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TotalharvestbanexpectedforBathurstcaribouAnall-outhuntingbanfortheBathurstandarestrictedtagsystemfortheBluenose-Eastareexpectedoutcomesofgov-ernmenttalksthismonth.Seepage3.NorthernwordsartcollideinnewchildrensbookAuthorGermanSaravanjaandpainterNickMacIntoshcapturethewildspiritoftheNorthinTheManWithTheWolfInHisBelly.Seepage21.HONOURINGHEROESLegionsHonourWallremembersFortSmithsveterans.Seepage13.NWTAlbertaleaderstalkpipelinesenergycooperationPremiersBobMcLeodandJimPrenticemetearlierthismonthtotalkmoreaboutanenergyco-operationagreementincludingaNorthernpipeline.Seepage9IndigenousparkrangersfromDownUndervisitNWTExpertsfromAustraliasIn-digenousProtectedAreassys-temvisitedtheNWTlastweektomeetwithFirstNationswantingtodevelopparks.Seepage6.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00November112014Vol.38No.28NWTfinalizestransboundarywateragreementwithAlbertaPhotoDaliCarmichaelByMEAGANWOHLBERGSixteenyearsafterpartiesrstsignedontoamasteragreementfortheMackenzieRiverBasintheNorthwestTerritoriesnallycom-pletedtalkswithAlbertaontheirsharedwatershedlastweekbring-ingthetotalareaofthebasincov-eredbytransboundaryagreementsupto85percent.AsoflastThursdaythenegoti-atingteamfortheNWTreachedastableIntentionsDocumentwithAlbertaafterhavingcompletedasimilardealwithB.C.inJune.WiththesetwoagreementsinplacewecanconfidentlysaythatweareprotectingthevastmajorityoftheMackenzieRiverBasinandbecausetheMacken-zieRiverBasinisabout20percentofthelandmassofCanadatheseagreementsarealsoofna-tionalandinternationalsignifi-canceEnvironmentandNatu-ralResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidinlegislaturelastThursday.ThetwodocumentsaccordingtoMiltenbergersetoutcooperativeworkingrelationshipwithourMack-enzieRiverBasinneighboursMilt-enbergersaid.Hesaidtheecologicalagreementsbeforeitissignedinthenewyear.BothAlbertaandBritishColum-biaarecommittedtosigningtheseagreementsinFebruaryaftertheyhavecompletedtheirconsultationsMiltenbergersaid.ThiswillbeahighlyanticipatedcelebrationonewehopetohosthereinYellowknife.TheNWTgovernmentnowin-tendstopursuetransboundaryagreementswithSaskatchewanandYukonandisplanningtobegindiscussionswithNunavutaswell.MiltenbergercongratulatedthenegotiatingteamonsuccessfullyreachingtherstagreementsofthiskindinCanadaandmostoftheworld.WeareonthevergeoftakingamajorsteptowardsachievingthevisionwedevelopedfortheNWTWaterStewardshipStrategytode-veloptransboundarywateragree-mentsthatensurethewatersoftheNWTwillremaincleanproductiveandabundantforalltimehesaid.Withtheseagreementsinplacewewillnolongerndoutaboutupstreamdevelopmentsandeventsinthenewspaper.MinisterMichaelMiltenbergerEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesdecision-makingprocessesandes-tablishclearinformation-sharingandconsultationrequirementsforthemanagementofwatersowingnorthfromB.C.andAlbertaintotheNWT.Withtheseagreementsinplacewewillnolongerndoutaboutup-streamdevelopmentsandeventsinthenewspaper.Wearebuildingamuchclosermoreproductiveprotectaquaticecosystemhealthwhileallowingfordevelopmentbybothjurisdictions.Aboriginalgovernmentshavebeenconsultedthroughoutthedecadeofworkdoneonthetwoagreements.LastmonthAboriginalgovernmentsgavestrongsupporttotheNWT-B.C.agreementMilt-enbergersaidandwillhavetimetoreviewtheAlbertaagreementDonaldFergusson6showsoffhisdancemovesataJumpABuncheventatFortSmithsrecreationcentre.ThefuneventwasheldbyAmandaGrobbeckerwhoalsotouredthroughHayRiverandFortProvidencewithhersuperbouncyKangooshoes.Formorephotoscheckoutpage23.