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WalkingWithOurSisterscomingtoYellowknifeTheinteractiveartinstalla-tionhonouringmurderedandmissingindigenouswomenandgirlsismakingitswaytoYellowknifethisJanuary.Seepage7.EighthannualNWTLuteFestivalauntsFrenchairFrenchbaroquemusicwilltakecenterstagenextweekwhenrenownedworldmusi-ciansventureNorthfortheNWTLuteFestival.Seepage21.SONGSTORYSPARKKoKeStorytellingFestspreadslikewildreacrosstheNWT.Seepage17.ArtistsandgreenthumbsuniteatOpenSkyHarvestFestivalGardenersmusiciansandartistscametogetherovertheweekendinFortSimpsonforthecommunitysrst-everfallharvestfair.Seepage13.HayRivermemorialslo-pitchgameraisescancerfundsCancerresearchwastherealvictorduringlastFridaysGordBoltMemorialSlo-PitchChallengeinHayRiverwhichbroughttogetheroldrivals.Seepage9.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00September162014Vol.38No.20SahtuyettolimitregionalliquorsalesNovotetostemowofliquordespiteincreasedbootleggingByMEAGANWOHLBERGNearlyayearafterMLAsvotedtogivetheSahtuavoiceonliquorsalesinNormanWellscasesofalcoholpurchasedintheregionalcentrecontinuetomaketheirwayillegallyintothesmallcommuni-tieswithoutacollectiveplantostopthetrade.RCMPintercepted52mickeysandve40-ozbottlesofvodkaontheirwayintoTulitabyboatonSept.6leadingtothearrestsoffourmenfromYellowknifeandFortGoodHopewhowerealsochargedwithpossessing54gramsofmarijuanaforthepurposesoftrafcking.Itsonebustinalonglineofille-galtrafckingattempts.Commu-nityleaderssaytheinuxofhugequantitiesofalcoholintothesmallcommunitieswhichhavelegalre-strictionsontheamountsofalco-holindividualscanpossesshasbeenanissuesinceNormanWellsresidentsvotedinDecember2011toliftlimitsonliquorsales.Thevote-whichpassednar-rowly113to101-excludedvoicesfromthesurroundingcommunitiesofTulitaColvilleLakeDelineandFortGoodHope.Itsbeenanissuesincetheyopeneduptheliquorstoretore-movetherationingthere.Fromdayonewefacedissuesfromover-consumptionsaidFortGoodHopeChiefGregLaboucan.Imsureitsaffectingeveryothercommunityinthesameway.Hearingtheconcernsofthecom-munitiesSahtuMLANormanYake-leyaintroducedabilllastyearthatwouldamendtheLiquorActallow-ingtherestoftheregionasayonliquorsalesinNormanWells.ThatbillpassedlastNovember.Butwithalmostayeargonebyandseveralalcohol-relatedtrag-ediesrockingtheregionlittlehasbeendonetoreinstateliquorsalerestrictionsinNormanWells.IdidmyjobtheMLAsdidtheirjobandnowitsuptothecommunityleaderstotakethenextstepsYake-leyasaid.Whilethechiefshavespokenun-ofciallyabouttheirsharedcon-cernsnoplanshavebeenmadeforaregionalvote.Laboucansaiditissomethinghewantstoseehappeninthenearfuture.Itsoneofourpriorities...butatthispointnothingsbeendoneLaboucansaid.Itssomethingthatweneedtodoasaregion.AlcoholfuellingtragediesOverthelastseveralyearsLabou-cansaidvastquantitiesofalcoholhavebeenmadeavailabletoSahturesidentsespeciallyyoungpeople.Iveheardfrompeoplewhogototheliquorstorethattheyhavecasesofmickeysjustwaitingforpeopletopickuphesaid.Thatjustsayssomethinginitself.Severaltragedieswhichsawa14year-oldgirldiefromalcoholandexposureinthewinterof2013andaviolentmurdertakethelifeofayoungmotherinAprilledthecom-munityofFortGoodHopetoamenditsaccesstoliquoroverthesummer.LocalairlineNorth-WrightAir-waysagreedtostopshippinginrepacksorthe1.1Lbottleand12packofbeerallowedindividualsperweek.Thatbanwasrecentlyliftedandpeoplearenowabletoorderalcoholasbefore.Itwasjustforustoreectonwhathappened.Withouttherepackscom-inginitdidmakeadifferencebutthebigproblemisthewinterroad.ItshardtomonitorLaboucansaid.Youcanneverbethere247.System-wideresponseneededMLAYakeleyasaidtheissueofboot-leggingisacomplexonethatwillonlybesolvedthroughachangeinattitudesaboutalcoholsupportedbyeconomicopportunitiesforresi-dentsandaddictionsprogrammingforfamilies.SeeLiquorsalesonpage3.PhotoScottClouthierGaiusCrooksoarsthroughtheaironhisscooterduringtheHayRiverX-GamesonSaturday.DozensofHayRiveryouthcompetedinskateboardscooterandBMXbikeeventsatthecommunitysbrand-newskatepark.Seepage8formore.