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6TuesdayJanuary272015ENVIRONMENTCLEANENERGYConstituencyMeetingAllresidentswelcome.Pleasefeelfreetoattendandraiseanyconcernsorissues.ForfurtherinformationcalltheConstituencyOfceat872-5511.Refreshmentswillbeavailable.Hon.J.MichaelMiltenbergerMLAThebachawillbehostingaConstituencyMeetingonMondayFebruary22015at700p.m.attheNorthernLifeMuseum.ArcticEnergyAlliancetestselectriccarintheSouthSlaveByDALICARMICHAELFindingwaysforNorthernerstocutbackontheirnon-renewableenergyusehasalwaysbeenapriorityfortheArcticEnergyAllianceAEAwhichiswhytheydecidedtotestoutanelectriccarfortheirnewestpilotproject.MembersoftheAEAusedarecentlyleasedChevyVolttogetaroundYellowknifeandpartsoftheSouthSlavelastweekkickingoffafeasibilitystudyonthepracticalitiesofusingelectriccarsabovethe60thparallel.WevebeenwantingtodothisforawhilesaidJohnCarraseniortechnicalspecialistwithAEAwhoalongwithemployeesTomGrossandKenBaigentdrovefromYellow-knifetoHayRiverFortResolutionandFortSmithoverthecourseofvedays.HepointedoutthatsincethePinePointmineclosedinthelate1980stheTaltsonHydrosystemhasbeenproducingmoreen-ergythanHayRiverFortSmithandEnter-prisecombinedcouldeveruse.Theresthisexcessofhydro-cleanrenew-ableemissions-freehydroelectricity-thatisjustavailabletobeusedCarrsaid.Theideaofusingthathydroelectricityfortransporta-tioninsteadofgasolinemakesalotofsenseandisactuallyevencheaperevenwithourhighelectricityrates.Peopleoftencomplainabouthowmuchelectricitycostsherecomparedtoplacesinthesouth.Evenwiththatitscheapertodriveonelectricitythanitistodriveongas.Thestudywontbecompletedfor18monthswhichgivesenoughtimetorecordtheresultsfromtwowintersandonesummer.CarrsaidhisteamisalreadyseeingpositiveresultsthroughthedatabeingtrackedbytheVoltsongoingseriesofdiagnosticsystemsthatmonitoritsusageoffuelversuselectricityontheroadinrealtime.Wefoundthatwegetabout40kmofdriv-ingononefullchargeCarrsaid.Theysaythatyoushouldgetabout60kmbutthatsprobablyforwarmweather.Oncethatelectricfuelisdrainedafulltankofgasallowsforabout500kmoftravel.TheVoltschargingtimeisbasedonwhatkindofchargerisused.Inmosthouseholdswitharegular120voltoutletittakesabout12hourstoreachafullbattery.AtAEAsYel-lowknifeofcea240voltchargerhasbeeninstalledforthevehiclewhichreducesthechargingtimetoaboutfourhours.AEAdecidedtogowiththeVoltbrandoverothersonthemarketbecauseofitshy-bridnature.Wewouldntbeabletodoatriplikethisifwehadanelectric-onlyvehicleCarrsaid.Onceyougettotheendoftherangewhetherits150or200kmyouneedtochargeitandifyoudonthaveachargingfacilityyourekindofintrouble.WethoughtthatthiscarwasmorerepresentativeofwhatmakessensefortheNorth.TheVoltisnotthersthybridcarintheterritorythoughCarrbelievesittobetherstplug-inelectricvehicle.AsforhandlingCarrsaiditrunssimilartoanyotherautomobilehesdriven.ThersttimeIdroveitIwasalittledis-appointedhesaid.Ithoughtitwouldbealittlemorelikeyingaspaceshiporsome-thingbutitslikedrivingacar.Itsquieterwhenyouredrivingontheelectricityyounoticethelackoftheenginenoiseespeciallydrivingaroundtownatlowspeeds.TheonlyrealissueAEAdrivershaveno-ticedistheelectricenginecannotrunwhentemperaturesarebelow-10CanobviousproblemintheNorth.Thecarredeemsit-selfthoughoncetheengineiswarmedupitcanswitchtoelectricpowerautomatically.TopurchaseanewVoltwouldsetaYellow-knifebuyerbackabout39000saidCarrwhonotedthebenetswouldlikelybeworththeinitialinvestment.Hopefullywellshowpeoplethatitsaper-fectlyviabletechnologyanditreallymakesalotofsenseforushereatleastintheSouthSlaveandtheNorthSlaveregionswithhydroelectric-ityCarrsaid.Buteveninthecommunitieswithdieselgeneratedelectricitybasedontheefciencyofthedieselgeneratorsyouactuallycreatelessgreenhousegasemissionsdrivingonelectricityfromadieselgeneratorthanyoudodrivinginacarthatburnsgasoline.PhotoDaliCarmichaelNWTFreshFishbrandaimstoboostlocalindustryBySCOTTCLOUTHIERTheGovernmentoftheNorthwestTerri-toriesishopingnewbrandingwillhelpgiveaboosttothecommercialshingindustryonGreatSlaveLake.ThenewbrandnamedNWTFreshFishfromGreatSlaveLakewasjointlylaunchedalongwithanewlogoinYellowknifeandHayRiveronSaturday.AccordingtotheGNWTDepartmentofIn-dustryTourismandInvestmentITIthelogoismeanttoserveasanassurancetotheconsumerthattheshtheyarebuyingislocally-sourced.Freshshingrocerystoreswillreceivedastickerwiththelogoplusnewsignagewillbeusedingrocerystoresandrestaurants.MLAsRobertBouchardandJaneGroe-newegenwerepresentattheHayRiverSuperAgrocerystoretotakepartinthelaunch.IthinkitsanimportantstepBouchardtoldTheJournalnotingthathehopesadevelopedbrandidentitywillhelpthelocalsheconomywhichhasseenadownturninrecentyears.GroenewegensaidshehopesthebrandingwillhelpNorthernersappreciatethequalityshproductavailablehere.Itsdenitelyofasuperiorqualityinmyopinionshesaidaddingthateatinglocalshisnotonlygoodfortheeconomybutalsogoodforyourhealth.Itsawin-win.Justagreatfood.DuringSaturdayslaunchresidentswereaskedtosubmittheirfavouriteshrecipesinexchangeforafreelletofsh.ITIhasproducedanumberofrecipecardsaspartoftheprogramfeaturingfavouriterecipesfromnotableNorthernerssuchassinger-songwriterLeelaGildayYellowknifesSnowKingAnthonyFoliotfromYellowknifeandHayRiversJeanCarter.Alistofparticipatinggrocerystoresandres-taurantscanbefoundatwww.nwtfreshsh.caHayRiverresidentBeatriceLepinetradesinherWorldsBestlaketroutrecipeattheSuperAgrocerystoreonSaturdayforafreelletfromHayRiverNorthMLARobertBouchard.PhotoScottClouthierINDUSTRYFISHERIESJohnCarrleftandTomGrossofArcticEnergyAlliancehavebeenhittingtheroadsoftheSouthSlavetotesttheefficiencyandpracticalityoftheChevyVoltintheNWTpartofan18-monthpilotproject.