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The three are part of an ongoing Lake White- fish study project involving Northern Indigenous peoples and academic researchers in the Mackenzie Delta. Students Northern photo courtesy of Rachel Hodgson Curlers share scientist Sahtu Dene and NorZinc signs Columnist prepare Red tape remains Premier The many Hay River Town secrets to conducts Hospitalization Metis sign land use Roy Erasmus for Canada a stumbling block frustrated by things I athletes Man jailed rebounds Lutsel K'e votes academic cancer study self-governance agreement with falls for fake Winter to mining, says slow oil and gas learned while heading to for firing as council success research released agreement Nahanni Butte news Games to protect land Fraser Institute development drawing darts tourney pellet gun restored Publication mail Contract #40012157 "I found that to be quite an experience because I was the minister of health at that time." 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The announcement came after the three role in harming people's health," she said, adding that girls were employee representatives wanted to initiate talks with the employer particularly susceptible to report not using condoms where drug January without the involvement of outside negotiators and lawyers, which and alcohol use are involved. is not permitted under the Public Service Alliance of Canada con- "Boys who were gay or bisexual were more likely to use con- stitution. Union of Northern Workers president Todd Parsons said doms than heterosexual boys. Girls who are queer identified were Sahtu Dene and Metis sign this led to their dismissal. less likely to use any kind of protection," she said. agreement-in-principle The ex-members released a statement saying the union was Lli Goline/Norman Wells approaching negotiations with an ulterior goal. A self government agreement-in-principle was signed between "Throughout the process it became more and more clear that Please see February, page 4 the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Norman Wells, paving the way to a the union had a predetermined agenda: to take us on strike at the final agreement and a Sahtu Dene and Metis government. same time as the GNWT and NTPC," stated an announcement by This new government would replace the current Norman Wells the former bargaining team.