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EDMONTON - Ma'mowe Child and Family Services Authority opened the first of 11 neighborhood centres in Edmonton last month, making services for children and families more community-friendly and lessening the number of agencies that families have to approach for help.
The new North Central Neighbourhood Centre is in the Rosslyn district. It offers a wide range of child and…
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EDMONTON - Ma'mowe Child and Family Services Authority opened the first of 11 neighborhood centres in Edmonton last month, making services for children and families more community-friendly and lessening the number of agencies that families have to approach for help.
The new North Central Neighbourhood Centre is in the Rosslyn district. It offers a wide range of child and…
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Pump up the volume. Pump up the energy. That was Red Power Squad's assignment on the night of the full moon, Oct. 13, and that is exactly what the up-and-coming rap group did on the first night of Dreamcatcher 2000, the eighth annual youth conference held at Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton.
As the college gymnasium vibrated with thumping bass, every spin and…
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Pump up the volume. Pump up the energy. That was Red Power Squad's assignment on the night of the full moon, Oct. 13, and that is exactly what the up-and-coming rap group did on the first night of Dreamcatcher 2000, the eighth annual youth conference held at Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton.
As the college gymnasium vibrated with thumping bass, every spin and…
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Linus Woods hasn't done a lot of painting since his father passed away, but his surprise win at a national art contest has given him a surge of artistic energy.
Woods won first place at the Peace Hills Trust eighteenth annual First Nations art contest Sept. 24.
"I was surprised," said Woods. "This contest is great for anybody who is talented. It's pretty good.…
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Linus Woods hasn't done a lot of painting since his father passed away, but his surprise win at a national art contest has given him a surge of artistic energy.
Woods won first place at the Peace Hills Trust eighteenth annual First Nations art contest Sept. 24.
"I was surprised," said Woods. "This contest is great for anybody who is talented. It's pretty good.…
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The Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness program has helped more than 2,100 people manage the illness in its four years of existence.
"It was iniated because of the need to provide Aboriginal people with a diabetes program," said program manager Elmer Ghostkeeper. "As you know, there is a large amount of our people with diabetes in our communities. It is estimated at about 26…
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The Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness program has helped more than 2,100 people manage the illness in its four years of existence.
"It was iniated because of the need to provide Aboriginal people with a diabetes program," said program manager Elmer Ghostkeeper. "As you know, there is a large amount of our people with diabetes in our communities. It is estimated at about 26…
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A pilot project being run on the Siksika First Nation is quickly becoming a model for other First Nations and rural communities across Canada that want an effective and community-based approach to addressing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
The Siksika Awakening FAS Prevention Program started in October 1999 and is scheduled to run until March 2002. The pilot project is one…
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A pilot project being run on the Siksika First Nation is quickly becoming a model for other First Nations and rural communities across Canada that want an effective and community-based approach to addressing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
The Siksika Awakening FAS Prevention Program started in October 1999 and is scheduled to run until March 2002. The pilot project is one…
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In one powerful voice, 115 Elders declared their grand vision of unity to protect the futures of their children and grandchildren. This vision is explained in a report released in October.
From Aug. 21 to 25 the Treaty 6, 7 and 8 Seventh Generation Elders' Gathering took place at Kapwe'no First Nation. Elders from Metis settlements and Treaty 8 areas in British Colombia…
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In one powerful voice, 115 Elders declared their grand vision of unity to protect the futures of their children and grandchildren. This vision is explained in a report released in October.
From Aug. 21 to 25 the Treaty 6, 7 and 8 Seventh Generation Elders' Gathering took place at Kapwe'no First Nation. Elders from Metis settlements and Treaty 8 areas in British Colombia…
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People across the country will be celebrating addiction-free living Nov. 12 to 18, during the 13th annual National Addictions Awareness Week.
The goal of National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), organized by Nechi Training, Research & Health Promotions Institute, is to provide information about and increase awareness of addiction issues affecting people across…
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People across the country will be celebrating addiction-free living Nov. 12 to 18, during the 13th annual National Addictions Awareness Week.
The goal of National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), organized by Nechi Training, Research & Health Promotions Institute, is to provide information about and increase awareness of addiction issues affecting people across…
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Tansi!
Now that winter is descending upon us, allow me to tell you a short story. After all, isn't winter our time for story-telling?
A number of people have been wondering what happened to me. They see me in this full leg cast and I have to keep repeating my story.
Around mid-October I tried to pull off a magnificent Evel Knievel dare-devil stunt: I…