMon-fwiorfromYellowknifeasitdidlasttime.Bromleycalleditcolo-nialandembarrassingthatML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