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TuesdayFebruary320153POLITICSLABOURPleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Ph867875-5100Fax867875-5155E-mailinfowescleannwt.comwebwww.wescleannwt.comSpayedNeuteredUp-to-datewithroutineshotsHousetrainedParisHiltonFemaleAdultgreyandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeThenexttimeyouseeParisyourheartwillbebrightandgay.HercuddlesandherlittlepurrswillbrightenupyourdayCancerSurvivorCareWorkshopNorthernLifeMuseumThursdayFebruary510am-4pmEveryonewelcomeLunchandsnacksprovidedforparticipantsDoorPrizesFitbittnesstrackergiftcerticatesandmoreIfyouhavequestionsorneedaridepleasecontactKrystalBrownklb88uvic.caorat1-250-893-5164Continuedfrompage1.Itstoobadtheyremembersofthesamecommunitybothmanagementandwork-ersBourassasaid.WiththecostoflivingincreasescontinuallygoingupImeanthisrepresentsacutinpayforthemtheyarelos-ingmoneyandIdontknowwhytheressuchahardstandbeingtaken.About150GNWT-ownedhouseholdswhoseservicesareadministeredbytheFSHAcouldbeimpactedbythestrikeastheirmaintenancestaffandfront-linemanagementworkersfightforwhattheybelieveisdue.TheemployerstheyrestillcomprisedofreasonablepeoplesoImsuretheyweredoingtheirbesttotrytomeetsomebudget-aryconcernsbuthopefullytheyllactuallyseethingsalittlebitdifferentherenowBourassasaid.Thedifferencesbetweenwhatsbeingaskedforandwhatsbeingofferedissosmall-itsabigthingformembersitsasmallthingforcouncilsoImstillhopefultherewillbesomemovementyet.Thestrikerssaidtheyarepreparedtofacethefrigidcoldforaslongasittakestheirem-ployerstomeettheirdemands.TheJournalreachedouttotheFortSmithHousingAuthorityforcommentbutreceivednoreplyasofpublicationtime.Around150homescouldbeimpactedbystrikePhotoDaliCarmichaelConservationzoneputinplaceforBathurstcaribouherdByMEAGANWOHLBERGAftermonthsofbackandforthpoliticalleadersintheNorthwestTerritoriescametoanagreementlastweekonaconservationplantoprotectthedecliningBathurstcari-bouherdforthe2014-15harvestingseason.Aboriginalgovernmentswildlifeman-agementauthoritiesandtheterritorialgov-ernmenthaveagreedtoworktogetheronestablishingamobileconservationzonetoprotecttheBathurstalongwithalimitedharvestfortheneighbouringBluenose-Eastherd.Progresshasbeenmadeinanumberofareastoensuretherecoveryandconserva-tionofthesebarren-groundcaribouherdsforpresentandfuturegenerationsinclud-ingsupportfortheconceptofamobilecari-bouconservationareaEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidinanewsrelease.Wewillcontinuetoworktogetherwithleadersandwildlifemanagementauthoritiestoimple-mentthemanagementactions.Noharvestingispermittedinthemobileconservationzonetheareaofwhichisdeter-minedbysatellitedataonthelocationoftheherdstransmittedbycollaredanimals.ThelocationsofthemobilezonewillbeupdatedweeklyandmadeavailabletocommunitiesandpostedonENRswebsite.Therewillbeanallowablelimitedharvestof15bullsfromtheBathurstherdstrictlyforceremonialpurposesonaproposalbasis.FortheBluenose-Eastherdalimitedhar-vestof1800animalshasbeenagreedtowiththestipulationthat80percentofanimalsharvestedbebulls.Thenewregulationswillbereviewedandamendedasappropriatefollowingthe2015springphotographicsurveyofbothherds-anin-depthpopulationsurveythatonlyoc-curseverythreeyears.Theleadersalsocametoanagreementonotherlong-termmanagementactionsinclud-ingincreasedpredatormanagementmeasuresarangeplanandcumulativeeffectsprogramfortheBathurstanactionplanfortheBlue-nose-Easthabitatconservationprotocolsandpubliceducationonresponsibleharvestingpractices.TheyalsoplantoaddressNuna-vutscaribouharvestingpractices.Wewillcontinuetoworktogetherwithleadersandwildlifemanagementau-thoritiestoimplementthemanagementactions.Min.MichaelMiltenbergerEnvironmentNaturalResourcesENVIRONMENTWILDLIFEStaffmembersoftheFortSmithHousingAuthorityformapicketlineoutsideoftheirofceonFeb.2afteraseriesoffailedcontractnegotiations.