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Canada geese like the one shown here are the worst for cooking but best for making dry meat, according to Anne Thrasher from Paulatuk. She says everyone has their own preferences for tasty breeds. Photo courtesy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
What's good for the goose…

Brodie Thomas
Northern News Services

Tuktoyaktuk and Paulatuk Geese from down south have arrived in most Beaufort Delta communities and many residents have packed up and headed out on the land for their spring hunt. The flying feathers have many people talking once again about what to do with all that meat and down that is being collected and brought home. Up in Paulatuk, Anne Thrasher said she is looking forward to cooking up some goose soup and replenishing her oil reserves. "The unused oil I jar for cooking because it is better quality than beef fat. When we make soup the layer of oil just floats to the top and we spoon that out." Continued  

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Richard Lafferty, owner of Flash Point Facilitators in Fort Providence, says his business missed out on the initial construction phase of the Deh Cho Bridge due to a lack of communication by the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation and the main contractor on the job, ATCON.

Contractor cries foul over bridge work
NWT NEWS/NORTH - A Fort Providence heavy equipment contractor says poor communication and broken promises have ruined his business's chances of taking part in the preliminary stages of construction for the Deh Cho Bridge. Richard Lafferty, owner of Flashpoint Facilitators Ltd., said a promise was made during meetings he had with the Deh Cho Bridge Corp. and the primary contractor on the project, New Brunswick-based Atcon, to provide Fort Providence businesses the first chance to work on the project. However, the project manager for the bridge corporation said Lafferty's allegations are "nonsense."

Hay River Deputy Mayor Mike Maher watches floodwater cover Fisherman’s Wharf on the evening of May 5. Flood scare for Hay River residents
NWT NEWS/NORTH - For some people on the Hay River Reserve, the flood of ’08 was a harrowing experience they will not soon forget. In all, 27 people were trapped when flooding quickly cut off the road to the rest of the reserve just before 9 p.m. on May 5.

Behchoko's Under 12 girls that won the award for most outstanding team at Super Soccer were, from left: Rhonda Apples, Hilary Daniels, Shelly Eyakfwo, coach Christopher Cochrane, Lasinda Migwi, Victoria Apples, Hannah Mantla, Tatianna Rabesca, Laina Steinwand and Renee Ekendia.

Behchoko rewarded for outstanding soccer
NWT NEWS/NORTH - Players on Behchoko's U12 girls soccer team weren't really sure why they were selected as most outstanding team at the Super Soccer tournament in Yellowknife this month. But one thing was certain. "We were just having fun out there," said Behchoko's Rhonda Apple, 10, of Elizabeth Mackenzie Elementary school.

John Rombough is shown here working on a painting. He was featured in this year's From the Spirit series. Earth Magic Media features NWT artists in new series
NWT NEWS/NORTH - Television producer Raymond Yakeleya's been living in Edmonton for years, but he still has a soft spot for his home in Tulita. Yakeleya, along with co-producer Bill Stewart, runs Earth Magic Media, a production company that features many aspects of aboriginal life in Canada. But though he's based in Alberta, he always finds a way to include the NWT.

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