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AlbertapushingFortChipcommercialfishersnorthtoGreatSlaveLake6TuesdayOctober212014INDUSTRYFISHERIESPleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.FemaleAdultGreyandwhiteLookingforanewhomeMinniewasaveryscaredshycatwhenshefirstcamein.Shehadbeenkeptinabedroomandwasnotsocialized.Shehascomealongwaybutwillrequiresomepatiencetogainhertrust.Sheisagreatcatjustnotgoodwithotheranimals.ByJACKDANYLCHUKAfter57yearsofsettinghisnetsonLakeAthabascaRayLadouceurisoutofworkavictimoftheAlbertagovernmentsdecisioninAugusttoendcommercialshingacrosstheprovince.WerelookingforcompensationbutsofarnothinghasbeenofferedLadouceurtoldTheJournallastweek.Thiswasdonetoappeasethesportssh-ermeninthesouthandtosilencecriticismoftheimpactbitumenminingishavingonshandpeopledownstreamfromFortMc-Murrayhesaid.IfnooneisshingthelakethentheresnoonetocomplainaboutwhatshappeningtotheshandthepeoplewhoeatthemsaidLadou-ceurwhohascaughtshwithlesionsandboilswhichheattributestochemicalsinthewater.ByLadouceursestimateabout20com-mercialshermenwereworkingoutofFortChipewyancomparedto60ormorewhocalledthecommunityhomeportwhenhestartedsettingnetsonthelake.TheFreshwaterFishMarketingCorp.FFMCexpectsthatsomeofthe174commercialsher-mendisplacedbytheAlbertagovernmentde-cisionwilljointhehandfulwhotravelnorthtoGreatSlaveLakeforthesummershingseason.JohnWoodpresidentofFFMCsaidthecompanywhichhasamonopolytoexportshfromtheprairieshasbeenworkingwiththeterritorialgovernmenttostrengthenthesheryonGreatSlaveLake.AnumberofAlbertashersareplanningtocontinuetheircommercialshingbusi-nessesbymovingtoGreatSlaveLakeeitherpermanentlyorforthesummershingsea-sonWoodtoldTheJournal.ThiswillgreatlyhelptherebuildingofthesheryonGreatSlaveLakeandwillreplacethevolumeofwhiteshpreviouslyreceivedfromAlberta.ApartfromthelossoftheirownsherythepotentiallureforAlbertacommercialsher-menisthesuddenopeninginthemarketforprizedwhiteshroeWoodsaid.Albertarepresented50percentofthewhiteshroesupplyWoodsaidandFFMCwilllosethemarketforthishigh-demandproductatleasttemporarily.SomeAlbertashermenhaveclaimedan-nualearningsof300000ayearfromwhite-shroewhichisharvestedinmid-OctoberwellafterGreatSlavelakeshermenhavehauledinthenetsfortheseason.Timewilltellwhatthelong-termeffectswillbeWoodsaid.Freshwaterwillcon-tinuetoworkwithNorthwestTerritoriesgovernmentandshersfromAlbertaandNWTtorebuildandstrengthenthesheryonGreatSlaveLake.TheGreatSlaveLakesheryhasbeeninthedoldrumsforadecadeavictimofeco-nomics.Pinchedbytherisingcostoffuelandfallingpricesforwhiteshthelakesdomi-nantspeciesshermenhavemovedontojobsinotherindustries.LastyearNWTIndustryMinisterDaveRamsaymadeapitchtothefederalparlia-mentarycommitteeonsheriesfor5mil-lioninaidtorevivetheindustry.Thatmoneycouldbringasmanyas200commercialsher-mentothelakeRamsaytoldthecommittee.Thefederalgovernmenthasnotrespondedbuttheterritorialgovernmenthaspromised250000torebuildtheHayRiverprocessingplantaspartofthestrategytoattractmorecommercialshermen.ForRayLadouceurthedeathofcommer-cialshinginAlbertaistheworstthingthateverhappenedtoourcommunitybuthesnotabouttoheadnorth.Followinginthefootstepsofhisfatherandgrandfatherwhenhewas15Ladouceursaidhewastherstmantomake300amonthonLakeAthabasca.NowcommercialfishermeninFortChipewyanarestuckwithequipmenttheycantuseunlesstheyheedthecalloftheNorthwestTerritories.ImtoooldforthatsaidLadouceurwhospent9000foranoutboardmotor.Hisboatcostanother8600andhethinksthegovernmentshouldstepupwithcompensation.ThatsmylivelihoodtheytookawayLa-douceursaid.FilephotoBoatsonLakeAthabascaheadbacktoFortChipewyan.NewlawstoendcommercialshinginAlbertameantheapproximately20remainingcommercialshermenwillhavetotravelnorthtoGreatSlaveLaketokeepworking.FortChipewyancouncillorlosesbusinesstostructuralfireByDALICARMICHAELWoodBuffaloRCMPareinvestigatingarethattookplaceinFortChipewyanAlta.overtheweekenddestroyingthepropertyofonelocalpublicofcial.RegionalRCMPandthelocalvolunteerredepartmentwerecalledjustafter300a.m.onOct.18toattendtoastructurereatChadisRestaurantwhichisownedbymu-nicipalcouncillorJohnChadi.Bythetimereandpolicecrewsarrivedattheblazetheyweretoolatetosavethebuilding.Whentheemergencyservicespeoplear-rivedonscenetheentireroofofthebuildingwasfullyengulfedinamessaidCpl.GeorgeCameronwiththeWoodBuffaloRCMPde-partment.ThroughtheeffortsoftheFortChipewyanVolunteerFireDepartmenttherewasextinguishedandnootherbuildingswereaffected.Thefirewascompletelyputoutbymorning.AccordingtoCamerontherestaurantwastotallydestroyed.Noonewasinjuredbytheblazehenotedasilverliningtotheunfortunatesituation.InconjunctionwiththeRCMPtheresceneexaminerfortheregionalmunicipal-ityofWoodBuffaloattendedthesceneCameronsaidnotingthatthecauseofthereisstillunderinvestigation.Cameronwouldnotconrmwhethertherewasthoughttobesuspiciousinnaturethoughhedidsaythepossibilitywouldbeexaminedduringtheinvestigation.FortChipewyanRCMPisaskinganyonewhomayhavewitnessedthereorwhomighthaveanyinformationregardingittocontactthedetachmentat780-697-3665.JUSTICEFIRESPhotocourtesyofUNWTheUnionofNorthernWorkerselecteditsnewexecutiveatthe16thUNWTriennialConventionOct.17to19inYellowknife.MembersarefrontrowlefttorightRegionalvicepresidentRVPDehChoChristinaHolman1stVPGaylaThunstrom2ndVPMarieBuchananRVPLauraineArmstrongFortSmithbackrowlefttorightRVPAlexLambrechtSombaKeRVPIvanLandryKimberliteRVPChrisPotyokNorthSlavePresidentToddParsonsRVPValRobertsonBeaufortDeltaSahtuEquityVPMiriamGordonRVPRoyCourtoreilleHayRiver.