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At the ripe old age of four, Robbie Boisson took the first step to becoming a hockey player. Today, at 22, that path he started down so many years ago has led him to the hallowed halls of the University of Saskatchewan, where he is now playing his second season with the men's varsity hockey team, the Huskies.
"I'm a checking forward," says the feisty, 5'8" Boisson.
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Education, training and employment for youth in the forestry industry will be some of the major issues discussed at the Aboriginal Forestry 2001 conference in Saskatoon Jan. 21 to 24. The theme for the conference is Putting Today's Experiences into Tomorrow's Forestry.
"We want to get youth involved because the youth population is expanding and there are a number of…
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Education, training and employment for youth in the forestry industry will be some of the major issues discussed at the Aboriginal Forestry 2001 conference in Saskatoon Jan. 21 to 24. The theme for the conference is Putting Today's Experiences into Tomorrow's Forestry.
"We want to get youth involved because the youth population is expanding and there are a number of…
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She doesn't see her job as window dressing.
As one of two Aboriginal liaisons in Lloydminster's Catholic school system, Teresa Rowland's primary job is to create a buffer zone, a safe place for Cree and Metis students in the cultural minefield of a preeminently white, urban society.
It is a job in which a little empathy goes a long way.
"The Cree and Metis…
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She doesn't see her job as window dressing.
As one of two Aboriginal liaisons in Lloydminster's Catholic school system, Teresa Rowland's primary job is to create a buffer zone, a safe place for Cree and Metis students in the cultural minefield of a preeminently white, urban society.
It is a job in which a little empathy goes a long way.
"The Cree and Metis…
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Aboriginal financial managers now have until Dec. 31, 2001 to take advantage of a special arrangement that allows them to have their work history taken into account to gain professional designation.
So many people are looking to secure designation as a certified Aboriginal financial manager (CAFM) that the organization that grants that certification - Aboriginal Financial…
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Aboriginal financial managers now have until Dec. 31, 2001 to take advantage of a special arrangement that allows them to have their work history taken into account to gain professional designation.
So many people are looking to secure designation as a certified Aboriginal financial manager (CAFM) that the organization that grants that certification - Aboriginal Financial…
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A new facility has opened up in the old residential school on the Muskowekwan First Nation, designed to address behavioral problems of troubled kids and get them back on track.
The Four Directions Child and Family Services Inc. Stabilization and Assessment Centre had its grand opening Dec. 21, although the first two children were placed at the centre the first week of…
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A new facility has opened up in the old residential school on the Muskowekwan First Nation, designed to address behavioral problems of troubled kids and get them back on track.
The Four Directions Child and Family Services Inc. Stabilization and Assessment Centre had its grand opening Dec. 21, although the first two children were placed at the centre the first week of…
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The File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council has a new weapon to battle the child sex trade.
At a release party Dec. 8 in Regina, the tribal council and Birdsong Productions, a Regina-based film and video production company, introduced Lives Worth Living, a video designed to be shown to school children to warn them about the dangers of becoming prostitutes, and to give them…
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The File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council has a new weapon to battle the child sex trade.
At a release party Dec. 8 in Regina, the tribal council and Birdsong Productions, a Regina-based film and video production company, introduced Lives Worth Living, a video designed to be shown to school children to warn them about the dangers of becoming prostitutes, and to give them…
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I'm a 37-year-old man, a single child of a single parent, who at the time of this writing has no children (though there's that summer of '87 that I can't seem to account for) and what's the one job that comes to mind that I would be completely unsuited for, other then an aerobics instructor (though I do look good in spandex , if the lighting is low enough)?
I am talking…
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I'm a 37-year-old man, a single child of a single parent, who at the time of this writing has no children (though there's that summer of '87 that I can't seem to account for) and what's the one job that comes to mind that I would be completely unsuited for, other then an aerobics instructor (though I do look good in spandex , if the lighting is low enough)?
I am talking…
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Over 350 girls in Grades 7 to 10 will gather at Greenall high school in Balgonie next month to learn about career opportunities in math, science and technology-related fields.
The girls will be taking part in the FACT conference - Females Accessing Careers in Technology - organized by Qu'Appelle Valley Shared Services.
Gloria Antifaiff is technology coordinator for…
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Over 350 girls in Grades 7 to 10 will gather at Greenall high school in Balgonie next month to learn about career opportunities in math, science and technology-related fields.
The girls will be taking part in the FACT conference - Females Accessing Careers in Technology - organized by Qu'Appelle Valley Shared Services.
Gloria Antifaiff is technology coordinator for…