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EDMONTON - Music fans can enjoy an evening of entertainment while helping out at-risk youth, thanks to a fundraising event to be held at the Canadian Native Friendship Centre.
Dream Catcher Tour 2000 will be held at the Friendship Centre, located at 11205 - 101 St., on Friday, April 28. Tom Jackson will host the event, and will be joined on stage by fellow performers Lisa…
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EDMONTON - Music fans can enjoy an evening of entertainment while helping out at-risk youth, thanks to a fundraising event to be held at the Canadian Native Friendship Centre.
Dream Catcher Tour 2000 will be held at the Friendship Centre, located at 11205 - 101 St., on Friday, April 28. Tom Jackson will host the event, and will be joined on stage by fellow performers Lisa…
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SUCKER CREEK - The Sucker Creek recreation centre will be a very entertaining place to be on Sat., April 29, as local children 14 years and under take part in Junior Talent Quest 2000.
Organizer DonnaWillier has been involved in co-ordinating talent shows and jamborees in the community since 1997.
Last year she organized the Willow Point talent show as part of the…
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SUCKER CREEK - The Sucker Creek recreation centre will be a very entertaining place to be on Sat., April 29, as local children 14 years and under take part in Junior Talent Quest 2000.
Organizer DonnaWillier has been involved in co-ordinating talent shows and jamborees in the community since 1997.
Last year she organized the Willow Point talent show as part of the…
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The Metis Settlements General Council, the governing body for Alberta's eight settlements and 6,000 people, have a new leader in the person of Randy Parenteau.
On July 26, Parenteau, a member and former chairperson of the Fishing Lake Settlement, was elected president for a three-year term.
He replaces Ken Noskey who held the position for nine years.
In his…
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The Metis Settlements General Council, the governing body for Alberta's eight settlements and 6,000 people, have a new leader in the person of Randy Parenteau.
On July 26, Parenteau, a member and former chairperson of the Fishing Lake Settlement, was elected president for a three-year term.
He replaces Ken Noskey who held the position for nine years.
In his…
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With increased Aboriginal direction and operation, the religious gathering of the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage has been reshaped to accommodate the ever increasing Native visitors.
With more than 40,000 people attending the pilgrimage annually, this year the event held from July 22 to 27 celebrated a new partnership between Aboriginal people and the Missionary Oblates of…
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With increased Aboriginal direction and operation, the religious gathering of the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage has been reshaped to accommodate the ever increasing Native visitors.
With more than 40,000 people attending the pilgrimage annually, this year the event held from July 22 to 27 celebrated a new partnership between Aboriginal people and the Missionary Oblates of…
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Norman was a healthy, active 23-year-old, but one night he drank more alcohol than he should have and drove home without wearing his seatbelt. The road conditions were poor but he didn't slow down. When approaching a curve, he lost control of the truck and rolled it. Norman fell through his open truck window and the truck rolled over his back. Now Norman is in a wheelchair, and…
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Norman was a healthy, active 23-year-old, but one night he drank more alcohol than he should have and drove home without wearing his seatbelt. The road conditions were poor but he didn't slow down. When approaching a curve, he lost control of the truck and rolled it. Norman fell through his open truck window and the truck rolled over his back. Now Norman is in a wheelchair, and…
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In the 35 years pharmacist Sam Ibrahim has been in business, herbal and homeopathic medicine have moved from the fringes of accepted healthcare modalities almost to the mainstream in Canada.
Last month Ibrahim, who trained as a pharmacist in Germany where herbology is an essential part of doctors' and pharmacists' training, accepted an invitation to speak at Enoch First…
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In the 35 years pharmacist Sam Ibrahim has been in business, herbal and homeopathic medicine have moved from the fringes of accepted healthcare modalities almost to the mainstream in Canada.
Last month Ibrahim, who trained as a pharmacist in Germany where herbology is an essential part of doctors' and pharmacists' training, accepted an invitation to speak at Enoch First…
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Edmonton's White Buffalo Athletic Club is starting to generate quite a following these days. The group, organized by Harold Burden, recently returned from Super Cup 2000, an Aboriginal soccer tournament at Saanich, British Columbia.
The legal name for the club is the Aboriginal Holistic Youth Sport Development Society which operates through a grant provided via the Urban…
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Edmonton's White Buffalo Athletic Club is starting to generate quite a following these days. The group, organized by Harold Burden, recently returned from Super Cup 2000, an Aboriginal soccer tournament at Saanich, British Columbia.
The legal name for the club is the Aboriginal Holistic Youth Sport Development Society which operates through a grant provided via the Urban…
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A new art gallery owned, operated and managed by a group of Aboriginal youth has opened on Whyte avenue, the hub of Edmonton's artistic expression.
Sun and Moon Visionaries art gallery and studio opened its doors to the public last April and have been receiving an excellent response.
"We've been receiving lots of support through word of mouth," said Jaret Sinclair-…