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For thousands of years man has mined the Earth for its riches. Today's mining operations, from huge earth-moving strip mines to shafts dug kilometres down into the earth, are located in all parts of the globe. Engineers who work to discover, evaluate, recover and process mineral deposits from the earth are called mining engineers.
Mining engineers develop and apply…
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For thousands of years man has mined the Earth for its riches. Today's mining operations, from huge earth-moving strip mines to shafts dug kilometres down into the earth, are located in all parts of the globe. Engineers who work to discover, evaluate, recover and process mineral deposits from the earth are called mining engineers.
Mining engineers develop and apply…
Technician a perfect career for those who love caring for animals
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Many people love animals and that is why many households have domesticated pets. Sometimes these animals develop a sickness or injury which requires a visit to the veterinarian where appropriate treatment is then given.
Just as a doctor has a team of nurses and specialists working with him or her,…
Technician a perfect career for those who love caring for animals
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Many people love animals and that is why many households have domesticated pets. Sometimes these animals develop a sickness or injury which requires a visit to the veterinarian where appropriate treatment is then given.
Just as a doctor has a team of nurses and specialists working with him or her,…
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Fifteen Aboriginal students from across the country won $1,000 each to put toward their post-secondary educations.
The 1995 recipients were awarded Canada Trust Partnership for Youth scholarships, announced the Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth.
"Through the FAAY post-secondary scholarship program, Canada Trust is striving to provide the means for…
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Fifteen Aboriginal students from across the country won $1,000 each to put toward their post-secondary educations.
The 1995 recipients were awarded Canada Trust Partnership for Youth scholarships, announced the Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth.
"Through the FAAY post-secondary scholarship program, Canada Trust is striving to provide the means for…
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Paul Nyland decided he'd had enough. He'd had enough of working outside in the cold and the rain; working in jobs with no future and being the first to be laid off whenever business took a downturn.
He had had enough of being pushed around and treated with little respect on the construction sites where he worked in a variety of laboring jobs, a plain "Mr. Nobody".
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Paul Nyland decided he'd had enough. He'd had enough of working outside in the cold and the rain; working in jobs with no future and being the first to be laid off whenever business took a downturn.
He had had enough of being pushed around and treated with little respect on the construction sites where he worked in a variety of laboring jobs, a plain "Mr. Nobody".
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Many people know the benefits of expanding their education. That's what five young people did when they heard about a unique program offered at Lethbridge Community College in Lethbridge, Alta.
The program, the Criminal Justice Certificate, was created in 1990 to meet the need for more Natives to work in the criminal justice system. It combines intensive upgrading…
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Many people know the benefits of expanding their education. That's what five young people did when they heard about a unique program offered at Lethbridge Community College in Lethbridge, Alta.
The program, the Criminal Justice Certificate, was created in 1990 to meet the need for more Natives to work in the criminal justice system. It combines intensive upgrading…
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"I've always wanted to be a pilot," says Ken Ruben, an Inuvialuit from Paulatuk, N.W.T.
Together, Ruben and his father saved enough money for him to attend the Lethbridge Flying Club for two years in 1992 and 1993. There he received his commercial licence, and his multi-engine and Instrument Flight Ratings. Last summer, he got a head start on his training by taking part…
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"I've always wanted to be a pilot," says Ken Ruben, an Inuvialuit from Paulatuk, N.W.T.
Together, Ruben and his father saved enough money for him to attend the Lethbridge Flying Club for two years in 1992 and 1993. There he received his commercial licence, and his multi-engine and Instrument Flight Ratings. Last summer, he got a head start on his training by taking part…
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In the 10 years since the University of Lethbrtidge's BESS program started, about 100 students have graduated. An equal number are currently attending, says Kate Chiste, one of the rapidly growing program's co-ordinators.
BESS, short for Business Enterprises and Self-Government Systems for Indian, Inuit and Metis People, is an innovative attempt to provide training in…
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In the 10 years since the University of Lethbrtidge's BESS program started, about 100 students have graduated. An equal number are currently attending, says Kate Chiste, one of the rapidly growing program's co-ordinators.
BESS, short for Business Enterprises and Self-Government Systems for Indian, Inuit and Metis People, is an innovative attempt to provide training in…
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The first class of Nakoda Sioux carpenters turned the sod on what will be the site of a new trade school at the border of their reserve between Banff and Calgary.
The Southern Alberta Institute of Native Technology will function as a satellite of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and is being funded by the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education and Career…