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News Briefs: Friday, March 16, 2012
Giant Mine conveyor coming down
The Northern-most section of the mill conveyor at the Giant Mine site will be dismantled soon.
The Giant Mine Remediation Project is waiting on a demolition permit, said Adrian Paradis, acting manager for the project. Paradis is hopeful the permit will come through today, in which case work will begin as early as tomorrow.
- Laura Busch
Lloyd Thrasher in court
Lloyd Thrasher appeared in territorial court Wednesday for a hearing into whether he should be ordered to stay away from a female complainant.
"In this case, the person feared that she would be injured by Mr. Thrasher, and basically it's a stay-away order," Crown prosecutor Alex Godfry said. "He didn't agree, so then we had a hearing."
More argument in the case is scheduled for this morning and a decision could come as early as today.
- Laura Busch
NDP leadership hopeful in Yk
Ottawa Centre NDP leadership hopeful Paul Dewar is in the North today with Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington, who has endorsed Dewar for the position of party leader.
Dewar is scheduled to visit the Snowking's castle at 4 p.m.
- Kevin Allerston
Facade-lift for Yellowknife
It's title may be a mouthful, but the 2012 Commercial and Residential Condominium Facade and Site Improvement Program plans to give residents and visitors to Yellowknife an eyeful.
The city has about $30,000 to contribute to the beautification and repair of building street fronts. The grant will cover 50 per cent of eligible improvement costs for accepted projects.
This is the first year that eligibility has been open to buildings outside of downtown, including Old Airport Road and Old Town. Grant application forms are available on the city's website and will be accepted until March 31.
- Lyndsay Herman
News Briefs: Thursday, March 15, 2012
New sled dog race
The Dehcho Sled Dog Championships, a new Fort Providence race, will be held on March 17 and 18. There will be two sets of races each day with the 10-dog, 18-mile race starting at noon and the six-dog, 6.5-mile race starting at 2 p.m.
All of the races will start at the Snowshoe Inn and continue along the Fort Providence access road and then beside Highway 3. Teams from the NWT, B.C. and Alberta are expected to compete in the race.
"I think it's going to be fun," said Susan Fleck, who is assisting organizer Danny Beaulieu.
Soccer tourney in Fort Simpson
The annual Connie Loutit Memorial Tournament will be taking place from March 16 to 18 in Fort Simpson.
At least four communities are expected to send teams, including Fort Resolution, Fort Providence, Fort Liard and Behchoko. Athletes are also expected to attend from Trout Lake, Jean Marie River and Hay River.
The teams will compete in divisions including U12, 14, 16, 19 and Open. Games will be held in both the recreation centre and Thomas Simpson School.
Fort Simpson players compete in darts territorials
Five Fort Simpson darts players will be representing the village at a territorial competition this weekend.
Brenda Moreau, Steve Gooderham, Sheila Pollard, Chris Lake and John Dempsey will be competing in the NWT Darts Territorials in Yellowknife from March 16 to 18.
Up for grabs are spots on the territorial team for the national darts championships.
Last year, Moreau ranked first in the women's division at the territorials while Gooderham was named an alternate for the men's team.
Fort Providence prepares for annual jamboree
The Bison Jamboree is taking place in Fort Providence from March 20 to 25. On the opening day there will be a sliding party at noon and an opening ceremony at the arbor at 3 p.m.
Events throughout the week are set to include men's and women's traditional events, youth activities, a family talent show, snow drag races, a family fun run and a poker rally.
There will also be a boys' handgames tournament that will start on March 23 at 6 p.m.
Gearing up for another gardening season
Next Wednesday, residents can take a break from the cold winter weather to dream of green herbs and flowers
The Inuvik Community Garden Society and the Inuvik Interagency Committee have partnered up with Ecology North to offer some gardening workshops next Wednesday in Inuvik.
Longtime community gardener Lona Sorenson, from Ecology North and the Yellowknife Community Garden, will be at the Inuvik Interagency Building from noon until 1 p.m. to discuss gardening in the permafrost zone and selecting the right seeds for the soil nutrients and to demonstrate simple soil nutrient tests.
As residents drive by the greenhouse, they might notice a gaping hole where one of the panels used to sit.
According to Janet Boxwell, Inuvik Community Garden Society chair, funding has been secured for maintenance and renovations, new panel sections have been ordered and will be replaced once it warms up.
The damage was caused by January's windstorm.
Inuvik winners head to territorial skills competition
Five Inuvik students are heading to Yellowknife for the Territorial Skills Competition on April 17 after faring very well at the recent regional competition held at Samuel Hearne Secondary School last month.
Inuvik's Luke Terry is going for workplace safety. Danita Frost-Arey won a place for her fashionable evening up-do and general hairstyling skills. Ben Kaufman and Hailey Vebonac are going south for their baking skills and Scott Ross heads to Yellowknife to show the rest of the territory how he can cook.
The NWT-North competition brought in 41 competitors from eight communities in the Beaufort Delta and the Sahtu.
Women gather for special day
More than 30 women gathered at the Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre on Thursday evening for a potluck dinner and fellowship to mark International Women's Day.
Held March 8, events were held all over the world to showcase the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Organizations, governments, charities and women's groups chose different themes that reflect global and local gender issues.
Eliza Firth, her granddaughters Angelina Wainman and Kalena Wainman, Julie Anonuevo, Cleo Pagarigan and Daisy Anonuevo were among those who attended.
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