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8TuesdayAugust192014NoticeofNominationandReferendumSaltRiverFirstNation195willholdaGeneralElectionforONE1CHIEFandSIX6COUNCILLORpositionsonSeptember292014.AReferendumtovoteonaProposedMembershipCodeoftheSaltRiverFirstNationwillalsobeheldSeptember292014.ACOPYOFTHEPROPOSEDMEMBERSHIPCODEOFTHESALTRIVERFIRSTNATIONWILLBESENTTOEVERYELIGIBLEELECTOR.ADVANCEPOLL11September2014from1000a.mto800p.m.SENIORSROOMFORTSMITHRECCENTREPOLLINGSTATIONS29September2014from1000a.m.to800p.m.NominationpackagesareavailablefromtheElectoralOfficerlocatedat59PineCrescentFORTSMITHNT.NominationformsMUSTbefiledwiththeElectoralOfficerNOLATERTHAN500p.m.August272014.CopiesofthelistofelectorsandcopiesoftheAmendedCustomaryElectionRegulationsoftheSaltRiverFirstNationareavailablefromtheElectoralOfficer.ElectorseligiblefornominationMUSTmeetthecriteriapursuanttoElectorsEligibleforNominationSections34through42oftheAmendedCustomaryElectionRegulationsoftheSaltRiverFirstNation.AllinquiriesshouldbedirectedtoLyndaB.Martinat867872-2945.Googlebringsstreet-viewmappingtoNorthernparksCamerascomingtomapWoodBuffaloNationalParkthisweekEnvironmentGeographyByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheremaynotbestreetsinnationalparksthroughoutCanadasNorthbutthathasntstoppedGooglefromtrekkingitsglobe-trottingcamerasintotheArctictogivetheworldastreetviewofsomeofthemostremotecornersofthecountry.ParksCanadaandGoogleteamedupoverthesummertotakeGoogleTrekkersgiantmulti-directionalcamerasmountedonbackpacksintosomeoftheNorthsmosthard-to-reachnationalparkstogiveCanadiansandpeoplearoundtheworldanimageofwhattheyvebeenmissing.Theoverallobjectivewastobeabletobringnationalparksnationalhistoricsitesandnationalmarineconserva-tionareastoCanadiansandtheworldinanewwaybybeingabletofacilitateakindofvir-tualvisitwhetherthatsfortripplanningforpeoplewhoeventuallydowanttogothereorsimplyforpeoplewhomaynotbeabletogettosomeoftheseplacesandwanttoexpe-riencethemsaidFionaCur-rieabroadcastandnewmediaspecialistwithParksCanada.CurrieisoneoftheParksstaffwhowastrainedbyGoogletocarrythecamerasintothefarreachesofvastwilderness.Shedidherrstroundofcol-lectingforGooglethissum-merinTuktutNogaitNationalParknearPaulatuk.NowhernextstopisWoodBuffaloNationalPark.CurriewillbearrivinginFortSmiththisweektophotographmuchofthetrailsystemandmostpop-ularvisitorspotsinCanadaslargestnationalpark.MikeKeizerexternalrela-tionsmanageratWoodBuffalosaidCurrieandhercrewwillbeventuringwiththeirtrek-kersalongtheNorthandSouthLoopsKarstlandandMeadow-landstrailsParsonsLakeRoadandtoPineLaketheAngusretowerandpotentiallyevenSweetgrassStationiftheycanarrangehelicoptertravel.WhileinWoodBuffaloKeizersaidthehopeisthatCurriewontjustdooutdoormappingbutwillalsobeabletophotographtheinteriorsoftheparksmanycabinsandthevisitorscentre.Curriesaidshelooksfor-wardtoseeingWoodBuffaloafterherdazzlingtriptoTuktutNogaitearlierthisyearwhichblewherawaywithitsamazingviewsandlandscapes.AlotofwherewewalkedwasalongthecanyonsoftheBrockandHornadayRivers.Mostpeoplewouldnotevenrealizehowbeautifulitisupthere.ThesecanyonsrivalanythinginCanadaIthinkshesaid.Thoughcertainlyalogisticalchallengetolugtheheavycam-eraupunstableescarpmentsandoverscreeinanundevelopedparklikeTuktutNogaitwhichhasnoofcialtrailsystemshesaiditwasworthittoprovideotherswiththesameviews.Itwascertainlyachalleng-inghikingroute.Weweretry-ingtobringthetrekkertothemostamazingviewpointsandsometimesthatmeantwalk-ingonloosetalusslopesandoverbouldersbuthavingthefeelingthatwewerereallybringingotherpeoplewithustotheplacesthatwethoughtthattheyshouldseemadeusdowhatittooktogetthetrek-kerintosomeofthoseamaz-ingspotsshesaid.OutsideoftheNWTParksCanadahasalsoassistedGoogleinthemappingofIvvavikNa-tionalParkinthenorthernYukontheTorngatMountainsinLabradorandAuyuittuqNa-tionalParkinNunavutalongwithmanyparksinthesouthlastyear.NextyearKeizersaidNahanniwilllikelybeonthelistformapping.ThosemappedthisyearwillgoliveonGoogleinearly2015andwillbelinkedthroughParksCanadaswebsite.Cur-riesaidtheexperiencetravelingtofarawayplacesshenormallywouldnthaveventuredtoonherownhasbeeneye-open-ingforherselfpersonallyandhopesherworkalertsotherstotheadventuresthatawaitthem-eitherinpersonoronline.IthinkinsomecasespeoplewilldenitelybetemptedintogoingbutespeciallyinthefarNorthwherethebarriertobeabletovisitisdenitelythereitsawaytogiveallCanadiansandthewholeworldaviewintotheseplacesthattheywouldntotherwiseneces-sarilybeabletovisit.PhotocourtesyofParksCanadaFionaCurrieofParksCanadacarriesaGoogleTrekkercamerathroughTuktutNogaitNationalParknearPaulatuk.CurrieiscomingtoWoodBuffalowiththecamerathisweek.