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FortSmithHayRiverWEATHERYellowknifeInuvik4TuesdayJuly12014WeeklyNormsHigh20CLow10CWeeklyNormsHigh21CLow12CWeeklyNormsHigh20CLow9CWeeklyNormsHigh23CLow10CEDITORIALTheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.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.caPhotoMariaChurchApitchforsavingiconsofthepastThequestionshouldneverbewhetherornottoteardownYellowknifesRobert-sonshaftheadframebutratherwhoisgoingtotakecontrolofthehistoricland-markthatdominatestheYellowknifesky-lineintheshorttermwhileapermanentsolutioncanbefoundtorepurposeit.ConsolidatedConMinewastherstmajorgoldmineinCanadasNorthanditsheadramesitsatopaseriesoftunnelsthatrun1800metres6000ftintotherockbelow.Itisnowthesolereminderoftherough-and-tumbleminingpastthatjoltedYellowknifeintoexistence.Sym-bolsofthepastlikethathavegreatin-trinsicvalue.Ifweletthemslipawayweareforgettingwhatcamebeforeusandmadeuswhatwearetoday.TheoldbishopsresidenceinMissionParkdowntownFortSmithisthesameasistheIglooChurchinInuvikandtheoldlogschoolinJeanMarieRiver.Everycommunityiftheyareluckyhassome-thingworthpreservingworththeeffortandinvestmenttokeepbecausetheyareanimportantlegacy.Ifwegetridofthemourchildrenandtheirchildrenwillknownothingoftheirhistory.Apictureonthewallorastoryinabookcannevercom-paretoseeingthemeverydayandbeingabletowalkinside.GoldminingiswhatcreatedYellowknifemadeitaboomtownandthecapitaloftheNWT.HowcanweeverforgetthatWillanyonerememberthattheoldbishopsresidenceinFortSmithwasforatimethecentreofeco-nomiceducationalhealthandreligiouspowerforalltheNorthfromYukontoNunavutduringacriticaltimeinthedevelopmentofNorthernCanadaThemoreremnantsofthepastdisappearthefasterourhistoryisforgotten.Considerthatweareactuallylittlecon-nectedtoourpastnotrecenthistoryanyway.AboriginalNorthernershaveaculturethatspansamillenniabuttherearefewremainingrelicsoftherapidde-velopmentoftheNorthinthelast100years.TherearenosailingshipsyetwhalersatonetimemadeupwholetownsontheArcticcoast.TherearenooxcartsyetforabrieftimetheywerethemeansofhaulinggoodsandpeopleintheNorth.Atonepointmostfamiliesownedateamofhorsesandwagonstohitchthemtohowwegotaroundandhauledthings.Paddlewheelersarelonggoneyetmorethan30pliedtheSlaveandMackenzieRiverscreatinganindus-tryofwoodcutterstopowerthesteamboilersduringtheirera.Thebushsoonswallowsupthesecast-offsandourmemoriesofthemfadeasquickly.Arewesocavalierandshortsightedastoletthefewremainingtokensofourhis-toryslipawayInmostlargeEuropeancitiesbuildingsandmonumentsaboundthatarehun-dredseventhousandsofyearsold.Atnoonthebellsinalltheancientchurchtowersthroughoutthecitiestollraptur-ously.Itisaspecialpartoflifethere.Ithelpsanchorthemasasocietyandcul-ture.ThereisnobetterexampleofanefforttosaverelicsofthepastthanthecityofVenice.Thewholecityisahis-toricsitethattracesback10centuriesBCE.Ahugeconstantandcostlyeffortisrequiredtokeepeverybuildingnotjustfromdeterioratingbutmaintainedsotheyarefunctionalandusable.Lookattherewards.Veniceisoneofthemostfamouscitiesintheworldandpeopleocktheretoseeit.Havingsaidthatgovernmentsareusu-allytheonesexpectedtopreserveiconsofthepastandtheymustbecircumspectknowwhattheyaregettingintoandthecostsinvolved.Todootherwisewouldbeirresponsible.Aminesitewheretherewasindustrialactivityhastobeinvesti-gated.Restoringstructuralintegritytoanoldbuildingcanbeacostlyinvestment.Potentialvalueandfutureuseshavetobeassessedwithanopenmind.RetainingastructureasahistoricsiteormuseumforexamplemightbetheperfectusefortheoldlogschoolinJeanMarieRiver.Somesitescouldllneededrolesbeincorpo-ratedintoeverydayuseandserveneeds.ForexampletheoldbishopsresidenceinFortSmithwouldmakeaperfectvisi-torinformationcentre.OntheotherhandtheRobertsonshaftheadframemaybebestinthehandsoftheprivatesectorinthelongtermanopportunityforsomevisionaryentrepreneur.Ifevenaquar-terofthemorethan20000visitorswhocometoYellowknifeeachyearpaid10eachtogoauroraviewingontheroofinwinterorforapanoramiclookoutinsum-merthatrevenuecouldserviceanybankloantodevelopthestructurebeyondthatideasforrestaurantsstoresandindoorgardensabound.DontlettheRobertsonheadframebelost.DontallowtheoldbishopsresidenceinFortSmithtobedemolished.SavetheIgloochurchinInuvik.RestoretheoldlogschoolinJeanMarieRiverandalltheothericonicstructuresthatremindeachcom-munityofitspast.Treasurethemsalvagethemrestorethem.Withoutthemwewillbealesserpeople.Wearederivedfromwhathascomebeforeus.Ourfutureisshapedatleastinpartbywhatweknowofourpast.FortSmithsBiggestLoserparticipantsgatheredatPWKhighschoollastweekforawrap-uppotlucktocelebratethewinnersoftheweight-losscompetition.BeckieLinakercameinrstplacefollowedcloselybyMelodyJones.ThirdplacewenttoBarbaraBrake.IwasntdoingthistobethewinnerIjustwantedtobealoserLinakersaidafteracceptingherawardoftworound-tripticketstoEdmonton.