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22TuesdayFebruary32015ENVIRONMENTWASTEREDUCTIONNorthwestTerritoriesMtisNationCommunityFieldWorker-FortSmithNTTheNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationisseekingadynamicself-motivatedindividualtoprovidelocalsupportinareasrelatedtoenvironmentlicensesandresources.TheCommunityFieldworkerwillworkundertheauthorityoftheNWTMNPresidentFortSmithMtisCouncilPresidentandtheExecutiveDirectoroftheNWTMN.Thesuccessfulcandidatemustbeabletoworkinateamenvironmentmeetstrictdeadlinesfacilitatemeetingshavegoodorganizationalverbalandwrittencommunicationskillsandexhibitprofes-sionalismintegrityandtactindealingwiththeCommunity.Ahighschooldiplomaisarequirementwithexperienceinprogramadministration.EnvironmentandNaturalResourcesDiplomawouldbeanasset.PriorityconsiderationwillbegiventobeneciariesoftheNWTMNprocess.Salaryiscurrentlyunderreview.DeadlineforapplicationsisFebruary202015.SendresumestoHumanResourceManagerNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationBox720FortSmithNTX0E0P0Ph867872-2770Fax867872-2772EnquirescanbemadetoEarlJacobsonExecutiveDirectorNWTMNFortSmithNTPhone867-872-2770ext23Emailexecassist.nwtmnnorthwestel.netOnlyapplicantsselectedforaninterviewwillbecontacted.GreengroupfarmersteamupforcompostingprojectProjectwillreducewasteinHayRiverlandllby67percentByDALICARMICHAELEversinceKimRapatimovedtoHayRiverseveralyearsagooneofhermaingoalshasbeentokickstartacompostinginitiativeforoneofthelargestcommunitiesintheterri-torydivertingwasteawayfromitsever-in-creasinglandll.NowtheEcologyNorthteammembersdreamisabouttocometrueassheandherpartnersatChoiceNorthPoultryFarmspre-paretoembarkonacompostingpilotproj-ectthatwillmixchickenmanurewithwastepaperandturnaprot.InapresentationgivenJan.28RapatipresentedEcologyNorthsplantothetownandinvitedHayRiverresidentstotakepartintheinitiativefundedbyEnvironmentandNaturalResourceswastereductionandre-cyclinginitiative.RightnowChoiceNorthisworkingongettinganotherlittleplotoflandrightneartheircurrentdumpsitewherewecouldstartfreshandmakethecompostfacilitiesRapatisaidinaninterviewwithTheJournal.Theyreverysimplecompostfacilities.Whatwevepresentedisopenwindrowcompost-ingwhichisthesameaswhatshappeninginYellowknife.Thenewplotislocatedabout25kmeastoftown.ItstherethatChoiceNorth-thepropri-etorofPolarEgg-willtransportthemanurefromtheirapproximately118000chickensandolddumpsitestobecombinedwithtonnesofpaperandwoodwastefromthecommunity.Thecombinationofthenitrogen-richorganicwasteandthecarbon-basedpapermakesfortheperfectcompostingrecipe.WhenyouresettingupacompostpilewhatyouredoingismakingareallygreatenvironmentformicroorganismstobreakdownmaterialsRapatisaid.Thetwomainingredientsthemicroorganismsneedthemostarenitrogenandcarbon.Thenitro-genisactuallywhatthelittleorganismsneedtoproduceproteinmoleculessotheyusethatforlikegrowinganddoingwhattheyhavetodo.Thecarbonisneededfortheenergy.OncetheprojectgetsgoingRapatiesti-matesitwilltaketwoseasonstocreateacompostthatChoiceNorthcanselltofarmersandgardenersacrosstheNWToneseasontoheatandsterilizetheconcoctionandan-othertocureit.WhenyoudriveuptothecompostfacilityitllbeabigopenspaceRapatisaid.Wellhaveanelectricfenceandquonsethutkindofthingastorageareathatwillbeforthemanureandthepaperandwoodwaste.Itllbekindofamixingstationthere.Thelongwindrowsofmaterialwillbeturnedandwateredafewtimesduringthesummerseasonusingloadersandacompostturnergettingveryhot-upto70degreesCelsius.WhentheyrenishedandtheyvegonethroughthewholecompostingprocesstheyllbescreenedandprobablybaggedandreadyforsaleRapatisaid.Thewholeprocesswilluseabout3420tonnesofmanure2800tonnesofpaperand500tonnesofwoodperyearresultinginabout3400metres-cubedofuseablecompost.WiththissysteminplaceRapatiexpectstodivertabout14000metres-cubedfromthetownslandllannuallyorabout67percentofitsvolume.AcommunityofcircumpolarfarmersRapatispentthelastyearresearchingcompostinginitiativesaroundthecircum-polarworldfromGreenlandtoYukon.Ulti-matelyshefoundthatthemorecommunitiesworkedtotheirstrengthsandresourcesthemoresuccesstheirinitiativessaw.ThisledtotheinclusionofChoiceNorthinherpilotprojectandtherestishistory.ImjustexcitedtoseesomethingwevebeentalkingaboutforalongtimetakingshapesaidKevinWallingtonsalesandmarketingmanagerforChoiceNorth.Wereallyfeeltheresaresponsibilityonourparttoensurethatweredoingeverythingwecantoberesponsiblewiththewastestreamsthatarecomingoutofouroperations.InadditiontoresponsiblydealingwiththeirwasteWallingtonandRapatibothlookforwardtohelpingoutotheragricul-turaloperationsrunningabovethe60thparallel.Itsalongjourneywhenyouaredeal-ingwithlandissuesintheNWTespeciallywhereagricultureisconcernedWallingtonsaid.Werehopingthatwecanbeencour-agingotherregionsoftheNWTtopursuesomeoftheirownendeavours.TheressomanyopportunitiesintheNorthandwethinkthatbybeingabletoprovidethiscompostedmanureitsabigstepforas-sistingcommunitiesthatarewantingtodosomegrowinganddonthavetheca-pacitytodoso.PhotocourtesyofKimRapatiKevinWallingtonofChoiceNorthPoultryFarmschecksouttheplotoflandjustoutsideofHayRiverwherehiscompanyandEcologyNorthhopetopartnerupandchurnpaperwoodandpoultrymanureintovaluablecomposttoselltofarmersabovethe60thparallel.