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The new community centre on the Elizabeth Metis Settlement is bigger than the community's previous building and boasts quite a few new and improved features.
According to Kurt Ostermann, the new building is 140 feet by 80 feet, making a total floor space of 11,200 square feet. Ostermann estimated the old community centre was only about 4,000 square feet.
Ostermann…
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The people of the Elizabeth Metis Settlement have something to celebrate, and a brand-new building in which to hold their celebrations.
The community of approximately 750, located just south of Grand Centre in northeastern Alberta, will soon see completion of a new community centre.
Richard Blyan is chairman of the Elizabeth Metis settlement. Blyan said the new…
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The people of the Elizabeth Metis Settlement have something to celebrate, and a brand-new building in which to hold their celebrations.
The community of approximately 750, located just south of Grand Centre in northeastern Alberta, will soon see completion of a new community centre.
Richard Blyan is chairman of the Elizabeth Metis settlement. Blyan said the new…
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When you begin a businss, an entire business plan is needed before a financial plan can even be looked at and an institution approached for funding.
"You have to look at your management background, identify your deficiencies, put together a market plan and then move into a financial plan," said Fred Uwazny, owner of Interactive Business Solutions, out of Lethbridge in…
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When you begin a businss, an entire business plan is needed before a financial plan can even be looked at and an institution approached for funding.
"You have to look at your management background, identify your deficiencies, put together a market plan and then move into a financial plan," said Fred Uwazny, owner of Interactive Business Solutions, out of Lethbridge in…
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Did you know that based on recent developments with Revenue Canada, it is now more difficult for First Nation people to be exempt from taxation on investment income?
For many years "status" Indian people have relied on Revenue Canada Taxation's policy that "interest on a bank account is earned at the location at which the funds are on deposit." For example, interest is…
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Did you know that based on recent developments with Revenue Canada, it is now more difficult for First Nation people to be exempt from taxation on investment income?
For many years "status" Indian people have relied on Revenue Canada Taxation's policy that "interest on a bank account is earned at the location at which the funds are on deposit." For example, interest is…
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On Jan. 18, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the newly built Kisipatnahk School on the Louis Bull reserve in Hobbema.
More than a hundred people attended the ceremony, which included a pipe ceremony, entertainment by a hoop dancer, traditional dancers, and a local traditional drum group.
Elder, Lottie Moonias, 79, did the honor of cutting the ribbon, while…
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On Jan. 18, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the newly built Kisipatnahk School on the Louis Bull reserve in Hobbema.
More than a hundred people attended the ceremony, which included a pipe ceremony, entertainment by a hoop dancer, traditional dancers, and a local traditional drum group.
Elder, Lottie Moonias, 79, did the honor of cutting the ribbon, while…
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Borne out of a comment that CFWE radio's Old Man From the Mountain, Norman Quinney, made, a live broadcast of radio bingo and a jam and Karaoke session were all part of a social that took place in Wabasca on Feb. 3.
Quinney, who was master of ceremonies at the event, said Aboriginal people were not socializing nearly as much as they did in the past, so the event at Big…
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Borne out of a comment that CFWE radio's Old Man From the Mountain, Norman Quinney, made, a live broadcast of radio bingo and a jam and Karaoke session were all part of a social that took place in Wabasca on Feb. 3.
Quinney, who was master of ceremonies at the event, said Aboriginal people were not socializing nearly as much as they did in the past, so the event at Big…
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"We will try to capture the feeling of what it was like for our Metis ancestors moving across the land, the water and opening up the west," explained Metis Nation of Alberta Zone 5 vice-president Trevor Gladue as he talked about a trip his people will make this summer. It's a journey that 25 or so Metis will start at the beginning of July and head to Batoche, Sask., some 500…
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"We will try to capture the feeling of what it was like for our Metis ancestors moving across the land, the water and opening up the west," explained Metis Nation of Alberta Zone 5 vice-president Trevor Gladue as he talked about a trip his people will make this summer. It's a journey that 25 or so Metis will start at the beginning of July and head to Batoche, Sask., some 500…
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In the style of the Dean Martin celebrity roasts where the featured man or woman of the hour sat through insults, put downs, and jokes from a panel of legendary celebrities, the Honorable Thelma J. Chalifoux Roast was just as entertaining.
Hosted by the Aboriginal Peoples' Commission (Alberta) on Jan. 25, the guests at the roast took shots at each other and Senator…
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In the style of the Dean Martin celebrity roasts where the featured man or woman of the hour sat through insults, put downs, and jokes from a panel of legendary celebrities, the Honorable Thelma J. Chalifoux Roast was just as entertaining.
Hosted by the Aboriginal Peoples' Commission (Alberta) on Jan. 25, the guests at the roast took shots at each other and Senator…