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SiteCdamgetsgreenlightwithoutNorthernassessmentThethirdhydroprojectonthePeaceRivergotthenodfromgovernmentlastweekdespiteoppositionasfardownstreamastheNorthwestTerritories.Seepage2.SmallBusinessWeekcelebrateslocalentrepreneursFromenergysolutionstohealthproductsandfamilyphotographysmallbusinessisboomingthroughouttheNorthwestTerritories.Seepages10-13.LISTENUPClassicalmusicfuseswithstudentpoetryonstageintheNWT.Seepage19.NerdsuniteforthirdannualPtarmiconconventionCostumesgamesandcomicsdrewocksofpopcultureen-thusiaststothethirdannualPtarmiconentertainmentconventionontheweekend.Seepage8.AlbertapushesFortChipcommercialshersnorthtoNWTTheclosureofcommercialfisheriesinAlbertameansshermeninFortChipewyanwillhavetogonorthtoGreatSlaveLaketokeepworking.Seepage6.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00October212014Vol.38No.25ACFNchallengesShelloilsandsmineexpansioninVancouvercourtByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationheadedtoVancouverlastweektodefenditsappealofShellsfederallyapprovedJackpineoilsandsmineexpansioninFederalCourt.ThecasebytheFirstNationfromnortheasternAlbertaallegesthatCanadabreacheditsdutytoconsultandaccommodateACFNwhenitapprovedtheJackpineexpansionsituatedontheFirstNationstra-ditionalterritory.ThisputstheHaidadecisiontothetestACFNslegalcounselstatedduringopeningremarksWednesdaymorningreferringtotheprecedentsettingSupremeCourtrulingontheCrownsdutytoconsultAboriginalgovernmentspriortoexploitinglandstowhichtheymayhaveclaims.ACFNChiefAllanAdamsaidthelegalactionreectstheFirstNationscommitmenttodrawingalineinthesandonoilsandsdevelopmentbyhonouringitseldersresolutiontohaltfurtherdevelopmentintheregionnorthoftheFirebagRiver.Itmeanswevehadenoughofthedestructionandthecontinua-tionofmassivedevelopmentsoccur-ringonourtraditionalterritory.Weindustrymustbedealtwithbeforeapprovingadditionalprojects.WeresayingstartcleaningupthemessprovetousthatyoucandoitinafriendlywayandifyoucanwellthenletstalkaboutfutureforACFNandShelltoseewhatsgoingtohappenbecausewerenotjustdoingthistoraiseawarenesswewanttomakesuretheresfairjudgementandthatwedothisinawaythatitssustainableanditsgoingtobebetterforeverybodyhesaid.TheFirstNationwasjoinedbyarallyofsupportersonitsrstmorn-ingatcourtincludingB.C.chiefsandenvironmentalactivistsopposedtoexpansionoftheoilsandsindustry.IncourtShellargueditisnotresponsibleforACFNsclaimsofadiminishinglandbaseandthecu-mulativeimpactsontreatyrights.ACFNhastriedtostoptheexpan-sionsincehearingsontheprojectbeganinthefallof2012withtheFirstNationattemptingunsuccess-fullytoraiseaconstitutionalchal-lengebeforeaprovincialtribunalarguingtheprojectviolatesitsSec-tion35rights.Anappealofthere-viewpanelsdecisionwasdismissedbytheAlbertaCourtofAppeal.SeeLawsuitonpage2.drewalineinthesandandwesaidnomorethedevelopmentwillnotoccuranyfurtherthanthislinehetoldTheJournalfromVancouver.AdamsaidthegrowingconcernsinhishomecommunityofFortChipewyanaroundenvironmentaldestructionandhealthimpactslikecancerbelievedtobelinkedtoup-streamoilsandsdevelopmentsig-nalthatexistingimpactsfromthedevelopmentnorthoftheFirebag.ButuntilthendonteventalkaboutnorthoftheFirebagbecausethean-swerisnothechiefsaid.Shellhasotherprojectapplica-tionsonACFNstraditionalterri-torywhichisalsowhytheFirstNa-tionistakingastandonJackpineAdamsaid.ThedecisionthatcomesoutofthisoneisgoingtobeverycrucialStartcleaningupthemessprovetousthatyoucandoitinafriendlywayandifyoucanwellthenletstalkaboutfuturedevelopment.ACFNChiefAllanAdamPhotoDaliCarmichaelPaulWilliamKaeserHighSchoolsU19boyscelebrateaftercinchingthegoldmedalfortheiragegroupatlastweekendsLawrieHobartMemorialVolleyballTournamentheldinFortSmith.Despitesomeinfrastructureissuesandlongplayingschedulestheweekendwasasmashinggoodtimeforthealmost500studentathleteswhoparticipated.Forphotosandresultsheadtopage9.