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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.