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IndigenouswomenfromacrosstheNorthgatherinNWTTherst-everIndigenousCir-cumpolarWomensGather-inginYellowknifebroughttogetherdozensofleaderstosharestoriesofresilience.Seepage2.HealingFilmTourbringsaddictionssupportacrossNWTFilmsonsubstanceabusearemakingtheirwayacrosstheNWTthisweekoffer-ingsupporttothoseghtingaddictions.Seepage17.LOVETHELANDCheckoutthewinningphotosfromtheannualCPAWScontestonpages18-19.SantasalutesYellowknifeatannualparadeKidsfromoneto92linedthesidewalksofYellowknifesdowntownonSaturdayasthebigmaninredmadehisrststopintheNWT.Seepage14.BuildingaroadtoprosperityfromTuktoInuvikCommunityleadershavehighhopesfortheBeaufortDeltaeconomyasphasetwooftheInuvik-Tuktoyaktukhighwayconstructionbegins.Seepage6.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00Financialpressuresmountasnalbudgettalksof17thAssemblytourNWTWehaveanenormousamountofthingsonthegoministerByDALICARMICHAELDiamondsmightbeforeverbutdiamondminescertainlyarenot-arealitythatmembersofthe17thLegislativeAssemblywillkeepinmindastheypreparefortheirfourthandnalbudgetinFebruary.FinanceMinisterMichaelMilten-bergersetoffonatouraroundtheterritorylastweekmakingseveralstopstohostthethirdandnalyearofBudgetDialoguesaforumwherethepublicisinvitedtoprovideinputonupcomingnancialplanning.KickingoffthetourinFortSmiththeeveningofNov.12MiltenbergeraccompaniedbydirectorofscalpolicyKellyBluckanddirectorofcorporateservicesOlinLovelylaidoutthesuccessesofthe17thAssem-blyandthechallengestheyfaceintheirculminatingyear.Overallaswelookforwardtothenalbudgetofthe17thAssemblyandhowweregoingtoleavethecoffersforthe18thAssemblyweregoingtohaveanenormousamountofthingsonthegoMiltenbergersaidtoagroupofabout20people.Wereallyneedtoinvestineco-nomicinfrastructureifweregoingtopromoteeconomicdevelopment.NumerousscalchallengesaheadBlucksaidprojectedrevenuesforthe2014-15yearareexpectedtofallatwithanexpectedgrowthoflessthanonepercent.Slowerrevenuegrowthiscom-ing.Weregoingtohavetobeverycarefulwithrevenuemanagementonexpendituresinthefutureshesaid.Diminishingresourcerevenuesaswellasstagnantpopulationgrowtharesomeofthemainissuesthoughttoinuencethetrend.SomethinghastobedoneontheexpendituresidebecausewerenotexpectingmuchfromtherevenuesBlucksaid.IfyoulookattheGDPandyouatlineitacrossfromourpeakinthe2007globalcrisisandtheslow-downoftheglobaleconomywevegonedownbyaquarterinoureco-nomicactivity.Itstheresourcesec-torthatsdoingthis.Ifyoulookatitespeciallythediamondminingbusi-nessitwasalmost50percentoftheeconomy.Itsnowdowncloserto40.WiththeDiavikminesettoclosein2022andtheEkatimineevensoonerin2019theGNWTisexpectingtolosesignicantcontributionstotheecon-omy.DiamondrecoveryisnttheonlyindustrywhereresourcerevenuesarediminishingwithoilexplorationinthefarNorthslowingovertimeaswell.Itsaharshrealityforthegovern-mentandonetheyaretryingtograpplewithwithoutimpactingtheir5000employeesortheservicesandpro-grammingtheyprovidetotheterritory.WeredrivenbytheresourceindustryandwereslowingdownandthatswhatskeepingusawakeatnightBlucksaid.Ourpopula-tionisstagnant.Icouldgoonallnightaboutthepopulationthatshere.Birthsminusdeathsisaboutthesameasithasbeenforthelast20years.WiththatstagnantpopulationtheGNWTcouldstandtolosefundingfromthefederalformulanancingprogramwhichisdependentonpopulationgrowth.Toaddpressuretothesechal-lengestheGNWTwhileaimingtomaintaina100-millioncush-ioninsideofthefederalborrowinglimitiscurrentlyencroachinguponthatlineandisoncoursetoshrinkthatnumberto50millionby2016.SeeGNWToptimisticonpage3.PhotoScottClouthierRCMPofcersCpl.GregMorrowandCst.JonathanNewcombecarryawreathtobelaidnexttothecenotaphattheRemembranceDayceremoniesatRoyalCanadianLegionBranch250inHayRiveronNov.11.Formorephotosseepage7.November182014Vol.38No.29PULLOUTSECTIONMIDNIGHTMADNESSHAYRIVERNOV.21