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WEATHER4TuesdayJune102014FortSmithHayRiverYellowknifeInuvikWeeklyNormsHigh18CLow7CWeeklyNormsHigh18CLow8CWeeklyNormsHigh17CLow5CWeeklyNormsHigh20CLow7CEDITORIALTheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChatehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMacKayFortMcMurrayFortVermilionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrairieHytheJohndOrPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatiDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverKakisaLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesPaulatukSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekweetiWhatiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheManningMorinvillePeaceRiverRainbowLakeRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter..............................MariaChurch867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising.................867-872-3000ext.26salesnorj.caAdministration................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.20designnorj.caThevotelastweekintheNWTlegis-laturetokeepthenumberofMLAsat19-oneofthreeoptions-andrealignridingstomakerepbypopnumbersmorepleasingtotheelectoralboundar-iescommissionhasangeredmanyandpleasedfew.TocreateapopulationbalanceamongNWTridingstheYellowknivesDenecommunitiesofDettahandNdilothatliewithinYellowknifewillbeshiftedoutoftheover-largeYellowknifeWeledehridingandmergedintoTuNedherid-ing.DettahandNdiloresidentscon-siderthemselvesYellowknivesDenebutspeakTlicho.AsidefrombeingpartoftheAkaitchoTerritorytheyhavelittleincommonwithFortResolutionandLut-selKetheothertwocommunitiesthatcurrentlymakeupTuNedhe.Thereisnoeasysolutiontothis.An-otheroptionwastoeliminateoneridingcompletelywhichwouldhaverequiredevenmoreboundaryre-jiggingandraisedanevengreaterhowlofprotest.ThethirdoptiontoaddtwonewMLAswasexpensiveandhardtojustify.Itdidhavealotofsupportersthough.Infactthatthirdoptionmaywellcometopass.ThelasttimeasimilarridingsdecisionbythegovernmentwastestedincourtbyagroupfromYellowknifetheywon.Yellowknifewasgiventwomoreseats.ThepercentageimbalancesamongridingsstemfromrapidgrowthinYellowknifeandtheTlicho.Thebound-ariescommissiondoesnotwanttoseemorethana25percentdifferentialbe-tweenridings.Thecourtsusuallyfollowthatlead.Thedrumsstartedbeatinginthecapi-talcitylastweekassoonasthedeci-sionwasmadetostaywith19ridings.AgroupofperturbedresidentsfeeltheGettingdemocracyright-theridingshufecapitaloftheNWTdeservesmoreMLAs.Thereisalsoimpatiencewiththeterri-torialgovernmentonotherissuessuchasdelayed911emergencyserviceandearlychildhoodeducation.ThesolutionsaythedissatisedistogiveYellowknifeanotherseat.TheyfeelDettahandNdilobelongwheretheyareinWeledeh.WithanadditionalMLAandredistributionofcurrentcityboundariestherewouldbeafairbalance.Yellowknifeafteralliswheretheeconomicactionisandthatgrowthwillcontinueevenincreasetheysay.IfacourtcaseissuccessfulandtwomoreridingsareaddedMonfwiridingcomposedofthefourTlichocommuni-tiesofBehchokoWhatiGametiandWe-kweetiwouldgainanotherseataswell.NoonewouldlikethatsolutionbetterthantheresidentsofFortResolutionandLutselKehoweverwhoarenowbeingforcedtosharetheirriding.JoiningDet-tahandNdilowithFortResolutionandLutselKeinthegeographicallymas-siveridingofTuNedheoffersitsownsetofproblems.ItcontainstheeasternhalfofGreatSlaveLake-includingthenorthshorewheretheupcomingAva-lonRareEarthmetalsmineislocatedaswellasthebeautifulEastArmwhichhasbeenundernegotiationstobecomeanationalparkfordecades.Itmaysoonbeaneconomichotspot.BeyondthattheMLAofthenewTuNedherid-ingwillhavetoservefourcommunitieswiththreeAboriginalculturesandtwoAboriginallanguages.ThatwillbeoneverybusyMLA.YellowknifebenetsfromallresourcedevelopmentthroughouttheNWTandabout75percentoftourismintheNWT.SincethatisprettymuchitforanNWTeconomytherestofNWTcommunitiesgettodivvyuptheremainingcrumbs.Thereisacertainironyintheassump-tionthatneedstemmingfromgrowththankstoaboomingeconomyjustiesmorerepresentatives.Thecommuni-tiesthatlackeconomicgrowtharetheonesthathaverealneed.FortReso-lutionandLutselKetheoneshavingtheirinuencedilutedintheridingshuf-ehavesufferedstagnateeconomiesfordecades.Theireconomicmalaiseissomethingthatisreallybrokenandneedstobexed.PerhapswhileweawaittheoutcomeofaneventualcourtcasethatrewardsYellowknifewithmoreMLAsandareen-tertainedbyhowtheMLAforthenewTuNedheridingstrugglestohandleasud-denlydoubledworkloaditwouldbewiseoftheNWTgovernmenttoactuallydosomethingaboutthenon-existentecono-miesofFortResolutionandLutselKe.GiventhenewfoundgoodwilltheGNWTenjoyswithPrimeMinisterStephenHarperinthepostdevolutionafterglowhowaboutaskingforfast-trackednego-tiationsonThaideneNeneEastArmNationalParkThatnationalparkwouldprovidesignicantnumbersofnewparkoperationsjobsforFortResolutionandLutselKeaswellasamultitudeoftour-ismandguidingopportunities.TheEastArmisalsothetraditionalterritoryoftheYellowknivesDenesoDettahandNdilowouldbenetsimilarly.IncombinationwiththattheGNWTshouldnegotiateagreementswithre-sourcedevelopmentcompanieslikeAvalontoinvokeoptionsotherthantwoweekshiftsthattakeworkersawayfromlovedonesandcommunityforsuchlongstretches-incompatibletosomanyNortherners.Pleasemakecommuni-tiesstrongerandfosteraneconomythatworksforallNortherners.PhotoSandraJaqueWinnersoftheannualAuroraCollegeOpenGolfTournamentheldinFortSmithovertheweekendposewiththeirtrophies.FromlefttorightTheoronDanielsjuniorJoanBevingtonseniorladiesGordMcSwainseniormenBradTuckeymensOpenandGeneRegansuperseniormen.MissingfromthephotoisBrendaStokesladiesopenchamp.Otherwinnersfromamongthe60competitorsforthetwodaysunnyeventwereKurtMacDonaldanewsetoftiresBrianBlakney500inthebreakingglasscompetitionandDonJaquewhowonthenaldrawforatripfortwotoEdmonton.