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AlbertaNWTpremiersmeettotalkenergyplanspipelinesTuesdayNovember1120149POLITICSENERGYNorthwestelremembersandthanksthosewhohaveservedourcountrysoThankyoutoallthosewhotookthetimePublicWorksandServicesDennisBevingtonMPNorthwestTerritories5014-50thSt.P.O.Box1986YellowknifeNTX1A2P5Tel867-873-6995TollFree.1-800-661-0802Fax867-920-4233Emailbevindparl.gc.cawww.dennisbevington.comHouseofCommonsRoom239ConfederationBuildingOttawaONK1A0A6Tel613-992-4587TollFree1-866-992-4587Fax613-992-1586Emailbevindparl.gc.cawww.dennisbevington.comRemembranceoftheeffortsofoursoldiersisacommitmenttocontinuetobuildabetterworld.RemembranceDayINHONOUROFByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheAlbertaandNWTgovernmentsareinthesameboatwhenitcomestostrandedresourcesaccordingtoNWTPremierBobMcLeodandbotharehopingthatboatmightcollectivelyshipoilandgastomarketviatheNorth.McLeodmetwithrecently-electedAlbertaPremierJimPrenticeearlierthismonthwhileinBanfftodiscussopportunitiesforcooperationonanumberofenergy-relatedfrontsincludingapotentialbitumenpipelinenorththroughtheNWTnowbeingtermedArcticGateway.WevealwayssaidthatwehavetokeepallouroptionsopenhereintheNorthwestTer-ritoriesbecauseifwecantgoeastwecantgowestwecantgosouthwecanonlygoupNorthMcLeodsaid.CertainlyAlbertaisonthesamewavelengththeyrecognizeiftheirinitiativesdontgoahead...thatAl-bertawouldbeinthesamepositionthatwearewheretheiroilwillbestranded.Wereveryinterestedinworkingtogetheronthat.Theterritorialgovernmenthasbeenpitch-ingtheideaofaNorthernpipelinesolutiontoAlbertasincethestartofthe17thAssem-blymorefrequentlynowthatoppositiontowesternsouthernandeasternpipelineproposalshasmounted.In2013Calgary-basedrmCanatecwashiredbytheAlbertagovernmenttodoapre-feasibilitystudyonthepotentialforanArcticEnergyGatewaypipelineheadingnorththroughtheNWTtoaportontheArcticCoast.CanatecsreportcameoutinthesummernotingthatapipelinefromtheoilsandsnorththroughtheNWTwouldbetechnicallyfea-sibleandnamedseveralpossibleroutesnorthofFortMcMurray.NowMcLeodsaidthepipelinemustpasstherealtestofnancialfeasibilitybeforetheideacanbecomeanactualproposal.WerelookingtocontinueworkingonittomoveontothenextsteptolookattheeconomicsMcLeodsaid.Albertasveryinterestedinparticipatinginthatevenpo-tentiallyparticipatinginthecost.TheNWThashadamemorandumofun-derstandingMOUonenergywithAlbertasince1998.Thoughitexpiredinlate2013theyareintalksnowaboutrenewingitandtyinginanEnergyCooperationAgreement.TheMOUwouldafrmthecommitmentsbetweenourjurisdictionstoshareinforma-tionidentifyeconomicopportunitiesforcollaborationandwherepossibleforjointplanningandsoon-anyinfrastructureorcoordinationonenergyresourcesandwhattheprioritieswouldbeMcLeodsaid.Thepotentialpipelineisoneofthemainideasbeingconsideredthroughthosediscus-sionsalongwithhydro-power.Thetwopremiersalsodiscussedtrans-boundaryissueslikewaterhealthcaretrans-portationthelabourmarketandAboriginalAffairsissueslikemissingandmurderedin-digenouswomenandchildrenincare.ItwasapositivemeetingandherecognizesthelonghistorybetweenAlbertaandtheNorth-westTerritoriesandwecouldreallyworkwelltogetherMcLeodsaid.AlotofourinterestsaresimilarandIthinkweregoingtohaveaverygoodworkingrelationshipgoingforward.SimilarlyPrenticesaidthetwojurisdic-tionssharealongstandingrelationshipandarenoweconomichubstooneanotherwithmanysharedinterests.PremierMcLeodandIlookedatthelonghis-toryofcollaborationbetweenAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriesandsetapathforwardtostrengthenoureconomicandculturallinksPrenticesaidinastatement.IlookforwardtocontinuingtoworkwiththeNorthwestTerrito-riesonareassuchasAboriginalpeoplesrespon-sibleresourcedevelopmentandmarketaccess.McLeodandPrenticewerebothinBanffNov.1forthevisitoftheFrenchpresidenttoCanada.PremiersBobMcLeodandJimPrenticemetthismonthtotalkenergycooperation.PhotocourtesyAlbertaPremiersOfce