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MikisewCreecreateownmissingandmurdereddatabaseTheFortChipewyanFirstNa-tionhopesthedatabasewillraiseawarenessandsupportforfamiliesofmissingandmurderedlovedones.Seepage3.St.PatstakestopspotsatHayRiversoccertournamentYellowknifesSt.PatrickshighschooltookhomealoadofbannersfromtheHayRiverElksterritorialsoccertourna-mentovertheweekend.Seepage24.NATURESCLASSROOMFortSmithstudentsjoinParksCanadaatSweetgrass.Seepage13.FortChipewyancutsribbononfirstsolarprojectYouthandeldersinFortChipewyancuttheribbonontheirrst-eversolarprojectamodelformorecleanenergyinthecommunity.Seepage8.ACFNlawyertakestreatymessagetoUNClimateSummitIndigenouslawyerMelissaDanielsoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationtakesonclimatechangeattheworldleaderssummitinNewYork.Seepage2.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00September232014Vol.38No.21OppositionmountingagainstproposedNWTpowerrateincreasePUBoodedwithrequeststorejectNTPCapplicationByMEAGANWOHLBERGMunicipalitiesacrosstheNorth-westTerritoriesarecontestingtheproposedpowerrateincreasestheNWTPowerCorp.NTPCsaysarenecessarytooffsetthecostofdieselduetolowwaterlevelsontheSnarehydrosystem.TheNWTAssociationofCom-munitiesNWTACalongwithanumberofindividualcommunitygovernmentsareaskingthePublicUtilitiesBoardPUBtorejecttheproposedrateincreasewhichcouldseeincreasesaslargeas20percentforsomecustomersintheterritory.Therateincreaseisunafford-ableandtheNWTACrequeststhatthePublicUtilitiesBoardrejecttheapplicationstatesaletterfromNWTACCEOSaraBrowntothePUBearlierthismonth.BrownsaidNWTcommunitiesarealreadyburdenedwiththehighestelectricalcostsinthecountryandthatmoreefciencyandaccount-abilityisrequiredfromNTPC.ThelatestrateapplicationhasdemonstratedthatNTPChasmadenoprogresstowardsgreateref-ciencyincontrollingcoststheletterarguesreiteratingapreviousNWTACresolutiondemandingtheGNWTcallontheAuditorGeneraltocompleteanoperationalreviewofthePowerCorp.SimilarlettershavebeensentbythemunicipalitiesofYellowknifeInuvikandFortSmithwhoargueforarejectionormitigationoftherateincreasebeforedroppingad-ditionalcostsonresidentsandbusinesses.SomelikeAklavikareaskingforspecicmodicationsa5percentincreaseforresidentsa7.5percentincreaseforbusinessesandnoincreaseforelderslivingontheirown.LastweekYellowkniferesidentAaronReidlaunchedapetitionagainsttheratehikesayingNWTresidents-whoareinthemidstofanongoingfour-year26percentratehike-aretappedout.Thisisastop-gapreactivemea-surethatdoesntaddresstherealissue.Whatifwaterlevelscontinuetobeloworunpredictableincom-ingyearsWillwejustcontinuetoraiseratesthenandhopethatdie-selgenerationcanmeetdemandReidasksonlinewithhispetitionthatgatheredover1000signaturesbeforeitwassubmittedMonday.PUBevaluatingneedforincreasePUBchairGordonVanTighemsaidtheboardistakingintocon-siderationeveryfactoritneedstodecidewhetherornottheincreaseisjustiedandplanstohavearul-ingoutbeforeOct.1.UnderthelegislationwhatthePublicUtilitiesBoardneedstodealwithistoonbehalfoftheratepayersensurethatwhatisbeingaskedforisrealVanTighemtoldTheJournal.VanTighemsaidthereviewisanongoingmonitoringprocesswithtechnicalexpertsinvestigatingev-erythingfromefcienciesthatcouldbecreatedwithinthePowerCorp.toNTPCsreasonsforwantingtherider.Inrulingsmadein2002-03and2007-08thePUBheldthePowerCorp.toamaximumrateincreaseof15percentforanyonecommunitythoughanemergencyincreaseof20percentwasallowedin2008.IftheincreaseisapprovedVanTighemsaiditwillberefundabletocustomersshoulditprovethatitwasntreallyneeded.Theresverythoroughscrutinyofwhatisbeingrequestedheas-sured.Whateversapprovedgetsmeasuredagainstwhatactuallyhappens.SeeNWTonpage3.PhotoDaliCarmichaelPeacefulprotestorsmarchdownthemainstreetsofFortSmithaspartoftheTakeBacktheNightmovementaninternationalcalltoenddomesticviolenceandsexualassault.TheempoweringannualeventisorchestratedbySutherlandHouseaprotectiveshelterforwomenandchildreninthecommunity.YellowknifeandHayRiverwillbefollowingsuitwiththeirownmarchesinthenextfewweeks.Formoreontheeventturntopage9.