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ArcticEnergyAlliancenowservingtheSouthSlave8TuesdayNovember112014ENVIRONMENTENERGYSAVINGTrooperRichardGeorgeHardistysonofChiefFactorRichardCharlesHardistyandElizabethVictoriaMcDougall.AndrewRobertFlettformerNorthWestMountedPoliceSpecialConstablebornontheDehChonorthoftheArcticCirclein1864hadbeenamailcourierwithColonelSteelintheYukon.AmbroseBoyerwasborninDuckLakein1880.BoyerfoughtalongsideGabrielDumontintheResistanceof1885.LESTWEFORGETMtisfoughtintheSouthAfricanWarMostoftheMtiswhoparticipatedintheSouthAfricanBoerWarwereTwohundredandforty-twoCanadiansoldierswerekilled.OneoftheseCharlesEdgarHallettHediedinSouthAfricaofwoundsonMay311901atReitfontein.N.W.T.MTISNATIONSupportourveteranswhodedicatedtheirlivesbysupportingyourlocallegions.ByDALICARMICHAELJustintimeforhomeownersintheSouthSlavetobattendownthehatchesforthelongcoldwinteroneoftheterritorystopenergy-savingadvocateshasopenedanoutlettohelpresidentslowertheirconsumptionandcosts.ArcticEnergyAllianceAEAanassocia-tionofferingtrainingtoolsandrebatesonsustainableenergypracticeshasopenedanofceinHayRiverofciallymakingitsser-vicesavailableineveryregionoftheterritory.TheresalotofpeoplewholiveintheSouthSlaveregionsaidLouieAzzoliniexecutivedirectorofAEA.Theresanabundanceofre-newableenergyresourcesandhopefullythepeoplesopportunitiestogetassistanceandadviceisgoingtogrowleapsandbounds.Theofceiscurrentlyaone-manoperationheadedbyTomGrossa30-yearveteranofthehousingindustrywhohasspentthelast20yearsworkingasatechnicalmanagerwiththeNWTHousingCorp.followingadecadeofserviceinCambridgeBay.Ivegotquiteabitofexperiencewithhousedesignmechanicalsystemsventi-lationthattypeofthingGrosssaid.En-ergyefciencyhasalwaysbeensomethingthatsbeenabiginteresttome.Whenthisjobcameupitwasrightupmyalleysotospeakandmyreasonforapplyingforitwasmyinterestinenergyreductionandmakinghousesmoreefcient.ThoughtheofceonlyofciallyopeneditsdoorsonNov.6Grossisenthusiasticaboutgettingstraighttowork.Imhopingtobeabletoassistpeoplewithintheregionwithloweringtheirenergycostshesaid.IllbeworkingwithateamofenergyspecialistsoutofYellowknifeaswell.Illgettheopportunitytoworkwiththeseguysthatreallyknowwhattheyredoing.LikeotherAEAprogrammanagersGrosswilltraveltheregiontoconductworkshopsEnerGuide80buildingcompliancein-spectionsandinfosessionswithanyoneinterestedincuttingtheirheatingandelectricitybills.Oneoftheobjectiveswillbetoholdwork-shopsondifferentthingsGrosssaid.Illcoverpelletstovespelletboilersbiomassprobablyheatrecoveryventilatorstoimprovetheefciencyofhomesandlowerthecost.GrosspresencewillalsogivethoseintheSouthSlaveeasieraccesstotheorganiza-tionsmanyrebateprogramsavailableforanyindividualororganizationthatnan-ciallyinvestsintomakingsuretheirbuild-ingsoperateefciently.Bottomlineitsaboutbeingabletopro-videbetterclientservicesaidAzzoliniofthenewofce.ItsaboutthepeoplethattheArc-ticEnergyAllianceserves.Theabilityofthisorganizationtoprovideone-on-oneperson-alizedservice-wecouldntdothatoutofoneofceoutofFortSimpsonorfromYellowknife.ThegovernmentoftheNWTisprovid-ingfundingforthenewofceaccordingtoAzzolini.Itinvested200000intothenewoutletcoveringGrosssalarytheofcespaceandanynecessaryequipment.OverthenextyearAEAwillbelookingintohiringanad-ministrativepositionaswell.Whileweasanorganizationarefortu-nateenoughtobeabletohiresomeoneofTomsexpertiseandbackgrounditwouldntbepossibleunlesstheGNWTmadethatin-vestmentAzzolinisaid.Itspeakstothefactthattheyretakingthewholeenergycostandthedesiretomovetowardsalternativeener-giesveryseriously.AllinallthecrewatAEAisexcitedfortheprospectivechangecomingtotheSouthSlave.WevebeentryingtogetthemessageoutthatweasindividualscantakeactionandtherearepeoplelikeTomthatwecanreachouttoAzzolinisaid.Wesupportandencouragepeoplethatareconsideringalternativeenergyorwantingtoreducetheirenergyandheat-ingconsumption.Pleasejustgiveusacallwereallyhonestlywanttomakeadifference.PhotocourtesyArcticEnergyAllianceTomGrossisheadingthenewArcticEnergyAllianceofficeintheSouthSlave.