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TreatyconcernsoveroilsandslanduseplanblockedTheAlbertagovernmenthastoldtheLowerAthabascaRe-gionalPlanreviewpanelitisnotallowedtoconsidertreatyconcernsraisedbylocalFirstNations.Seepage2.NWTseniorsbringhardwarehomefromCanada55GamesAthletesintheirgoldenyearsarebringingbackgoldsfromStrathconaCountyaftercompetinginthenationaltournament.Seepage15.TSIIGEHTCHICPLAYSATCANOEDAYSLocalscompeteinannualraces.Seepage8.NWTeldersreturnfromnativehealthresearchexpeditionAFirstNations-runhospitalinAlaskacouldholdstrategieskeytointegratingtraditionalhealthcarewithmodernmedicineintheNorthwestTerritories.Seepage7.PinebeetlescouldbeincreasingtheirresiliencetothecoldWhileseasonalwildfiresdestroyedtheinsectsonlyknownpopulationintheNWTscientistssaythebugsmightnotbegoneforgood.Seepage3.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince1977June42013Vol.37No.051.00SuddendebtbarsformercouncillorsfromSaltRiverFirstNationelectionsInvoicesofmorethan60000rendercandidatesineligibleByMEAGANWOHLBERGFourformerSaltRiverFirstNationcouncillorsareineligibletorunintheupcomingelectionforchiefandcoun-cilafterreceivingsurpriseinvoicesamountingtoover60000each.JeannieMarie-JewellGloriaVil-lebrunConnieBenwellandGeorgeCummingallreceivedinvoicesfromtheFirstNationinlateJulyalleginganoverpaymentofhonorariaandcellphoneexpenseswasmadedur-ingtheirtimeoncouncil.TheFortSmith-basedFirstNa-tionselectioncodestatesthatinordertobeeligibleasacandidatesindividualscannotowemoneytotheband.Thoughtheformercoun-cillorsaredisputingtheinvoicesitwillbetoolateforthemtorunintheupcomingelectionscheduledforSept.29.ThenominationperiodclosedlastWednesdayat500p.m.ItsprettysadsaidBenwellwhohadintendedtorunforchiefbutnowcannot.WhatgovernmentdoesthatBenwellsaidsheneveronceclaimedanycellphonebillsduringhertimeascouncillorin2010andhasnoideawherethe62960.52said.Theresnobackupforitoranythingtheresnothing.Itjustmakesnosensetome.SimilarlyMarie-Jewellsaidshecantunderstandwhysheisbeingaskedtopayanexorbitantamountthatshepreferrednottorevealpub-licly.Shewasalsoplanningtorunintheelectionbutisnowineligible.BothbelievetheinvoicesareatacticbycurrentChiefFriedaMartselostorenderopponentsineligible.Shesjustchallengingustotakehertocourtandthenshellbeusingmoreofthebandsmoney.ThatswhereallofourmoneyisgoingistothoselawyersBenwellsaid.ItsjustatactictothrowawrenchintodemocracyMarie-Jewellsaid.FormerSRFNChiefDavidPoi-traswhowasinofcewiththefourcouncillorsagreedthattheinvoicesarebaselessattemptstodisqualifytheformercouncillorsascandidates.Allthepaperworkwasdonehesaid.Thebackingwascompleteastherewasaprocessinplacepriortopaymentbeingdone.Accordingtolettersaccompanyingtheinvoicesnoneoftheformercoun-cillorsarebeingchargedwiththeftorfraudulentactivitybutarebeingaskedtopaybackmoneyforwhichthereisallegedlynoadequatepapertrailasdiscoveredbyarecentforensicaudit.BothMarie-JewellandBenwellre-questedcopiesoftheauditandwon-derhowitispossibleforaforensicaudittoexistiftherearenorecords.TheywerereportedlytoldbySRFNCEOAllenStanzellthattheauditwaspreparedincontemplationoflitiga-tionandisinthepossessionoftheFortSmithRCMPandthereforein-accessible.StanzellrefusedtogivecommentstoTheJournal.SeeListonpage3.sheisbeinginvoicedforcamefrom.Shesaidthebudgetwhichincludedcouncilshonorariawasvettedandapprovedbythemembershipandthateverychequewentthrougharigorousprocessofaccountspayable.Ihavenocluewheretheyreget-tingthisnumberfromBenwellItsjustatactictothrowawrenchintodemocracy.JeannieMarie-JewellPhotoBillBradenARRRMatiesAngelicaGowansandhermomCatalynaCorreastrikeapiratesposedownontheGovernmentDockatthisyearsOldTownRegattawheredozenssetsailagainstablusteryheadwindforthecovetedtrophyatthefthannualfamily-orientedevent.Seepage9.