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A partnership between the local Native friendship centre and a school division means that Native students will get another opportunity to continue with their high school education.
The Napi Friendship Centre was confirmed in June for funding from the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centres Initiative for an alternative school.
"We will accommodate a small number…
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A partnership between the local Native friendship centre and a school division means that Native students will get another opportunity to continue with their high school education.
The Napi Friendship Centre was confirmed in June for funding from the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centres Initiative for an alternative school.
"We will accommodate a small number…
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On September 22, Cold Lake First Nation not only celebrated the grand opening of a community playground and two ball diamonds, but also acknowledged the generous sponsorship and support of local businesses and individuals who helped make it possible.
The opening was held to coincide with the signing of a business deal between the First Nation and Alberta Energy Company…
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On September 22, Cold Lake First Nation not only celebrated the grand opening of a community playground and two ball diamonds, but also acknowledged the generous sponsorship and support of local businesses and individuals who helped make it possible.
The opening was held to coincide with the signing of a business deal between the First Nation and Alberta Energy Company…
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In a perfect world, Annette L. Brown would be out of a job.
Every pet would have a good home and every domestic animal would be well looked after.
But as the new peace officer for the Lloydminster SPCA, Brown knows first hand about the neglect that some animals can suffer from their owners.
"There are good days and bad days in this line of work," said Brown…
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In a perfect world, Annette L. Brown would be out of a job.
Every pet would have a good home and every domestic animal would be well looked after.
But as the new peace officer for the Lloydminster SPCA, Brown knows first hand about the neglect that some animals can suffer from their owners.
"There are good days and bad days in this line of work," said Brown…
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Vinnia van Overdyk could ask for no better endorsement than that which she gets from her children, both flesh and blood and foster children.
For close to 30 years van Overdyk and her late husband John have opened the doors of their Calgary home to children needing love, attention and structure.
"My kids used to bring kids home that weren't getting along at (their…
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Vinnia van Overdyk could ask for no better endorsement than that which she gets from her children, both flesh and blood and foster children.
For close to 30 years van Overdyk and her late husband John have opened the doors of their Calgary home to children needing love, attention and structure.
"My kids used to bring kids home that weren't getting along at (their…
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It's about a six-and-a-half hour drive from Siksika First Nation near Calgary to Regina. Sixteen-year-old Robin Big Snake made the drive with his father, Carlin, in mid-August to his second Western Hockey League training camp with the Regina Pats. Now, it looks like Regina will be Big Snake's home for the rest of the hockey season.
After attending his first WHL camp with…
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It's about a six-and-a-half hour drive from Siksika First Nation near Calgary to Regina. Sixteen-year-old Robin Big Snake made the drive with his father, Carlin, in mid-August to his second Western Hockey League training camp with the Regina Pats. Now, it looks like Regina will be Big Snake's home for the rest of the hockey season.
After attending his first WHL camp with…
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Forty-seven Aboriginal students in Alberta are getting bursaries averaging more than $4,200 apiece this year to help them continue their studies in a health profession. In all, $199,000 will be awarded through the Aboriginal Health Careers Bursary, through Alberta Health and Wellness' Aboriginal Health Strategy. The announcement was made by Health and Wellness Minister Gary Mar…
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It's that time of year when round dances kick in with a vengeance as if making up for lost time. While the summer season is devoted primarily to powwows and rodeos, the round dance takes hold during the winter, right up until late spring.
This year a few round dances are now already behind us. One of those occurred Oct. 6 in northeast Edmonton, when scores of people…
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It's that time of year when round dances kick in with a vengeance as if making up for lost time. While the summer season is devoted primarily to powwows and rodeos, the round dance takes hold during the winter, right up until late spring.
This year a few round dances are now already behind us. One of those occurred Oct. 6 in northeast Edmonton, when scores of people…
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Tansi!
Guess who's back in town?
Marilyn Dumont!
The writer and poet used to live in Edmonton, then moved to British Columbia, where she has been working as the director of the First Nation student centre at Simon Fraser University. From now until May 2001, she is writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta.
So, for all you budding writers,…
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Tansi!
Guess who's back in town?
Marilyn Dumont!
The writer and poet used to live in Edmonton, then moved to British Columbia, where she has been working as the director of the First Nation student centre at Simon Fraser University. From now until May 2001, she is writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta.
So, for all you budding writers,…