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NorthSlaveMtissettlecariboucourtcasewithGNWTMembersoftheNorthSlaveMtisAlliancearenowamongtheAboriginalgovernmentsal-lowedtoharvestbarrengroundcaribouintheNorthSlave.Seepage2.FortSmithsocialworkerhandednationalawardFortSmithsocialworkerMaryBishopreceivedadis-tinguishedserviceawardtocapoffNationalSocialWorkMonth.Seepage13.MARCHFORCINDYNorthernersmarchinhonourofslainindigenouswoman.Seepage12.SouthSlaveArcticWinterGamescrewrecruitingmembersRidinghighonavictoriousbidtheSouthSlaveisnowrecruit-ingvolunteerstogetstartedinpreparationforthe2018Arc-ticWinterGames.Seepage9.ChairofEkatiover-sightboardtostayonuntilDecemberChairBillRosshasbeenaskedtostayonthemonitoringboardfortheEkatidiamondmineuntilDecemberafterbeingremovedlastmonth.Seepage7.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00April72015Vol.38No.47NWTgovernmentreleasesproposedfrackingregulationsforterritoryDisclosureoffrackinguidschemicalsremainsvoluntaryByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheterritorialgovernmentre-leaseditsownsetofproposedrulesforcompanieswantingtohydrauli-callyfractureorfrackforshaleoilorgasintheNorthwestTerritorieslastWednesdayexactlyoneyearafterassumingauthorityfornatu-ralresourcedevelopmentthroughdevolution.Theregulationsarearstmoveto-wardcreatingamadeintheNorthregulatoryregimereectingthepri-oritiesofNorthernersandnationalbestpracticesaccordingtoofcials.ThisistherstsignicantstepthatthegovernmentoftheNWThastakentoputadistinctlyNorth-ernstampontheregulatorysystemthatwenowgovernIndustryTour-ismandInvestmentMinisterDavidRamsaywhoalsoservesasheadoftheNWToilandgasregulatortoldmediaduringapressconfer-enceonApr.1.Theproposedlingregulationsthatwereintroducingtodayareacontinuationofthecommitmenttobalanceourworktoprotectthelandwaterandwildlifeinourterri-torywithourinvestmentinNorth-erndevelopmentandprosperityRamsaysaid.Ibelievetheywilloffergreaterclarityandcertaintytodecision-makersinindustrycom-munitiesandgovernmentsalike.Thenewrulespreservetheexist-inglingrequirementsforfrack-ingintheNorthdevelopedbytheNationalEnergyBoardNEBin2013givingthemthefullforceofregulationbutincludeadditionalenhancementsbasedonfouridenti-edNorthernpriorityareas.ThosepriorityareaswhichtheGNWTfoundtobeinadequatelycoveredbytheinheritedNEBrulesincludetheneedformorebaselinesurfaceandgroundwaterinformationpublicdisclosureofchemicaladditivesandfracturefluidsairqualitymonitoringandenhancedpre-andpost-fracturereporting.Theregulationswhichavoiddupli-catingworkbeingdonebyNorthernreviewboardsandexistinglegisla-tionrequireapplicantstosubmitariskassessmentenvironmentalpro-tectionplanspillcontingencyplanall-seasonwellpadplanifapplica-bleandaninter-welldistanceplantotheregulatorforauthorization.Proponentsarealsoaskedtoindi-catewhetherornottheyconsenttocertaininformation-likefracuidsandchemicals-tobedisclosedtothepublic.AswiththeNEBrulestheissueofdisclosureundertheNWTPetroleumResourcesActre-mainsvoluntaryduetocompaniesproprietaryrights.WherethenewregulationsdifferfromtheNEBFilingRequirementsisthattheNWTregulatordirectlyasksanoperatortopubliclydisclosetheinformation.TheNEBguidelinesaskediftheyarewillingtodosoex-plainedMenzieMcEacherndirectorofpetroleumresourceswithITI.Thismayseemtrivialbutitisadifferentapproach.Alsoifanoperatordoesnotpubliclydisclosethisinformationthentheymuststatepubliclywhytheywillnot.TheNEBguidelinesdidnothavethislastprovision.Whenitcomestoseekingapprovalfordrillingwellscompanieshavealistofrequiredcontenttoprovidetheregulator.Thoseincludeanopera-tionsplanfrackingprogramdesignandowtestingprogramdesignanoutlineofgeophysicalhazardsade-scriptionoftargetedoilandgasfor-mationsaseismiceventmonitoringplanadrillingprogramplaninfor-mationonwellcasingscontrolsys-temsreliefwellsandwellcomple-tionaswellasequipment.RamsaysaidtheNWTremainsunapologeticallyopenforbusi-nesstoenvironmentallyandsociallyresponsiblecompaniesandwillbetakingadvantageofthelullinoilandgasactivitytogetthingsright.Webelievethatwecanstrikethebalancehesaid.SeeDisclosureonpage3.PhotoDaliCarmichaelJoshZaidanleftSebastianPicklesandXanderMcMahonclownaroundandshredsomegnarlyairguitarwhileperforminginthersteverFortSmitheditionofFlyinBobscommunitycircuscamp.TheshowculminatedfourdaysoftrainingatthetownsrecreationcentreoverMarchbreakwhereyouthnotonlylearnedtricksofthetradebutalsoteamworkanddiscipline.Formoreturntopages1011. 2TuesdayApril72015POLITICSABORIGINALNEWSBRIEFSGNWTsetsterritorialelectiondateInordertoavoidanyoverlapwiththefederalelection-settotakeplacethisyearonOct.19-theGNWThasdeter-minedtheterritorialelectionswilltakeplaceinlateNo-vember.Thedecisionreinforcesanactpassedintheterri-toryslegislativeassemblylastfallthatstatedifthefederalandterritorialelectionswerestillsettobumpagainsteachotherasofApr.1thedateoftheterritorialelectionwouldbeshiftedfromOct.5toNov.23.Themovewasmadetoavoidvoterandpollvolunteerburnout.RCMPinvestigatingsuddendeathinYellowknifeYellowknifeRCMPareinvestigatingasuddendeaththattookplaceinthecityoverEasterweekend.OnApr.3justafter800a.m.policerespondedtoareportofadeceasedmalelocatedinthe5000blockofthealleybetween48thand49thStreets.Asofyetacauseofdeathhasnotbeende-termined.Initialinvestigationshavenotfoundanyevidenceoffoulplay.Thedeathisstillunderinvestigation.Policewillnotbereleasingmoreinformationatthistime.PowerpricesincreaseinNWTcommunitiesItsnoprankpowerratesinsomeNWTcommunitiesrecentlyshotupbyabout6.2percentasthefinaloffourplannedrateincreasestookeffectonApr.1.In2012theNWTPowerCorp.successfullyappliedtothePublicUtilitiesBoardtoincreaseratesby28.4percenttobephasedinoverseveralyearsinattempttoshieldcustomersfromsomeofthefinancialimpact.NorthSlaveMtissettlecariboulawsuitwithGNWTByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheNorthSlaveMtisAl-lianceNSMAsaysithasbegunanewrelationshipwiththegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesfollow-ingthesettlementofalong-standingcourtbattleovertheirrighttohuntcaribou.EnvironmentandNatu-ralResourcesENRMinis-terMichaelMiltenbergerre-centlysentalettertoNSMApresidentBillEngepromisingtheMtisanequitableallo-cationoftagsforthestrug-glingBathurstherdshouldtheherdspopulationreboundenoughtoonceagainallowforalimitedAboriginalharvest.WelookforwardtobuildinganewrelationshipwithNSMAaswemanagethesedifcultdecisionsandworktowardsthelong-termsustainabilityofthisimportantresourceMiltenbergerconcluded.EngesaiditsthersttimeNSMAmemberswillhavehadaccesstotheherdsincehar-vestingrestrictionswererstimplementedin2010.SincethenonlytheTlichoGovern-mentandYellowknivesDenehavebeengivenlimitedtagstoharvestBathurstcariboupromptingEngetolaunchanNWTSupremeCourtchallengeseekingequalaccess.ThisistheresultofclosetoveyearsoflegalbattleswithENREngesaidoftherecentturnofevents.Whatweseegoingdowntheroadnowisanewrelationshipagovernment-to-governmentrelationship.ThoughatotalbanwasplacedontheBathurstherdthisseason15bullswereal-lottedeachAboriginalgroupforceremonialpurposesunderwhichNSMAwashandedtags.TheNSMAwasalsoincludedamongthelistofAboriginalgovernmentsgrantedaccesstothe1800tagsavailableforhuntingtheneighbouringBluenose-Eastherdwhichwasrecentlybroughtunderstricterharvestinglimitsduetodecliningnumbersandin-creasedhuntingpressures.Undertheallocationpolicyforthe2014-15seasonNSMAisallowed50Bluenose-Easttags.FromMar.16to20fourNSMAmembersventurednortheastofWhationtheGrandinRivertoharvest23Bluenose-Eastcaribou.EngesaidNSMAmembersareexcitedtobeabletohuntindigenoustiestotheNorthSlaveinsteadrecommendingitsmembersjoinothertablesliketheongoingNWTMtisNationprocessortheexist-ingTlichoGovernmentclaim.ButthefactthatNSMAwasgivenitsownsetoftagsseparatefromtheNWTMtisNationandotherAboriginalgroupssupportsitsclaimtotheareaasadistinctculturalentityEngesaidanditsas-sertedAboriginalrighttoharvestintheNorthSlave.caribouintheNorthSlaveonceagain.TheMtisweredeniedtheirAboriginalrighttohuntatra-ditionalpartoftheirdietandourpeoplesufferedgreatlybe-causeofithesaid.Sothisisaverygreatdayforus.CanadashouldfollowsuitEngeWhiletherecentabout-facehasonlyconcernedcaribouEngeexpectsthegovern-mentsrecognitionofNSMAmembersAboriginalharvest-ingrightsisagoodomenfortheallianceinitsattemptstosecurealandclaimnegoti-atingtablewiththefederalgovernment.CanadaturneddownNS-MAslatestrequesttobeginnegotiationsstatingthattheNSMAisnotadistinctAb-originalgovernmentwithWhatthisdoesisclearlydemonstratethattheNorthSlaveMtisAllianceisnotrepresentedbytheNWTMtisNationhesaid.Wereaseparateentity.InthefutureEngehopestheGNWTwillalsobemoreinclusiveoftheNSMAwhendecidingonresourcedevel-opmentprojectsintheNorthSlave.ThoughtheNSMAhasbeenincludedinimpactbenefitnegotiationswithvariousminingcompaniesEngesaidthatwasdonevol-untarilybyindustryratherthanpromptedbytheGNWT.Whatweexpectwiththisgovernment-to-governmentrelationshipisitwillthenre-quiretheGNWTtoconsultandaccommodatewheneversomeoneiscontemplatingde-velopmentonourtraditionallandsEngesaid.Whatweseegoingdowntheroadnowisanewrelationshipagovernment-to-governmentrelationship.BillEngeNorthSlaveMtisAllianceFromleftNSMAmembersAlanHarmanJr.ScottHarmanandfatherAlanHarmanSr.huntBluenose-EastcaribouontheGrandinRivernearWhatiinMarchwherefourNSMAmembersharvested23caribou.PhotoTrevorDixonBennett TuesdayApril720153INDUSTRYOILGASPlatinumSponsorChemicaldisclosuremustbemandatoryfrackingcriticsContinuedfrompage1.Noteveryoneseesthenewregulationsasenhancementshowever.Criticscontinuetodemanddisclosureoffrackinguidsandchemicals-mostofwhicharehighlytoxictohumansandtheenvironment-bemademandatoryratherthanleftuptothediscre-tionofcompanies.WhatIndastoundingisthattwoorthreeweeksagotheObamaadministrationmadefulldisclosuremandatoryonpublicandtriballandsintheStatessothisiswherethewholediscus-sionisgoingremarkedLoisLittleco-chairoftheNWTchapteroftheCouncilofCanadi-ansandamemberofFrackingActionNorth.Whyintheworldwouldwebesoregressiveintermsofmaintainingthestatusquowhenre-searchisdailygivingpeoplecauseforconcernandalotofthathastodowiththechemicalsusedandprivacyindustryholdssheasked.CompanieslookingtoconductfrackingintheSahtupromisedtheNEBin2013thatde-spitethelackofamandatoryrequirementallfrackingchemicalswouldbedisclosedtothepublicbeforeandafterfrackingawell.ThatpromisealignswiththeCanadianAssocia-tionofPetroleumProducersownfrackingguidelinesforcompanies.ConocoPhillipsthesolecompanytocarryouthorizontalfracturingintheNWTtodatemadegoodonitswordwhiledrillingtwoex-ploratorywellsnearNormanWellslastyearprovidingalistofallpossiblechemicalstobeusedintheirfractureprogramandtheirconcentrationsaswellasalistofthoseac-tuallyusedfollowingeachfrac.Evensotherearethosewhosaygapsstillexistinthedepthofinformationprovidedbycompaniesintheirdisclosures.ArecentreportbytheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyontheindustry-runandcommonlyacceptedbestpracticefordisclosure-anonlinesitecalledFracFocus-showedatleastoneingre-dientwasclaimedcondentialinmorethan70percentofdisclosures.Despitethevoluntarynatureoftherequire-mentEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidtheGNWTplanstomakenoteofanycompanyunwillingtoshareitsinformationandtakethatintoconsiderationduringtheapprovalsprocess.IftheyrefuseitwillbereectedofcourseontheirapplicationMiltenbergersaid.HesaidregulationsintheNWTwillcon-tinuetoevolvealongwithbestpracticesac-knowledgingtherecentpushformandatorydisclosureintheU.S.Thisisgoingtobeongoingaslegislationchangesanddevelopmentsoccurandwegetbetteratthis.Weregoingtoensurewerestayingabreastofallthebestpracticesforthebenetofeverybodyhesaid.PublictohaveinputThedraftregulationswerepublishedonMar.31andarenowopentothepublicforcomment.A90-dayreviewandengagementperiodwhichwillincludestopsin11com-munitiesacrosstheNWTbeginsthisweekonApr.9inInuvik.Aboriginalgovernmentsexistingoilandgasregulatorscompaniesandindustrylobby-istswillalsobeincludedintheconsultation.InputfromtheengagementsessionswillbemadeavailableonlineonaregularbasisandchangestotheregulationsarescheduledtobecompletedbyJuneorJulywithnalreg-ulationsbroughtintoeffectbyAugust2015.DespitetheopportunityforsomepublicinputLittlesaidtheGNWTiswrongtoas-sumethatNWTresidentswantanyamountoffrackingintheterritory.ThedecisionhasntbeenmadeinanypublicwaythatNorthernerswanttogetintothefrack-inggame.Itsabitpresumptuousofthesefolksespeciallywhenoutliningtheso-calledNorth-ernvaluesandthatkindofdevolutiontalkshesaidnotingthattheSahtuSecretariatInc.hascalledforacomprehensiveregionalreviewoffrackingwhiletheGwichinTribalCouncilandDeneNationhavedemandedamorato-riumontheunconventionaldrillingpractice.IfapprovedtheregulationswouldapplyonlytoonshoreareasoftheNWTlocatedoutsideoftheNormanWellsprovenareatheInuvialuitSettlementRegionandotherfederalareas.TheNEBrequirementswillremaininef-fectuntilthenewrulesareapprovedandwouldstayinplaceinthecasethatthepro-posalisrejected.Ascheduleofthepublicengagementsessionscanbefoundonlineathttpwww.iti.gov.nt.caPhotoRogerOdgaardAtruckcontainingwastewaterfromConocoPhillipsfrackingsitejackknifesonthewinterroadnearNormanWellsinMarch2014.Possiblespillsareoneofthekeyreasonsthepublicispushingformandatorydisclosureofuidsandchemicalsassociatedwithfracking.GNWTgaugespublicopinionwithoilandgassurveyByDALICARMICHAELOneyearintodevolutiontheGNWTisalmostnishednailingdownastrategyforincreasingoilandgasresourcedevelopmentintheterritoryonlynowtheywanttohearwhatcitizenshavetosayaboutthematter.WiththeOilandGasStrategysettolaunchinJulythedepartmentofIndustryTourismandInvestmentITIhasreleasedanonlinesurveytogaugepublicopiniononthesectortheresultsofwhichwillbeincorporatedintothenaldocument.Thesurveylists11questionsaboutthein-dustryaskingwhatelementspeopleareawareofandwhattheywishtoknowmoreabout.Someoftheitemsonthelistincludedrillinghydraulicfracturingorfrackingtranspor-tationofresourcesthroughpipelinesversusothermethodsoffshoredrillingprocessingandreningpolicyframeworkssocio-eco-nomicbenetsandpotentialenvironmentalimpactsandmanagement.Thesurveyalsoquerieswherecitizensgettheirinformationonthesectorandwhatifany-thingabouttheindustryisconcerningtothem.ItalsoaskswhattheextentoftheGNWTsroleintheevolvingsectorshouldbe.WhiletheNWThashostedoilandgasre-sourcedevelopmentinitiativesfordecadestheGNWThasstatedithopestomakesureresidentsbetterunderstandboththeissuessurroundingitanditspotentialbenets.WiththeterritorysdependenceonminingratesslowlydecliningtheGNWThasbeenbusypromotingthedevelopmentofoilandgasasanalternativemeansofdiversifyingandstrengtheningtheterritoryseconomytobothnationalandinternationalaudiences.TheNWTOilandGasStrategywillpro-videaplantodeveloptheterritorysvastpe-troleumresourcesinasafeandresponsiblemannerwhileencouraginglastingeconomicgrowthandopportunitiesforthepeopleoftheNWTsaidITIMinisterDavidRamsay.ToensuretheprioritiesofallcommunitiesarereectedIencouragethepublictopro-videtheirinputandhelpusshapethefutureofthepetroleumindustryinthisterritory.Tolloutthesurveyheadtohttpswww.surveymonkey.comrNWT_oilandgas.ThedeadlineforinputisApr.30.PhotoJeanPolfusTulitaresidentsgetatourofMGMsoperationsintheSahtuin2013.INDUSTRYOILGAS 4TuesdayApril72015TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDTheNorthernJournalispublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedatStarPressInc.WainwrightAB.Publisher.................................................................................DonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor.........................................................................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.......................................................................DaliCarmichael867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller.....................................................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising..............................HeatherFoubertHayRiver867-874-4106adsnorj.caAdministration............................................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionManager......................................SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caGraphics........................................................PaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caLetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.AdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRatesPricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.EDITORIALCOLUMNDeneHoniIndigeneityThebestdenitionofIndigenousIveheardcomesfromaconversationwithmyUncleReneLamothe.HesaystobeIndig-enousacertainpeoplehavetoliveinaspe-cicgeographiclocationfor10generationsormore.After10generationsthosepeoplewillbeabletodevelopaprofoundrelation-shipwiththatspecicgeographiclocationtothepointwheretheywillbeabletogetalltheirnutritionalneedsfromtheirimmedi-atesurroundings.Thisrelationshipwillin-formtheirentireworldviewtoalsoincludeaspiritualconnectionthatconnectsthemwiththelandandwater.WhenIthinkofthisIimmediatelythinkofmylateGrandmotherJudithBuggins.LaterinherlifemyGrannysdietmostlyconsistedofboiledcariboumeat.Iwouldtrytogethertohaveawell-roundeddietinclud-ingallfoodgroupsbutallshewantedwasboiledcaribou.Allthenutrientssheneededshegotfromthecariboumeatfromherim-mediatesurroundings.IalsothinkaboutmyUncleGerryAntoinewhenhetalksaboutDene.HesaysthewordDenehasfourlettersandtwosyllablesdemakingreferencetoriverorwaterandnewhichmakesreferencetoland.Thewordwehaveforhumanbeingsforourselves-Dene-doesnotseparateusfromthelandorwaterbutinexplicablyconnectsustoourimmedi-atesurroundings.TheDenehavebeeninDenendehforover10generations.Ourstoriesdatebacktopre-historicgianteaglesandbeaversandthereareevenstoriesofdinosaurs.Noonereallyknowsanexactdatebutitssafetosaythou-sandsofyearsbeforeBuddhabeforeJesus.Ourconnectiontothelandhasinformedourspiritualitytohelpusmakesenseoftheuni-versearoundus.Ourpresenceinthisgeo-graphiclocationhasseepedintoourDNAandhasbecomepartthegeneticmemoryofwhoweare.Thisrelationshipissoprofoundthatitisdifcultforsomeofustovocalizethisstrongfeelingwehaveforthislandandthesacredwaters.ThisispartofwhatitmeanstobeDenewhatitmeanstobeIndigenousinthispartoftheworld.AlthoughDeneper-tainstoacertainpeoplebeingIndigenousisnotexclusiveterritory.EveryoneonthisplanetisIndigenoustosomegeographiclocationsomewhere.Weallhaveageneticmemoryofacertaintimeinourworldshis-torywherewehadaprofoundrelationshipwithaspecicgeographiclocationthatin-formedourspirituality.Itsjustinthisloca-tionoftheworldtheDeneareIndigenous.DnezeNakehkoisDenesulineandDehchoDenefromDenendehLong-termpainfromshort-termgainAproducingoileldimpactstheenviron-mentaffectswildlifevegetationandthelandandthehighlevelofindustrialactiv-itychangesthewayoflifeinnearbycommu-nities-allpartofthepricepaidtogeneratewealthandcreatejobs-butfrackingforoilhasawholeotherlevelofimpact.Frackinginvolvesinjectingahighlytoxicchemicalmixundergroundthroughgreatpressuretoshattersubsurfacerockreleas-ingstoredpetroleumorgastobepumpedtothesurface.Aspartoftheprocessaneffortismadetorecovermostofthetoxicchemicalsbutthechemicallylaidenwaterknownasowbackuidcanneverbere-claimed.Themillionsofgallonsmustbestoredundergroundon-siteorshippedouttoalicenceddisposalfacilitytobeforeverstoresbelowground.Theout-of-sightout-of-mindattitudetotheafter-effectsofsubsurfaceindustrialac-tivityisacommontraitinthehumanpsychereectedinallthatwedo.Ifsomethingisnotpartofourawarenessoronourradaritismuchlessofapriority.Typicallypossessionswenolongerusearestashedintheverybackcornerofourbasementorgarage.Outdoorstheyarerel-egatedtoapointfurthestfromourdailyac-tivityusuallyabackcornerofouryard.Eventhoughourneighbourmaybeabletoreadilyseethoseforgottenpossessionstuckedawayfromourviewitdoesnotmatterforwhatwecantseeisnotrelevant.Thesameisdoneonamuchlargerscalebycommunitiesprovincesandcountries.Mostcommunitieshaveadumpornuisancegroundswheregarbageistakenafacilityfarenoughawayandalwaysoutofsightig-noredexceptwhenneeded.Nomatterhowmuchofamessismadeitisokaybecauseitisinvisible.Albertasapproachtotheoilsandsindus-tryisillustrative.FortMcMurrayiswaaayuptherefromtheperspectiveofEdmontonandCalgaryattheveryedgeoftheirrelevantuniverse.Thefarnortheasternpartoftheprov-inceislikethehiddenbackcornerofAlbertasyard.Itiscoveredbybushandshieldwithnoperceivedvalueknownalsoastheborealfor-est.Onlyafewindigenousresidentsliveupthere.Itisconsideredexpendable.Corpora-tionsstrippingtheforestcoverwetlandsandpeatbogstoextractbitumencanhavetheirwayunimpeded.Thoseopposingtheoilsandsindustrythinksimilarly.Thetoxictailingspondsaresobigtheycanbeseenfromspace.Thereisgreatworryaboutafewhundredducksthatlandonthepondsanddieyetlittleissaidabouttheaquiferbelow.Whathappensundergroundisnotapparenthardertobringtolightandjustice.Theaquiferintheoilsandsregionisvastcoveringthousandsofsquare-kilometres.Waterowsthroughanaquiferlikeamas-siveshallowlakeonthemove.The176sq-kmoftailingspondsaremostlylinedwithclaywithnorequirementforimpermeableliners.Toxicefuentisseepingintothegroundwater.Alargeportionoftheaquifermaywellbepoi-sonedyetthereislittleifanyoversightandminimalstudiestounderstandandverify.Itisjustamatteroftimebeforethepriceofoilrisesagainandfrackingisre-activatedintheNWTonalargescale.Thereservesareprovenandthereisbigmoneytobemade.TheNWTgovernmentisunderpressuretogrowtheeconomyanditplanstodothatthroughresourceextractionusingthesouthernmodelwherebiggerandmoreisbetter.Developmentwilltakeplacewealthwillowfromitandsomepeoplewillhavehigh-payingjobs.TheapproachtofrackingbytheNWTgov-ernmentismuchmorecarefulthanthewayAlbertaapproachestheoilsandsbutisstillwanting.Toxicsubstanceswillbeintroducedunderground.Therewillbenomandatoryrequirementtodisclosetheexactmakeupofthechemicalsinjected.Whiletherewillbesomemonitoringofeffectsinthelong-termthefrequencyandextentwillbeatthediscretionoftheregulator.Thecorpo-rationextractingtheresourcewillcarryoutthestudies.Somedothatbetterthanothersbutthedoorisopentoabuse.Therewillbemanypressingmattersthatmustbedealtwithaboveground-thingsthatarevisible-thatwilltakepriority.Ignoranceisnotbliss.Notdoingitrightandpayingforwardthenegativeeffectssofu-turegenerationshavetodealwiththelegacyisnotacceptable.Howdoyoucleanupapoi-sonedaquiferGiantMinefullofpoisonousarseniccostingmillionsofdollarsannuallytomaintainisanunsolvableenvironmentaldisaster.HowmanyofthosehavetohappenbeforethelessonislearnedTheout-of-sightout-of-mindattitudetoafter-effectsofsubsurfaceindustrialactivityiscommoninthehumanpsycheanapproachreectedinallthatwedo.StudentTiaRaeWoodwardwonthirdplaceintheseniorcategoryoftheNorthlandSchoolDivisions2015photographycontestwiththisphotoofaoatplanenearherhomecommunityofFortChipewyanwheresheattendsGrade10attheAthabascaDeltaCommunitySchool.PhotoTiaRaeWoodward TuesdayApril720155COLUMNS15YearsAgo...SmithresidentnewcollegechairEarlJacobsenisalreadyabusyman-co-ownerofaFortSmithbusinessandamemberofseveraldifferentboardsincludingtheAuroraCollegeBoardofGover-nors.Butthepaceofhislifewasturnedupanotchattherecentcollegeboardmeetingwhenhewasselectedthechairoftheboard-achallenginganddemandingposition.IssueApril4200020YearsAgo...RenewedhopeforNorthernhydrogenprojectArecentmeetingbetweentheTownofFortSmithandtheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporationhasbreathedlifebackintotheTownshopesofbuildingahydrogenproductionplantinFortSmith.DiscussiononthetopiccameaboutfollowingNTPCchairJimRob-ertsonscommentthatonaverageonly30percentoftheelectricityproducedontheTaltsonsystemisused.IssueApril5199530YearsAgo...EdmontonlooksnorthFlightsfromYellowknifemaysoonbeabletolandattheEdmontonmunicipalairportifMayorDecoreofEd-montonhashisway.IfEdmontonwantstobeafocalpointforsupplyingthenorthithastoactsaidAlexMacdonaldMayorDecoreschiefofstaffinaJournalinterviewTuesday.IssueApril41985ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2015JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKOperationNanooktheannualmilitaryexercisebyJointTaskForceNorthJTFNthatassertsCanadassovereigntyoveritsnorthernmostregionswillbeheldinFortSmithattheendofAugustinconjunctionwithacommunitymockdisasterexercisetoprepareforapossiblewildreemergency..OperationNanookcomingtoFortSmithinlateAugustJamesGordonHorseSr.rightonhomelandsecurity..FiremanagementteamstrainforcomingseasonPatriciaSeppHarperusingNorthernsforphotoops.KirkSchaeferThatsmoosehuntingseason.MaybearmyhuntingseasoniftheynotcarefulWhiteGirlTheEdgeoftheWorldByDAWNKOSTELNIKAprilintheArcticmeanstherearestillthreemonthsleftuntilspringarrives.Springspringsintoactionovernightandthenextdayitissummer.Andthenjustbeforeyoureal-izethatitissummersnowiesandyouskipovertheseasonoffallandfast-forwardbackintowinteronceagain.ButinAprilyougettosquintintothesun.Itblindsyouwithitsprismsofbrilliance.Snow-bankstransformintomoun-tainsofdiamondsthathumanscannotcaptureintheirtoowarmngers.Dazzlingwhitesnowisdenedbythedeepestofblueskies.Ablazeofsunlightthatdoesntlastforhoursyetbutitisenoughtorevitalizethesolarpoweredsmilesonpeoplesfaces.Heartssinginthesunshineaftermonthsofdarkness.Coldremainsbutthesmilesthreatentodepleteitwiththeirradianceofwarmth.Ourhouseisburiedinasnowbank.WehavejustarrivedinCoppermineNWTmovingherefromFortGoodHopeinthesameterritoryofCanadasNorth.EveninmygriefatbeingwrenchedfrommybloodsisterAngelinaandhavingtoleavemyhomeandmanymanyfriendsIaminawethatwehavetoclimbdownasnowdrifttogetintoournewhouse.Tomorrowtheywilldigoutthedoorwaysowecanmoveourbelongingsinbutfortodayweclimbupthehardsnowsweptbankthathasdriftedandcoveredintheentrytoourhome.Weslidefalldownintothedoorwayandthroughthedoor.ThishouseisarectanglewithanL-shapedhallwaythatsepa-ratesthebedroomsandbath-roomfromthemainlivingarea.Thekitchenandcasualdiningareseparatedbyadiesel-burn-ingoilfurnacelocatedplainlyinsightrightinthecentreofthehousealittleclosertothekitchen.Bythekitchenattheendofthelivingroomthereisadiningareaaswell.Dieselfuelisthesmellthatcoloursthishome.Partitionsthatseparatethehallwaytothebedroomsandbathfromtherestofthehousedonotreacheithertheoorortheceilingbyonefootalongthefullperimeter.Thespaceaboveandbelowthewallisneededtoallowtheheattocirculateinthisextremeclimate.Thereisnoforcedairsystemonourdieselstoveheatismovedbyconvectiononly.IhavesavedtheworstforlastthemostdreadedthingintheworldthereisnoushtoiletWemustusetheinfa-moushoneybucket.Inoticethatmymomisnotrealhappyaboutthiseither.SowhatcanyoudoifyouhavetopooOut-sidebehindthesnowbankisanevenworseoption.Therearenoouthouseshereandmostcertainlynotreestohidebehind.Consequentlyev-eryoneliveswiththebucket.Ahoneybucketisalargecanwithatoiletseatandlid.Thecanislinedwiththeequivalenttoanextra-strengthgreenplasticgarbagebag.Pine-Solcleanerisusedtodisguisetheeaudeturd.ItdoesnotTobecontinuedwww.thewhitegirl.caBySUEFLECKNomatterwhatsportvol-unteersandsponsorsareacriticalcomponent.Fordogmushersitisthesame.ThiscolumnisdedicatedtothosewhomusherscantlivewithoutEverymusherneedsadoghandlerortwoorthreeatsomepointintheyear.Doghandlersdoeverytaskimaginablefornopay.Theyhelpfeeddogspickupthepoopxdoghouseshookupdogstraindogsputawayharnessesandmostimpor-tantlywhenamushergoesonadogfreeholidayortoaracesomeonehastostayhomeandtakecareofthekennel.Beingadoghandlercanbelotsoffunbutitalsohasitschallenges.Everymusherhastheirownwayofdoingthings.Somehandlerscomeintheformofwivesorhusbandssonsdaughterscousinsorfriendswhoalreadyknowamushersquirks.Somehandlersarevolunteersfromforeigncoun-trieswhowanttheexperienceofanorthernwinternorthernlightsandlivingwithdogs.Likepuppieseverythingisnewtothem.Firsttimehandlershavenoideahowstrongthedogsareandoftenareabitbruisedorsoreaftertherstfewdaysofworkingwithdogs.Theyhavebeenknowntocomparedogmushingtoacompletework-outorlikehavingyourownoutdoorgymTheothercriticaltimeforvolunteersiswhenrunningarace.Aracerequiresaracemarshalandjudgestim-erspeopletohelpmushersatcornersorroadcrossingstrailgroomersandofcoursestrongmentoholdsledsanddogsatthestartoftherace.IntheNWTthereareafewvol-unteersyouseeatraceafterrace.Thesefolksreallydeservetheirownmedalsandtrophiesfortheservicestheyprovide.Sponsorsarealsoessential.Anincentiveforamushertogoracingbesidesthejoyofmush-ingisthechancetowinsomemoneytohelpcoversomecosts.Travellingtoracesrequiresmoneyforgasaccommoda-tionsmealsentryfeesandsoon.Sponsorshelpintwoways.Theymaycontributetotheracecostsortheymaysponsoramusherdirectly.NWTmush-ersareveryfortunatetohavemanygoodnorthernspon-sors.Sponsorsgetrecognizedinmanywaysthroughadsinpapersbannersatracesinterviewsandsometimestheyevengetthechancetobeamusherforadaythroughsponsorraces.InFortProvidenceourDehGahDogMushersClubholdsseveralracesayear.Inasmalltownof800itcanbedif-culttoraisemoneyastherearelotsofotherrequests.WehavebeenluckytohavethefullsupportoftheHamletofFortProvidencetheFortProvi-denceMetisLocalandtheDehGahGotieFirstNationforeveryrace.Aswelllocalbusi-nessessuchastheNorthernAuroraMarketSnowshoeInnandBigRiverServiceshavebeenoutstandingsupporters.AsFortProvidenceresidentsregularlydobusinessinHayRiversomeofthesecompa-nieshelpedsponsortheracesincludingStittcoKinglandFordARCANRowesCon-structionandAndysAuto.FinallyIndustryTourismandInvestmenthasprovidedSEEDfundingthatwehaveusedforracingbibsroadsignsmileagemarkerstrailgroomingtimingequipmentandmore.Thissupportisre-allyappreciated.SotoallyousponsorsandvolunteersouttheremahsichofromallthemushersanddogclubsMushOnThosewhomusherscantlivewithout BDICcelebratesdecadeofbuildingNWTbusinesses6TuesdayApril72015INDUSTRYBUSINESSCorp.BDICakeyplayerinbuildingupbusinesseswithintheterritory.OverthelastdecadeBDIChasprovidedover700millioninloanstomorethan400NWTcompaniesallthewhilecreat-ingandmaintainingover630subsidiaryandinvestmentpositions.FormedaftertheamalgamationoftheNWTBusinessCreditCorp.andNWTBusinessDevelopmentin2005BDIChasbeenabletosimultaneouslybuildupsur-plusesanddiminishbaggageleftoverfromitspredecessors.Wehavebroughtloanlossprovisionsdownbyover25percenttoalittlelessthan15percentsaidPawanChughCEOforthecompanysinceitsinception.Wearehopingthattheduediligencecontinuesandwekeepservinginthesamewayandatsomepointinthenearfuturewemightdosingledigits.BDIChasmanagedtoachievethesecondlowestloanlossprovisionsinthecountryoutofanyprovincialloancompanybehindonlyInvestmentQuebec.Withourloancontributionprogramwehadlessthanfiveapplicantsin2005-2006whenwetookoverBDICandwehadcloseto50applicantsinthelastyearChughsaid.Thispastyearwevegivencloseto300000incontributionsupfromabout25000in2005-2006.TheorganizationhasshownitsgritovertheyearshelpingnumerouscompaniesaroundtheNWTtostayafloatduringtougheconomictimes.Wegavebreakstoabout75companiesafterthe2008recessionandwegavethemabout85000inreducedinteresthesaid.SinceBDICstartedChughsaidithasbuiltupan8-millionsurplusinitsloanportfoliowiththegoalofbeingabletoprovideloanswithoutassistancefromtheGNWTwithinthenextdecadeorso.Youcanliterallycallitaturned-aroundoperationChughsaid.TodayweowetheGNWT8millionlessthanwhatourclientsoweus.IfthistrendcontinuesinthefuturewellhaveourownloanfundfromwhichwecouldgiveloanswithoutborrowingmoneyfromtheGNWT.Itshardtoputatimeframetoitbe-causeofthechangesintheeconomy...InCanadaitdoesntlookthatgoodinthenextcoupleofyearstherewillbesomechallenges.BDICoperatesbyloaningmoneyfromtheGNWTtocommunitybusinesses.Italsooperatesbysupportingsubsidiarycompaniesandventureinvestments.WetookitonourselvestochallengethateveryprovinceandterritoryinCan-adashouldhaveatleastaminimumoneoutlet-onegalleryorgiftshop-whichwouldbesellingNWTsubsidiaryprod-uctsChughsaid.Weachievedthattodaywehave56gal-leriesacrossCanadaandsomeinAlaskaatnoextracosttousorthegovernment.ItsfreepromotionfortheNWT.WorkingtowardsimprovementsIn2013anexternalauditonBDICre-vealedittobeoverfundedandunder-uti-lized.HowevercomplaintsbytheGNWTandthecompanythatthereportwasnotdoneproperly-comparingBDICtoapri-vateloancompanyorbankratherthanagovernment-fundedoperation-ledtoasecondauditthatwhilestillcriticalpaintedabrighterpicture.OneofthetopcriticismsofBDICisthatitdoesntgofarenoughtoreachintowhatitcallsLevelIIcommunitiesthosesmallPhotoscourtesyofBDICBusinessDevelopmentandInvestmentCorp.CEOPawanChughaddressesthecrowdatthecompanys10thanniversarycelebrationsonApr.1.IndustryTourismandInvestmentMinisterDavidRamsayattendstheBDIC10thanniversarycelebrations.RamsayistheministerinchargeofBDIC.ByDALICARMICHAELPoliticiansbusinessownersandthosewhosupporteconomicdevelopmentgatheredinYellowknifelastweektocel-ebratethe10thanniversaryoftheNWTBusinessandDevelopmentandInvestmenttownsandhamletslocatedoutsideofthecitycentres.Onceclientsareabletoaccesssomeofthecreditfacilitiesprogrammingsomecomplaintheyfacelongwaittimesbe-tweenlingapplicationsandreceivingloans.Bothreviewspointedtoalackofself-re-portingmechanismstodeterminethesuccessandoutcomesoftheloanprograms.AdditionallywhilesomeofitsCreditFa-cilitiesloanprogrammingwasdeterminedtobeverypopularandhigh-functioningsomecomponentslikethewintersummerre-sup-plynancingandtheseasonalproductionnancingspecialtytermloanswereviewedaslow-performingandadrainonfunds.Thereportsalsonotedthatmarketingeffortstomakenewbusinessesawareoftheoptionsavailabletothemwerelacking.Chughacknowledgedtheshortfallsnot-ingthatcommunityoutreachmarketingandholisticreportingmechanismimprovementinitiativesarealreadyintheworks.Wehadimplementedquiteafewchangesandalotofthingsonourownbutbecausetheywerenotcompletedatthetimeofthereviewtheycameasarecommendationbutalotofthemarealreadyinplacebynowhesaid.Therearede-nitelysomethatcanstilldenitelybelookedat.Theresalwaysroomforimprovementnomatterwhatandthatsourgoaltokeepimproving.Forinstancecreatingbusinessopportuni-tiesintheLevelIIcommunitiesislistedasatoppriorityforBDIC.Onewaytheorganiza-tionisfacilitatingtheirdevelopmentisthroughpilotprojectstestinglong-distancebusinesseducationthroughteleconferencingandpro-vidingbusinessmentors.BDICisalsolookingatcommunitybankinginitiativestogetfundsowingthroughthosecommunities.IdenitelyhavesomegoalstoachievethattheboardhassetupformeChughsaidlook-ingforwardtotheBDICsnext10years.IfthesethingscanbeachievedIwillbehappytoretire.Youcanliterallycallitaturned-aroundoperation.TodayweowetheGNWT8millionlessthanwhatourclientsoweus.PawanChughBDIC EkatimonitoringboardchairaskedtostayuntilDecemberFormerassistantdeputyministertechnicianappointedtotwovacantspotsTuesdayApril720157INDUSTRYMININGMinistersideswithcompanyoverDiavikoversightfundingdisputeBudgetfeudrequiresGNWTinterventionforthirdtimesince2009ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAfterhavinghis17-yearcareeraschairoftheEkatidiamondminewatchdogterminatedlastmonthBillRosshasbeenaskedtokeephisseatwiththeIndependentEnvironmentalMonitor-ingAgencyIEMAuntiltheendoftheyear.Theterritorialgovernmentrecentlyrenegedontheforcedremovaloftheappointeddirectorwhohasbeenwiththeboardsinceitsinceptionin1997aftertheirhandpickedreplacement-SteveMatthewsaformerwildlifebiologistwiththeGNWT-declinedtotaketheposition.OneofthefolkswhoagreedtositontheboardwithdrewhisnamesointheinterimaswelookforasuitablereplacementMr.RosshasagreedtostayonsaidEnvironmentandNaturalRe-sourcesENRMinisterMichaelMiltenberger.IdontthinkMatthewsthoughtitwouldbesuchahighlycontentiousissueIsuppose.RosswhowillnowsitontheboarduntilDecembergavebothpersonalandprofes-sionalreasonsfordecidingtostayon.FirstIamproudofthegoodworktheagencyhasdoneoveritsalmost18yearsandexpectthegoodworktocontinue.Itisalwayssatisfyingtocontributetoeffectiveenviron-mentalmanagementandIampleasedtodoso.Secondthecurrentdirectorsandstaffoftheagencyarenepeopletoworkwith.Con-tinuingwithagoodteamisanotherpleasantfeaturethatcontributestomydesiretocon-tinuewiththeIndependentEnvironmentalMonitoringAgencyhetoldTheJournal.Whilethesearethetwomostimportantpersonalreasonsthatinuencedmydecisionitwouldalsobefairtosaythatservingforan-otherninemonthsallowsforabettertransitionfortheagencyandforworkonsuchmattersastheagencyannualreport-tobewrittenverysoon-andothercontinuingagencybusiness.RossandtheremainingboardmembersarejoinedbytwonewappointeeswhoarereplacingoustedwildlifebiologistKimPooleandgroundwaterexpertLauraJohnstonontheboardaftertheyreceivedterminationnoticesalongwithRossinMarch.ThosenewmembersincludeformerassistantdeputyministerforIndustryTourismandIn-vestmentDougDoanandEmeryPaquinafor-merGNWTemployeewithENRandmemberoftheInuvialuitregionalwaterboard.DoanmostrecentlysatontheGwichinRenewableResourcesBoardandservedasrepresentativeoftheGNWTontheDiavikdiamondminesenvironmentalmonitoringboardwhilePaquinservedasdirectoroftheEnvironmentalProtectionDivisionofENRuntilhisretirementin2008previouslyhav-ingworkedinwaterlicencemonitoringandcomplianceinthegoldminingsector.TheyreNortherntheyrequaliedintheirrespectiveareastheyknowhowtheNorthworksandhowboardsworkMiltenbergersaid.Mr.Paquinhasgotextensiveenviron-mentalexperienceinENRandiscontinuingtodoworkinthatareaandMr.DoanhasalongworkhistoryinITIandtheeconomicsideaswellasbeingveryawareofhowregulatoryprocessesworkhowgovernmentprocessesworkknowledgeofthepolitics.Addthatalltogethertheyllbeneadditionstotheboard.PooleJohnstonandRossalljointlyappointedbytheGNWTCanadaandEkatiownerDominionDiamondCorp.weretoldbytheGNWTinFeb-ruarythattheywouldberemovedfromtheirdu-tiestomakewayforNorthernersonthemonitor-ingboardeffectiveMar.13.AllthreearebasedoutofB.C.andAlbertaandservedacombinedtotalof33yearswiththeIEMA.ThemovetoplantmoreNorthernersonNorthernboardsisapoliticalpriorityfol-lowingthedevolutionofauthorityoverlandswaterandresourcestotheterritorialgovern-mentaccordingtoMiltenberger.Theremainingboardmemberswereap-pointedbyeachofthefourAboriginalgov-ernmentpartiestotheEkatienvironmentalagreement-theNorthSlaveMtisAlliancetheKitikmeotInuitAssociationtheAkaitchoTreaty8FirstNationsandtheTlichoGovern-ment-andincludeArnoldEngeJaidaOhokan-noakTimByersandTonyPearserespectively.ThechangestotheIEMAboardmemberscouldbejusttherststepinalargerover-haulofthediamondmineoversightsystemintheNWTaccordingtoMiltenbergerwhotoldTheJournalinaninterviewinFebru-arythatthegovernmentisconsideringamal-gamatingtheseparatemonitoringagenciesforeachdiamondmineintoonesuperboard.TheIEMAisactivelypreparingforthismonthstechnicalsessionsonDominionsproposaltoexpandtheEkatiminewhichwouldseethecompanydrillafourthkim-berlitepipeknownasJayneartheexist-ingminesite.PublichearingsontheJayprojectarescheduledtobeginthissummer.Ifapprovedtheprojectwouldextendtheminelifeby10to20yearspastthecurrentlyanticipatedclosuredateof2019.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGThelatestinanongoingsagaoffundingdisputesbetweentheownerandindependentenvironmentaloversightboardfortheDiavikDiamondMinehasresultedinthegovern-mentsidingwiththecompanysproposedbudgetforthemonitoringagency.EnvironmentandNaturalResourcesMin-isterMichaelMiltenbergersteppedinasar-bitratortosettlethematterforDiavikDia-mondMinesInc.DDMIandtheEnviron-mentalMonitoringAdvisoryBoardEMABinFebruaryaccordingtoaletterpostedtoEMABswebsitelatelastmonth.ThedisputearoseafterthecompanywhichisrequiredtofundEMABsoperationsputforwardabudgetof467663for2015-16and477590for2016-17fortheboard.EMABsownproposedbudgetwasfor627587in2015-16and640139in2016-17.Thoughthetwopartiesaresupposedtocometoanagreed-uponbudgetontheirowntheymayconferwiththeministerinthecaseofirreconcilabledifferences.UnderthelegislationtheministercannotdraftanewbudgetforEMABbutmustchooseei-therDDMIsorEMABsproposedbudgets.MiltenbergeroptedforthebudgetputforwardbyDDMIbasedonalineitemissueinvolvingatraditionalknowledgeTKpanelpreviouslyrunbyEMABbutnowfundeddirectlybyDiavik.ThoughbothEMABandDDMIsubmit-tedproposedbudgetsbasedonanallowableconsumerpriceindexincreaseof2.1percentEMABhadnotreducedthisyearsbudgettoreecttheremovaloftheTKpanelinsteadreallocatingthatfundingtootherlineitemsintheir2015-17budget.TheenvironmentalagreementforDiavikstipulatesthatEMABmustmakeeffortstoensurethebudgethasnotexceededDDMIscontributionsforthepreviousfundingpe-riodplusanincreaseforCPI.TheMinisterfindsthatEMABdidnotmakeanefforttoensurethattheirproposedbudgetdidnotexceedDDMIs2013-15contributiontothebudgetstatestheGNWTslettertotheparties.ThereareanumberofareasinEMABsbudgetwherecost-savingscouldhavebeenrealizedresultinginabudgetoflessthan600000withoutcompromis-ingEMABsabilitytomeetitsmandate.LegacyofbudgetdisputesThelatestdisagreementisjustoneinase-riesofdisputesoverfundingbetweenEMABandthecompanysince2009whenanin-dependentarbitratorwasrstbroughtintosettlethedisagreement.Theministerresolvedasimilardisputeforthe2011-13and2013-15budgetsinbothin-stancesselectingtheDDMIbudget.InhisletterMiltenbergeracknowledgedtheproblematicrelationshipbetweenthetwopartiesandaskedthemtoworkonnd-ingsolutions.EMABandDDMIarestronglyencour-agedtoimprovetheirworkingrelationshipparticularlywhenitcomestofundingis-suestheletterstates.ThisisthethirdtimeinarowthattheMinisterhasbeenrequiredtoselectabudgettheMinis-tersinvolvementinthesebudgetdisputesshouldbealastresortfollowinggoodfaithnegotiations.Miltenbergersaidboththeboardandcompanyneedtodirectmoreeffortintoagreeingonabudgetandtodevelopwaystoresolvefundingdisagreementsbeforeinvolvingtheminister.EMABwascreatedin2000followingthesigningoftheenvironmentalagreementforDiavikbyDDMItheGNWTthefederalgov-ernmenttheTlichoGovernmentLutselKeDeneFirstNationYellowknivesDeneFirstNationNorthSlaveMtisAllianceandKi-tikmeotInuitAssociation.Itisanon-protindependentadvisoryboardmeanttoserveasapublicwatchdogfortheregulatoryprocessandimplementa-tionoftheenvironmentalagreement.Diaviklocatedapproximately300kmnorthofYellowknifeisCanadaslargestdi-amondmineandisownedprimarilybyRioTintoandmanagedbyDDMI.Theminecom-mencedproductionin2003andhasanan-nualproductionof6-7millioncarats.INDUSTRYMININGPhotoDaveBroshaPhotoEMABBillRosswillnowremainontheIEMAboardthroughoutthecomingreviewofEkatisJaymineexpansionprojectforwhichpublichearingsarescheduledthissummer.EnvironmentalMonitoringAdvisoryBoardemployeesconductwatermonitoringfortheDiavikDiamondMine.Anongoingfeudbetweentheboardandthecompanyneededministerialinterventionagainearlierthisyearforthethirdtimeinarow. TranslatorteachesCreetraditionsthroughstorytellingNWTMtisNationtranslatorMaryCardinalshareslessonsatNLMCC8TuesdayApril72015NORTHERNERSELDERSPlatinumSponsorPleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Ph867875-5100Fax867875-5155E-mailinfowescleannwt.comwebwww.wescleannwt.comSpayedNeuteredUp-to-datewithroutineshotsHousetrainedLittleBitFemaleadultWhiteLookingforanewhomeLittleBitisabigkittywhoneedsanewplacetocallhome.LetaLittleBitofloveintoyourheartthisweek.867872-3000ext.26effectivestylishadvertisingcallYourbusinessinprintByDALICARMICHAELFordecadestheFortFitzgerald-bornMaryCardinalhasbeenteachinggenera-tionsofyouthhowtospeakCreeandforthersttimelastweekpubliclysharedhowshegainedherknowledge.OneoftwotranslatorsfortheNWTMtisNationsNWTMNCreeLanguageProgramCardinalspenttheeveningofApr.2sharingstoriesaboutherlifeonthelandlearningCreetraditionsoveraplateofhotfoodattheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCentre.Cardinalhasbeenintegralindevelop-ingCreelanguagelearningresourcesforboththelanguageprogramandfortheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCoun-cillendinghertalentstothetranslationofover100novelsshortstoriesgraphicnovelsandsongs.AftertellingthetraditionaltaleofWesake-chakandhisscabsinbothCreeandEnglishCardinaldelvedintoherownpersonalhis-toryfortheintimateaudience.Cardinalandhersiblingswereadoptedbyhergrandparentsaschildrenandassuchtheygrewupcallingthemmomanddad.Hergrandfatherwasasawmillworkerandatrapperwhilehergrandmothertookcareofthehouseholdandservedthecommu-nityasamidwifeusingnaturalmedicinesfromtheland.HerfamilywasbasedinFortFitzgeraldbutCardinallivedanomadiclifestyleinthefallandearlywintertimechasingmuskratcaribouandmoose-herfavourite-beforesettingupcampwherevertheyhappenedtobewhennightfell.Mygrandmotherusedtosetupcamp.Tentsstoveseverythingshecarriedonherbackshesaid.Peopleweresostrongbackinthosedays.Icouldntdothatnowshesaidwithachuckle.Growingupinthebushwasprettygoodforme.Wedidnthavestressatthattimenotlikenowadays.Wehadalotoffun.Wehadnotoyswehadtomakeourowntoys.Mymomusedtosewusdollsoutofscrapsandpaper.Whilelivingathomeasaself-proclaimedtomboychoosingtohuntandtrapwiththemeninherfamilyCardinallearnedtospeakCreeasitwasthelanguagemostoftenusedinherhousehold.HerparentscouldspeaksomeEnglishbutchosetokeeptheirheri-tagealive.Ilikehelpingwiththesestoriesbecausetheygivemealottothinkabout.TheybringupmemoriesofmypastCardinalsaid.Cardinalcontinuestoliveatraditionallifestylegoingoutonthelandwhenshecanandencouragingotherstospeaktheirowntraditionallanguages.Shealsoenjoyspass-ingdownherknowledgetoherchildrenandhergrandchildren.IthinktherestoomuchEnglishtalk-ingathomeandnotenoughCreeandevenifpeopleknowittheydontwanttotalkitIdontknowwhyshesaid.Maybetheyfeelliketheyreembarrassedsometimessomepeoplesaythat.IfsomebodywantstochangetheywanttotalktheirlanguageIthinktheyshouldcontinuebecauseitsgoingtobelostinthelongrun.ContributingtoacauseKyleNapieroneoftheeveningsorga-nizersandCreelanguagecoordinatorforNWTMNisheadingseveralprojectswithCardinalshelp.InadditiontoaCreecalen-darsettocomeoutwithinthenextmonthhehasorganizedtheproductionofaCreealbumacompilationofmusicfeaturinglocalartistVeronicaJohnnyATribeCalledRedIskwewSingersandmanymoreforwhichCardinalhashelpedwithtracktranslations.ThenalproductwouldbereadyforreleaseonAboriginalDayJune21.NapieralsonotedthatlocallmmakerCarlaUlrichhasbeenbusycataloguinglocalstorieswithFortSmitheldersCardinalin-cluded.OncethestoriesarecompiledtheyaretranslatedintoCreeandusedaslearn-ingresourcesforbothfutureandcurrentgenerations.Whatweveseenupuntil2012theCreelanguageintheSouthSlavealmosthadade-clineinspeakersdowntoabout220Na-piersaid.Asofourlastreportweveseen330speakers.Wereseeingthatthecom-munitydoescarethatwerebringingbackthelanguagesandwhatittakesishavingusallcometogetherpeoplespeakingitintheirhomesintheschoolstotheirfamiliesandkeepingthatintergenerationalconver-sationgoing.PhotoDaliCarmichaelMaryCardinalCreetranslatorfortheNWTMtisNationsharesstoriesandphotographsfromhertraditionalupbringinginFortFitzgeraldAlta. SouthSlavegetsdowntobusinessfor2018AWGsTuesdayApril720159SPORTSRECREATIONARCTICWINTERGAMESTHETREKTHANKSYOUFORMOREINFORMATIONABOUTTOURETTESPLEASEVISITWWW.TOURETTE.CATOWNOFFORTSMITHANDRECCENTRESTAFFNORTHWESTERNAIRLEASELTD.JBTSCHOOLSTUDENTSANDSTAFFROYALCANADIANLEGIONBRANCH239FORTSMITHSENIORSSOCIETYNWTDISABILITIESCOUNCILYELLOWKNIFENORTHERNSTOREKAESERSSTORESNORTHERNJOURNALTHANKYOUFORMAKINGTHETREKFORTOURETTEASUCCESSDONHARNEYBANKOFMONTREALFORTSMITHLIQUORSTOREFREUNDSLOUSSMALLENGINESBERROSPIZZASKCONTRACTINGTREESTONEHOLDINGLTD.TERRYSCARPENTRYSWEETESTGROUNDSKYLACHERWATYRONSCHAEFERKARENMURRAYSCOTTHELENDANIELSDENISBERNATCHEZMARGARETMABBITTJAMISHORTANDREASTEEDKINGLANDFORDREBECCABIRDMARGSHOTTLORRAINEMABBITTTAYLORBRANDEEGUENETTEGARRETTDERRAHTOUCHOFHEAVENTOALLTHETREKPARTICIPANTSANDANYONEELSEWEMAYHAVEFORGOTTEN.ByDALICARMICHAELNowtherealworkbegins.Thatwasthesentimentechoedbyvolun-teersinHayRiverandFortSmithwhoarehittingthegroundrunningaftertoilingto-gethertowinhostingrightsforthe2018Arc-ticWinterGamesAWG.MunicipalgovernmentsfrombothtownsputacalloutlastweekforvolunteerstositontheSouthSlaveAWGhostsocietyateamcomprisedofsixresidentsfromeachcommu-nitywhowillleada40-personboardandanestimated2000volunteersinmakingsurethegamesgooffwithoutahitch.Ofthose12apresidentandvicepresidentwillbeselectedwiththeresttakingpositionsasdirectors.Wewantinterestedpartieswewantpeoplewhoaregoingtobeenergeticandenthusias-ticanddiplomaticaswellsaidFortSmithMayorBradBrake.Theresanumberofpeo-plewhohavepresentedtheirnamesalready.ItsprobablygoingtobeoneofthebestthingsweveseenaroundhereinalongtimeandImprettysurethetownofFortSmithandthecitizenswillpullitoffquitewell.Timerequirementsformembersofthehostsocietyarestringentandintensifyasthegamesdrawnearer.TheselectedgroupwillbeexpectedtotraveltolargescaleAWGmeetingsinthefallof2015and2016tocheckinwiththeinternationalcommittee.Fromthetimethegroupisselectedattheendofthismonthtohalfayearpriortothegamestherepresentativeswillattendmeet-ingsonceamonthincreasingtoonceaweekwithinthenalsix-monthstretch.Inthetwoweeksprecedingandfollowingthegamestheexactcommitmentisundeterminedbutwilllikelybeincreased.Directorsmustbetotallyavailablewhilethegamesarerunning.Mar.12to282018hasbeenidentiedasthepotentialtimeframeforthegamesthoughnothingwillbesetinstoneuntilanagreementbetweenthetwocommunitiesandtheAWGinternationalcommitteeissignedinHayRiveronApr.30.OncethesocietyisformedtheGNWTtheCanadiangovernmentandthetownsofFortSmithandHayRiverwillfunnelmoneyintotheArcticWinterGamessocietyBrakesaid.Thatisusedtohireamanagerwhichwillbeoneoftherstthingstogetdone.Thegeneralmanagerwillbegintheprocessoflookingforfunding.Brakenotedthatsponsorswhowillfundaround2millionofthe7.3millionbudgethavealreadysteppedforward.HayRiversRowesConstructionkickedoffthespon-sorshipswhentheyannouncedtheywouldcommit100000tothegames.Thebalancewillbepaidoffwitha3.5-mil-lioncontributionfromMunicipalandCom-munityAffairs1millionfromthefederalgovernmentandacombined500000fromthetwohostcommunities.SomeresidentshaveexpressedconcernthattaxeswillincreaseasaresultofholdingthegamesbutinFortSmithBrakesaidthiswillnotbethecase.Wevebudgetedthetownsportionat200000hesaid.Thatsabout150000inactualmoneyandthenprobably50-60000justinin-kindworkduringthegamesitself.Thetownhasbudgetedtospend50000ayearoverthreeyearstocoverthecost.HayRivermayorAndrewCassidydidnotgetbacktoTheJournalwiththecommuni-tysguresintimeforpublication.EconomicbenetstotheSouthSlaveAnyonewantingtoopenabusinessinFortSmithorHayRivernowisthetimetodoitBrakesaid.Heexpectsthetownwillmakeupto3millionofftheevent.Wevehadapplicationsforpermitsincreaseby60percentalreadyfromthistimelastyearhesaidnotingsomelocalentrepreneurshavealreadyaskedhowtheycancontributeandper-hapsbenetfromthegames.Wellneedguystomaket-shirtspins-allkindsofmarketingstuff.Anyoneinterestedinsittingonthehostsoci-etyboardhasuntilApr.10at500p.m.tosubmitanexpressionofinteresttoeitherofthetowns.Thosewhowishtopartakeinthegamesascoachesareaskedtorefrainfromsigningontothehostsocietytoavoidanyconictofinterest.PhotoMarilynMarshallPhotographyDeclanMunroleftandConnorMcKayraceeachotheronsnowshoeduringtheArcticWinterGamesInternationalCommitteevisittoHayRiver.HayRiverandFortSmitharecurrentlyseekingvolunteerstositonthe2018gameshostcommittee. 10TuesdayApril72015FortSmithgoestopsytDisciplinepeersupportandconfByDALICARMICHAELTheFortSmithrecreationcentrewasfulloflaughteranddelightlastweekasthetownschildrencametogetherforhigh-yingcircusfunoverMarchbreak.ProfessionalperformerFlyinBobPalmerhostedhistravelingcircuscampinthefacilitysgymnasiumwherehespentfourdaysteach-ing35kidsandseveralvolunteerinstructorshowtobalancejuggleipandy.ThroughoutthewildweekPalmeralsotaughtthekidssomemoreimportantlifeskillslikedisciplineperfectionthroughpracticetheimportanceofbuildingpeersupportandsocialskillsworkingasateamandmakingapresentationinfrontofacrowd.OntheeveningofApr.2parentsandfansofthetroupesatinastheyoungclownstightropewalkersunicyclistsandstiltwalkersperformedtheirnewtricksinacommunityshowcase.TellyourkidstogiveuptheirdreamsofbeingdoctorsandlawyersImteachingthemARTSCULTURECIRCUSARTSThegraduatingclassofFortSmithsrstFlyinBobscommunitycircuscamp.FromMar.30toApr.2youthofallagestrainedinthecircusperformingarts.OlieJoThecircusperformersstartofftheirApr.2productionbyinltratingtheaudience.SamuelKodakin-Scottdemonstrateshisimpeccablebalancewhilespinningaplate.JoshZaidanzoomsincirclesaftermasteringtheunicycleoneofthetoughestchallengesatcircuscamp.Winter-RoseLepine-McFeetersdoestheMacarenawhilebalancingontherolabola.FlyinBobPalmertheringm TuesdayApril7201511rvywithcircuscampdencetaughtalongsidetrickshowtobebuskersPalmerannouncedtothecrowd.Palmerhimselfenteredtheindustryattheageof21afterlearningtojuggle.By28hewasafull-timeperformer.Hehasentertainedaudiencesaroundtheworldwithhiswidevarietyofskillsfrombalanc-ingstacksofchairsonthetipofhisnosetotightropewalking.Nowherunsthecampforyouthofallagesincommunitiesthroughoutthecountry.ItmightjustlooklikealotoffunupherebutitshardworklearningallofthesetricksPalmersaid.Yourkidshavedonesomeawe-someworkthisweek.Afterfourdaysthekidswerentquitepol-ishedbuttheirabilitiesafteronlyashortpe-riodoftimewereastonishing.Thekidsclearlyenjoyedthemselvesaswell.AftertheshowtheyclamouredovertoFlyinBobonelasttimeshoutingoutthankstotheirringmaster.hnsontakesaturnbalancingontherolabola.Agroupofstiltwalkersentersstagerighttoperformasynchronizeddance-nosmalltaskfortheleggyperformersLexiZaidanleftandSadieMcMahontakeonthetightropeasateamasFlyinBobwatcheson.asteroftheshow.FinnJohnsonleftandJoshZaidangettheirdanceonwhileridingtherolabola.OluNewkirktiptoesacrossthetightropewhilespinningplatesanactofintenseconcentration.PhotosDaliCarmichael 12TuesdayApril72015JUSTICEMISSINGMURDEREDWOMENByMEAGANWOHLBERGWarningarticlecontainsgraphiccontentNorthernersaddedtheirvoicetothena-tionalmovementcallingforjusticeforCindyGladuelastThursdaycomingtogetherinYel-lowknifetopraydrumandmarchinmemoryoftheindigenouswomanwhosedeathandtheresultingcourtdecisionsentshockwavesacrossthecountrylastmonth.GladueaFirstNationssexworkerand36year-oldmotheroftwobledtodeathinahotelbathtubinEdmontonin2011.Twoweeksagothemanaccusedofkillingher-OntariotruckerBradleyBarton-wasfoundnotguiltybyajurytheacquittalspark-ingoutrageinanationwherecallsforactiononmissingandmurderedindigenouswomenhavegrownloudlyoverthepastseveralyears.LastThursdayCrownprosecutorsan-nouncedtheywouldbeappealingthedeci-sionascitiesacrossCanadaheldanationaldayofprotestinhonourofGladue.YellowknifemarchersjoinedtogetherThurs-daymorningbyFrameLakeforafeedingofthereceremonyprayersanddrummingbe-foremarchingtothecourthouseandendingwithacommunitypotluckattheBakerCentre.MarchorganizerCharlotteOvervoldsaidtheimpactofGladuesdeathlikeallindig-enouswomenwhohavegonemissingorbeenmurderedaffectsherpersonallyanddemandsactionbothatthecommunityandnationallevel.IvemetandhelpedgirlswhogrewupintosexworkersIveknowngirlswhohavegonemissingshesaid.Myownbirthmotherendedupalmostbecomingmissingandmurderedaftershewasabductedandbrutallyassaulted.Itsthroughherstrengthandcouragethatshesheretodaybutatthesametimesome-thingwastakenfromher.Icarrythataround.Overvoldsaidthenumbersofimpactedwomenandfamilieshaveskyrocketedoverthepastdecadetobecomeanationalissueneedingimmediategovernmentresponseintheformofaninquiryandsubsequentaction.AlmosteverypersonIknowknowssome-onewhoismissingormurderedshesaid.Cindywaslovedandsowerealltheotherwomenandgirlswhowentmissing.Itshap-peningacrossCanadaithappensuphereintheNorth.ItsnotjustontheHighwayofTearsitssomuchbiggerthanthat.OnacommunityleveltheNorthshouldbesup-portingthis.Theyshouldbedemandingan-swersandtheyshouldbedemandingjustice.ManywereoutragedbythewayGladuesbodywaspresentedduringthemonth-longtrialwhereherpreservedpelvicareawasbroughtintophysicallyshowthe11-centi-metrewoundinhervaginalwallthatcausedherdeath.Whileprosecutorsarguedthewoundwascausedbyaweaponthedefencesaiditwastheresultofconsensualroughsexwithoutintentiontoharm.ThejuryfoundBartonnotguiltyofrstdegreemurderormanslaughter.Indigenouscommunitieshavesincecriti-cizedthemakeupofthejurywhichwasdom-inatedbymenanddidnotfeatureasingleindigenousperson.TherewerealsoconcernsaboutevidencebeingexcludedfromthetrialincludingviolentpornographyonBartonslaptopthatshowedwomenbeingtortured.Overvoldsaidthejurysverdictsendsahorrifyingmessagetoindigenouswomenacrossthecountryaboutthevalueofindig-enouswomenslivesandtheefcacyofthejusticesystemindefendingthem.Itsanoutrage.Itsunsettlingandkindofscarybecausehowmanyofuscouldbesub-jecttothatformofso-calledjusticewhichisunjustshesaid.Thewaytheevidencewaspresentedandtheirverdictdoesnotmakesense.Itsnotokay.Itmustbesohardonherfamilytowatchthatpersonwalkfree.ApartfrombringingawarenesstoahumanrightsissueOvervoldsaidthemarchwasalsoabouthonouringGladueandothermissingandmurderedwomen.Werewalkinginmemoryofherofallofourfallensistersshesaid.Weresayingweregoingtorememberthemandnevergoingtoforgetthem.Anditstosendprayerstoallthefamiliesthathavebeenaffectedbythemissingandmurderedwomenthatwelovedsomuch.YellowknifemarchdemandsjusticeforCindyGladueDrumsleadamarchofabout30peopleacrossYellowknifeonThursdayinhonourofCindyGladueaslainindigenouswomanwhoseallegedmurdererwasrecentlyacquittedbyajuryinEdmonton.Crownprosecutorsannouncedlastweektheyplantoappealtheruling.PhotoCaseyKoyczan AboriginalHeadStartroundingupgradstocelebrate20thanniversaryFortSmithsocialworkerwinsnationalawardforcareTuesdayApril7201513HEALTHWELLNESSSOCIALWORK926MACKENZIEHIGHWAYHAYRIVERNTPhone867-874-2771TollFree1-866-327-0717www.monsterrec.com2015BombardierRecreationalProductsInc.BRP.Allrightsreserved.andtheBRPlogoaretrademarksoBRPoritsafliates.ThisoerisvalidinCanadaonlyatparticipatingSki-Doodealersonthepurchaseoa2016Ski-DoosnowmobileorderedduringtheSpringFeverpromotionbetweenFebruary242015andApril192015.Unitsusedorracingareexcludedromthisoer.SeeyourSki-Doodealerordetails.Upto4-yearBumper-to-BumperwarrantyConsumerspurchasinga2016SummitorFreeridemodelareentitledtoreceive4-yearBRPlimitedwarranty.Consumerspurchasinganyother2016modelareentitledtoreceive3-yearBRPlimitedwarranty.SubjecttotheexclusionslimitationsoliabilitiesandallothertermsandconditionsoBRPsstandardlimitedwarrantycontractincludingwithoutlimitationtheexclusionsodamagescausedbyabuseabnormaluseorneglect.Promotionsaresubjecttoterminationorchangeatanytimewithoutnotice.Oermaynotbeassignedtradedsoldorcombinedwithanyotheroerunlessexpresslystatedherein.Oervoidwhererestrictedorotherwiseprohibitedbylaw.BRPreservestherightatanytimetodiscontinueorchangespecifcationspricesdesignseaturesmodelsorequipmentwithoutincurringanyobligation.AlwaysconsultyoursnowmobiledealerwhenselectingasnowmobileoryourparticularneedsandcareullyreadandpayspecialattentiontoyourOperatorsGuideSaetyVideoSaetyHandbookandtothesaetylabellingonyoursnowmobile.Alwaysrideresponsiblyandsaely.Alwayswearappropriateclothingincludingahelmet.Alwaysobserveapplicablelocallawsandregulations.Dontdrinkanddrive.1107978Ordera2016Ski-DoosledbeforeApril19andgetVISITUSTOLEARNMOREAskAboutour300inStoreCreditonSpringOrders.ByDALICARMICHAELAt20yearsoldAboriginalHeadStart-aculturally-inuencedpreschoolprogramforindigenousyouth-isallgrownupnowasareitsearliestgraduates.TocelebratetwodecadesofprovidingearlychildhoodeducationforMtisFirstNationsandInuityouthacrossthecountrytheorganizationistakingtimetoreectonthesuccessesandaccomplishmentsofchil-drenwhohavepassedthroughitsprogram-mingbyinvitingthemtoathree-dayforuminVancouvercalledAHSTheNextGenera-tion-ThenandNow.TheconferencewillbehostedbytheAborigi-nalHeadStartAssociationofBritishColumbiaandwilltakeplaceJuly7-9.Inpreparationtheorganizationisaskingeducatorsparentscoachesandcommunityleaderstonominate52youthfromacrossCanadatoattendtheeventveofwhichwillcomefromtheNWT.Thequalicationsaresimpletheyouthnowbetweentheagesof14and25musthavecompletedtheAboriginalHeadStartprogram.Theymustbeavailabletoattendtheeventandtheymustbecommunityleadersinsomefashionoranotherwhetherthroughsportsacademicsorvolunteerism.Finallytheyouthmustnothaveacriminalrecord.WewantgoodhealthyrepresentativessaidLeahDesjarlaisaninstructorwiththeFortSmithAHSprogram.Someonewhocanshowoffthatourprogramissuccessfulanditworks.Attheforumyouthandtheirmonitorswillbeinvitedtosharetheirlifestoriesbe-ginningwiththeirAHSattendanceuptothepresent.Theculturallydiversegroupwillbeencouragedtosharetheirtalentsandtraditionswithoneanotherinbetweengamesworkshopspresentationsandtimetoexplorethelocalregion.TheywanttojustshareexperiencesDes-jarlaissaid.ThestudentsthataregoingtobepickedtheyregoingtobeaskedtogetupanddoalittlepresentationaboutthemselvesandtheircommunitywheretheycamefromandhowHeadStarthelpedthempositivelytobe-comesuccessfulwheretheyarerightnow.ThosewhoareselectedwillhavetheirwaypaidbytheBCAssociationfundedbya80000grantundertheExchangesCanadaProgramthroughtheministryofCanadianHeritageandOfcialLanguages.Anyonewhoisnotonthenomineelistwillbeallowedtoattendtheeventbutisexpectedtopaytheirownway.NWTcommunitiestohostlocalcelebrationsAttheendofAprilcommunitiesintheNWTwillbeorganizingtheirown20thanniversaryparties.Parentspastgraduatesandprogramsponsorsareinvitedtoattend.Asidefromteachingchildrenabouttheirculturesthroughlanguageeducationandtra-ditionalactivitiesAHSstrivestohelpkidstodevelopsocially.HeadStartshowsyouthhowtodealwithotherstudentsfeelingsandtohaveempathyDesjar-laissaid.Theyaregivenattentiontobuildtheirself-esteemandcondenceandtoshowthemwhattheycandowhattheycanaccomplish.Tonominateayouthortondoutwhenyourcommunityishostingcelebrationscon-tactyourlocalAHSprogramandlloutthenominationformbythedeadlineofApr.10.ForanyquestionsreachouttoDesjarlaisatheadstart.srfnnorthwestel.net.EDUCATIONPRESCHOOLByDALICARMICHAELBeingasocialworkerisntaneasyjobbutthesmallmomentsofhappinesstheygettodelivertofamiliesmakethelonghoursheavyworkloadandstressworthit.SosaysFortSmithsocialworkerMaryBishoponeofthreetoreceiveanationalDistinguishedServiceAwardlastweekfromtheAssociationofSocialWorkersinNorthernCanadaandtheCanadianAssociationofSocialWorkersmark-ingthecloseofNationalSocialWorkMonth.WecertainlyhaveastressfuljobandIthinkeventhoughmynameisontheawardIworkwithareallyamazingteamBishopsaid.LastweekIhadamomentwhereIgottogiveapar-entsomereallygoodnewstheyhadreachedagoalthatreallydidnotseempossibleayearago.TohearhercryingonthephoneIevengettearyjustthinkingaboutit.Itwasagoodday.Onthebaddaysyoukindofjusthavetoholdontothosegoodmomentsthatmaychangethetrajectoryofsomebodyslifeforthegood.AftermovingnorthfromNewfoundlandin2006BishopstartedhercareerworkingasachildcareworkerattheTrailCrossTreat-mentCentreamentaltreatmentfacilityforyouthinFortSmith.AtthattimewithaBAalreadyunderherbeltBishopdecidedtopursueheryouthandchildworkerdegree.IfoundworkingwhiledoingmydegreebenettedmemorebecauseIcouldrelateeverythingintheonlineclassroomtotheworkIwasdoingshesaid.IcouldrelatethetheorytopracticeIalreadyhadthehands-onskills.AfterthatBishopcompletedayear-longstintinHighLevelAlta.beforereturningtoSmithin2009asafull-timesocialworkerwithChildandFamilyServicesatthelocalhealthauthor-ity.Nowsheissupervisorofateamoffourso-cialworkersthoughshestilltakesonclients.ItsuniquebeinginasmalltownthatworkswithasmallteaminthatIstillgettodosomeofthefrontlinestuff.Inabig-gercentrepeoplearemorespecializedherewereallgeneralizedworkerssoweworkwithallagesinalldifferentareasshesaid.WorkingforSmithisnotdiffer-entthananysmallNortherncommunity.Weseealotofthesameissues.Herewegettodomedicalsocialworkweworkwithpalliativepatientschildrenadoptionsthedisabledseniors-wekindofhaveourhandsineverylittlebit.AtanypointBishopandherstaffcarryacaseloadofabout10familiesatthesametimetakingonextraadultpatients.Whiletheyrunregularbusinesshoursthestaffarefrequentlyoncallaroundtheclockassistinginemergencyandpoliceservicesastheneedarises.Ontopofthattheyfaceamountainofpaperworkwitheachcase.Wehavetohonourthatassocialwork-ersweareallowedintopeopleslivesatveryvulnerabletimesBishopsaidnotingsheisastoundedbyjusthowresilientherclientscanbe.Wereoftennottherewhengoodstuffishappening.Usuallypeoplesinterac-tionswithsocialworkersarewhentheirlifeisinchaosorcrisis.Thefactthatsometimespeoplewillinglyletusintotheirlivesinthemostvulnerablemomentsistomeamazing.Forthosethinkingofenteringacareerinso-cialworkBishopsaidsheishighlysupportive.Ithinkitsagoodtimetobeasocialworkershesaid.TheresbeenalotofchangeandIseeitacrossthecountrywithhowsocialworkersareworkingonputtingafocusonkeepingmorefamiliestogetherandworkingwithcommunitiestostrengthenthem.SocialworkisaprofessionthatIthinkwillalwaystakeandhasalwaystakenalotofcriticismbutIthinkespeciallyintheNorthrightnowwherewearechangingallofourstandardsitsagoodtimetobeapartofthat.PhotoLeiliHeidemaFortSmithsocialworkerMaryBishophasbeenrecognizedforherdedicationtohercareer. 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Wipingthewinterblues-andfrost-awayTuesdayApril7201517AUTOGUIDENORTHSTAR780-841-0080HIGHLEVEL780-928-2888LACRETECHRYSLER.DODGE.JEEP.RAMWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFEFORMOREINFORMATIONPLEASECALLNORTHSTARAT780841-0080.www.northstarchrysler.ca2010JEEPPATRIOT4X4LeatherSunroof64387KM2014DODGEDART5SpeedManualOnly68KMHUGESELECTIONOFNEWRVSTOCHOOSEFROM2011DODGEGRCARAVANStowGoRearSeatDVDPowerSeats84233KM2014RAM1500LIMITEDFullLoadLeatherSunroofRamBoxTonneauCover2500KM2013RAM2500LIMITEDFullLoadLeatherSunroofLevelingKitUpgradedWheelsTiresSteps6000KMLOOKINGFORWARDTOSEEINGYOUATTHEFORTSMITHTRADESHOWByDONJAQUEScrapingfrostfromcarwindowswillsoonbeathingofthepastaswillwindshieldrockchipsallNorthernerssufferfromourgravelroadsifasmallOntariocompanywithitsbrilliantnewfrost-repellingprod-ucthasitsway.Neverfrostisalmappliedtoautoglassthatpreventsfrostandsnowfromadher-ingeliminatingoneofthegreatchallengesofwinter.Itstartedoutasadesignprojectbyco-foundersKhanjanDesaiandChongShenstudentsintheUniversityofWaterlooengineeringfaculty.Thelmalsorevealeditsabilitytostrengthenglassandreducetheinltrationofthesunsrayskeepingvehiclescoolerinsummer.Onceallthatcametolighttheinventorsknewtheyhadawinnerontheirhands.Itstartedasafrostpreventiontechnol-ogybutthenwesawthecapabilityofpre-ventingrockchipsaswellDesaitoldTheJournal.Glassisbrittleandcanfracture.PuttingontheNeverfrostlmdissipatesshockreducingtheimpactofyingrocks.TheNeverfrostwebsiteclaimstheprod-uctwillAchieve95frostpreventionratePrevent91ofstonechipsProvide90solarinfraredreectionAllow88visiblelighttransmissionglassallows90lighttransmissionNeverfrostisacompletelytransparentlm.Itisappliedbyheat-shrinkingitintoplacelikeanystandardwindowlmbyin-stallerswhohavebeentrainedintheappli-cationtechniques.Oneapplicationlastsuptoveyears.InthefutureDesisaidtheyhopetomakeavailablepre-cutpre-shrunkttedlmthatanyonecanreadilyapplyontheirwindshield.Theproductismadeofproprietarymulti-layernano-compositessandwichedina100micrometrethicklmaccordingtotheNeverfrostwebsite.Lookupthemeaningofnano-compositesandmostpeoplewillnotunderstandthelengthyandcomplexexplana-tion.Sufcetosayitisagrowingeldwherenewbenecialmaterialsarebeingdeveloped.Neverfrosthasalreadycapturedtheat-tentionofthetruckingindustryandfleetvehiclesareanobviouscommercialtar-get.InadditiontomakinglifeeasierandsaferfordriversNeverfrosttechnologyhasabrightfuturepromisingbenefitsanywherefrostaccumulates.Applicationssuchasaircraftwingscommercialrefrig-eratorsandpowerlineshavebeenconsid-ered.Fornowitsmainusewillbeforve-hicleshowever.OnceNeverfrostcomesonthemarkettheoneswhowillbenefitmostwillalmostcertainlybeNorthern-ersmakingourlongwintersalittlebiteasiertomanage. 18TuesdayApril72015yellowknifechrysler.jeep.dodge.ramAAutodealershipYELLOWKNIFECHRYSLER340OldAirportRoadYellowknifeNWTX1A3T3Phone867873-4222Fax867873-20290FINANCINGWEDELIVERLIFETIMEENGINEWARRANTYONALLNEWVEHICLES2015RAM1500SXTQUADCAB4X4NOWONLY27998YOUSAVE100002015CHRYSLER200LX2015WRANGLERSPORT2015GRANDCHEROKEELAREDO2015CHEROKEESPORTNOWONLY19998YOUSAVE30002500NOWONLY39998NOWONLY24998CASHBACKNEWVEHICLEPRICENETOFREBATESPLUSGST.2015GRANDCARAVANCVP2015JOURNEYCVP2015DARTSE2015RAMSTNOWONLY19998YOUSAVE2000NOWONLY19998YOUSAVE8100NOWONLY17498NOWONLY20998YOUSAVE65002014RAM2500SLTHEAVYDUTYNOWONLY49995WAS65503ALLRUNWAYSANDROADSLEADTOSAVINGSATYELLOWKNIFECHRYSLERWEWILLPAYYOURINBOUNDAIRFAREFLYINBUYITDRIVEITHOME.ALLFLIGHTSUPTO500 AlittlevehiclelovegoesalongwayTuesdayApril7201519AUTOGUIDECRAZYSPRINGWHEELEVENT4FOR3IN-HOUSEWHEELSALEAPRIL1-312015.CALLSTOREFORDETAILS.TIRENORTHLTD.917MACKENZIEHWYSS22HAYRIVERNTX0E0R8CALLUSAT867874-2686ByDONJAQUEAsweneartheendofalongcoldwinteritisgoodtoreviewhowwellwetreattheve-hicleswearesodependenton.Hereisaquickchecklisttorateyou1.Howlongdoyouwarmupyourvehicletwominutesveminutes10minutes15minutes2.Doyoupluginyourvehiclenotatalltwohoursfourhoursvehours3.Besidesablockheaterdoyouhaveanythingelsethatenhancesyourvehiclestartupinwinterbatteryblanketbatterychargerlargerbattery4.Doyouusesyntheticorregularoildoyouevenknow5.WhattiresdoyouhaveregularallseasonwintertiresorstuddedtiresGordFrasertheservicemanagerforKing-landFordinHayRiverwhohasworkedtherefor28yearssaysvehiclewarmuptimeismandatoryandrecommendsatleast15minutes.Hesaysanythinglessthanave-minutewarmupisgoingtocauseenginedamage.Fiveminutesisnotenoughwhenavehicleisunderloadinthecoldandeven10minutesisbarelyadequatehesays.Articleshavebeenpublishedinthesouthsayingnewcomputerizedfuel-injectedenginesdonotneedmorethanacoupleofminuteswarm-uptime.Anylongerthanthattheysayisjustawasteofgas.Thatinformationismeantforsoutherndrivers.WithourextremecoldtemperaturesitisacompletelydifferentenvironmenthereFrasersaid.Aproperwarmupisneededifavehicleistofunctionwellandworkproperly.Plugginginyourvehicleisalsoessential.Theblockheaterwarmsthecoolantandinsodoingthewholeengineisatahighertem-peratureatstartup.Frasersaysplugginginatleastvehoursisworthwhileeventhoughitaddstoelectricbills.Additionallyifave-hiclesitswithoutuseformorethanthreehoursinextremecoldhesaystheblockhascooledanditneedstobepluggedinagain.PeoplewhoarenotdoingthataretheoneswearesellingnewenginestosowhoissavingmoneyDwayneVenematheowner-mechanicatRDVServicesinFortSmithsaysthatinad-ditiontoablockheaterNorthernersshouldequiptheirvehicleswithbatteryblanketsaswellasminibatterychargersthatactivatewhenthevehicleispluggedin.Thatwaytherequiredcrankingpowerisavailablefromthebatteryinordertostartthevehicleproperly.Hesaidtheblockheaterusesthemostpowerwhilethedrawfromtheothertwoisminimalsothatallthreecanoperatepluggedintoa15-amphousecircuit.Assoonasithits-30myphonestartsring-ingandIgetanumberofcomplaintsthatmycarwontstart.ItsmostoftenthebatteryVen-emasaid.Somepeoplegetuptoeightyearsoutoftheirbatterywhileothersonlygettwo.Wehaveasayingintheindustryfewbatter-iesdieanaturaldeath.Mostaremurdered.Fraseralsosuggestsupgradingyourvehi-clesbatterytoonewithahigher-ratedcrank-ingpoweratthenextopportunity.Bothmechanicsrecommendsyntheticoilinwinter.Frasersaysregularoilhasalmosttheconsistencyoficecreaminextremecoldsoyourengineisnotbeinglubricateduntilithaswarmedup.Syntheticoilmaintainsitsviscosityinlowtemperatureandstillows.Venemaalsorecommendssyntheticpowersteeringuidandcoolerbypassforthesamereasonalthoughheallowsthatmaynotbeac-ceptableunderwarrantyforsomenewcars.Healsopointstotheneedforqualitywintertires-atleasthigh-endall-seasontiresthathaveagoodsnowandicerating.OrbetterstilldedicatedsnowtiresaredesirablefornavigatingNorthernwinters.Studdedwin-tertiresaretheverybesthesaid.Therubberofmanyregulartireshardensassoonasthetemperaturedropsbelowfreez-ing.Thatmeanspoorstoppingdistancesandminimaltraction.Materialsusedinmanufac-turingsnowtiresaredesignedtostaymallea-bleevenincoldtemperatures.Venemasaysagoodsetofwintertiresondedicatedrimsforeaseofchangingcostsabout1800muchlessthananaccidentwouldcost.Wintertiresimprovebrakingaccelerationandthesafetyfactorisgreatlyincreased.BothFraserandVenemafeelstronglythatNorthernersmustmakespecialeffortstolookaftertheirvehiclesbecauseofthechallengesofourextremeNorthernclimate.Weareverypassionateaboutthis.ItissocriticaltodothesethingsifavehicleisgoingtoworkproperlyandretainitsvalueFrasersaid. 20TuesdayApril72015KinglandFordSalesLtd.922MackenzieHighwayHayRiverNTPhone867-874-7700.TollFree1-800-661-0716.Fax867-874-7716Emailsaleskinglandford.comwww.kinglandford.comwww.kinglandsaleshr.comTinaMelvinSalesLeasingCallTinatodayforPre-approval1-800-661-0716GreatDeals...GreatService...EveryDayAvailableinmostnewFordvehicleswith6-monthpre-paidsubscriptionVehiclesmaybeshownwithoptionalequipment.Dealermaysellorleaseforless.Limitedtimeoffers.Offersonlyvalidatparticipatingdealers.Retailoffersmaybecancelledorchangedatanytimewithoutnotice.SeeyourFordDealerforcompletedetailsorcalltheFordCustomerRelationshipCentreat1-800-565-3673.ForfactoryordersacustomermayeithertakeadvantageofeligibleraincheckableFordretailcustomerpromotionalincentivesoffersavailableatthetimeofvehiclefactoryorderortimeofvehicledeliverybutnotbothorcombinationsthereof.RetailoffersnotcombinablewithanyCPAGPCorDailyRentalincentivestheCommercialUptProgramortheCommercialFleetIncentiveProgramCFIP.UntilApril302015receive500750100012501500200022502500275035004500600070009500110001125012250inManufacturerRebateDeliveryAllowanceswiththepurchaseorleaseofanew2015FusionModelsexcludingHEVPHEV2015Explorer2014FocusSAutomatic2015TaurusexcludingSEExpeditionTransitConnect2015C-MAX2014FocusSedanExcludingSFocusBEVFocusST2015E-SeriesCutawayTransitVanWagonTransitCutawayChassisCabF-350toF-550ChassisCabs2014FocusHatchexcludingSSTBEV2014FocusSManual2014EdgeF-150RegularCabXL4X2ValueLeader2015F-150RegularCabExcludingXL4x22015F-150SuperCabandSuperCrew2014Flex2015F-250toF-450excludingChassisCabsGasEngine2015F-250toF-450excludingChassisCabsDieselEngine2014F-150SuperCrew2014RegularCabexcludingXL4X22014F-150SuperCab--allstrippedchassiscutawaybodyF-150RaptorandMediumTruckmodelsexcluded.ManufacturerRebateisnotcombinablewithCPAGPCCFIPDailyRentalAllowanceandAXZDF-Planprograms.Deliveryallowancesarenotcombinablewithanyeetconsumerincentives.UntilApril302015receive0APRpurchasenancingonnew2015Edgemodelsforupto36monthsand2015FlexEscapeMustangexcludingShelbyGT350and2014Edgemodelsforupto60monthsand2015FocusFiestaFusionandTaurusmodelsand2014FocusBEVmodelsforupto72monthsand2014FocusExcludingBEVmodelsforupto84monthstoqualiedretailcustomersonapprovedcreditOACfromFordCredit.Notallbuyerswillqualifyforthelowestinterestrate.Example25000purchasenancedat0APRfor36607284monthsmonthlypaymentis694.44416.66347.22297.62costofborrowingis0orAPRof0andtotaltoberepaidis25000.DownpaymentonpurchasenancingoffersmayberequiredbasedonapprovedcreditfromFordCredit.UntilApril302015leaseanew2015F-150SuperCrewXLT4x43.5Lwith300AEngineandgetaslowas0leaseannualpercentagerateAPRnancingforupto24monthsonapprovedcreditOACfromFordCredit.NotallbuyerswillqualifyforthelowestAPRpayment.Leaseavehiclewithavalueof43749at0APRforupto24monthswith2275downorequivalenttradeinmonthlypaymentis349Comparisonpaymentsareforreferencepurposesonlyandarecalculatedasfollowsthemonthlypaymentisannualizedmultipliedby12andthendividedbythecomparisonperiod26weeksforbi-weekly.Forexample349X1226bi-weeklyperiods161.totalleaseobligationis10651andoptionalbuyoutis23624.Offerincludes4500inmanufacturerrebates1500FordCreditLeaseCashand1800freightandairtaxbutexcludevariablechargesoflicensefuelllchargeinsurancedealerPDIifapplicableregistrationPPSAadministrationfeesandchargesanyenvironmentalchargesorfeesandallapplicabletaxes.TaxespayableonfullamountofleasenancingpriceaerFordCreditLeaseCashandmanufacturerrebatededucted.AdditionalpaymentsrequiredforPPSAregistrationsecuritydepositNSFfeeswhereapplicableexcesswearandtearandlatefees.Someconditionsandmileagerestrictionsof40000kmfor24monthsapply.Excesskilometragechargesare12perkmforFiestaFocusC-MaxFusionandEscape16perkmforE-SeriesMustangTaurusTaurus-XEdgeFlexExplorerF-SeriesMKSMKXMKZMKTandTransitConnect20perkmforExpeditionandNavigatorplusapplicabletaxes.Excesskilometragechargessubjecttochangeseeyourlocaldealerfordetails.AllpricesarebasedonManufacturersSuggestedRetailPrice.Purchaseanew2015F-150SuperCrewXLT4x43.5Lwith300AEngine2015F-150SuperCrewXLT4x43.5Lwithchromepackagefor3440241699aermanufacturerrebatesof55004500isdeducted.Taxespayableonfullamountofpurchasepriceaertotalmanufacturerrebatehasbeendeducted.Offersinclude18001800freightandairtaxbutexcludevariablechargesoflicensefuelllchargeinsurancedealerPDIifapplicableregistrationPPSAadministrationfeesandchargesanyenvironmentalchargesorfeesandallapplicabletaxes.ManufacturerRebatesarenotcombinablewithanyeetconsumerincentives.Whenproperlyequipped.Max.towingof12200lbswith3.5LEcoBoostV64x2Max.payloadsof3300lbs3270lbswith5.0LTi-VCTV83.5LV6EcoBoost4x2engines.ClassisFull-SizePickupsunder8500lbsGVWRvs.2014competitors.F-Seriesisthebest-sellingpickuptruckinCanadafor49yearsinarowbasedonCanadianVehicleManufacturersAssociationstatisticalsalesreportupto2014yearend.ClassisFull-SizePickupsunder8500lbs.GVWR.sOfferonlyvalidfromMarch32015toApril302015theOfferPeriodtoresidentCanadianswithaneligibleCostcomembershiponorbeforeFebruary282015.Receive1000towardsthepurchaseorleaseofanew2015FordexcludingFiestaFocusC-MAXGT350GT500F-150Raptor50thAnniversaryEditionMustangandMediumTruckmodeleachanEligibleVehicle.EligibleVehiclesof2014modelyearmayqualifyfortheofferdependingonavailableinventoryseedealerfordetails.Limitone1offerpereachEligibleVehiclepurchaseorleaseuptoamaximumoftwo2separateEligibleVehiclesalesperCostcoMembershipNumber.OfferistransferabletopersonsdomiciledwithaneligibleCostcomember.ApplicabletaxescalculatedbeforeCAD1000offerisdeducted.RegisteredtrademarkofPriceCostcoInternationalInc.usedunderlicense.2015SiriusCanadaInc.SiriusXMtheSiriusXMlogochannelnamesandlogosaretrademarksofSiriusXMRadioInc.andareusedunderlicence.2015FordMotorCompanyofCanadaLimited.Allrightsreserved.FIRST-IN-CLASSHIGH-STRENGTHMILITARYGRADEALUMINUMALLOYBODYBEST-IN-CLASSTOWING12200LBSBEST-IN-CLASSPAYLOAD3300LBSTHEALL-NEW2015F-150XLTCREWCAB4X4300A3.5LLEASEFOR3490APRFOR24MONTHSWITH2275DOWNPAYMENTOFFERINCLUDES1500RCLCASHWHENLEASEDTHROUGHFORDCREDITAND4500INMANUFACTURERREBATESAND1800FREIGHTANDAIRTAX.THATSLIKE161BI-WEEKLYORPURCHASEFORONLY35754OFFERINCLUDES4500INMANUFACTURERREBATESAND1800FREIGHTANDAIRTAX.PLUSELIGIBLECOSTCOMEMBERSRECEIVEANADDITIONAL1000sONSELECTNEW2014AND2015FORDVEHICLES2015F-150XLTSupercrew4x43.5Lwithchromepackageshown416992015F-150AWARDEDCANADIANTRUCKOFTHEYEARFOLLOWKINGLANDFORDONFACEBOOKANDTWITTER.