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GNWTlookstolimitOttawasgrasponThaideneNeneBoundariesoftheproposedThaideneNenenationalparkareshrinkingastheGNWTnegotiatesmorecontroloverlandintheEastArm.Seepage6.NorthernartndshomeinLondonsCanadaHouseNWTartistsBrandyWilsonandJohnSabourinhaveworksfeaturedintherecentlyrefur-bishedCanadaHouseindown-townLondonEngland.Seepage14.SOUTHSLAVESOLIDARITYStrikingworkersinFortSmithandHayRiverunite.Seepage3.AuroraCollegeweekcelebratesstudentsandstaffStudentspiritwasthenameofthegamelastweekduringannualAuroraCollegeWeekcelebra-tionsacrosstheterritory.Seepage8.ResearcherstestTB-detectionmethodsonNWTwoodbisonAnewthree-yearstudyislookingtondthebestmethodtodeterminewhatbisonareinfectedwithtuberculosisintheSouthSlave.Seepage7.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00February242015Vol.38No.41SuperboardbeingconsideredfordiamondmineoversightministerEkatienvironmentalmonitoringboarddirectorsremovedByMEAGANWOHLBERGThethreedirectorsremovedfromtheenvironmentalwatchdogfortheEkatiminelastweekcouldbejustthestartofalargeroverhaulofthedia-mondminingoversightprocessintheNorthwestTerritoriesaccord-ingtotheGNWT.Threeofthelongest-servingrep-resentativesontheIndependentEnvironmentalMonitoringAgencyIEMAwereletgolastTuesdayeliminating33yearsofcumulativeexperienceontheboard.ChairBillRosswhohasbeenwiththeagencysinceitsinceptionin1997groundwaterexpertLauraJohnstonandwildlifebiologistKimPoolewerehandedlettersofdis-missallastTuesdayastheGNWTfederalgovernmentandDominionDiamondsCorp.decidedtomakeroomforthreeformerGNWTem-ployeesontheboard.AccordingtoNWTEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergertheIEMAisnottheonlyboardsusceptibletochangesbasedontheapproachwhichseekstoinstallmoreNorth-ernersonboardsandcreateef-cienciesintheregulatoryregime.SuchefcienciescouldincludethepossibilityofsettingupasingleboardtomonitorallthreediamondminesincludingEkatiDiavikandSnapLakeratherthanthreesepa-ratemonitoringagencieswithindi-vidualenvironmentalagreementstheministersaid.Wehavethreeboardsstruc-turedallexercisingamandateinaverysmallgeographicareawheretheressignicantoverlapMilten-bergersaid.Ifthepartiesinvolvedputtheirmindstoittheycouldcomeupwithoneefcienteffec-tiveboardwithoneadministrationthatwouldoverseetheworkthatisverycommonaddressingthesameconcernsandsameissuesinsteadofhavingthreeseparateboards.Miltenbergersaidtheterritoryscurrenteconomicrealitymeanssearchingforopportunitiestore-ducespendingandthatthereispoliticalwillpost-devolutiontore-structuretheregulatoryregimeintheNWTsimilartohowHealthandSocialServicesismovingtowardsacentralizedsystem.Ishavingthreeboardsstove-pipedintoonesmallareathewaytodoitItstrikesmethatitsnothesaid.DiavikandEkatiareliter-allywithinspittingdistanceofeachotherandwevestructuredaregu-latoryoversightprocessthatcreateslotsofoverlapandtriplicationinmymind...Sothatssomethingwehavetolookat.MakingroomforNorthernersAt17yearsontheboardRossisconsideredtohavethelongestin-stitutionalmemoryofEkatisregu-latoryandoperationalhistorycom-paredtoanyexistinggovernmentorcompanyrepresentative.JohnstonandPoolehadeachbeenwiththeagencyforeightyears.Theboardconsistsofsevenmem-berseachappointedbyeitherthecompanyorterritorialfederalorAboriginalgovernmentsandservesasthepublicwatchdogfortheenvironmentalmanagementofEkati.RossPooleandJohnsonwereoriginallyappointeesoftheGNWTCanadaandthecompany.AccordingtotheGNWTthethreehavebeenremovedaspartofabroaderinitiativetoputNorthern-ersonNWTboards.Allthreedirec-torswerebasedinAlbertaandB.C.Itssimple.WewanttoputNorth-ernersinthereMiltenbergersaid.Thesefolksallliveinthesouthotherprovinces.SoafundamentalpracticenotjustwiththisboardbutwitheveryboardwehavethatImre-sponsibleforwelooktopopulateitwithNorthernersastheyshouldbe.SeeBoardremovalsonpage2.PhotocourtesyofCanadaWinterGamesTeamNWTwomenshockeyplayerDavinaMcLeodscoresagainstTeamYukonFeb.19intheirnalgameofthe2015CanadaWinterGames.Thewomenwonagainsttheirnemesistothewesttwiceinthetournamenttaking11thplace.FormoreonTeamNWTsperformanceinthegamesheadtopage16.