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TuesdayFebruary17201511SponsoredbyTheNWTMtisNationandtheNWTCreeLanguageProgrampihtowikosisanmamawywinmnamanehiyawemowinpkiskwewinkkwayisihecikewinnohtenanskomewohiokiskinwahamkosiwakmnaotatoskewakohciAurorakiskinohamakosiwinikohciwiyawwkamekitawetkawsihkonakwakmaniknoteohcikynawkwetinohkmmawywina.MtisNationandtheCreeLanguageprogramwouldliketothankthestudentsandstaffofAuroraCollegefortheircommitmentinbrighteningthefutureofourNortherncommunities.NWTCreeLanguageProgramNWTMtisNationKaesersStoressupportAURORACOLLEGEduringAuroraCollegeWeekandthroughouttheyear.StudentsAlwaysSave10onGroceriesHardwareandDryGoodsExcludestobaccoproducts.AvalidstudentIDmustbepresented.KaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatSt.FortSmithNT867-872-2345ByDALICARMICHAELAsthegovernmentoftheNorthwestTer-ritoriesstrivestofulllitsgoalofbringinganadditional2000peopleupNorthoverthenextveyearsitslikelythataslewofnewhousescommunityinfrastructureandresourcedevelopmentprojectswillbeneededtoaccommodatethemasses.ThatmeansitsprobablyagoodtimetogetintotheNortherntradesindustrysomethingstudentsinAuroraCollegestradesandap-prenticeshipprogramshavetakenintoac-countastheyplanforthefuture.DaylenWeber25afourth-yearstudentintheschoolscarpentryprogramsaidheislookingforwardtoalifelongcareerdoingsomethinghelovesoncehereceiveshisredsealcerticationwhichwilllethimpracticehistradeanywhereinthecountry.ItsatradethatIcanseelastingforeverhesaid.Theresalotofvarietyyoudonthavetodothesamethingdayinandout.Itsnotlikeanofcejobwhereyouhavetositatacomputer.Withthisstuffyoulearneveryday.WhilecompletinghisapprenticeshipunderYKConstructionManagementWeberoper-atesasidebusinessinYellowknifecalledMyDayServices.Oneveningsandweekendshetacklesallsortsofprojectsfromroongtorenovations.Ienjoyshopthemosthesaid.IlovetobuildandIlovetogurethingsout.IgettododrawingImeanhowoftendoyougettositdownanddrawsomethingthatyoureac-tuallygoingtobuildEventuallytheyoungentrepreneurplanstorunhisowncarpentrycompanythathiscurrentemployerscansubcontract.MinesalsoholdpromiseThecitiesandcommunitiesoftheNortharenttheonlyplaceslookingtohiretrades-peopleasresourcedevelopmentprojectsremainsomeofthemainfinanciersofter-ritorialoperations.JeffMartin30isasecond-yearelectricianstudentemployedwiththeDominionDiamondCorp.DDCowneroftheEkatimine.Heworkedhiswayaroundthecountryintheminingin-dustryforalmostadecadebumpingfrompo-sitiontopositionuntilhesettledinhisstream.Ivebeenonthemechanicalendofthingsmywholelifebuttheelectricalalwaysinter-estedmehesaid.Ijustliketoseewhatsbehindtheswitchwhenyouturnonalight.Afewyearsagohecompletedtherstyearandin-schoolsessionofhisapprenticeshipattheNorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnol-ogybeforeheadingtoYellowknife.Wehavetobeverydiverseinwhatwedohesaidnotingthathistrainingprepareshimtodoeverythingfromworkingwithmotorstohelpingwithundergroundandsurfaceop-erationslightingandheating.Theelectri-calworldishuge.AsimilarlevelofdiversityisneededforplumbingstudentslikePhilipGouletwhoat42istheoldestapprenticeinhisgroupworkingwithDDC.Gouletisaveteranoftheindustryafterworkinginplumbingformostofhisadultlifethoughheneverreceivedhisredseal.Everyyearheandhisfamily-includinghisyoungson-movetoFortSmithforabouteightweekssohecancompletehisin-classsessions.AnythingIcandoithesaidlistingthevariouspipingprojectshehascompletedwhichrangefromprocessingandsewerplantstohomemaintenance.Thechalleng-ingpartformeisthebooksitshardgettingbackintothoseafterdecadesofbeingoutofschoolhenoted.LikehisfellowindustryworkersGouletisexcitedtoseewhathisprospectsareasacertiedtradesmanintheNorthaplaceheseesasalandofopportunity.Imtheretogetmycerticateandthenseewhatmyopportunitiesarehesaid.Imthetypeofpersonwholikestowork.AuroraCollegetraininganewcropoftradespeopleNewgenerationofstudentspreparestoworkincitiesminesEDUCATIONAURORACOLLEGEWEEKPhotoDaliCarmichaelPhilipGouletenteredtheplumbingapprenticeshipprogramatAuroraCollegetogethiscerticationandbuildontheskillshespickedupwhileworkingintheindustryforyears.