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3TuesdayAugust52014ABIGTHANKYOUandcongratulationstoallorganizersparticipantsvolunteersandsponsorsforyourcontributionstothe2014PaddlefestWALLYSDrugsPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationery.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSED867872-213468BreynatSt.FortSmithLayoffsatCKLBmeannoAboriginallanguageshowsContinuedfrompage1.Heritageofcialssaidtheas-sessmentprocessforCKLBsfundingiscompleteandthatthedepartmentiswaitingforNCStosigntheofferedcon-tributionagreementforApriltoSeptember2014aswellasprovideoutstandingnancialstatements.EvenifourfundingcomesinthisyearwhoknowsIfourarrangementdoesntchangethenitcouldhappenagainnextyearortheyearaftersotheresalotofthingsthatneedtogetdoneNakehkosaid.Amulti-yearagreementwithCa-nadianHeritagewouldhelpusoutsomuchlikeathree-yearagreement.Thenwecoulddosomeplanninganddoalotofotherthings.PlusweneedalotmoresupportfromtheGNWTaswelltoobecauseweretheonlyjurisdictionthathasDenelanguagesasofciallanguagesbuttheresnotalotbeingdonetosupportthatheadded.BeforeshuttingdownCKLBhadofferedprogram-minginalloftheNWTsDenelanguagesthemostAboriginallanguagesontheradiointhecountry.Whenitcomestolan-guagesitssoimportantNakehkosaid.Peoplefeelvalidatedasahumanbeingbeingabletoheartheirownlanguageontheradio.Itsahugethingforpeopleinthesecommunities.Havingthatgoneisabigblowtothem.Nakehkosaidsimilarfund-ingcutsareimpactingotherAboriginalbroadcastersagenciesandgovernmentsacrossthecountrywhoarenowforcedtocompeteforsmallersumsofmoney.Hethankedhisfellowstaffwhohavebeendedicatedinstickingitoutuntiltheendandsaidheisdisappointedwiththewaythingsturnedout.ThatsaidheisproudtohavehadthestationgooutwithabangofcoveragefromInuviksInuitCircum-polarCouncilgatheringsallthewaydowntotheNorthAmericanIndigenousGamesinReginaSask.Wewantedtoletpeopleknowwhatwerecapableofandwhatwedohereeverydayhesaid.Wedonthavealotbutwereabletostretchitanddoalotofamazingthings.MackenzieValleybre-opticlineproponentchosenPoliticsAboriginalIndustryCommunicationsByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheconsortiumthatwilldesignbuildnanceandoperatethestate-of-the-artcommunicationlineuptheMackenzieValleyintheNorthwestTerritorieswasselectedlastweekbringingthepromisedbre-opticlinktoInuvikclosertoreality.NorthernLightsFibreConsortiumapartnershipbetweenLedcorDevelop-mentsLtd.LTSInfrastruc-tureServicesLtd.andNorth-westelwasselectedbytheterritorialgovernmentoutofashortlistofthreepro-ponentscompetingforthemassivecontracttobuildandruntheNWTsnew-bre-opticbackbone.OtherapplicantsincludedapartnershipbetweenATCOandDenendehInvestmentsInc.andPlenaryajointven-turebetweenSSiMicroandValard.TheGNWTwillworkwithNorthernLightsoverthenextfewmonthsoncom-pletingsurveygeotechni-calandotherplanningac-tivitiesinpreparationforthedesignandinstalla-tionofthelinewhichhasaplannedcommissioningdateofspring2016.Theselectionofapre-ferredproponentandim-plementationofanearlyworksagreementareim-portantprojectmilestonesthatwillhelpusmeettheplannedin-servicedatefortheMVFLMacken-zieValleyFibreLinkofmid-2016saidNWTFi-nanceMinisterMichaelMiltenberger.BoththeconsortiumandgovernmentwillworkcloselywithcommunitiesintheMackenzieValleyalongwithregulatoryauthoritiestoensureconstructionandoperationofthelinemeetsenvironmentalrequirements.Miltenbergersaidthehigh-speedcommunicationsinfrastructurewillsupporteconomicdevelopmentintheBeaufortDeltaandNWTasawhole.Thebrelinkwillpro-videnewopportunitiesforbusinessincludinginthee-commerceandhigh-techsectorsandallowfortheex-pansionoftheInuvikSatel-liteStationFacilityaleaderinremotedatasensingwithinternationalclientshesaid.TheMVFLwillalsosupportmoreefcientandeffectivedeliveryofgovern-mentprogramsandservicessuchashealthcareandedu-cationtothecommunitiesitwillconnect.TheplannedMVFLroutestretchesfromMcGillLake90kmsouthofFortSimp-sontoTuktoyaktukspan-ningatotalof1270kmandwillbeinstalledintwophasesMcGillLaketoInuvikwithaplannedcompletionofmid-2016followedbyanextensiontoTuktoyaktukafterthecom-pletionoftheall-weatherInuvik-Tukhighway.Sevencommunitieswillbedirectlytiedtothelinewithpossiblefutureaccesstoveothersusingmicro-wavesystems.PhotoJackDanylchukThebrelinkwillprovidenewopportunitiesforbusinessincludinginthee-commerceandhigh-techsectorsandallowfortheexpansionoftheInuvikSatelliteStationFacilityaleaderinremotedatasensingwithinternationalclients.MichaelMiltenbergerNWTFinanceMinisterCKLBradiodirectorDenezeNakehkoleftchatswithWeledehMLABobBromleyontheairduringthestationssigningoffpartylastThursday.TheplannedMackenzieValleyFibreLinkisexpectedtoexpandInuvikssatellitestationfacilityandrelatedsectorsfrome-commercetoremotedatasensingwithinternationalclients.PhotoTerryHalifax