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NewbiographyofOlympiantwinstoboostadultliteracyAnewbiographyoftheFirthsisterspublishedbytheNWTLiteracyCouncilaimstoinspireandencourageadultliteracyintheNWT.Seepage15.100BILLIONTONSMeltingpermafrosttoemitmassiveemissionsovernextcentury.Seepage6.GardeningtipstogetNorthernersreadysetgrowingNortherngardeningguruLoneSorensenshareshertipsandtricksforgardeningNorthof60thissummerstartingwithplanningyourgardenSeepage11.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00April142015Vol.38No.48TownofFortSmithwantstoextendmunicipalboundariesByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheTownofFortSmithhasap-pliedtotheterritorialgovernmenttoextenditsmunicipalboundariesinordertoalignthetownlimitswiththeexistingboundariesofthefed-eralblocklandtransfer.AccordingtoMayorBradBrakethemisalignmentofthetwobound-aries-createdwhenthetransferwasdrawnupduringtheestablishmentoftodaysNWT-hasbeenasourceoffrustrationforthemunicipalitygoingon20yearsinterferingwiththetownsabilitytoperformbylawcontrolandservicedelivery.TheblocklandtransferwasdrawnbythefederalgovernmentandtransferredtotheCommis-sioneroftheGNWT.TheCom-missionerthendelegatedjurisdic-tiontotheTownofFortSmithforthatportionofthepropertybutasourboundarylinedoesnotmatchupwehavenojurisdictionoveraconsiderableportionofthatareaBrakeexplained.ThelandremainsCommissionerslandandistaxedbytheGNWT.ThedepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsMACAtransferandtorelayrecommen-dationstocabinet.ThetransferwouldseethetownsboundariesextendsouthtotheAlbertaborderwestpasttheBellcurrentlimitsandpossiblyopenupnewsubdivisions.WhathashappenedisthatinsomeareastheydonthavethejurisdictiontoimplementanyoftheirbylawssotheyllhavetochangetheboundariestogivethemthatauthoritytoenactanybylawsinthoseareasWilliamssaid.FromwhatIcanseetheblocktransferwasdoneyearsago.Thisisaboutgettingthingscurrent.Ithinkitsmoreofacatch-upthingthatthetownstryingtodo.AccordingtoWilliamsex-tendingthemunicipalboundarythroughMACAisjustthefirststepoftheprocess.Tobegrantedtenureoverthoselandsthetownwillhavetogothroughasecond-aryprocessthroughthenewde-partmentofLandsbutonlyifMACArecommendsthetransfermoveforward.SeeMtisonpage3.responsibleforextensionstotownboundariesisnowreviewingthetownsapplication.MACAdeputyministerTomWilliamssaidthedepartmentskeyroleisinlead-ingconsultationwithotherpar-tiesthatcouldbeimpactedbyaRockestatesandnorthtoincludeaportionoftheSlaveRiver.Williamssaidtheboundaryex-tensionwouldessentiallyreectthecurrentlayoutofthecommunityallowingthetowntheabilitytoex-tendbylawenforcementbeyondtheIftheboundaryisextendedtheextensiongivesthetowntheauthoritytoapplybylawswithintheextendedzone.Thisreallyhelpsmunicipalitiestomoreeffectivelymanageservicesintheseareas.DeputyministerTomWilliamsMunicipalandCommunityAffairsAreasetasideforThaideneNenecouldshrinkTheareasetasideforthecre-ationoftheprotectedareanearLutselKemaybesmallerthanoriginallyplannedduetomineralinterest.Seepage2.GNWTagreestomeetwithDehchoFirstNationsThedisputingpartieshaveagreedtotakeabreakfromtheirimpassetondwaysofproceedingwithstalledlandclaimnegotiations.Seepage7.PhotoLawrenceNorbertFromleftDennyGordonAbrahamStewartJr.andWayneGreenlandhustletothenishlineduringthemenssnowshoeracesatthePeelRiverJamboreeFortMcPhersonsannualspringcarnival.ThefestivalbringstogetherpeoplefromthroughouttheBeaufortDelta.Seepage10.