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2TuesdayFebruary242015POLITICSREGULATORYNEWSBRIEFSRCMPcontinueinvestigationintoDecemberhomicideTheNWTRCMPMajorCrimesUnitiscontinuingitsin-vestigationintothedeathofonemaleandtheseriousin-juryofanotherfromDecember2014.TheinvestigationisdescribedbyYellowknifeRCMPascomplexasforensicinvestigatorscontinuetoreviewevidence.Theinvestiga-torsstatethereisapossibilityofinvolvementbyathirdpartythoughthereisnoindicationofadirectthreattopublicsafetyatthistime.Nootherdetailshavebeenre-leasedatthistime.YellowkniferesidentfacesmultiplechargesafterBEsexualassaultYellowknifeRCMPhavelaidmultiplechargesagainstBobbyRobertZoe34whowaschargedwithbreakingandenteringsexualassaultandfailingtocomplywithaprobationorderafteranincidentthatoccurredearlyinthemorningonFeb.1.Policearrivedatthehomeandweretoldtheoccupantshadbeenawakenedbyamaleintheirbedroom.Zoewassoonlocatednearbyandarrested.Heisbeingheldbypoliceandwillap-pearincourtFeb.24.HayRivermanadmitstokillingmotherinmurdertrialAHayRiverresidenthaspleadedguiltytothe2012murderofhismother.RichardDeleeuwwhofacesachargeofsec-ond-degreemurderinthedeathofLindaLaffertyadmit-tedtothecrimeafteranagreedstatementoffactswasreadincourtonFeb.17.AlbertaforensicpsychiatristDr.LenkaZedkovainterviewedDeleeuwshortlyaftertheincidentandgavetestimonythathelikelysuffersfromschizophreniameaninghemaynotbecriminallyresponsibleforthedeathbecauseofmentalillness.TovolunteerorsponsoraneventcontactCynthiaWhiteat867-872-4732Funandgamesandgoodtimesforthewholefamily.IncludingGoGoBingowitha2000jackpotSaturdayMarch14atFortSmithRecCentre.Doorsopenat11am.Bingostarts1pmSponsoredbyAnnsAngelsslo-pitchBoardremovalscomeasplayersprepforJayexpansionreviewContinuedfrompage1.ThoughtheIEMAsman-dateistoprovidetechnicaladviceandserveasaninter-venorinhearingsratherthanmakedecisionslikeareviewboardwouldMiltenbergersaiditstillrequiresNorth-ernrepresentation.Itsabasicprincipleofoursapoliticalgoalofourswithdevolutionhesaid.Wereevolvingasapoliticaljuris-diction.Whywouldwenotpopulatetheboardsthatmakedecisionsprovideadviceorrecommendationsspendmoneythatarefunded-whywouldwepaypeopletocomefromanotherjurisdictiontotakecareofourbusinessThedirectorsllingtheirspotsincludeformerGNWTemployeesMiltenbergersaidthoughhewouldgivenonames.Otherremainingdirectorsontheboardaresouthernrep-resentativesbutareappointedbyFirstNationsandassuchhavenotbeendismissed.ThoughthereisnoofcialpolicyontheappointmentofNorthernerstheGNWTputoutacallforinterestlastyearlookingforindividualswantingtositonavarietyofnaturalresourcemanagementboardsincludingtheIEMA.Alllanduseplanningboardslandandwaterboardsandenvironmentalimpactreviewboardsintheterritorywereincludedinthecall-out.Miltenbergersaidthedeci-siontoreplaceexistingrepre-sentativeswithNorthernersisnotanewpolicythoughhesaidmovementontheIEMAleonlybeganlastJulyatameetingbetweentheGNWTandDominionwheretheGNWTindicateditwasin-terestedintakingthisoppor-tunitytopopulatetheboardwithNortherners.MinutesfromtheIEMAsannualgeneralmeetinginDecember2014showtheGNWTpassedamotiontobeabletoremoveorappointdirectorsatanypointoutsideofscheduledboardmeetings.JayreviewfastapproachingThedismissalscomeastheagencyattemptstocom-pleteitsreviewsubmissionsforDominionsproposedJayexpansionprojectatEkatiaproposalthatwouldseeanewkimberlitepipeminedtoextendtheminelifeby10to20yearspastthecurrentclosuredateof2019.companysupportthemleav-ingthetablepost-devolution.TheotherinvolvestheamountofnancialsecuritytheagencywantstoseeDo-minionpostfortheJayproject.WhiletheIEMAisrequestingcloseto48millioninsecuritydepositstoensurethefullrec-lamationoftheminethecom-panyissuggestingitpayssub-stantiallylessat6.3million.TheIEMAisscheduledtoprovideevidenceonpotentialenvironmentalandcumula-tiveimpactsatAprilstechni-calsessionsandthroughouttherestoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocessandwillnowbeplayingcatch-upwith-outthreeofitstopexperts.Accordingtocorrespon-denceincludedontheIEMAwebsitetheagencyhasbeenstrugglingwithtwoissuesontheJayleforwhichenviron-mentalhearingsareexpectedtobeginthisyearinordertomeetthecompanystargetedworkstartdateof2019.OneincludestryingtokeepthedepartmentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevel-opmentCanadaaspartoftheenvironmentalagreementfortheminewhenthefed-eralgovernmentGNWTandTheremoveddirectorswerealsointheprocessofhelpingcompletetheagencysannualreportwhichissupposedtocomeoutinJuneinclud-ingchaptersonwildlifeandaquaticeffectsmonitoring.Thosewillnowhavetobecom-pletedbythenewdirectors.MiltenbergersaidthenewdirectorswillhaveachancetomeetwiththeincumbentsatanalmeetinginMarchwheretheywillpassalongtheirinformationontheJaypipe.TheywillexitstageleftandtheNorthernerswillenterstagerightMilten-bergersaid.Theresnothingnefariousnothingconspira-torialnothingunderhanded.Thisisgoodbusinessgoodpoliticsanditsasmoothtransition.TheywillexitstageleftandtheNorthernerswillenterstageright.Theresnothingnefariousnothingconspiratorialnothingunderhanded.Thisisgoodbusinessgoodpoliticsanditsasmoothtransition.MinisterMichaelMiltenbergerEnvironmentNaturalResourcesPhotoDaveBroshaPublichearingsonDominionDiamondsproposaltoexpandtheEkatiminearescheduledtobeginthissummer.