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NewtransitionalhomeinYellowknifendsnamesakeAnewhomeforwomenee-ingdomesticabuseopenedlastweekunderthenameofLynnsPlaceaftershelterpioneerLynnBrooks.Seepage3.LeelaGildaysharesheartbeatofNorthwithnewalbumNWTsongstressLeelaGildaysfourthalbumHeartofthePeoplecapturesthestrengthandstrugglesofNortherners.Seepage16.HOOKEDONDELINENHLersvisitthebirthplaceofhockeytolmshingshow.Seepage8.JudoinstructorteachesyouthtousepowerforpeaceYouththroughouttheNWTlearnedthevaluesofdisci-plineandrespectthroughtheinternationalJudoforPeaceprojectlastweek.Seepage14.ExplorertrekstogiantbeaverdaminWoodBuffaloparkAnAmericanbecametherstevertomakethegruellingtrekbyfoottotheworldslargestbeaverdamintheheartofWoodBuffaloNationalPark.Seepage6.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00September302014Vol.38No.22GovernmentbailoutputsendtodisputedpowerratehikeacrosstheNWTMLAarguesforcheapenergyratherthanmoresubsidiesByMEAGANWOHLBERGAplannedratehiketoresidentspowerbillsacrosstheNWThasbeencancelledwiththeannounce-mentthattheterritorialgovernmentwillbailouttheNWTPowerCorp.NTPCforthecostsofincreaseddieselpowergeneration.PremierBobMcLeodannouncedlastFridayatanewsconferencethattheGNWTwillbeborrowingthe20millionNTPCsaysisnecessarytocovertheextracostofproducingelectricitywithdieselgeneratorsoverthenext10monthsduetolowwaterlevelsontheSnarehydrosystem.WehaveeliminatedtheneedoftherateriderandhaveensuredthecostshavenotbeenpassedontoNWTresidentsthepremiersaid.McLeodsaidtheGNWTisal-readyintheprocessofaskingforahigherdebtceilingfromthefederalgovernmentwhichwouldraisetheborrowinglimitfrom800millionto1.8billion.EarlierthismonthNTPCap-pliedtothePublicUtilitiesBoardtoadda3.69centskWhridertoresidentspowerbillsoverthenexttwoyearstorecouptheaddedexpenseofdieselgenera-tiontopowertheNorthSlaveandYellowknife.Thatriderwouldhaveseenbillsincreaseupto20percentforsomecustomersintheterritoryandwaswidelyopposedbymunicipalitiesandresidentsthroughouttheter-ritorywithanonlinepetitiongath-ering1003signaturesopposedtothehike.CheaperpowernotmoresubsidiesMLAContrarytothepremiersmes-sagingthatthebailoutwillreducecoststoresidentsWeledehMLABobBromleysaidthe20millionisjustanothertaxpayer-fueledsub-sidythatthrowsmoneyataprob-leminsteadofxingit.BromleysaidtheGNWTshouldbeinvestingincheaperrenewableformsofenergyratherthansubsi-dizingafailingsystem.Hundredsofmillionsoftax-payerdollarshavebeenspentonsubsidieswhilepowerratescon-tinuedtosoar.Imaginewhathydrowindandsolarinfrastructurecouldhavebeeninstalledwiththesere-sourceshesaid.Iamtiredofseeingtheunnec-essaryriseinthecostoflivingthatourresidentsandsmallbusinessesmustapparentlysufferwhilecost-effectiveandclimate-friendlyrem-ediesareignored.McLeodsaidheisawarethattheadditionalsubsidyisnotalong-termsolution.WhilethisdecisionwillshieldNWTresidentsfromthisonepo-tentialcostincreaseitisclearthattheGNWTmustfindalternativestotheexpensiveenergysourceswecurrentlydependonhesaid.CharrettetoaddressissuesFinanceMinisterMichaelMilt-enbergersaidtheGNWTiscom-mittedtondingcleanenergyso-lutionsfortheNorthandwillbehostingasecondenergycharretteinYellowknifeNov.3-4.WeneedtondmoreaffordablealternativesforgeneratingpowerclosertocommunitiessowecanmakesomeheadwayinbringingthosecostsdownandsupportoureconomicstrategyMiltenbergersaid.Thesecondenergycharrettewillbeanopportunityforenergystakeholdersandexpertstogetto-getherandidentifysomepracticalactionsthatgovernmentcantakeimmediatelyaswellaslong-termactionsthatwillallowustoholdthelineonenergycostsintothefuture.Therstcharrettetookplacein2012andinformedtheNWTEn-ergyPlanthatwasreleasedinDe-cember2013.Wewanttousethesameap-proachtotakeafocusedlookatac-tionsthatwillhelpusbringdownenergycostsincommunitiesim-mediatelyaswellaslonger-termactionsgovernmentshouldbepur-suingtokeepenergycostslowMcLeodsaid.PhotoHeatherOlmsteadChayceBeckaGrade3studentatHarryCamsellSchoolinHayRiverenjoysabooklastweekduringaschool-widereadingeventcelebratingNWTLiteracyWeek.Schoolsacrosstheterritorytookpartinstorytellingreadingandgamesrelatedtoliteracy.Seepage9formore.