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2TuesdayJanuary132015NEWSBRIEFSTwonewspeciesaddedtoNWTSpeciesAtRisklistTheNorthwestTerritoriesConferenceofManagementAuthoritiesCMAreachedaconsensusinDecembertoaddtwospeciestotheNWTListofSpeciesatRisk.TheNorthernleopardfrogwillbeaddedtothelistasathreatenedspecieswhiletheDolphinandUnioncar-ibouwillbeaddedasspeciesofspecialconcern.TheCMAisresponsiblefordevelopingarecoverystrategyfortheanimalswithinthenexttwoyears.EnhancedenforcementinDelineshowspositiveresultsThecommunityofDelineandlocalRCMPteamedupovertheholidayseasontoreducetheamountofincomingille-galalcoholthroughenhancedlawenforcementinitiatives.Resultscompiledovertheblitzperioddemonstratea32percentreductionintheamountofcallsforservicecomparedtoDecember2013astatisticbeingattributedtotheamountofillegalalcoholseizedbytheRCMPduringlastmonthinwhichatotalof120cansandbottlesofalcoholwerecol-lectedbytheRCMP.JuniorkindergartendroppedinFortProvidenceJuniorkindergartenstudentsinFortProvidencewillnotreturntoschoolthissemesterfollowingadecisionbythelocalDistrictEducationAuthoritynottooffertheprograminthenewyear.Thechoicecomesdespitewhatappearstobeoverallsatisfactionwiththeprogramonbehalfofstudentsparentsandteachers.SofartheDehGahSchoolistheonlyonetooptoutoftheprogram.AboriginalHeadStartisof-feredtostudentsinthecommunity.POLITICSFEDERALTENLONELYYEARSHappysmilingalwayscontentlovedandrespectedwhereverhewent.Alwayswillinghelpfulandkindwhatabeautifulmemoryyouleftbehind.Closetoourheartsyouwillalwaysstaylovedandrememberedeveryday.SotreasurehimLordinyourgardenofrestfortheFatheryougaveuswassimplythebest.DadPapayouleftuspreciousmemorieswewillcherishdeepwithinourheartsforever.MissingyouRobynTaniaCameishaInLovingMemoryDadPapaAlbertHouleJanuary72005AsfollowuptotheNovember2014interviewsregardingtheUniversalAffordableDayCarefeasibilitystudyintheNWTwehavedevelopedasurveyforparentsandguardiansofchildrenaged0-5.TobuildhighqualityearlychildhoodservicesforallfamiliesacrosstheNWTweneedyourfeedback.PleasetakethetimetofllinthisshortsurveySurveymonkey.comsNWTPARENTDeadlineJanuary302015AreyouaparentorcaregiverintheNorthwestTerritoriesTrudeauseekspublicopiniononNorthernnetworkingtourByDALICARMICHAELLiberalPartyleaderJustinTrudeautouredaroundpartsoftheNWTthisweekendreiter-inginhisspeechesandmediainteractionsthatheislookingtogetinformedonNorthernissuesbydirectlyspeakingtothepeopleoftheregion.Betweenpancakebreakfastsdogsleddingrompssnowmo-bilingexcursionsandcelebra-tionsofthereturningsunriseTrudeauattendedmeetingswithterritorialbusinessown-ersAboriginalleadersandthepublic-hiswillingnesstoin-teractwiththeregularfolksaqualitythatseparateshimfromotherfederalpartyleadersac-cordingtoterritorialLiberalcandidateKieronTestart.Justinhasmadeacommit-menttobuildagovernmentbasedontheneedsofCana-diansandtherealitiesofthemiddleclassTestartsaidinaninterviewwithTheJournal.Wehavedifferenteconomicsituationsfromcoasttocoasttocoastanddifferentculturalgroupsanditsthatdiversitythatmakesussostrongbutitalsocreatesawholehostofchallengesweneedtoad-dresseffectivelyinthefederalgovernment.Theonlywaytolearnwhatthosechallengesareistogoandseethemrsthandandhearfromthepeoplewholiveinthosesituations.StartingoutinInuvikonJan.9Trudeau-alongwithhisseven-yearoldsonXavier-metwithmembersoftheInuvialuitRegionalCorp.andGwichinTribalCouncilbeforetakinginsomeculturalactivities.ThenexteveninginYellow-knifeheattendedaprivatefundraiserdinnerpreparedbyYellowknifechefRobinWasicunaownerofWiseguyFoods.At600aplatetheintimateeventsawabout20peopleattendandwasheldattheDancingMooseCafe.AfterconsultingwithvariousleadersoftheNWTincludingchiefsoftheDeneNationmem-bersofthepublichadachancetochatwithTrudeautheafter-noonofJan.11duringameetandgreetattheExplorerHotel.ThereTrudeaudiscussedtheneedtocreateefcientlong-termplansforresourcedevel-opmentintheNorthbeforead-dressingthemanysocialissuestheregionfacesincludinghighratesofaddictionsviolenceincommunitiesandalackofem-ploymentandeducationoppor-tunitiesforyouth.Healsotookquestionsfromaudiencememberscurioustoknowhisthoughtsonavari-etyofissues.OfmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomenhestronglyadvocatedforanimmediateinquiry.Ofthechangeshewouldmaketopol-iciesinstalledbyHarperoverthelastnineyearsasthenewprimeministerhenotedthatwhatevertheyareitwouldtakelongerthansixmonthstoreversethedamage.IknowtherearealwayschallengesbutIknow...theycanbesurmountedandfacedwhenweworktogetherwhenthereispartnershipwhenthereislisteningwhenthereisrespectfulengagementonimportantissuesTrudeautoldthecrowd.YoudontgettoshortcircuitprocessesyoudontgettotrytosayOhwedontneedtoconsultonthisyoudontgettosaywellpushasidetheenvironmentalreg-ulationsandstillhopetobeabletodevelopthekindsofjobsandindustriestheNorthwillneed.TrudeautraveledeastonMondayyingovertoIqa-luitonthetail-endofhisNortherntour.PhotocourtesyofLiberalPartyofCanadaJustinTrudeauandsonXavierdogslednearYellowknife.