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4TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDTheNorthernJournalispublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditor........................................DonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor.........................................................................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.......................................................................DaliCarmichael867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller.....................................................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising867-872-3000ext.26salesnorj.caAdministration............................................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics...................................SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caProductionGraphics..................................PaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caLetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.AdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRatesPricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.EDITORIALCOLUMNTuesdaySeptember162014MostNWTresidentswillbeshockedper-hapsangrywhentheygettheirnextpowerbillsbecauseofthenewlowwaterriderandsubsequenthigherpowercosts.Thesur-chargeisnecessitatedbylowwaterintheSnareHydrosystemthatforcedYellowknifetoswitchtomoreexpensivedieselpower.YellowknifeandTlichocommunitieswillbehithardbutusersinInuvikFortSmithandmanysmallercommunitieswillbesubsidiz-ingthemandwillalsoseeabigjump.Sincetheincreasewillbeaatsurchargeof3.7centsperkwhFortSmithresidentsnaturalgasavailablefromtheUnitedStatesasanalternativetoexpensiveoilforpowerandhomeheatingthatjacksupthecostoflivingandseverelyimpactsresidents.TheleadershipinFortSmithmeanwhilere-mainsmum.ThewaypowerisgeneratedintheNWTnowbasedmainlyonunsustainableandexpensivefueloilresultsinsomeofthehighestratesinthecountry.ThecostoflivinginNWTcommunitiesisalreadyfartoohigh.Raisingelectricrateswillmakeitworse-likekickingsomeonewhentheyaredown.Acriticallookatpowersystemsmanage-mentisneededparticularlywithinNTPC.Baddecisionshavebeenmadeovertimethatwarrantaccountability.ForexampleacostlyupgradeofelectricalinfrastructurestartedinFortSmithtwoyearsagoandhaltedmid-projectlastwinterandisnowstalledinde-nitely.Therewasneverconsultationwiththecommunityinadvanceoftheproject.NTPCstartedchangingallthepowerlinesthrough-outthecentreoftown.Someresidentshadlongwantedburiedpowerlinesdownmainstreettoenhancethebeautyofthecommunity.Aninfrastruc-tureupgradeofthatmagnitudecouldhavebeendesignedtoexpandcapacitytoaccom-modateelectricityfromtheTaltsonDaminmajorbuildings.Worsetheprojectincludeddifferentthanusualstandardsincludingmuchtallerpowerpoles.Connectingtousersifthatevergetsdonecouldendupbeinginordinatelycostlyasaresult.NotablynoplanexistsfortheprojectwhenTheJour-nalinquiredNTPCrespondedthattheydonothaveone.ThegreatironyinthefaceofthislatestpowerrateincreaseacrosstheNWTandademonstrationofongoingmismanagementisthefactthatonethirdofthepowergener-atedatTaltsonDamisbeingwastedeveryhourofeveryday.ThatwastedpowerifsoldorotherwiseproperlyusedcouldsubsidizethehighcostofpowerintheNWT.HeatingNWTgovernmentbuildingsinthefourSouthSlavecommunitiesconnectedtotheTaltsonDamcostsover5millioneachwinterforfueloilmoneythatcouldbesavediftheywereconvertedtoelectricheat.Thatpowerhasbeenwastedsincethemid-1980sroughly30yearswhichmeansover150millionintodaysdollarshasbeensquanderedovertime.Thepolicythatdis-couragestheuseofthatpowerinhopesthataminemightcomealongandbuythepoweroveritslimitedlifewasalwaysabadone.Itistimethatpolicywasdoneawaywithandthatvaluablepowerused.Itisthetimetoen-surebetterdecision-makingonthefutureofpowergenerationintheNWT.Shockingpowerbillsinyourmailboxsoonwhichhavehadcomparativelylowpowerrateswillseethehighestpercentageincrease-about25percent.Theywillalsosufferafurthersixpercentincreasenextspringasaone-ratesystemforallNWTpowerusersisgraduallyimplementedThatisthesec-ondsuchincrease-followedbyyetanotherinspring2016.UsersinSouthSlavecommunitieswithac-cesstopowerfromtheTaltsonDamhavelongarguedthatYellowknifedoesnotsubsidizethemwithitswealthfromdiamondminesandiftheMackenzieDeltaenjoyedanoilboomtheSouthSlavewouldseenobenetfromthateitheryetTaltsonpowertheonlynaturalresourceavailabletobolstertheSouthSlaveeconomyhastobesharedacrosstheNWT.Thoseargumentshavefallenondeafears.ParticularlyvexingforFortSmithresidentswillbenewsthatHayRiverandEnterpriseusersofthesameTaltsonpowerwillnotbeimpactedbythelowwatersurcharge.North-landUtilitiestheelectricitydistributorinthosetwocommunitieshasanagreementwiththeNTPowerCorp.NTPCforaxedrateforthesupplyofpower.KudostoInuvikMayorFloydRolandwhohasgoneontheoffensivelobbyingforlowerratesforhiscommunity.Heisalsoinvesti-gatingalternativepowergenerationusingInlastweeksarticleNewAboriginalCa-nadianpartnershipdrawsmixedresponseitwasincorrectlystatedthatKylaKakfwi-ScottDenezeNakehkoMandeeMcDonaldHeatherNakehkoandEugeneBoulangerweremembersofCFNPsstaff.Anyafliationoftheindividualswiththeorganizationisun-ofcial.TheJournalapologizesfortheerror.CORRECTIONThecostoflivinginNWTcommunitiesisalreadyfartoohigh.Raisingelectricrateswillmakeitworse-likekickingsomeonewhentheyaredown.IfyourchildsschooldoesnthavemicrowaveovensyoucanstillsendyourchildtoschoolwithatastyandhealthylunchForthenewschoolyeartrythesenomicrowaveneededlunchideasYummydippersPackhummuswithawholegrainpitacarrotstickscelerysticksorappleslicesfordipping.Addapieceoflowfatcheeseorasmallcontainerofmilk.BuildyourownwrapLetyourchildchoosealowerfatcheesecheddarmozzarellamarbleslicedhamtofuorchickenandvegetableslet-tucetomatoespepperscucumberstowrapinawholegraintortilla.Addcannedorfreshmixedfruit.StuffedpitaChopupleftovercookedchickenturkeyorbeansandputinsideaslicedwholegrainorafewminipitas.Addbellpeppersandshreddedlettuce.Completethemealwithyo-gurtandapear.HomemadeSoupCombinedicedcookedchickenreducedsaltchickenstockcutupfreshvegetableswholewheatpastaandspicesintoapotboiluntilvegetablesandpastaarecookedtransfertoathermos.Addawholegrainbunanorangeandsmallcontainerofmilk.AimtoincludeafoodchoicefromeachofthefourfoodgroupsfromCanadasFoodGuidevegetablesandfruitgrainproductsmilkandalternativesandmeatandalternativesforabalancedandhealthymeal.ItsalsoimportanttokeepfoodsafeUseaninsulatedlunchbagratherthanaplasticbagorbox.Forfoodsafetyitisimpor-tanttokeephotfoodshotandcoldfoodscold.Cleanthelunchbageveryday.Useathermosforhotfoodslikesouporchili.Tokeepfoodhotlongerllyourthermoswithhotwaterforafewminutesthenpouritoutandllwithhotfood.Tokeepfoodscoolandfreshpartiallyfreezeitemslikeyogurtmilkorwaterbottlesputafrozenicepackinthelunchbag.Remindyourchildtowashtheirhandspriortoeatingorpackhandsanitizerintheirlunchbag.FormoreinformationandlunchideaspleasevisittheHealthyEatingatSchoolsectionofhealthyeatingstartshere.caNomicrowaveNoproblemPhotoDaliCarmichaelNorthernArtsandCulturalCentrefrontofhousemanagerSummerMeyerandpresidentJean-FrancoisPitredisplayacommunicationsawardgiventothembytheAcademyofInteractiveandVisualArtsforthearthousesnewlyupdatedwebsite.