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SurveyorsndincreaseinWoodBuffalomuskratsAjumpinthenumberofmuskratpushupsfoundinthePeace-AthabascaDeltacouldbegoodnewsfortheindicatorspecies.Seepage3.FortSmithprepsfortheSlaveRiverPaddlefestPaddlersarepilinginforNWTspremierwhitewa-terfestivalkickingoffthisweekendontherapidsnearFortSmith.Seepage13.PowerlessAreragingaroundtheSnarelinehasbeentakingoutYellowknifeselectricity.Seepage7.InternationalflairatTheatreontheLakeActsfromJapanandSouthAmericabroughtaninter-nationalavourtothisyearsone-acttheatrefestivalinYel-lowknife.Seepage9.DiamondsmaybenotagirlsbestfriendstudyResearcherRebeccaHallisconductinginterviewsabouttheimpactsofdiamondmin-ingonNorthernwomen.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince1977July292014Vol.38No.131.00TeamNWTsgoldenpaddlersMackenzieMcDonaldandDariusAndresporttheirhard-earnedhardwareaftertakinggoldinbothtandemcanoeracesattheNorthAmericanIndigenousGamesinReginaSask.lastweek.AndreandMcDonaldeachtookanothertwomedalsinsolokayaking.Seepage18.PhotocourtesyofAboriginalSportsCircleNWTgovernmentopentooilsandspipelineMinisterrstfromNWTtobecomepresidentofPNWERByMEAGANWOHLBERGIndustryMinisterDavidRamsaymadehistorylastweekbybecomingtherstfromtheNorthwestTerrito-riestobemadepresidentofthePacicNorthWestEco-nomicRegionPNWER.HisrstmissionDrawingattentiontothetremendousresourcepotentialintheNorthevenifthatmeanswel-comingotherjurisdictionsrejectedpipelineprojects.Itisjustagreatoppor-tunityforustotellthestoryaboutwhatshappeningintheNorthwestTerritoriesandCanadasArcticRam-saytoldreportersduringateleconferencelastThursday.WhatshappeningintheArcticmattersandwehavetocontinuetotellpeoplethatdevelopingtheArcticisveryotherjurisdictionsinPNWERwhenithappensintheArctic.TheministeronceagainvoicedlastweekthatthefromAlbertasoilsandstothecoastforexportduringtheannualPNWERsummitinWhistlerB.C.AlotofpeoplewanttotalkaboutpipelinesandenergyanddevelopmentofresourcesandstrandedresourcesandofcoursewerewatchingwhatshappeningwithKeystoneandGatewayandthediscussionaboutmaybetheNorthisaviableoptionformovingoilthatdiscussionhascomeupRamsaysaid.ThesidelinedMackenzieGasProjectMGPcouldgainviabilityifitbecomesavesselforshippingoilfromAlbertathroughtotheexist-ingAlaskanetworkandofftoAsiafromtheportinVal-dezRamsaysaid.Hesaidinterestinapipe-linethroughtheNWTdoesntjustliewiththeterritorialgovernmentbutalsotheAboriginalPipelineGroupwhichhasa30percentstakeintheMGP.IntalkingtosomeoftheproponentsoftheAborigi-nalPipelineGrouptheresarealprospectthattheymayswitchtheirfocusfromgastooilandlookatanownershipmodelsimilartotheonefortheMackenzieGasProject.IfthatdoeshappenthenIcouldseethatprojectmaybegettinglegsRamsaysaid.SeeMinisteronpage3.importanttootherjurisdic-tionsfromaneconomicstand-point.Ofcoursetradeandcommerceowsthroughtoterritorialgovernmentiskeepinganopenmindwhenitcomestoservingasapoten-tialhostforbitumentransportWehavetocontinuetotellpeoplethatdevelopingtheArcticisveryimportanttootherjurisdictionsfromaneconomicstandpoint.MinisterDavidRamsayIndustryTourismandInvestmentJuly292014Vol.38No.13