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TuesdaySeptember2320143POLITICSFIRSTNATIONSEDMONTONABALLMeetingsheldattheChateauNovaGrandRoomGeneralMeetingSept2214700pmTrustMeetingSept2314100pmMembershipMeetingSept2314700pmFORTMCMURRAYABALLMeetingsheldattheStonebridgeClearwaterRoomGeneralMeetingSept2514700pmTrustMeetingSept2614100pmMembershipMeetingSept2614700pmFORTSMITHNTALLMeetingsheldattheRoaringRapidsHallGeneralMeetingSept2914700pmTrustMeetingSept3014100pmMembershipMeetingSept3014700pmFORTCHIPEWYANABALLMeetingsheldattheMamawiCommunityCentreGeneralMeetingOct714700pmTrustMeetingOct814100pmMembershipMeetingOct814700pmNOTICEOFMEETINGDATESFORATHABASCACHIPEWYANFIRSTNATIONMEMBERSMikisewCreelaunchownmissingpersonsdatabaseByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithanationalinquiryonmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomennowhereinsighttheMikisewCreeFirstNationinnorthernAlbertaistakingituponitselftoensurenoneofitsstolensistersandbrothersareforgotten.TheFirstNationlocatedinFortChipewyanlauncheditsowndatabaselastweekmeanttocompilethenamesandinformationofun-solvedmissingpersonsandhomicidecasesfromthecommunityinordertoraiseaware-nessandassistwithinvestigations.Weknowthatforsuchasmallcommu-nitywehavealargepercentageofmissingcommunitymembersaswellasvictimsofhomicideandunfortunatelysomeofthosehomicideslikeinthecaseofAmberTuccaroarestillunsolvedsaidAprilEveWibergaMikisewmemberwhoishelpingtocoordinatethedatabaseonbehalfoftheFirstNation.TuccarowaslastseenaliveinAugust2010nearLeducAlta.HerremainswerefoundintheareainSeptember2012butthecasewhichisbeingconsideredahomicidehasneverbeensolved.SheisoneofanumberofindividualswhosefamiliesWiberghopeswillbehelpedbythedatabase.ItsreallyawayforourFirstNationtosupportthefamiliesandshareresourceslikeagencieswhohelpvictimsofhomicidesocialagenciesthatcanhelpsomeofthefamilieswiththeirgrievingWibergsaidnotingthattheinitiativehasthesupportoftheRCMP.Wealsowanttohelpraisemoreawarenessandhopefullyasaresultthefamilieswillgetsomekindofjusticethattheydeserve.ThoughoriginallyintendedformissingandmurderedMikisewmembersonlyWi-bergsaidthedatabasehasbeenopeneduptoothersfromtheregionwheretightfam-ilytiesbindthevariousAboriginalgroups.SincethedatabaselaunchedlastWednesdaynineindividualshavebeenaddedandtheinfor-mationhasbeenviewedover1500timesonline.WibergwhoworksfortheMikisewGroupofCompanieshelpstoorganizetheannualStolenSistersAwarenessWalkinEdmontonwherethisyearthememoryofover600indig-enousmenandboyswhohavebeenmurderedorgonemissingsincethe1950sarealsobeingaddedtothecallforjustice.Thateventistak-ingplaceOct.4.Shesaidtheimpactsthatthehomicidesanddisappearanceshavehadonfamiliesinherregionhavebeendevastating.YouseealotofbrokenfamiliesWibergsaidnotinginstancesofchildrenwhosemothersaremissing.Theydonthavetheirmotherandnowtheyrepotentiallyinavulnerablesituation.Thereseldersparentsofthesevictimswhoaredyingandnevertoknowwhateverbecameoftheirchild.Thatincreasessomanyothernegativethingsthataffectourcommunitiesalcoholismdrugabusepeo-plepotentiallyputtingthemselvesinavul-nerablesituationbecausetheycantcope...Thesheerheartachethatthesefamiliesgothrough-theyneedsupport.ShehopestheinitiativewillencourageotherAboriginalcommunitiestostarttheirownda-tabasestoraiseawarenessgivesupporttotheirmembershipandpreventfuturetragedies.ItcanonlyhelpsomeoftheinvestigativeworkthattheRCMPsdoingthemorepeo-plethatgetinvolvedanddemandthatthesevictimsgetthejusticethattheydeserveshesaid.Theyrenotforgottenpeopletheyrevaluedandlovedjustlikeanybodyelse.ToaddapersontothedatabasecontactWibergatstolensistersawarenesshotmail.comor780222-3052.ItcanonlyhelpsomeoftheinvestigativeworkthattheRCMPsdoingthemorepeoplethatgetinvolvedanddemandthatthesevictimsgetthejusticethattheydeserve.AprilEveWibergMikisewCreeFirstNationChiefSteveCourtoreillerightspeaksalongsidethefamilyofAmberTuccaroaFortChipewyanwomanwhosebodywasdiscoveredin2012nearLeducattheStolenSistersAwarenessWalkinEdmontoninOctober2012.PhotoBradleySaulteauxNWTlookingatperformance-basedregulationforpowerratesContinuedfrompage1.Whileratesarecurrentlybasedonacost-of-servicerecoverymodelVanTighemsaidthereismovementintheNWTrightnowtolookatthewayotherjurisdictionsregulatetheirpowerratesincludingperformance-basedregulationwhichminimizesratein-creasesbynanciallyencouragingutilitiescompaniestobemoreefcient.PartofthePUBsconsiderationalsoin-cludestheamounthandedofftotaxpayersaswellasratepayersVanTighemadded.Thereisahugegovernmentsubsidyin-volvedintheprovisionofelectricityintheNorthhesaid.LargesthikesinTaltsonzoneThoughtheissueoflowwaterisimpact-ingtheSnaresystemwhichsuppliespowertotheNorthSlaveandYellowknifethepro-posedrateincreaseof3.69centsperkilo-watt-hourkWhwillimpacteveryoneintheterritoryexceptforcustomersinHayRiverandEnterprisewhoseelectricityissuppliedbyNorthlandUtilities.Thatratehikeisinadditiontothefour-yearscheduleofpowerrateincreasesbeingrolledouteveryyearwhicharetobumpuppowerbillsby5percentinAprilafterrising7percentannuallybetween2012and2014.IfapprovedratehikesintheterritorywillbethehighestincommunitiespoweredbytheTaltsonhydrodamwheretheregularcostperkWhislowest.InFortSmithandFortReso-lutionresidentialpowerbillswillgoupby11to16percentdependingonconsumptionlevels.Commercialcustomersstandtoseean18-20percentincreaseontheirbills.Yellowknifeincomparisonisfacingin-creasesofaround11percentforresidentsand9percentforbusinesses.Ratesinthethermalzoneswillrisebyabout6percentforresidentsand7percentforbusinesses.NTPCwantstoseetheridercomeintoeffectasofOct.1andlastforthenexttwoyearsoruntilprojecteddieselcostsoverthenext10months-estimatedat20million-arerecouped.AmongoptionsbeingconsideredbythePUBisanextensionoftherideroveralongerroll-outperiodwhichwouldseesmallerin-creases.Stretchedoverthreeyearsthehikewouldamounttoaround2.5centsperkWh.ThelatestrateapplicationhasdemonstratedthatNTPChasmadenoprog-resstowardsgreateref-ciencyincontrollingcosts.CEOSaraBrownNWTAssociationofCommunitiesPOLITICSCOSTOFLIVING