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Tuesday April 28 2015 7 POLITICS INTERNATIONAL Visit Diggerz Powersports online at www.diggerz.ca 2 Aspen Road Hay River NT X0E 0P0 867 874-3224 OUR BIGGEST SALE TO DATE HUGE SAVINGSALL WINTER CLOTHING IS 35 OFF NEW NON-CURRENT SIDE BY SIDES STARTING AT 8999 THATS 4500 OFF MSRP NEW NON-CURRENT FULL SIZE ATVS STARTING AT 5499 THATS 3500 OFF MSRP ALL WITH FULL WARRANTY SPRING INTO SAVINGS U.S. Consul predicts increased American interest in NWT Diplomat makes nal tour of the territory to cap off three-year term By MEAGAN WOHLBERG Last weeks tour of the Northwest Territo- ries will be the nal one for Peter Kujawinski as U.S. Consul General but denitely not the last time the diplomat will venture North of 60 to take in more of the sights. The U.S. representative for Alberta Sas- katchewan and the Northwest Territories is nishing his term this August and spent last week touching base one last time in the terri- tory where he met with political leaders and took in an array of cultural experiences. AfterthreeyearsintheroleKujawinskisaidhe canseeeconomicdevelopmentpossibilitiesare openingupfortheNorthandwiththemoppor- tunities for more co-operation with the States. The long-term trends here in terms of increased economic activity are only going in one direction and thats up he told The Journal from Yellowknife last week where he met with the premier several ministers and the NWT Commissioner along with First Nations and community leaders. Theressomuchpotentialhereanditsanop- portunitynotonlyforAmericanbusinesses...but Imprettyconvincedthattheamountofinterac- tions that the Northwest Territories is going to havewithAmericansnotonlytouristsbutalso thegovernmentisgoingtoincreasebecauseof theverycommonintereststhatwehavehesaid. Kujawinski expects much of that develop- ment will be tied to advancements in critical infrastructurenotingthepotentialsofferedby theInuviktoTuktoyaktukhighway.Theconsul gottoseeconstructionontheroadwayrsthand withavisittoInuvikandTuktoyaktuklastweek and remarked on the magnitude of the project. Its going to be the rst all-weather road reaching the Arctic Ocean in all of Canada but toacertainextentitsalsoallofNorthAmerica because in Alaska we do have a very old basic roadthatreachestheArcticbutthisoneisgoing tobetherstthathasservicesthatanordinary touristcanreachwhichisjustabsolutelyfasci- natinghesaid.Especiallyforpeoplewhowant to check the Arctic Ocean off their bucket list this Inuvik-Tuk highway is going to be a really big deal for American tourists. I would not be surprised to see a lot of Americans. Further changes to the seasonal Arctic sea ice cover that is decreasing through climate change also offer economic opportunities he said whether those be to cruise ships or vessels related to shipping. Just to hear that they would love a deepwa- ter port in Tuk I think that thats very much a long-term desire of theirs and its interesting to see how theyre preparing for what many people consider - both in the States and in Canada - to be a denite increase of activity in the Arctic he said. Kujawinski highlighted many interests and issues shared by Alaska and Canadas North whether they be health outcomes for isolated communitieshighenergycostsinfrastructure decitsorjointactivitywhenitcomestoevery- thingfromArcticsearchandrescuetosea-oor mapping.Itsthoseopportunitiesforseamless co-operation that Kujawinski said the U.S. is hopingtoaddressduringitstermaschairofthe Arctic Council over the next two years. Increasingourjointactivityandourco-oper- ationwhenitcomestotheCoastGuardandlots ofotherthingswillonlybeforthebetterhesaid. During his latest travels to the NWT Ku- jawinski also met with several sports repre- sentatives to talk about the possibility of a high-prole American soccer player making a visit North in June. Though his next visit will be unofcial Kujawinski said he intends to continue pro- moting productive relationships between his home country and Canadas North especially when it comes to industry and tourism. When I come here Im just struck by how beautiful this place is and when I leave I can denitely promise that Im going to come back - probably more as a private citizen than as an ofcial - but its been a great experience. Im going to be a tourist promoter for Yellowknife. U.S. Consul General Peter Kujawinski left goes dog sledding with NWT Commissioner George Tuccaro while in Yellowknife last weekend. PhotocourtesyofU.S.ConsulateGeneral-Calgary