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Wednesday October 28 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Canada Post offering northern parcel rates Canada Post has developed new rates which will make it cheaper to send counter parcels within the NWT but more expensive to send such parcels to or from the North. The new rates came into effect Oct. 2. On average the cost of a regular counter parcel leaving or entering the Territories is going to increase by 25 per cent. Issue October 24 2000 20 Years Ago... NWTel cruises onto the Internet NorthWesTels customer service is going computer- ized. The northern phone company unveiled its Internet home page last week with president Bill Dunbar saying weve found a new way to reach our customers and to reach Internet users across the world. Internet users can access NorthWesTels new site at www.wimsey. comyukonbusinessnwtel. Issue October 24 1995 30 Years Ago... MLAs consider deputy leader The NWT legislative assembly is considering a dep- uty leader position. The matter arose following the elec- tion of Nick Sibbeston as government leader earlier this week. There was an attempt by members of the execu- tive to have the man he beat for the job Dennis Patter- son named to a new position as deputy leader. But the attempt was quashed by other MLAs in the assembly. Issue October 24 1985 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Damaged by re in 2013 the arena in Fort Smith is almost ready to welcome eager athletes back to the ice but is there more going on Refurbished arena one small step for Fort Smith one giant leap for NWT 12 people like this. Liberal candidates swept all three territories Oct. 19 upsetting longtime incumbents and helping return the Trudeaus to 24 Sussex Drive with a majority government. Grits sweep North en route to majority 6 people like this. By DAWN KOSTELNIK Something is dreadfully wrong. The rescuers set up their camp away from the Komatik ghosts are pulling at their mitts and whispering in their ears. No one can say Peter Ts name no one is sure that he will ever come if they call him they are afraid that his spirit will return and be angry with them trying to call him back from the un- derworld. This is bad very bad they want to go home they cannot return until they White Girl Nanurluk super bear nd him. Spirits are lurking the men shut their eyes and try to shut out the ghosts All night the spirits drift through their tent and breathe frost in their faces. Heisgonetotheseabelow the ice with the sea goddess Sedna. But where There isnobreakintheiceWewill make a circle for a mile and come back. If he is still not to be found we leave I wont spend one more minute with thesedemonsoatingaround us No Peter T. to be found. No one wants to open his nomatikthesunwarmsupthe darktarpedinloadashiftoc- cursahugehairypawescapes the connes and drops to the iceoorblackskinwhitefur. David look look na- nook Approaching the sled cautiouslytheyuntiethetarp. Ahugepolarbearisbundledup on the komatik. A clean shot to the head had stopped this giantinhistrackshemustbe eightfeetlongandweighover 1400pounds. HeisNanurluk superbear. Whereisthehunter of the bear There is no sign ofastrugglebetweenthetwo. It was a death shot and only one shell that dropped him where did Peter T go Their skincrawlswiththesupernatu- ralthebearsspiritmusthave comebackandswallowedhim wholeand alive There is lots of gas in the skidoo and in the warmth of thespringsunitstartsreadily. David Peter Ts son is to fol- low his fathers komatik the other men take the lead with the Komatik in the middle. It takes several attempts to dislodge the big sled it has frozen into the snow and ice of the Arctic Ocean. With a hard jerk the komatik is free and everyone runs to jump on waiting skidoos. Ataataga Ataataga fa- ther sobs David. As the komatik pulls ahead David sees a black bundle sunken in the snow. The men rush back to inspect the situation. Peter Tisrolledoveronhimselfand frozen stiff. Peter T has been frozen for a long time they cannot straighten him out to load him on the sled with the Polar Bear. In the end he is tied on top of the bear curled up like a large baby it is hard to secure him. To be continued. www.thewhitegirl.ca By MARC MAYRAND I would like to take this op- portunity to thank the more than230000Canadianswho contributed to the successful delivery of the 42nd general election. Once again Canadians were willing to take time from their busy lives mak- ing personal and profes- sional sacrices to work long Chief Electoral Ofcer thanks election workers hours to ensure their fellow citizens could exercise their democratic right to vote and receive the election results without delay following the close of the polls. I am over- whelmed by the exceptional professionalism and dedica- tionourelectionworkershave demonstrated in serving Ca- nadian electors often in very challenging circumstances. Some three million more Canadians voted at this fed- eral general election than at the 2011 election re- sulting in the highest voter turnout in more than 20 years. There was a remark- able level of voter activity throughout the election which in some instances resulted in wait times at both the advance polls and on election day. Our elec- tion workers provided the best service possible to their friends and neighbours in communities across our great land for that is the true strength of our elec- toral process Canadians working hard to make it possible for their fellow Canadians to choose the elected officials who will represent them in the House of Commons. There will be time in the coming weeks and months to review our electoral pro- cedures and consider ways they could be modernized for future elections. For now our dedicated election work- ers should take great pride in their accomplishments and important contribu- tions to our society. I know that all Canadians join me in thanking them for their excellent work in the service of democracy. Marc Mayrand is Canadas Electoral Ofcer. ELECTION FACTS A total of 17559353 votes were cast in the 2015 federal election an increase of 19.3 per cent over 2011 when only 14720580 votes were cast. Voter turnout was 68.1 per cent. That was the highest turnout since the 1993 election when it was 69.6 per cent. The winning Liberal Party received 6930136 votes in 2015 and only 2783175 votes in 2011 representing an increase of 149 per cent. The political party to receive the fewest votes while eld- ing multiple candidates was the Canadian Action Party which ran three candidates and received 429 votes.