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WorkshopaimstogetmorewomenonNWTballotTheStatusofWomenCounciloftheNWTishostingitsthirdcampaignschooltosupportmorewomenrunninginthenextterritorialelection.Seepage3.LutselKeartistrootsmodernfashiondesignsintraditionAncestorsandland-basedlivinginspireTishnaMarlowesaward-winningclothinglineSixRedBeads.Seepage15.DEADNORTHTheraceisontocreatetheNorthsbestsci-fantasyorhorrorlm.Seepage14.FamilyLiteracyDayencouragestimespenttogetherReadinggamesandcookingarejustsomeofthewaysfamiliesarepracticingliteracytogetherintheNWTintimeforFamilyLiteracyDay.Seepage11.ElectriccartakestestdrivethroughsouthernNWTTheArcticEnergyAlliancetookitsVoltelectriccarforatestdrivethroughtheSouthSlavelastweekwithpromisingresultsfortheNorth.Seepage6.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00January272015Vol.38No.37BoardlikelytodecidefutureofCKLBRadioatmeetingthisweekStationhasreceivedfundingsinceshuttingdowninAugustByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheboardofdirectorsoftheNWTsNativeCommunicationsSocietyhaveatoughcalltomakewhentheymeetthisweektodiscussthefutureofitsbeleagueredCKLBRadiostation.TheAboriginalbroadcasterknownasthevoiceofDenendehhasbeenofftheairsinceAugustduetocon-ictsoverfundingwiththefederalgovernmentwhichcausedthesta-tiontolayoffmostofitsstaffinJulycutalllocalprogrammingandlimitbroadcaststopre-setmusic.Accordingtoradioprogramdirec-torDenezeNakehkoitsnowuptotheboardtodecidewhetherthemorethan550000receivedsincetheendofJulywillbeenoughtorebootregu-larprogrammingatthestationorifitstimetothrowinthetowelforgood.WedidreceiveourfundingandnowwereholdingcourtNakehkosaid.Weanticipatetostartupagain-wewanttohavealittlebitofanesteggtogoon-butrightnowwehavenorealplanstostartup.Werewait-ingonaboardmeetingandshouldhavesomedirectiononwhetherorfundingalongwith102500fromtheterritorialdepartmentofEdu-cationCultureandEmployment.FederalfundingismadethroughFundingreceivedin2014wasforpreviousyearsNakehkosaidalotofthefund-ingreceivedsinceAugustismoneythatcamelateandisnowbeingusedtopayforoutstandingbillsinfrastructuremaintenanceandsalariesforthefewremainingstaff.Wehavetomaintainourpropertyherewithourbuildingandourequip-mentNakehkosaid.Thefundingwaslateandwehadnoideawhenitwouldcomeanditsetusbackwhendealingwiththebanksandinpayingourbills.Alotofrightnowisridingtheshipfromthelastcoupleofyearsandplayingcatchup.AccordingtoCanadianHeritagenumbersatotalof938079infed-eralfundingwasprovidedtoNCSin2013and871029in2014.ApartfromCKLBNCSalsorunsatelevisionarmbestknownforproducingtherstseasonofAPTNsDeneAJourney.SeeStationonpage2.notweshouldactuallystartuporjustcallitquits.Sinceshuttingdownthestationhasreceivedatotalof464000fromCanadianHeritagewhichpro-videsthemajorityoftheoperationscontributionagreementsandissupposedtogotowardthestationsnewsandAboriginallanguagepro-grammingwhichboastedthemoston-airindigenouslanguagesinthecountrybeforetheshut-down.Thefundingwaslateandwehadnoideawhenitwouldcomeanditsetusbackwhendealingwiththebanksandinpayingourbills.Alotofrightnowisridingtheshipfromthelastcoupleofyearsandplayingcatchup.DenezeNakehkoCKLBRadioPhotoDaliCarmichaelCalistaBurketakesaimattheFortSmithPolarCupbiathlonraceheldattheThebachaLoppetonJan.24.YouthfromHayRiverandFortSmithcompetedinthefriendlyeventforthersttimeinthreeyearsafterbadweatherforcedmultiplecancellations.Forthefullstoryandphotosheadtopages89.