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WeareaskingeveryAnglicaninthediocesetojoinusinagreatnancialsacricesothatwecanpayoffthebalanceowingbyDecember2015.DavidParsonsAnglicanArcticDioceseFarmersMarketDelightsonaChillyDayArtsCultureMarkets10TuesdayJune102014PhotosBillBradenByBILLBRADENToquesandeecieswerethedresscodeonachillyJune3Tuesdayafternoonatthe2014openingtheYel-lowknifeFarmersMarket.Hundredsofshoppersswarmedtheboothsandtablesscoopinguphome-bakedpastriessmokedGreatSlaveLakefishbeddingplantsandhand-madecrafts.Themostpopulartablesweretheonesofferinghotsuppermunchieslikebutterchickenandspiceysamosas.Themarketnowinitssec-ondyearrunbytheYellow-knifeCommonsCooperativewillopeneveryTuesdayeve-ninguntilSept.16.RickMacPhersonandhisdaughterAbbiebuyhothomemadeIndiantake-outfromMitaNaharandMohammedKahn.AmyHendrickssellssomehardybeddingplantsshehelpedgrowforaschoolfundraiser.HundredsofhungryandcuriousYellowknifersockedtotherstdayofthisyearsFarmersMarket.Home-madesoapswerejustsomeofthecraftsofferedattheopeningmarketinYellowknifeTuesday.ByJACKDANYLCHUKAnglicanparishionersarebeingaskedtopledge20aweektopayoff1.9millionstillowingtothereceiverforthebankruptDowlandGrouponthechurchslandmarkca-thedralinIqaluit.Webelieveitwillbepos-sibletopayoffourcathedralbyDecember2015DavidParsonsbishopoftheArcticDioceseannouncedjustbe-foretheMaylongweekend.Thediocesewasforcedtoredoubleitsfundraisingef-fortswhenNCC-Dowlandcontractoronthe8-millionreconstructionoftheigloo-shapedSt.JudeswentdowninthenancialcollapseoftheDowlandGroup.CashowproblemsdroveDowlandintoreceivershipinMay2013withliabilitiesof135millionagainst75millioninassets55mil-lionofitinreceivablesfromAnglicansrenewappealforIqaluitcathedraldonationsInfrastructureChurchesprojectsincludingSt.Judescathedralwhichowed3million.Amongthesecuredcredi-torstheRoyalBankwasowed21million.Bondingcompa-niesthatbackedDowlandonseveralofthemorethan30projectsthatwerestoppedinmid-stridebythecrashwereowedasmuchas60million.DowlandsfailureshookhundredsofcompanieslargeandsmallacrosstheNorthandWest-unsecuredcredi-torsthatthereceiversaidareunlikelytoseeapennyofthe53milliontheyareowed.StJudesre-openedin2012butthefundraisingcampaignhasnotkeptpacewithconstruc-tion.Dowlandagreedtocarrythedebtbutwhenitfailedthereceiverdemandedpayment.ParsonstoldTheJournalthatcontinuedfundraisingef-fortsreducedthedebtto1.9millionwhichwascoveredbyaloanfromtheNunavutConstructionCorp.Invest-mentGroupatprimeplus1percent.WeareaskingeveryAn-glicaninthediocesetojoinusinagreatnancialsacri-cesothatwecanpayoffthebalanceowingbyDecember2015hesaid.UntilitcrashedlastspringtheDowlandGroupwasaNorthernsuccessstory.FoundedinTuktoyak-tukin1983byGuyPem-bertonthecompanygrewto350employeeswithof-cesandprojectsscatteredacrosstheNorthandWest-ernCanada.TheDowlandGroupwasdownto85employeeslastMaywhenitwashandedovertoreceiverAlvarezandMar-salCanadaInc.whosaidthecollapsebeganinMarch2013afterbeingsetoffbydisputeswithownersandcontractorsovervariousprojectsandendedwhentheRoyalBankcutoffitsoperatingloans.NellieCournoyeachairoftheInuvialuitRegionalCorp.severedtieswithDowlandin2011blamingtheconstruc-tiongroupsfailureonitsrapidgrowth.Pembertonwhore-lo-catedtoCalgaryseveralyearsagoisagainafamiliarfaceonthestreetsofInuvikshesaid.HesdoinggoodCourno-yeasaid.HeboughtupDow-landassetsinthebankruptcysalelastsummerandhespickedupsomeofthepeoplewhowereleftstranded.Theyvegotacoupleofcontractsandtheyarerebuildingthemselves.PembertonwaseasingintoretirementwhenDowlandwentunderandhadreducedhisstakein6070NWTLtd.theholdingcompanythatcontrolledthegrouptoabout25percent.ThemajorityownerwasPatrickMcGuin-nesswhojoinedDowlandin2003andledthecompanysrapidexpansion.McGuinnessintendedtomakeaplacefortheDowlandGroupamongthetop10con-structioncompaniesinCan-ada.ContactedathishomeinanupscaleneighbourhoodinEdmontonMcGuinnessdeclinedtoanswerquestionsaboutthebankruptcy.PembertonsaidhehasnotspokenwithMcGuinnesssinceDowlandwentunder.HeblamedDowlandsfailureongrowingtoofastandproblemsingettingqualiedpeopletomanagenumerousprojectsscatteredacrossCanada.