Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
TuesdayApril1420155COLUMNS15YearsAgo...ComplexsoldRogerAllentheministerresponsiblefortheNWTHous-ingCorp.NWTHChasannouncedthecompletionofadealtosellamade-in-the-NWTseniorscomplextoSteb-binsAlaska.Theve-unitcomplexvaluedatroughly1millionwillbebuiltasapilotprojectbetweentheNWTHCtheUSDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentandtheAlaskaHousingFinanceCorp.IssueApril11200020YearsAgo...NWTpremierunderinvestigationforconictofinterestNorthwestTerritoriesPremierNellieCournoyeaisbeinginvestigatedforapossibleconictofinterestfromcomplaintslodgedbyanEnterprisebusinessman.CournoyeaconrmedintheLegislativeAssemblyApr.5thatshewasbeinginvestigatedaspremierbythecon-ictofinterestcommissioneronthebasisofcomplaintslodgedbyKarlMuelleracontractorlivinginEnterprise.IssueApril12199530YearsAgo...NickersontourstheUSSRWesternArcticMPDaveNickersonhasjustreturnedfromatouroftheUSSRwithJoeClarktheSecretaryofStateforExternalaffairsandapartyofMPsgovern-mentofcialsandpress.Thegroupofabout30begantheirgoodwillvisitinLeningradandstoppedinSi-beriaMoscowandUkraine.IssueApril111985ARCHIVESByDAWNKOSTELNIKWhenthebagisfullyoure-moveitandreplaceitwithanewbag.Itisjustlovelyperch-ingabovethefullbagthatnoonewantstotakeoutuntiltheyabsolutelyhaveto.Saidgreenbagisthrownoutsideofthehouseandlefttofreeze.Thehoneywagoncomesalongtopickituponceaweek.Youdontwanttohearwhathappensnextbutthisisre-alitythisiswhatreallyhap-pened.Frozenhoneybagsaretakenoutandleftontheseaicetoawaitspringbreak-up.Fromheretheywillgetcar-riedouttoseawiththeiceanddroptheirloadintothepristineArcticOcean.Thishappenedalongtimeagobeforepeopleknewbetter.IthinkthatVictoriaB.C.doessomethingsimilarinthisday.Thereisnotasmuchofavisualimpactwhenrawsew-ageisrundirectlyfromthiscapitalcityinBeautifulBritishColumbiaCanadaontotheooroftheocean.Butgiventhesizeoftheirpopulationtheabilityforproductionofthisproductwouldhavemuchgreaterimpactonthisunder-seagardenwheretheirfoodgrows.Ihaveheardthatshandmollusksfromthisareaareavoureddifferentlyfromlesspopulatedareasthatdontpumprawpoopintotheirfoodproductionarea.Copperminehadapopula-tionof1200whenthismemorywascreated.NotasmuchpoopproductionasVictoriaandbythewaysinceweareonthetopichasDawsonCityYukonnallygotitspooptogetherandquitpumpingcrapintotheLegendaryYukonRiverOnceuponatimeinCop-perminearookiewithim-mensepossibilitiesjoinedthehoneybucketbrigade.Hisheartwasintherightplace.Hediligentlyheavedthefro-zenpilesofgreenencasedturdsontothewagonandcar-riedthemoutontotheseaice.Heispromptheleavesnotagreenplasticturdcarrierany-where.Theyhavebeenknowntotrytoescapetheseslipperygreenbags.Thedogsndthemandallhellandsmellbreaksloose.Inthespringthelostonesthawandcanbetrackeddownbycautiouslyapproachingfromdownwindtheycannotseepunnoticed.Atthispointnoonewantstobetheonewhondsitandhastodisposeofit.Withhisenthusiasmandinhisin-nocenceheforgetsoneveryim-portantstepintheeliminationofelimination.Tobecontinued.www.thewhitegirl.caByBOBBROMLEYMLAWeledehDraftfrackingregulationsreleasedbyGNWTavoidthemainquestionsofwhetherornotweshouldbefrackingatallandwhetherornottherisksareacceptabletothepublic.Itssayingtothepublicwedontcarehowcontroversialfrackingisweonlywantyourinputonhowtooverseefrackingprojectsthatwewillpermittogoahead.PremierMcLeodhassaidre-peatedlythatthisgovernmentdevolvednewauthoritysothatNorthernerscanhaveamuchstrongervoicethanwhenOt-tawawasinthedriversseat.Letsexaminewhatsactuallyhappening.Northernershaverepeatedlyraisedconcernstoourgov-ernmentaboutfracking.TheDeneNationcalledforamor-atoriumonfrackingin2011theGwichinTribalCouncilbannedfrackingin2013theSahtuSecretariatcalledforacomprehensivereviewin2014theAkaitchoGovernmentcalledforabanin2014795NorthernerssignedapetitioncallingontheGNWTin2014torequireafullenvironmen-talassessmentforanyfrackingapplicationsaTulitapetitionin2014calledforfrackingap-plicationsbeputtoavoteintheSahtutheMay2014mockNWTEldersParliamentvotedunanimouslytoplaceamorato-riumonfrackinguntilimpactsarebetterunderstoodandover800Northernershavealreadysignedanactivepetitioncallingforamoratoriumuntilacom-prehensivereviewoftheriskshasbeencompleted.Comparethiswiththegov-ernmentsresponseanarro-gantclaimthattheywhohaveneverdonethisbeforearecondenttheycanmanagetherisksoffrackingtrustus.Asthegovernmentcontin-uestoignoreNorthernersvoicesconcernsaboutthishighlycontroversialprac-ticeonlyincrease.Researchontheimpactsoffrackingismaturingandbeingpublished.Itdemonstratesthattheriskstowaterhumanhealthandclimatearenotbeingsuccess-fullymanagedandinfactwedonotevenunderstandorhavethetechnologywithwhichtomanagethem.LessthantwoweeksagoNewBrunswickjoinedthelistofCanadianjurisdictionstobanfracking.Northernersconcernsarelegitimateonanotherimpor-tantfront.Scientistshavestatedinpeer-reviewedstud-iessuchastheonebyChris-topheMcGladeandPaulEkinsintheJanuary2015issueoftherespectedsciencejournalNaturethatwemustleaveatleasttwo-thirdsofalreadyknownfossilfuelreservesinthegroundandunburnedifwearetoavoidcatastrophicclimatechange.ThisincludesallthosedepositsintheNorth-westTerritoriesbecauseofthehighemissionscostofextrac-tionandtransportation.Thegovernmentisonrecordinsupportofthescienceyetcon-tinuestoignorethesendingsandactasiftheydonotexist.TheiractionsareoutofsyncwiththesciencethewishesofmanyNorthernersandthewell-beingofourfamiliesandfuturegenerations.Thegovernmentsfocusonfossilfuelextractionasthemainhopetodriveoureconomyisshort-sightedandmisguided.Insteadweneedanexplicitplanandscheduletoreduceourrelianceonfos-silfuelsforbothenergyandeconomicneedswhilebuild-ingatrulysustainableenergyandeconomicdevelopmentstrategythatwillserveourfamiliesandcommunitiesforfuturegenerations.Thegovernmentsaysthatitislookingtoengageresidentsonitsdraftfrackingregula-tions.Ihopethatpeoplewilltakeadvantageofeveryop-portunitytomaketheirviewsknownduringthespringandearlysummerascommunityengagementproceeds.Ihopetheywillrmlyraisethebigquestionslikewhetherornotweshouldbefrackingatall.AndIhopethistimetheircommentswillbeheard.GNWTignoresshouldweornotquestiononfrackingNorthernJournal2015JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKBeingasocialworkerisntaneasyjobbutthesmallmomentsofhappinesstheygettodelivertofamiliesmakethelonghoursheavyworkloadandstressworthit.SosaysFortSmithsocialworkerMaryBishoponeofthreetoreceiveanationalDistinguishedServiceAwardlastweekfromtheAssociationofSocialWork-ersinNorthernCanadaandtheCanadianAssociationofSocialWorkersmarkingthecloseofNationalSocialWorkMonth.FortSmithsocialworkerwinsnationalawardforcareKimberlyLustyCongratulationsMaryBishopSohappyforyouyouresoverydeservingofitPatriciaSeppWeneedtokeepourchil-drensafeandinhomecommunities..nomorefarmedoutattitude.Congratula-tionsonyourawardCarolCollinsWeneedpeoplelikethisinthecommunitiesawesomejobMaryBishopDeneseBoucherKeepourkidswheretheybelongwiththepeoplewhoputthemrsttheoneswholovethemandtheoneswhoDONOTusethemastoolsagainsttheotherparentWhiteGirlTheEdgeoftheWorld