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Sahtuyouthsetoutonlife-changinghikeSportsRecreationHiking19TuesdayJuly12014Onlyapplicantsselectedforaninterviewwillbecontacted.NorthwestTerritoriesMtisNationEnquirescanbemadetoEarlJacobsonExecutiveDirector-NWTMNFortSmithNTT867-872-2770ext23Eexecassist.nwtmnnorthwestel.netSendresumestoHumanResourceManagerNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationBox720FortSmithNTXOEOPOT867872-2770F867872-2772CommunityFieldWorkerFortSmithNTTheNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationisseekingadynamicself-motivatedindividualtoprovidelocalsupportinareasrelatedtoenvironmentlicensesandresources.TheCommunityFieldworkerwillworkundertheauthorityoftheNWTMNPresidentFortSmithMtisCouncilPresidentandtheExecutiveDirectoroftheNWTMN.Thesuccessfulcandidatemustbeabletoworkinateamenvironmentmeetstrictdeadlinesfacilitatemeetingshavegoodorganizationalverbalandwrittencommunicationskillsandexhibitprofessionalismintegrityandtactindealingwiththecommunity.Ahighschooldiplomaorequivalentisarequirementwithexperienceinprogramadministration.AnEnvironmentandNatural-ResourcesDiplomawouldbeanasset.Salaryiscurrentlyunderreview.WoodEnergyTechnologyTransferWETTTrainingNormanWellsAugust11th-16th2014ArcticEnergyAllianceAEAishostingaseriesofWETTTrainingcoursesaimedatNWTadvisorsretailersinstallersandinspectorsofwoodandwoodpelletheatingappliancesRefreshmentsandcoursematerialwillbeprovidedfreeofchargebyFormoreinformationpleasecalltheArcticEnergyAllianceat867-920-3333ortollfreeat1-877-755-5855ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAsofthisWednesdayahandfulofyouthfromcommunitiesthroughouttheSahtuwillbeembark-ingonachallengingandlife-changingadventureinthefootstepsoftheirancestors.FortheninthyearrunningtheCanolYouthLeadershipHikeissendingagroupofabout15youthguideslead-ersandcommunitymem-bersonagruelling25-miletrekthroughtheMackenzieMountainsalongthe358-kmCanolHeritageTrailcon-sideredoneofthemostchal-lengingbackpackingroutesinthecountry.ButfororganizerNor-manYakeleyaMLAfortheSahtuthepurposeoftheweek-longjourneyislessaboutthephysicalchal-lengethantheopportunityforlearningaboutthelandanditshistory.Ittotallybringsyouintoadifferentworldthesmall-nessofusinthisworldandthebeautyofthelandthecon-trastingcoloursofthemoun-tainstheclearcoldwaterandbeingonahistoricalroadsuchastheCanolwhichwasbuiltin43-44peopleactuallycameoutinthiscountryandtheAboriginalpeopleguidedthemthroughhere.Theresasignicantpieceofhistoryherehesaid.Carrying55-lbpacksontheirbacksthehikerswillmaketheirway10-12milesperdaystoppingtolearnabouttheCanolTrailtraditionalsitestheplantsandwildlifeorjusttorestandreectbeforesettingcampforthenightalongtheriver.AtMile25thehikerswillmeetupwithanothergroupatthetraditionalCar-cajouRivercamp.Whileitsadifcultjour-neyYakeleyasaidthechal-lengecanalsobeateacher.Weencouragethemweknoweveryoneofusisach-ingsoreshoulderssorelegsorourfeetarecramp-ingupandsore.Itsrainingsometimesforhourssome-timesitsreallyreallyhotsometimesitssixhoursupamountainhesaid.Sowelearnaboutworkingtogetherasateamandco-operation.Andalsoatthesametimebecausewehavetobeawareofwildlifewelearntowatchoutforeachotherandaboutrespectfortheland.Itsnotawalkinthepark.Yakeleyahelpedgetthehikeoffthegroundin2006ontheadviceofhisgrand-motherwhowouldsharestoriesofherlifeinthemountainsandencouragedhimtoonedaygothere.Knowingaboutitisgreatbutactuallydoingitisprice-less.SowhenIgotouttherstyearin2006withfor-merpremierJoeHandleythenitclickedahthisiswhatmygrandmotherwastalkingabout.Workiscurrentlyunder-waytohavetheCanolHeri-tageTrailwhichisprotectedbytheSahtulandclaimdes-ignatedasaterritorialpark.FortheninthyearyouthandvolunteersfromtheSahtuaretakingontheCanolYouthLeadershipHike.Hikerswilltrekagruelling25milesthroughtheMackenzieMountains.PhotoscourtesyofNormanYakeleya