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2TuesdaySeptember92014NEWSSaltRiverFirstNationinvestigatedfornancialirregularitiesARCMPinvestigationintoSaltRiverFirstNationSRFNisongoingafteracomplaintaboutpossiblenancialirregu-laritieswithinthebandwassubmittedtoauthorities.TheGDivisionRCMPFinancialCrimeSectionoftheFederalInvestigationUnitannouncedtheinvestigationonSept.4.TheSRFNturnedovertheresultsofanindependentforensicaudittotheFortSmithRCMPdetachmentwhichledtothematterbeinginvestigatedbytheFinancialCrimeSection.DominionDiamondCorp.exceedsexpectationsinsecondquarterDominionDiamondCorp.DDCisreportinganetincomeof26.6millioninitssecondscalquarterexceedingex-pectationsfortheperiod.CompanyrepresentativessaidthattheirtwodiamondminesnorthofYellowknifearedoingex-ceptionallywellpulling30percentmorecaratsfromEkatithanexpectedasthepriceofroughdiamondsincreasedbyabouteightpercent.TheDDCownsan80percentshareoftheEkatimineanda40percentshareofDiavikmine.AthabascaOilCorp.sellsDoveroilsandsprojectfor1.184billionAthabascaOilCorp.AOCannouncedlastweekthatitclosedthesaleofits40percentinterestintheDoveroilsandsproj-ecttoPhoenixEnergyHoldingsLtd.asubsidiaryofPetro-ChinaInternationalInvestmentLtd.fornetproceedsof1.184billion.UponclosingAOCreceivedacashpaymentof600millionwhichwillbefollowedbythreepromis-sorynotecashpaymentstobeissuedbyPhoenixoverthenexttwoyears.AOCisaCanadianenergycompanywithadiverseportfolioofthermalandlightoilassets.BRIEFSThreeeligibletorunforchiefofSaltRiverFirstNationByMEAGANWOHLBERGElectoralofcialshavenar-roweddownalistofeligiblecandidatesforchiefandcoun-cilofSaltRiverFirstNationaftermanynominationsweredisqualiedbasedonallegedviolationsoftheelectioncode.RunningforchiefareMel-vinWanderingSpiritAprilMcAllisterandcurrentChiefFriedaMartselos.Thoserunningforthesix-personcouncilincludeincum-bentsChristopherHunterRon-aldSchaeferKenLavioletteandDonMatthewsalongwithPa-triciaSchaefer-ColemanNor-manStarrandRayTourangeau.Manywhoputtheirnamesforwardforchieforcouncillorpositionsweredeemedineligi-bleduetodisputeddebtsandlawsuitswiththeFirstNation.ToniHeronwhoputhernameforwardforchiefwasrenderedineligiblebasedonexistinglitigation.Heronhasbeenadefendantinalawsuitinitiatedbythebandsince2008.Becausetheelectioncodedisqualiesplaintiffsspeci-callysheattemptedtorunbutwasnotincludedonthenallist.ThoughWanderingSpiritisnamedinthesamelitigationhewasnotdisqualied.Whenpressedabouttherea-soningbehindherdecisionschiefelectoralofcerLyndaMartinsaidonlythatshewasdirectedbythebandselectionregulationsandthatallques-tionscouldbedirectedtoSRFNadministration.FormercouncillorsJeannieMarie-JewellConnieBenwellGeorgeCummingandGloriaVillebrunwerealsodisqualiedfromrunningafterreceivingin-voicesfromthebandformorethan60000eachallegingoverpaymentofhonorariaandcellphonebillsduringtheirtimeoncouncil.Thoughtheyaredisputingthedebtsasectionregardingdebtintheelectioncodedis-qualiedthem.Martinsaidshewasnotpre-paredtogiveoutinformationonexactlyhowmanyindividu-alswereruledoutofcandidacy.TheadvancedpollopensonSept.11from1000a.m.to800p.m.intheseniorsroomattheFortSmithreccentre.ElectiondayisSept.29from1000a.m.to800p.m.intheseniorsroomaswellastheRamadaInninEdmonton.Areviewcommitteehasbeenestablishedfortheelec-tionmadeupofPriscillaLepineRobertSandersonandDonWebb.POLITICSFIRSTNATIONSVoluntaryharvestinglimitsunsuccessfulministerContinuedfrompage1.Harvestinglimitshavebeeninplaceforthetwobarren-groundherdssince2010im-pactingtheamountofcaribouthatcanbetakenbyFirstNa-tions.TheTlichoandYellow-knivesshareaccessto300Bathurstcariboubullseachyearwhileavoluntarylimitof2800animalsexistsfortheBluenose.Non-Aborigi-nalharvestofthetwoherdshasbeenbannedsince2006.Miltenbergersaidthevol-untarylimitontheBluenose-EastherdhasbeensingularlyunsuccessfulwithharvesterstakingtwotothreetimesthelimitifnotmoreinresponsetostrictrestrictionsontheBathurst.Hesaidsimilarlim-itstothoseimposedontheBluenose-WestharvestarenowbeingconsideredwhichwouldlimitAboriginalharvesttoaround700animals-bullsonly-peryear.ThoughSangrissaidtheYel-lowknivesDenewereoriginallyupsetbythelimitationsplacedontheirtreatyrightsthechiefsaidtheyalsocareaboutwhatisbestforthecaribou.Therewasmixedfeelingswhenthiswasintroducedyearsago...butinsayingthatwealsohavetothinkaboutthefuturegenerationsandhowtheycangohuntingandthecaribouwillstillbearoundhesaid.Soitsatoughques-tion.Butwehavetoalsohelptheherdrecovertoo.NeedfortalkswithindustryThoughENRcoulduseleg-islationtoimposeanall-outhuntingbanSangrissaidheisgladFirstNationsarebeingincludedintheco-manage-mentoftheherds.Thatsaidoutsideofshort-termconservationactionsforthe2014-15winterharvestthechiefsaidhewantsthegovernmentandFirstNa-tionstohavearealdiscussionwithindustryaboutwhatiscausingtheherdstodecline.TheFirstNationshavesuf-feredtremendouslyfromthereductionoftheherdbecausetheydependonthesurvivalofcaribouSangrissaid.ButyetindustryhasneverbeenaskedtomakesacricesforthesakeofcaribouIndustryisgoingfulltiltandnothinghindersthemtomakesurethatthecaribouarestilltherewhentheynish.Sothatsanotherdiscussionthatweneedtohave.Miltenbergeragreedthatin-dustrymustbebroughtintothediscussionandsaidhehasal-readybeeninpreliminarytalkswithDominionDiamondswhoaremorethanwillingtobecomepartofthedialogue.Stillhesaidharvestersneedtotakeahardlookathowtheycontributetocumulativeim-pactsoncariboubymodifyinghowmanyanimalstheytakehuntingbullsratherthancowsandstoppingmeatwastage.Acomprehensivepopu-lationsurveyfortheherdsdoneeverythreeyearsisscheduledforsummer2015.TheFirstNationshavesufferedtremendouslyfromthereductionoftheherdbecausetheydependonthesurvivalofcaribou.Butyetindustryhasneverbeenaskedtomakesacricesforthesakeofcaribou.ChiefEdwardSangrisYellowknivesDeneFirstNationENVIRONMENTWILDLIFEPhotoscourtesyofSaltRiverFirstNationFromleftincumbentChiefFriedaMartselosAprilMcAllisterandMelvinWanderingSpiritarerunningforSaltRiverFirstNationchief.TheelectiontakesplaceSept.29.