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Eco-tourismlodgedestroyedinwildreMorainePointLodgefoundonthenorthshoreofGreatSlavelakewentupinamesleavingitsownerswithnothingbutapileofrubble.Seepage7.SouthSlaveeducatorhonouredforinitiativesAssistantsuperintendentBrentKaulbackhasreceivedter-ritorialandnationalawardsforhislearninginitiatives.Seepage18.AGalaxyofWondersKidsbigandsmallplayedunderthestarsattheDarkSkyFestival.Seepage9.FedsallowindependentoversightforGiantMineOverhalfadecadeoflocallobbyinghasledOttawatocommittokeypiecesofthe1-billionremediationofGiantMine.Seepage12.ENRTPstudentsbuildbushskillsatTsuLakeStudentsoftheAuroraCollegeprogramarecominghomewithplentyofoutdoorskillsundertheirbeltafteramonthattheeldcamp.Seepage11.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince1977August262014Vol.38No.171.00PrimeMinisterannouncessupportforNorthernagricultureduringFortSmithstopByDALICARMICHAELPrimeMinisterStephenHarpervisitedFortSmithonthesecondlegofhisninthannualNortherntourlastweekwherehean-nouncedaseriesofinitia-tivestoincreasethedevel-opmentofcommercialagri-cultureintheNorthwhiletoutingCanadasArcticsovereignty.AcrowdofinvitedguestsmarchedintoJosephBurrTyrrellelementaryschoolonFridaytoheartheprimeministerspeakwherehewasjoinedbyMinisterofIndustryJamesMooreMin-isterofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentBernardValcourtandMin-isteroftheEnvironmenttheCanadianNorthernEconomicDevelopmentAgencyCan-NorandArcticCouncilLeonaAglukkaqaswellasYukonConservativeMPRyanLeef.Localpoliticiansinclud-ingPremierBobMcLeodMLAMichaelMiltenbergerFortSmithdeputymayorDonWebbandSaltRiverFirstNa-tionChiefFriedaMartselosalsoattended.TheGardenCapitaloftheNorththisseemsliketheperfectplacetodiscusstheagriculturalrevolutionHarperbegan.Beforemakinghisan-nouncementsthePMtookamomenttoacknowledgetheworkofHayRiversJackieMilneoperatoroftheNorthernFarmTrain-ingInstituteNFTIthatteachessmall-scalefarmingtogreen-thumbedenthusi-astsacrosstheDehchoandSouthSlaveregions.HarperannouncedthreeinitiativesaimedatmeetingvariouschallengesoffoodproductionintheNorthincludingtheneedtode-velopfarmingasaskilledtradeextendingthegrow-ingseasoninawaythatiseconomicallyfeasibleandinvestingcapitalintotheinitiatives.ThePMpromisedaper-manentcampusfortheNFTIwhichwillhouseag-riculturaltrainingthrough-outtheyearona300-acreplotinHayRiver.InconjunctionwithAu-roraCollegeNFTIwillusethenewcampustorunclassesonavarietyofag-riculture-relatedactivities.Thegovernmentisallo-cating2millioninsup-portoftheprojectwhichissettostartconstructionsometimein2015.Thestatedobjectivefortheinitiativeistooffsetbetween5to6millionannuallyinimportedfoodcostswhichcostsaround17millioncurrently.ThenewcampuswillalsohosttheAuroraResearchInstitutesAgNorthproj-ectinitiatedtocreatesus-tainablefarmingthroughmodularLEDandhydro-ponictechnologyinpart-nershipwiththeUniversityofGuelph.SofarCanNorhassunkabout480000intoAg-Northoverthecourseoftwoyearswhichhasmostlygonetomarketstudiesandstart-upcostsfortheproject.SeeHarperonpage2.PhotoBillBradenPrimeMinisterStephenHarperisgreetedbyPeterMartselosalocalConservativePartymemberatapartisanshfryeventhostedbytheWesternArcticConservativeAssociationonFridaynightinFortSmith.Around200peopleattendedtheRSVP-onlyeventatQueenElizabethTerritorialPark.August262014Vol.38No.17