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8TuesdaySeptember92014ENVIRONMENTFIREMANAGEMENTMakeyourpaveddrivewayLIKENEWAGAINGLBYPAVINGwillbeinFortSmiththroughoutSeptember.FORMOREINFORMATIONCONTACTJOHNBURKE1-800-375-2404Oilbasedrubberizedsealcoating.Sealspavementmakesitlikenew.EDMONTONABALLMeetingsheldattheChateauNovaGrandRoomGeneralMeetingSept2214700pmTrustMeetingSept2314100pmMembershipMeetingSept2314700pmFORTMCMURRAYABALLMeetingsheldattheStonebridgeClearwaterRoomGeneralMeetingSept2514700pmTrustMeetingSept2614100pmMembershipMeetingSept2614700pmFORTSMITHNTALLMeetingsheldattheRoaringRapidsHallGeneralMeetingSept2914700pmTrustMeetingSept3014100pmMembershipMeetingSept3014700pmFORTCHIPEWYANABALLMeetingsheldattheMamawiCommunityCentreGeneralMeetingOct714700pmTrustMeetingOct814100pmMembershipMeetingOct814700pmNOTICEOFMEETINGDATESFORATHABASCACHIPEWYANFIRSTNATIONMEMBERSPineLakefirebasemovedtoFortSmithairportByDALICARMICHAELItscommonfordriverstowatchforbisonastheyspeedalongNWThighwaysbutlastweekthosenearFortSmithhadtobeextracautiousasafullbuildingwashauleddowntheroad.AformerrebaseforWoodBuffaloNa-tionalParkWBNPmeasuring18metressquaredwasuprootedfromitshomeatPineLakeandmovedover60kmtothetownsair-portinanattempttocreateamoreefcientbaseforrecrewsinthearea.Beingclosertotheairportandbeingclosertotechnologyandalsohavingmanag-ersclosertothecrewsandresourcesmakesAccordingtoMorinWBNPofcialsde-cidedtomovetheoldbuildingbecauseitwasthemorecost-efcientoptionwiththeac-tualcostbeingaround130000comparedtothe400000itwouldhavecosttobuildanewrebasefromthegroundup.ItwasverysmoothMorinsaid.IwasreallyhappyandweworkedreallywellwiththeNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorpora-tionandtheywereaverygoodhelphelpingustomovethisbuildingasplanned.FortSmithConstructionprovidedtheteamthatmovedthebuilding.Alongtheroutestreetsignsandpowerlineshadtobeadjustedtomakewayforthehugeload.ThePhotoDaliCarmichaelusalotmoreeffectiveforfireresponseWoodBuffaloandthefieldunitaswellsaidJeanMorinfiremanagementofficerwithWBNP.HesaidthemovewillmakeiteasierfortheFortSmithteamtoconductoperationsinNahanniNationalParkParksothersouthwestfieldunitlocationwheretheWBNPteamalsoconductsfiremanage-mentmissions.ThebuildingwastransportedoverthecourseoftwodaysrstfromPineLaketoapointjustoutsideofFortSmithalongPineLakeRoadonSept.3andtoitsnaldesti-nationthenextday.teamworkedefcientlytoensurethatnoonelostpowerformorethan30minutestakingdownthepowerlinesrightbeforethebuild-ingarrivedandreplacingthemassoonasitpassedthrough.InadditiontotherebasetwonewsleepertrailerswillbesetupattheFortSmithair-porttoprovidevisitingrecrewswithaplacetostaywhiletheyareworkingintheregion.Sofarthereisnowordonwhatwillhap-penwiththeotherremanagementbuild-ingsremainingatPineLakeMorinsaidthoughtherehavebeendiscussionsaroundturningthemintorentalcabinsfortouristsorexpertsworkinginthepark.AFortSmithConstructiontruckcarriesitsprecariousload-anoldrebase-downTroutRd.inFortSmith.ThebuildingwasrelocatedfromPineLakeinWoodBuffaloNationalParktotheFortSmithairporttoestablishamoreaccessiblerebaseintown.