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FortSmithsaysfarewelltoFatherPaulPayyapillyAfterveyearsofservingFortSmithsCatholiccommunityFatherPaulPayyapillysaidhisgoodbyeswithalastAboriginalmassonSunday.Seepage2.KidstakeadvantageofNorthernYouthcampsAsyouthheadoutonsum-mertimeleadershipexcur-sionsfundingissuescometolight.Seepage12.HappyCanadaDayLookinsidetoseehowpeoplecelebratedintheNWT.Seepages89.DemonstrationhousingprojectlostinYkboomEco-friendlyhousingdevel-opmenthasbeensetasideasnewYellowknifecondomini-umscontinueclimbingsky-high.Seepage11.NWTwildresspreadingaslodgeburnsupCommunitiesaroundGreatSlaveLakehavebeenevacu-atedandmajorroadsremainclosedoffbutalittlerainof-ferssomehope.Seepage3.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince1977July82014Vol.38No.101.00PhotoScottClouthierReportlinksoilsandstocancerinFortChipIndustryandinadequatecareblamedforhealthdeclineByMEAGANWOHLBERGAreportreleasedMon-daybyUniversityofMani-tobaresearchersandFirstNationsinnorthernAlbertasaysupstreamoilsandsindus-trycoupledwithinadequatehealthcareiscreatingaper-fectstormforadeclineinhealthinthecommunityofFortChipewyan.ThestudyreleasedMon-dayafternoonatapresscon-ferenceinEdmontonsaysthereisapositivecorrela-tionbetweenconsumptionofcontaminatedtraditionalfoodsemploymentintheoilsandsandthegrowingcancercrisisexperiencedbytheAboriginalcommu-nityandisthersttolinkupstreamdevelopmentandenvironmentaldeclinetocanceroccurrence.Theoilsandsindustryhasastronginuenceoverthecontaminantloads...andispartlyresponsibleforthedietarytransitionaspeopleshiftfromeatingtraditionalfoodstostoreboughtfoodssaidDr.StephaneMcLach-lintheleadresearcheronthestudy.Soaperfectstormistakingplacewhereeat-ingtraditionalfoodsmakesthemsickswitchingtostoreboughtfoodsmakesthemsickandthehealthservicesarentadequatetoaddressthede-clinesinhealth.ThestudyinitiatedbytheMikisewCreeandAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationsfoundhighconcentrationsofheavymetalsandcarci-nogenicpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbonsPAHsinthemostcommonlyconsumedwildfoodswithaveragesemergingoverandabovethosefoundelsewherearoundtheglobe.TotallevelsofPAHsandlevelsofcarcinogenicandalkylatedPAHswereveryhighrelativetootherstudiesonfoodconductedaroundtheworldstatesthere-portconcludingthesecondphaseofthethethree-yearenvironmentalandhealthmonitoringprogram.ThedailyintakeoftotalPAHsinourstudywasalsohighalmost3Xthatofthenexthigheststudy.Arseniclevelsinmooseducksandmuskratswerefoundtobehighenoughtobeofconcernforyoungchil-drenandcadmiumlevelswerealsoelevatedthrough-outthesamples.Surpris-inglythestudynotedseleniumlevelswerealsohighenoughintheorgansandmuscleofallwildlifetobeofconcernforadultsandchildrenalike.Thoughlevelsareel-evatedthereportnotesthatthedailydietaryin-takeofcarcinogenicPAHsislowbecauseofrelativelylowconsumptionoftradi-tionalfoodsasresidentsbecomemorefearfulofcontaminants.Ofthe94individualsin-terviewedforthehealthpor-tionofthestudy2021.3percenthadexperienced23casesofcancerincludingfourcasesofbreastcancerandtwoeachoflungcer-vicalcolongallbladderkidneyprostateandstom-achcanceraswellaschol-angiocarcinomaararebileductcancer.Fourcasesofcholangiocar-cinomahavebeenidentiedinthe1200-personcommunityinrecentyears.Elsewherethediseasetypicallyaffectsonlyoneofevery200000to300000people.SeeFirstNationsonpage3.Three-year-oldAveyaenjoysthebouncycastleandslidewhichwasoneofmanykidsactivitiesavailableonSaturdayafternoonattheHayDaysfestivalinHayRiver.Theannualculturalfestivalnowinitsfthyearbroughtinartistsmusiciansandattendeesfromalloverthecountry.Seepage10.