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TheNorthwestTerritoriesshouldhavethetoolswhichareavailabletootherprovincesandterritoriestoavoidthelikelyconictoftimingofyourTerritorialelectionandthenextCanadiangeneralelection.PrimeMinisterStephenHarperCKLBradiolookingatpossibleshutdownAlackoffederalfundinghastheNWTsonlyindigenousradiostationCKLBradiofacingpossibleclosurebytheendofJuly.Seepage2.Germanbegins3500-kmtripbycanoeandfootMarcoMarderisattempt-ingtocanoe2700kmfromFortMcMurraytoInuvikthenhikeanother800kmtoDawsonYukon.Seepage21.OnyourmarkMorethan1100athletescompetedintheNWTtrackandeldchampionships.Seepage23.NorthwordscelebratesauthorsinYkFortSmithBraveNewNorthwasthisyearsthemefortheninthan-nualNorthwordsfestivalheldlastweekendinYellowknifeandFortSmith.Seepage17.HundredsexpectedforDenemeetinFortSmithCloseto1000delegatesfromacrosstheNWTareexpectedtodescenduponFortSmithnextweekfortheDeneNa-tionalAssembly.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince1977June102014Vol.38No.61.00PhotoNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonFedssupportpostponedNWTelectionByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheConservativegovern-menthaspromisedtoadvancelegislationallowingtheNWTgovernmenttopostponeits2015electionextendingthetermsofMLAsinthe17thLegislativeAssemblybyuptooneyear.TheNorthwestTerrito-riesshouldhavethetoolswhichareavailabletootherprovincesandterritoriestoavoidthelikelyconictoftimingofyourTerritorialelectionandthenextCa-nadiangeneralelectionPrimeMinisterStephenHarpertoldNWTPremierBobMcLeodinaletterdatedMay16whichwastabledinthehouselastweek.Thereforewithlegis-lationrecentlyadoptedbyManitobaandSaskatchewaninmindourgovernmentwillproposetoParliamentlegislationthatwillpermitapostponementoftheup-comingTerritorialelectiontheletterstated.TheterritorialgovernmentrequesteditbegiventhepowertochangeitselectiondatelastMarchfollowingaheatedde-bateinthelegislaturethatsawMLAssplit11-7ontheintenttoextendtheirfour-yearterm.ThemotionputforwardbyHayRiverSouthMLAJaneAbelTingmiakoneoftheoriginalmembersoftheInuvikDrummersandDancersmarksthe30thanniversaryoftheInuvialuitFinalAgreementwithacelebra-torydanceduringInuvialuitDayinInuviklastThursdayJune5.Seepage12forthestoryandmorephotos.GroenewegenandMinisterMichaelMiltenbergerwasbasedonthepremisethatcon-currentterritorialmunicipalandfederalelectionswithinthemonthofOctober2015wouldcreateahostoflogis-ticalissuesforvoterscandi-datesandelectionsstaffalike.Thoughtheoriginalmo-tionrequestedthepowertoextendMLAtermsbyayearitwaslaterchangedinthehousetoreaduptooneyear.Afive-yeartermwaspredicatedintheDevolu-tionBillwhichreceivedRoyalAssentlastMarchbutthatextensionwasnotsupposedtoapplytothecurrentassembly.ThechangerequiresthefederalgovernmenttoamendtheNorthwestTer-ritoriesAct.CurrentlyallotherjurisdictionsinCan-adahavetherighttoextendtheirtermswithoutfederalapproval.SeeTermsonpage3.June102014Vol.38No.6