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When the story of Alex Decoteau was told during a service at the Passchendaele Memorial in Belgium on Nov. 1, one Belgian citizen in the audience already knew it well.
Erwin Ureel-Vanhaverbeke, a soldier in the Belgian army who has an interest in the military history of his country, plans to organize an event to honor Decoteau, beginning in 2007.
The Cree Olympian…
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When the story of Alex Decoteau was told during a service at the Passchendaele Memorial in Belgium on Nov. 1, one Belgian citizen in the audience already knew it well.
Erwin Ureel-Vanhaverbeke, a soldier in the Belgian army who has an interest in the military history of his country, plans to organize an event to honor Decoteau, beginning in 2007.
The Cree Olympian…
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Irene Khan has helped to bring the issues of Aboriginal women in Canada to the international stage. Khan is the Secretary General of Amnesty International and has been a human rights activist since 1977.
On Oct. 26 in Edmonton Khan was given the Social Justice Award by the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) with the support of the Canadian Native…
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Irene Khan has helped to bring the issues of Aboriginal women in Canada to the international stage. Khan is the Secretary General of Amnesty International and has been a human rights activist since 1977.
On Oct. 26 in Edmonton Khan was given the Social Justice Award by the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) with the support of the Canadian Native…
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The not-for-profit community-based organization Crime Stoppers will host its first multi-cultural gala on Nov. 24.
The evening will raise funds for the Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton and Northern Alberta (CSAENA), and will bring together people of diverse cultures with good food and entertainment.
"We wanted to be able to not only fundraise, but we want to…
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The not-for-profit community-based organization Crime Stoppers will host its first multi-cultural gala on Nov. 24.
The evening will raise funds for the Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton and Northern Alberta (CSAENA), and will bring together people of diverse cultures with good food and entertainment.
"We wanted to be able to not only fundraise, but we want to…
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The Gathering of Elders 3rd National Aboriginal Symposium on Aging held Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 brought seniors from across Canada together to discuss shared concerns and to share diverse knowledge.
The symposium dealt with a wide variety of issues, including the retention of culture and values, health and housing problems, urban programs, traditional medicines and wellness and…
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An art installation that started out as a memorial to Aboriginal artist Carl Beam has become a source of conflict in an Edmonton neighborhood.
Noted Aboriginal artist Jane Ash Poitras and her son Eli put up the memorial in the small public park across the street from her home in July, but never sought permission from the city of Edmonton.
After complaints from…
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An art installation that started out as a memorial to Aboriginal artist Carl Beam has become a source of conflict in an Edmonton neighborhood.
Noted Aboriginal artist Jane Ash Poitras and her son Eli put up the memorial in the small public park across the street from her home in July, but never sought permission from the city of Edmonton.
After complaints from…
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Twenty Aboriginal veterans and their care providers, accompanied by 14 Aboriginal youth from all regions of Canada, travelled throughout Flanders and Normandy on both sides of the France-Belgium border from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4, paying their respects to fallen comrades buried in the many wartime graveyards throughout the region.
It was all part of a $1.5 million effort by…
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A deal that took five years to negotiate became a reality on Aug. 13 when representatives of Metco Ventures, an incorporated company of Region 1 of the Metis Nation of Alberta, signed a contract with Sodexho Canada to provide cleaning services for remote work site camps belonging to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in the Fort McMurray area.
The contract is worth millions…
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A deal that took five years to negotiate became a reality on Aug. 13 when representatives of Metco Ventures, an incorporated company of Region 1 of the Metis Nation of Alberta, signed a contract with Sodexho Canada to provide cleaning services for remote work site camps belonging to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in the Fort McMurray area.
The contract is worth millions…
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Now even more young Aboriginal females will be able to take advantage of a program designed to increase their participation in sports.
The program, funded by Sport Canada, is called Team Spirit: Aboriginal Girls In Sport.
Officials with both the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Education (CAAWS) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle…
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Now even more young Aboriginal females will be able to take advantage of a program designed to increase their participation in sports.
The program, funded by Sport Canada, is called Team Spirit: Aboriginal Girls In Sport.
Officials with both the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Education (CAAWS) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle…
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Things keep getting better for Mitchell Fox.
After winning the Alberta Junior Golf Championship in July, Fox won the Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship in August.
Fox is now in the running for a golf scholarship with a major American university.
The Canadian Junior Boys Championship is held by the Royal Canadian Golf Association and was open to male…