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2TuesdayMarch102015POLITICSFIRSTNATIONSNEWSBRIEFSDrugwarrantyieldssevenarrestsseizuresinYellowknifeAfterexecutingtwowarrantsinseparateapartmentbuild-ingunitsonConRoadMar.2YellowknifeRCMPmadesevenarrestsinadditiontoaseizingillicitdrugsandun-coveringevidenceofdrugtrafckingandcurrency.Thewarrantswereobtainedaspartofongoinginvestigationsintodrugtrafckingfromtheapartmentbuilding.Dur-ingthesearchofthepremisespoliceofcerslocatedandseizedevidencetosupporttheinvestigationincludingmul-tiplecellphonesscalesasignicantamountofcashandapproximatelyvegramsofpre-packagedcrackcocaine.TaxirobberysuspectsapprehendedYellowknifeRCMPhavearrestedthreesuspectsinvolvedintherobberyofataxicab.DenechoKing22wasapprehendedfollowingthearrestoffellowsuspectsKarmaEeyeevadlu18andBradleyKing20whohavebothbeenchargedwithrobberyandfailingtocomplywithcourtimposedcondi-tions.ThetrioarethoughttohaverobbedataxitheeveningofFeb.25.ThedriverofthetaxiwastransportedtoStantonTerritorialHospitalbyEmergencyMedicalServiceswherehewastreatedandlaterreleased.PowerCorp.chairmanstepsdownThechairoftheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.NTPCBrendanBellsteppeddownfromhispositionlastweekcitingpersonalreasons.TheformerMLAheldthepositionsince2010.InNovemberhetookaleaveofabsencetakingontheroleofactingCEOfortheDomin-ionDiamondCorp.forRobertGannicottwhoisonmedi-calleave.SinceBellsdepartureNTPCsvicechairmanDavidTuckerhasbeenappointedtotakeoverhisposition.THE2015THEBACHALOPPETORGANIZINGCOMMITTEEthanksthefollowingfortheirsupportofthe40thanniversaryoftheThebachaLoppet.SmithsLandingFirstNationNorthernLifeMuseumNWTTourismTownofFortSmithDepartmentofTransportationCABConstructionKaesersStoresRiverRidgeMcMahonfamilyJohnBlythGenCtJeffDixonJasonPanterLauraAubreyDonTrueRonRogerHoltorfBillMawdsleyJanieHobartRickDaitchSarahDaitchGwenPischingerKarlCoxAndtoallofthepeoplewhopitchedintohelpwithmanytaskstohostThebachaLoppet2015GNWThasdutytonegotiatewithFirstNationsingoodfaithlawyerContinuedfrompage1.ChrisReidlegalcounselforDFNsaidtheCrownislegallyrequiredtonegoti-atewithFirstNationsandthattheGNWTscurrentap-proachdoesnotmeetsuchrequirements.Theresnotonlyadutytonegotiatebutadutytonegotiateingoodfaithhesaid.TheresasubstantialbodyofcaselawinCanadaaboutwhatgoodfaithnego-tiationsmeansandindeedanordinarypersonwouldaskthemselvescoulditpossiblybeconsistentwithgoodfaithnegotiationstotableanofferandthensaytakeitorleaveitThatsbasicallywhattheyvedonehere.IfmediationnowprovesunsuccessfulNorwegiansaidCanadawillneedtore-claimitsprominentroleinnegotiationslesttheissuebetakentothecourtstointervene.WhiletheDehchoPro-cesshasbeenongoingfor15yearsReidsaidnegotiationsonlandquantumhaveneveractuallytakenplaceduetoavarietyofdelaysthemostrecentbeingdevolution.Hesaidtaxpayersshouldbeout-ragedthishasbeendrawnoutforsolong.Therehavebeennone-gotiationsatanylevelonlandquantumbetweentheDehchoandanyoneReidsaid.Assomeonewhohasbeenatthetabletheentiretimewehavespentmoretimediscussingwhethertousethewordnotwith-standingordespiteintheagreement-in-principlethanwehavediscussinglandquantum.ThesearebiggerissuestotheGNWTthanlandquantum.NorwegianaskedtheotherAboriginalgovernmentsuptheMack-enzieValleytobepatientasDFNattemptstosettleitsclaim.Theterritorialgovern-mentissupposedtocre-atepartnershipswithalltheregionalgroupsiftheyinterimlandwithdrawalssomeofwhicharepartoftheNahanniNationalParkReserveandotherspartoftheNWTsProtectedAreasStrategyPAS.DFNallegesthatthoseprotectivemeasuresarenowwanttovalleytoflourishwitheconomicdevelop-mentandcontinuetoboom.Butifyouvegotagovern-mentthatsnotinterestedinworkingonthatkindofarrangementthentheyretakingallNorthernershostageNorwegiansaid.Werejustputtinginplacewhatweneedforthenextmillenium.FearofthreatstoproposedprotectedareasRightnowroughlyhalfoftheDehchoterritoryisprotectedunderapackageoffederalandterritorialunderthreatbytheGNWTasretaliationfornotaccept-ingthenallandquantumoffer.Terminationofthoseprotectionswouldopenuptheentireareatopotentialdevelopment.Theterminationoftheprocessweexpectwouldmeantheterminationoftheinterimlandwithdrawalsandland-useplanningprocessandotherthingsReidsaid.DFNisassemblingalegalrequestforaninjunctionshouldthoseprotectionsberemoved.ItsatoolwewilldenitelyusewhentheissuecomesupNorwegiansaid.Theterminationoftheprocessweexpectwouldmeantheterminationoftheinterimlandwithdrawalsandland-useplanningprocessandotherthings.ChrisReidLegalcounselPhotoA.FoleyNWTProtectedAreasStrategyDehchoFirstNationsleadersareworriedthatterminationofthelandclaimsprocesswiththeterritorialgovernmentwilljeopardizeworkbeingdonetoprotectareaswithintheDehchosuchasEdhzheabove.