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8TuesdayJuly12014www.facebook.comnwtsfaOPPORTUNITYTOBEEXCEPTIONALApplynowforthe201415DeBeersNWTPost-SecondaryScholarshipProgramAreyouinterestedinacareerinMiningDeBeersScholarshipsfor201415areavailabletoNWTstudentsregisteredinthefollowingstudyareasMineEngineeringGeologyFinanceAccountingCommerceHumanResourcesOccupationalHealthSafetyEnvironmentalScienceMetallurgyChemicalEngineeringMechanicalElectricalEngineeringFAXDEADLINEJULY3120141.867.766.7347CALLUS1.867.766.7300E-MAILNWT.SCHOLARSHIPSDEBEERSGROUP.COMONLINEWWW.DEBEERSGROUP.COMCANADAUsersunhappywithOldTowndockchangesByJACKDANYLCHUKAyearafterthecitytookoverthegovernmentdockinOldTownthepropertyisaworkinprogresswithbirchsaplingsandshrubssproutingamongthepicnictablesandfieldsofconcreteandpavingstones.ThetransitionhasbeenslowedbyspreadingtheworkovertwobudgetyearsnotbyalawsuitfiledlastOctoberbyBillLeardaniratepropertyowneronthedockwhosaidinastate-mentofclaimthatchangeshaveblockedaccesstohisbusiness.TheNWTSupremeCourthasyettoruleonLeardsdemandthatthefederalgovernmentresolvetheissuebysellinghimastripoflandthatwouldsecureaccesstohisbuildingatthenorthendofthedock.Leardisnotaloneinhisdiscontentwiththetrans-formationthatsweptawayaclutterofderelictvehiclesbatteredcanoesbicyclesandindustrialequipment.TheyretakingtheoldoutofOldTownDaveKel-lettamemberofthecitysheritagecommitteesaidafteraheavycraneownedbyEastArmFreightingwasbanishedfromthespaceithaddominatedfor30years.Thecleanupofthedockwaspartofa500000pro-gramthatincludedanewparkatthebaseofPilotsMonumentandremovedacrumblingbuildingcontam-inatedwithlead-basepaintwhichaddedanunexpected200000tothetotal.Thefewremainingcom-mercialfishermenwhoworktheNorthArmofGreatSlaveLakeandhouseboaterswhocanoebetweenthedockandtheirhomesarebeingchargedforwhatwasoncefree.Recreationalusersorvisi-torsareallowedanhourofmooragefreebutcommer-cialvesselsareexpectedtopay500ayearfortherighttousethedockandhouseboaterspay200ayeartostoretheircanoes.RecentlythecityhauledawayseveralcanoesthatwerenottaggedincludingonebelongingtoLeardwhopursuedbylawofcersforseveralblockstorecoverhisproperty.HenryJewerofGreatSlaveFishProductsoneofthelastactivecommer-cialfishingoperationsinYellowknifeisunhappywiththechanges.Theyhaveallowedthree30-footspacesforcommer-cialboatsatthedockbutourvesselis50feetlong.DowehavetopayfortwospacesJewerwondered.WayneGuytheotherpri-vatepropertyowneronthedocksaidthechangesareastepintherightdirectionbutthinksthecityhasbeenheavy-handedinitstreat-mentoftraditionaluserslikethehouseboatcommunity.ItsunfortunatethatthecityhauledawaycanoesitdoesnthavetobethatwayGuysaid.Improvingpublicaccesstothewaterfrontistheover-archinggoalofthecitysharbourplanandsincethecitytookovermanagementofthedockbikerackstreesandpicnictableshavere-placedderelictvehiclesandabandonedcanoes.Humbletoldapublichearinglastfallonazon-ingchangethatallowsthecitytoregulateparkingandcommercialuseonthedockthattheleasesignedwiththefederalgovernmentstipulatesitwillremainaworkingdock.Administratorsandcon-sultantsmetwithallthecommercialoperatorssaidHumbleandmostofthedockisdedicatedtocom-mercialusewithonlyasmallpartallocatedtowhatsomeOldTownresidentsdisparageasapartypatio.FranHurcombaphotog-rapherwhohaschronicledchangesinOldTownsinceshetookupresidencetherein1975saidthecityignoredmostrecommendationsmadeatpublicmeetingsandwentaheadwiththeirplansforaGranvilleIslandclone.Thedockisnowacon-cretewastelandthatwillbeverydifficultfortradi-tionalcommercialuserstoaccess.Itisnowallaboutmakingsurenobodyusesitinanyofthewaysithasbeenhistoricallyused.Whatamess.InarecentFacebookpostHurcombcalledthebanishmentofthecranefromthedocktoJolliffeIslandanothernailinthecoffinofYellowknifesvis-iblepast.Thedockwillofficiallyre-opentothepublicwitharibbon-cuttingceremonyAug.2thefirstdayofRambleandRideanannualcelebrationofOldTown.WorkcrewsscreedcementonthegovernmentdockinOldTown.The30-tonnecraneinthebackgroundwasbanishedlastweekfromthespotitoccupiedfor30yearsraisingtheireofsomelocalresidents.PoliticsMunicipalPhotoJackDanylchuk