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TuesdaySeptember920149ENVIRONMENTGARDENINGNoticeofELECTIONandReferendumCandidatesforCHIEFMartselosFriedaMcAllisterAprilWanderingSpiritMelvinCandidatesforCOUNCILLORHunterChristopherLavioletteR.KennethMatthewsDonSchaeferW.RonaldSchaeferColemanPatriciaStarrNormanTourangeauRaySaltRiverFirstNation195willholdaGeneralElectionforPositionsofONE1CHIEFandSIX6COUNCILLORSonSeptember292014.AREFERENDUMtovoteonaProposedMembershipCodeoftheSaltRiverFirstNationwillbeheldsimultaneouslyonSeptember292014.ACOPYOFTHEPROPOSEDMEMBERSHIPCODEOFTHESALTRIVERFIRSTNATIONWILLBESENTTOEVERYELIGIBLEELECTOR.AdvancePollSeptember112014from1000a.mto800p.m.SeniorsRoomFortSmithRecCentrePollingStationsSeptember292014from1000a.m.to800p.m.SeniorsRoomFortSmithRecCentreSaskatchewanRoomRamadaInnEdmontonReviewCommitteeLepinePriscillaSandersonRobertWebbDonAllinquiriesshouldbedirectedtoLyndaB.Martinat867872-2945.GardenersinNdilohost2014FallHarvestFairByDALICARMICHAELGreen-thumbedgardenersintheYellow-knifeareacametogetheronSept.6fortheannualFallHarvestFairwheretheysharedtheirlocallygrownveggieswhilelearningfromothersinthecommunity.ForthersttimesincetheeventsawaresurgencesixyearsagothefallfairwashostedinNdiloinsteadofYellowknifetoac-knowledgetheblossomingnumberofactivegardenersthere.ItsalwayswonderfulwhenwecanhavemorecollaborationaroundourcommunitiessaidShannonRipleyavolunteerwiththeYel-lowknifeCommunityGardeningCollectiveoneofthegroupsthathelpsorganizetheFallHarvestannually.Wethoughtitwouldbeagreatopportunitytobringtogethercom-munitygardenersinNdilowithcommunitygardenersinYellowknife.OthergroupssupportingtheeventincludedtheYellowknivesDeneFirstNationandEcol-ogyNorth.ThedayshappeningswerehostedattheNdilocommunitygardensandschool.Newactivitieswereaddedtothisyearsline-upinspiredbytheshiftinlocation.VisitorswerewelcometotourtheNdilocommunitygardensandmeatandshsmokehousescheck-ingoutthecolourfulfruitsandvegetablesthatwerelovinglyconditionedoverthesummer.NdiloresidentLilaErasmushostedawildplantharvestingworkshopwhereshetaughtaneageraudienceaboutthemedicinalben-etsandtraditionalusesoflocalfoliage.PaulineWilliahcarriedonthetraditionalthemewhileleadinganartsessionhelpingparticipantsgentlyweavetheirglisteningbeadstogethertocreateartascolourfulasthegardens.Attendeesalsolearnedhowtocanandpicklebeetsaworkshopthatisconductedateveryfallfair.FranziskaUlbrichtfromtheNorthernFarmTrainingInstituteNFTIinHayRiveralsostoppedbyforthedayandgaveapresenta-tionontheorganizationsupcomingprojects.Childrenkeptbusyplayingoutdoorgamesandvisitingapettingzoowheretheymetsomefour-leggedfriendsincludingseveralgoatsandadonkey.Attheendofthedaythegardenersgatheredforavegetableshowoffacompetitionwheregrowersdisplayedthebiggestweirdestandmostunique-lookingfruitsoftheirlabour.Talentedcooksalsotestedtheircuisineasjudgestastedsoupschowdersjamsandotherdishesmadewithingredientshar-vestedinthearea.Winnersofthecompetitionweregiftedwithpotsofhomemaderaspberryjamcon-coctedbyorganizerLorneSorensen.ThenightclosedoutwithaDenedrumdanceintheschoolgym.ItsreallyexcitingandwonderfultoseehowmanycommunitymemberscomeoutRipleysaid.Itsreallygreattoseehowex-citedpeoplearetosharetheirharvesttosharewhatfunnyandinterestingvegetablestheyvegrownandtocelebratehowfortunateweareheretobeabletogrowsomanywon-derfulandbeautifullocalfoods.Werealsocelebratingtheshthatcomesoutofthelakesandthemeatthatcomesfromthelandshesaid.Itsreallygreattoseehowexcitedpeoplearetosharetheirharvesttosharewhatfunnyandinterestingveg-etablestheyvegrownandtocelebratehowfortunateweareheretobeabletogrowsomanywonderfulandbeautifullocalfoods.ShannonRipleyNahzeBlondinandTaliaEhrlichenjoyNdilosrstfallharvestfaironSaturdaygivingDwayneWohlgemuthsgoatswholiveindowntownYellowknifesomewillowbranchestomunchon.Thegoatsattendedthefairaspartofapettingzooforthechildren.PhotoBillBraden