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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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The Internet has grown in awareness and use over the last seven years since it became the newest technological tool introduced to business and public use. There are no signs of it becoming just another fad as the use of Internet has become critical to business, much like the fax machine did in the 1980s. The Internet is everywhere. Businesses are finding the speed and ease of…
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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.
Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.
The specials featured four half-…
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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.
Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.
The specials featured four half-…
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A new organization has been established to ensure Aboriginal people have a voice in the development and provision of their health services.
NAHO, the National Aboriginal Health Organization, was formed last year, growing out of the work of a joint steering committee of Health Canada and the country's five national Aboriginal organizations-the Assembly of First Nations,…
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A new organization has been established to ensure Aboriginal people have a voice in the development and provision of their health services.
NAHO, the National Aboriginal Health Organization, was formed last year, growing out of the work of a joint steering committee of Health Canada and the country's five national Aboriginal organizations-the Assembly of First Nations,…
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Imagine being given a chance to prove your worth in your dream career. You are given less than 60 minutes to demonstrate your skills, not only to senior professionals in the field, but to millions of complete strangers. Now imagine that there are 39 other individuals also invited to do the same. All this before the critical gaze of the media, scrutinizing every move.
Now…
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Can you tell at a glance whether a business has achieved real success in building a relationship with the Aboriginal community? You can now, with the business's use of a hallmark designation earned through participation in the PAR program developed by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
PAR means Progressive Aboriginal Relations. The program encourages…
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Can you tell at a glance whether a business has achieved real success in building a relationship with the Aboriginal community? You can now, with the business's use of a hallmark designation earned through participation in the PAR program developed by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
PAR means Progressive Aboriginal Relations. The program encourages…
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The business landscape in Canada has changed, and while many companies began to see the writing on the wall two decades ago, others are just waking up to this new economic reality across the country.
"What used to work 50 years ago, 30 years ago, just doesn't work any more," said Jocelyne Soulodre, CEO and president of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB…
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The business landscape in Canada has changed, and while many companies began to see the writing on the wall two decades ago, others are just waking up to this new economic reality across the country.
"What used to work 50 years ago, 30 years ago, just doesn't work any more," said Jocelyne Soulodre, CEO and president of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB…
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"I think what we have here is something unique and innovative," said Dan Corbett, president of the National Quality Institute (NQI) about PAR, the Progressive Aboriginal Relations program offered by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB). "I'm not aware of any similar type program around the world. As this is just really getting started, I would hope, over the years…
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"I think what we have here is something unique and innovative," said Dan Corbett, president of the National Quality Institute (NQI) about PAR, the Progressive Aboriginal Relations program offered by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB). "I'm not aware of any similar type program around the world. As this is just really getting started, I would hope, over the years…
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The Progressive Aboriginal Relations program (PAR) began as a germ of an idea in late 1998 and began to take form in the mind of Jocelyne Soulodre, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), in early 1999.
A steering committee was formed of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal business people, from both large and small companies, and began to work…
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The Progressive Aboriginal Relations program (PAR) began as a germ of an idea in late 1998 and began to take form in the mind of Jocelyne Soulodre, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), in early 1999.
A steering committee was formed of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal business people, from both large and small companies, and began to work…
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Can you tell at a glance whether a business has achieved real success in building a relationship with the Aboriginal community? You can now, with the business's use of a hallmark designation earned through participation in the PAR program developed by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
PAR means Progressive Aboriginal Relations. The program encourages…