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Thaidene Paulette is the new chief of Smith's Landing First Nation in Fort Fitzgerald, Alta. The community's new chief and council were all acclaimed after nominations for candidates closed on June 1.
"Northerners say the federal government's plan to regulate the release of treated oilsands tailings water will be met with opposition by communities downstream."
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As the N.W.T.'s environment minister prepares to respond diplomatically to the potential for discharging treated oilsands tailings into the environment, Smith's Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie said officials should expect opposition from communities downstream from the oilfields.