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Devolution talks with Ottawa uncertain
The premier returned from the annual First Ministers conference with what many MLAs consider to be bad news on the issue of devolution.

Mackenzie Gas Project jobs cut
Three communities in the Sahtu and Deh Cho regions are several jobs lighter now that Imperial Oil has slashed some positions from its Mackenzie Gas Project offices in Fort Simpson, Norman Wells and Inuvik.

Deaths blamed on residential school money
Alcohol abuse fuelled by residential school compensation payments is being blamed as a factor in a series of recent deaths in Fort Simpson..

Tackling the drug trade
The South Slave has had enough of the illegal drug trade and is proposing a new way to combat it. In Fort Smith on Jan. 16, community representatives met Justice Minister Jackson Lafferty and the RCMP to propose a three-member drug interdiction task force, including a police dog, be established in the South Slave..

Speculation is rampant
Few details are available after Premier Floyd Roland announced his intention to cut $135 million - roughly 10 per cent - over two years from the territory's budget this spring.

Hay River opts for mayoral byelection, not appointment
Voters in Hay River will soon be heading back to the polls - this time to elect a new mayor. On Jan. 22, town council opted for a byelection to fill the vacancy left by John Pollard's recent resignation as mayor.

Classes in Tulita continue without school
Teachers and students at the Chief Albert Wright school in Tulita are soldiering on since the loss of their school to arson on Oct. 9, 2007.

Fantastic learning experience
A young woman from Hay River is getting ready for another adventure to see the world. Petrena Field's destination this time will be Africa.

Weather records shattered
Temperature records were shattered throughout the Mackenzie Delta earlier this month as a low pressure system brought warm air from the Pacific into the region.

One year for trafficking
A Hay River woman has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for trafficking crack cocaine. Rachel Martel, 43, was sentenced Jan. 25 in Hay River Territorial Court.

Park wants feedback
Wood Buffalo National Park wants to know what people think. Beginning in mid-January, the park mailed a short survey to every household in Fort Smith, Hay River and Fort Resolution, along with the Alberta communities of Fort Fitzgerald, Garden River and Fort Chipewyan.

Woman postpones film school to create documentary
Anne-Marie Jackson thought she had her life planned out, at least for the next few years. She had been accepted to the Vancouver Film School and was getting ready to move. Then she got a call from the National Film Board (NFB).

School has something for everyone
The students in Mrs. Arey's Grade 3/4 class at Norman Wells' Mackenzie Mountain school all say they enjoy learning - but when it comes to deciding which subject is best, the jury is still out.

Bolshoy brings strings to NWT
Daniel Bolshoy has been in the NWT before, but he's about to see a lot more of it. At the end of this month, the young classical guitarist will zig-zag across the territory, touring from Wrigley to Fort Smith.

Call her out to fill it up
After the community-owned Co-op closed the Pehdzeh Ki First Nation took over operation of the fuel bar and Elsie Hardisty became the only gas station attendant between Fort Simpson and Tulita.

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