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6TuesdayJanuary202015INDUSTRYAGRICULTURETownofFortSmithNoticetoResidentsDEADLINE500PMFEBRUARY12015PrepaymentofUtilityChargesResidentialusersandsmallbusinessusers5orlessemployeesoftheWaterandSewersystemmayprepayeleven11monthsandhaveonemonthfree.Thisdoesnotincludeexcesscharges.Prepaidaccountsarestillsubjecttometerreadingsonoverusage.Playandlearnanywhereanytime.CelebrateFamilyLiteracyDayOnJanuary27EnterourFamilyLiteracyphotocontestbyMondayJanuary26.Contestdetailswww.nwt.literacy.cawww.facebook.comNWTLiteracyCouncilKathrynnwtliteracy.caPhone867873-9262TollFree1-866-599-6758HayRiversagriculturaldreamsgrowinternationallyNFTIfarmschoolbecomesCanadasrstSavoryInstitutetraininghubBySCOTTCLOUTHIERHayRiverNWTwillsoonbecometheSa-vorycapitalofCanada.ThecommunitysNorthernFarmTrain-ingInstituteNFTIannouncedatapublicmeetingonFridayeveningthatithasbeenselectedasCanadasrstSavoryInstitutehub.TheSavoryInstitutefoundedbybiologistAllanSavoryisaninternationalnon-protorganiza-tionwhichpromotespreservationandrestora-tionoftheworldsgrasslandsthroughholisticmanagementoflivestock.ASavoryHubservesatrainingcentretohelpspreadtheorganiza-tionstechniquesandphilosophiesworldwide.NFTIsapplicationistherstfromCanadatobeselected.ThenewsfeedsintothedreamofNFTIpresidentJackieMilnewhowasgivenaboostearlierthisyearwhenPrimeMinisterStephenHarperannounced2millioninfundingfortheburgeoningagriculturalcampusduringhisvisittoFortSmithinAugust.MilnesaidsherstbeganfollowingSa-vorysworkaftershewatchedaninspiringTEDtalkaboutreversingthedesertica-tionofgrasslandsbyintroducingfreerangelivestock.ShethenfoundoutaboutSavoryHubswhilebrowsingtheSavoryInstituteswebsiteandmadean11thhourapplication.ItwasliterallythenightofthedeadlineandIappliedMilnerecountedtodozensinat-tendanceatthemeetingattheSoaringEagleFriendshipCentreinHayRiveronFridaynight.AfterbeingcontactedformoreinformationabouttheNFTIprogramshelaterlearnedherapplicationhadmadeittotheseminalsofthecompetition.EventuallyNFTIwaschosenasasuccessfulcandidateamongst70groupsworldwidethatapplied.MilnesaidthescaleoftheaccomplishmentreallybecamecleartoherwhenshewasonaconferencecallwiththeothergroupsalsochosentobecomeSavoryHubsandNFTIwasintroducedasrepresentingCanada.WegotcalledCanadashesaid.Thatwasprettycool.HayRiverMayorAndrewCassidythinksthetownandtheSavoryInstitutearecer-tainlyamatch.ItsaprettygoodttheSavoryhubisgoingtobehereinthehuboftheNorthhesaid.HayRiverNorthMLARobertBouchardsaidhehasnoticedMilneshardworkrub-bingoffelsewhereintheterritory.Jackiesdreamiscontagioushesaid.ItsgoingthroughtheNorthwestTerritoriesandabunchofpeoplearelearningthattheyneedtousesustainabledevelopment.RobertHawkinsMLAforYellowknifeCentrealsomadethetripdowntobepres-entfortheannouncement.EveryoneslookingatwhatshappeninghereandsayingWewanttobejustlikeHayRiverhesaid.MilnewasalsoabletogivesomedetailsabouttheplannedconstructionofanagriculturalschoolontheoutskirtsofHayRiver.ShesaidNFTIiscurrentlyindiscussionswiththetowninregardstodevelopingthesiteofaformerhogfarmalongHighway1.Wevebeengivenatwo-yearperiodoftimetoworkoutthestrategyforthelanddevelop-ingitMilnesaid.Shesaidsheenvisionsateachingfacilitythatwillbeabletohouse15ormorestudentsatatime.Facilitieswillincludeastateoftheartbarnyurtsforstudentaccommodationandalargeyurttobeusedasclassroom.Thislandcouldpotentiallybeafarmforev-erybodyandthatswhatIdlovetoseeshesaid.InNFTIstwoyearsofexistenceithasalreadyput52peoplefromallovertheNWTthroughitsprogrammingwhichcoverssubjectssuchasseedselectionplantingwildharvestingandhowtoapplyforfundingsupport.Thegoalistoselectpeoplethataregoingtobeachampionwhentheyreturnbacktotheircommunityshesaid.AccordingtoMilneresidentsoftheNWTcur-rentlyspend150millioneachyearonfoodandalmostallofthatmoneygoessouth.ByteachingpeopletofarmtheirownfoodMilnesaidNFTIcanhelptransformthefoodsystemNorthof60.Evenifyoucouldcapture10percentoftheNorthernfoodmarketjustinHayRiverthatwoulddoubleoureconomiccirculationshesaid.Itsanindustrythatsjustwaitingforustotapintoanditsregenerative.Itsoneofthebestindustrieswecandevelop.PhotoScottClouthierNorthernFarmTrainingInstitutePresidentJackieMilneaddressesthepublicattheSoaringEagleFriendshipCentreinHayRiveronFridaywhereNFTIannouncedithasbeenselectedtobecomeCanadasrsttraininghubfortheSavoryInstitute.AKLAVIKBEHCHOKOCOLVILLELAKEDELINEEAGLEPLAINSYTEKATIDIAMONDMINESENTERPRISEFORTGOODHOPEFORTLIARDFORTMCPHERSONFORTPROVIDENCEPAULATUKSACHSHARBOURTROUTLAKETSIIGEHTCHICTUKTOYAKTUKTULITAULUKHAKTOKWEKWEETIWHATIWRIGLEYYELLOWKNIFEFORTRESOLUTIONFORTSIMPSONFORTSMITHGAMETIHAYRIVERINUVIKJEANMARIERIVERKAKISALUTSELKENAHANNIBUTTENORMANWELLSOLDCROWYTFindtheJournalinthesecommunitiesthroughouttheNWTFindtheJournalinthesecommunitiesthroughoutnorthernAlbertaANZACATIKAMEGBROWNVALECADOTTELAKECHARDCHATEHCOLDLAKECONKLINDRIFTPILEDUFFIELDEDMONTONENILDAENOCHFORTCHIPEWYANFORTMACKAYFORTMCMURRAYFORTVERMILIONFROGLAKEGLENEVISGOODFISHLAKEGRANDEPRAIRIEGROUARDHIGHLEVELHIGHPRAIRIEHYTHEJOHNDORPRAIRIEKEHEWINKINUSOLACLABICHEMANNINGMORINVILLEPEACERIVERRAINBOWLAKEREDEARTHCREEKSADDLELAKESLAVELAKEST.PAULVALLEYV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