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YellowknivesDenecancellingfallcaribouhuntTheYellowknivesDeneFirstNationisfollowingsuitwithitsTlichoneighboursincancel-lingthefallcaribouhuntduetotheherdsinaccessibility.Seepage2.TopchefsteamupforHalloweennedininginYellowknifeGwichinTopChefcontestantRichFrancisisjoiningYellow-knifesRobinWasicunaathisnewdinnerseriestocreateaHalloweenmealtodinefor.Seepage19.SHARPSHOOTERSNWTRangerscompetefortopmarksmanshiptitles.Seepage10.FortSmithcutsribbononrenovatedhealthcentreAftersixyearsofrenovationsthecommunityofFortSmithwelcomedthegrandopeningofitsrevampedhealthcentreonFriday.Seepage11.BoatersrescuedfromGreatSlavein24-hourscrambleFisheriesandOceansofcialswereabletorescueapairofstrandedsailorsintheEastArmdespitehavingtoboatovernightfromHayRiver.Seepage3.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00October282014Vol.38No.26Miningcompaniesowemillionsinclean-upsecuritiestoterritorialgovernmentYellowknivesopposechangestosecuritiesforEkatiByMEAGANWOHLBERGMiningcompaniesintheNorth-westTerritoriesowenearly180millioninoutstandingsecuritiestotheterritorialgovernment.TheGNWTtookoverresponsibil-ityfortheoperationofall61minesitesintheterritorythroughdevolu-tioninAprilandwithittheroleofacceptingnancialassurancesfromcompaniesthatprovetheyareca-pableofcleaninguptheirprojects.AccordingtoinformationtabledlastweekinlegislatureDominionDiamondsCorp.owesnearly171millionalonetotheterritorialgov-ernmentunderitswaterlicence.ThecompanyownsthemajorityoftheEkatidiamondmineandpartofDiavik.PrairieZincmineownerCana-dianZincowes6millioninsecu-ritiesforitslandusepermitandwaterlicence.Theinformationemergedfollow-ingquestionsbyWeledehMLABobBromleywhoexpressedconcernthatNorthernerscouldbeforcedtopaythebillforcostlycleanups.thefederalgovernmentcloseto1billion.Wearetalkinghundredsofmil-lionsofdollarshereinliabilitiesandhistoryyeswehavehistoryDominionrequestschangestosecurityNearly15monthshavepassedsinceDominionwasexpectedtopostits171-millionsecurityforEkati.LandsspokespersonToniRileysaidthedelayistheresultofon-goingnegotiationswithDominionconcerningtheformofthesecuritytobepostedunderthecompanyswaterlicenceforEkati.AftermonthsofdelaysDominionsentalettertothepremierinAu-gustrequestingitbeabletoplacethesecurityintheformofasuretybond.Rileysaidthatapplicationisinthenalstagesofreview.AccordingtodocumentsontheWekeezhiiLandandWaterBoardregistryBromleyisnottheonlyoneconcernedaboutthecontin-uedlackofpostedsecurityfortheprojectafterthe90-daytimeframe.SeeYKDFNonpage6.Wearetalkinghundredsofmillionsofdollarshereinliabilitiesandhistoryyeswehavehistoryupthegazooonfailedcollectionofsecurities.WeledehMLABobBromleyHistoricallyremediationcostshavesometimeslandedontaxpay-ersafterminingcompaniesclaimedbankruptcyaswasthecasewithYellowknifesGiantMinewhoseremediationprojectiscostingupthegazooonfailedcollectionofsecuritiesBromleysaid.HesaidtheGNWTneedstocom-mittohighsecuritybankablein-strumentstoensurecompaniesareindeedabletopayforremediation.PhotoDaliCarmichaelAtticusLaffertyleftNickishaWedinPeaaGonRCMPCst.SethThomasLatishaFootballandMarcusApplesvisitwithpolicepoochPaddyCakesattheRCMPdetachmentinRae.ThepopularpuphelpsbreakdownbarriersbetweenthepoliceandtheircommunitiesallovertheNorth.Seepage12.