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On the Sept 4, Syncrude Canada Ltd., unveiled the largest environment artpiece in the world. The Bison Gateway is an awe-inspiring structure doubtless to become a major landmark in Canada.
The Gateway is the entrance to the Wood Bison Trail. The Trail is the newly named stretch of Highway 63 running past the Syncrude leases. The Matcheetowin Discovery Trails and the Bison…
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Wood Buffalo
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo came into existence on April 1, 1995 and is the first regionalized municipality in the Province of Alberta and the largest in North America. It is 67,000 square kilometres which is bigger than the provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia combined.
The communities of Conklin, Janvier, Anzac, Gregoire…
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Wood Buffalo
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo came into existence on April 1, 1995 and is the first regionalized municipality in the Province of Alberta and the largest in North America. It is 67,000 square kilometres which is bigger than the provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia combined.
The communities of Conklin, Janvier, Anzac, Gregoire…
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Lawyers for the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Council filed a statement of concern with the Alberta government over increasing pollution from the controversial Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre in Swan Hills. The council, which represents eight First Nations in north-central Alberta, cited a fugitive emission rate for PCBs 25 times higher than that promised by the plant's…
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Lawyers for the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Council filed a statement of concern with the Alberta government over increasing pollution from the controversial Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre in Swan Hills. The council, which represents eight First Nations in north-central Alberta, cited a fugitive emission rate for PCBs 25 times higher than that promised by the plant's…
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The 9th Annual British Columbia HIV/AIDS Conference is scheduled for Nov. 5 through to Nov. 7 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.
The three-day event will be prefaced by a full day of workshops on Nov. 4 devoting energy to the topics of HIV Management for Physicians; Understanding Gay and Bisexual Male Communities and Public Health and Harm Reduction.
The…
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It is seldom that people think of the words "alcohol" and "AIDS" together, but many health professionals working in the AIDS field firmly believe that alcohol plays a serious role in the AIDS epidemic.
Although alcohol is not a route of transmission for HIV, it does play an indirect role by altering an individual's sexual behavior while under the influence.
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It is seldom that people think of the words "alcohol" and "AIDS" together, but many health professionals working in the AIDS field firmly believe that alcohol plays a serious role in the AIDS epidemic.
Although alcohol is not a route of transmission for HIV, it does play an indirect role by altering an individual's sexual behavior while under the influence.
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There are many stops along the information superhighway, but sometimes there are more important turn-offs then others.
The Native Web on the World Wide Web is one of those turn-offs. It is quite easy to find many items relating to Aboriginals on the Web. I did it by simply searching for the word "Natives".
The Native Web, located at…
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There are many stops along the information superhighway, but sometimes there are more important turn-offs then others.
The Native Web on the World Wide Web is one of those turn-offs. It is quite easy to find many items relating to Aboriginals on the Web. I did it by simply searching for the word "Natives".
The Native Web, located at…
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Jed Roberts wants to give back through sports some of what he's got out of it. The 28-year-old defensive linebacker has got from sports ? football, in his case ? a university education and a pro career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He says that he's only now beginning to discover his Native heritage.
"I'm only just beginning to discover it…
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Jed Roberts wants to give back through sports some of what he's got out of it. The 28-year-old defensive linebacker has got from sports ? football, in his case ? a university education and a pro career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He says that he's only now beginning to discover his Native heritage.
"I'm only just beginning to discover it…
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For 24 years, First Nations across Ontario have enjoyed watching and taking part in hockey, Canada's high-action, unofficial sport. Some Little NHLers have gone on to the big leagues ? the National, American and International hockey leagues ? but for those involved in the tournament, it is only those four days in March that matter.
This year, the Nipissing First Nation…
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For 24 years, First Nations across Ontario have enjoyed watching and taking part in hockey, Canada's high-action, unofficial sport. Some Little NHLers have gone on to the big leagues ? the National, American and International hockey leagues ? but for those involved in the tournament, it is only those four days in March that matter.
This year, the Nipissing First Nation…
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In a series dubbed the "War of the Wooden Floor," the Six Nations Chiefs defeated the home-town New Westminster Salmonbellies to take their second-straight Mann Cup. The cup is representative of the Canadian senior men's lacrosse championship.
Six Nations won the feisty, best-of-seven series, which concluded on Sept. 13, in six games.
"I didn't have any doubt about…