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2TuesdayOctober282014ENVIRONMENTWILDLIFENEWSBRIEFSRCMPlocatemissinghunterAFortMcMurraymanwasfoundsafeandsoundafterdisappearinginacanoeontheAthabascaRiverap-proximately100kilometresnorthofFortMcMurraytheeveningofOct.23.TrevorSimon31ofFortMcMurraywaslocatedadayafterWoodBuffaloRCMPreceivedno-ticethathewasmissing.ThoughtheRCMPdeployedasearchandrescueteamSimonwasfounduninjuredbyagroupofciviliansonall-terrainvehiclesshortlyafter330a.m.thenextday.ITIcallsnominationsforgasandoildevelopmentLastweekDavidRamsayministerofIndustryTourismandInvestmentITIissuedacallfornominationsforoilandgasdevelopmentonterritorialreservelands.ThisincludesdevelopmentsintheCentralMackenzieValleytheMack-enzieDeltaandArcticIslands.AllAboriginalsub-surfacelandsestablishedasdictatedinlandclaimagreementsareexcluded.AllnominationsmustbereceivedbyITIby400p.m.onNov.21.AcallforbidsfornominatedblocksmaybelaunchedinDecember2014ifanyarereceived.StudentsbackpackgrabbedRCMParereportingthatastudentatYellowknifesSt.Jo-sephsSchoolwasgrabbedbyanunidentiedmaleonhiswaytoclassthemorningofOct.21.Aninvestigationrevealedthatthesuspecttriedtograbthestudentsbackpackandrunbutfailedinhisattempt.Policewereonthescenequicklythoughtheywereunsuccessfulinlocatingthemale.Policeareaskingforinformationfromthepublic.ThesuspectisdescribedasatallCaucasianwithamediumbuildandwaslastseenwearingabeaniehatabrownjacketdarkski-doopantsandcarryingabrownbackpack.ThankyouParentsandallSupportersWithoutyoutheFortSmithJBTsnackprogramwouldnotbeabletoprovideeverysinglechildwithanutritioussnacktostarttheirday.AndaBigThankYoutotheRoyalCanadianLegionandSaltRiverFirstNationYellowknivesDenetocancelfallcaribouhuntchiefByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheYellowknivesDeneFirstNationYKDFNislikelyfollowingsuitwithitsTlichoneighboursincancel-lingthecommunitycaribouhuntthisfall.ChiefEdwardSangrissaidthelackofbarren-groundcaribouintheareaaswellasconcernsabouttheherdsdwindlingnumbersaredriv-ingthedecisiontoputofftheharvestthisyearuntillargerconversationscanbehadaboutquotas.Wellbebasicallyfollow-ingsuitbecausetheresnotenoughcaribouaroundSangrissaidinreferencetotheTlichoGovernmentsdeci-siontocancelitsfallharvestearlierthismonthbecauseofthelackofnearbycaribou.Theyretoofarawayanditsgoingtobetoocostlyhesaid.Werenotforeseeinganyfallhunt.YKDFNstechnicalgroupheldmeetingslastweektodiscussthecaribouissuefol-lowingadireannouncementinSeptemberonthestatusoftheBathurstandBluenose-Eastherdswhichshowedtremendousdropsintheirnumbers.AccordingtocountsfromEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRthepop-ulationoftheBathurstherdhasdroppedaslowas15000animalswhiletheBlue-nose-Eastherdissittingataround30000.Conservationmeasureshavebeeninplaceforthetwoherdsforanum-berofyearsnow.YKDFNwillbemeetingwiththeministerandstaffofENRonNov.7whenSangrissaidmorewillbedetermined.ENRmightpushthestopbuttonandsaynohuntingrightacrosstheboardthechiefsaid.Thatswhatwereupagainst.InthemeantimeSan-grissaidYKFDNstech-nicalgroupisdevisingitsownmanagementplanfortheherdsinordertoensureYellowknivesmembersareabletopracticetheircon-stitutionalharvestingrightswhilesupportingtheconser-vationoftheherds.WemustrememberthatAkaitchoarestillinlandclaimnegotiations.SoforconservationssakeyeswereduceourharvestbutwehavetoalsothinkaboutmaintainingourtreatyandAboriginalrightssowecantsaynotohuntingaltogetherSangrissaid.Whatwerethinkingisthatwedoourownmonitor-ingforourownmembersandtherearealotofotherFirstNationswhodohuntinourareabecauseoftheacces-sibilityofthecariboulikethewinterroadandthatsowejusthavetomonitorourmembersandjustmakesurethatweasaFirstNationsetaquotaforourselves.PhotocourtesyofENRGNWTTondoutwheretogetyouruvaccineortolearnmoreabouttheImmunizeCAappvisitFightu.caGettheFluVaccneHerMajestytheQueeninRightofCanadaasrepresentedbytheMinisterofHealth2014PROTECTYOURSELFandTHOSEAROUNDYOUUsethefreeImmunizeCAapptokeeptrackofyourvaccinationsTheinaccessibilityofbarren-groundcaribouherdsrightnowmeansFirstNationsarecancellingtheirfallhunts.