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In a sign of the times, a descendant of a renowned Canadian native statesman has become the first aboriginal member of the National Energy Board. After eight years of battles that repeatedly slowed down Canada’s northern natural gas pipeline project and amid signs the conflicts are spreading, aboriginal relations are emerging as a government and industry priority. Strater Crowfoot — a former Siksika (Blackfoot) chief whose great-great grandfather, Chief Crowfoot, a Canadian counterpart to Sitting Bull in the American West, led high plains tribes of hunters and warriors to open southern Alberta for peaceful settlement by signing Treaty 7 in 1877 — joined the NEB this month.

Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University is expecting a more active than normal hurricane season this year with an above average probability of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones and U.S. hurricane landfall. In the extended range forecast released on Friday, Gray’s team of meteorologists predicted there would be eight hurricanes, three of them intense hurricanes and a total of 12 named storms this year.

Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University is expecting a more active than normal hurricane season this year with an above average probability of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones and U.S. hurricane landfall. In the extended range forecast released on Friday, Gray’s team of meteorologists predicted there would be eight hurricanes, three of them intense hurricanes and a total of 12 named storms this year.

According to renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next hurricane season, particularly the 2003 season, which is expected to be more active than normal. Gray expects 12 named storms, eight hurricanes and three intense hurricanes (category 3-5) in 2003.

According to renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next hurricane season, particularly the 2003 season, which is expected to be more active than normal. Gray expects 12 named storms, eight hurricanes and three intense hurricanes (category 3-5) in 2003.

Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray and his team ofsoothsayers at Colorado State University have scaled back theirforecast made in early June for the 2000 hurricane season, butstill expect it to be more active than average.

Renowned hurricane soothsayer Dr. William Gray and his team atColorado State University have scaled back their forecast for thehurricane season but still expect the season to be more active thanaverage. Seven rather than eight hurricanes are expected now andonly three of them are expected to be intense rather than the fourexpected in the group’s prior forecast on June 7. In round numbers,the August forecast is for three named storms, two hurricanes, andone intense or major hurricane.