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  • John Holman, Windspeaker Staff Writer

Page 25

Road trips are always fun, and in a way scary. You see my vehicle is not a trusty, hardy started despite German engineering. My 1976 Volkswagen Rabbit proved itself on this trip though, wrapping the odometer back to 000 on the winter road between the end of Highway 881 and Lac la Biche.

So, I thought triumphantly, the Bunny has 100,000 miles on its frame. Then second…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Garden River Alta.

Page 18

Little Red River Cree elder Jimmy Blesse has seen his homeland disappear at the hands of major logging firms for more than 30 years.

Now he's terrified a pulp mill company is eyeing Wood Buffalo National Park as a prime timber area for their operation. And it's the same pulp mill company his band is waging war against in court.

The years of resentment are coming to…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Garden River Alta.

Page 18

Little Red River Cree elder Jimmy Blesse has seen his homeland disappear at the hands of major logging firms for more than 30 years.

Now he's terrified a pulp mill company is eyeing Wood Buffalo National Park as a prime timber area for their operation. And it's the same pulp mill company his band is waging war against in court.

The years of resentment are coming to…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Garden River Alta.

Page 18

Little Red River Cree elder Jimmy Blesse has seen his homeland disappear at the hands of major logging firms for more than 30 years.

Now he's terrified a pulp mill company is eyeing Wood Buffalo National Park as a prime timber area for their operation. And it's the same pulp mill company his band is waging war against in court.

The years of resentment are coming to…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Garden River Alta.

Page 18

Little Red River Cree elder Jimmy Blesse has seen his homeland disappear at the hands of major logging firms for more than 30 years.

Now he's terrified a pulp mill company is eyeing Wood Buffalo National Park as a prime timber area for their operation. And it's the same pulp mill company his band is waging war against in court.

The years of resentment are coming to…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 14

When Father George Mealy heard reports Edmonton's inner city Natives were living in Third World conditions, he didn't condemn the government for neglect.

Instead, the 63-year-old Anglican Catholic Priest decided he'd like to try to line up public support to battle poverty in Alberta' capital city.

Mealy, who has been sharing space at St. Peter's Lutheran church in…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 14

When Father George Mealy heard reports Edmonton's inner city Natives were living in Third World conditions, he didn't condemn the government for neglect.

Instead, the 63-year-old Anglican Catholic Priest decided he'd like to try to line up public support to battle poverty in Alberta' capital city.

Mealy, who has been sharing space at St. Peter's Lutheran church in…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 14

When Father George Mealy heard reports Edmonton's inner city Natives were living in Third World conditions, he didn't condemn the government for neglect.

Instead, the 63-year-old Anglican Catholic Priest decided he'd like to try to line up public support to battle poverty in Alberta' capital city.

Mealy, who has been sharing space at St. Peter's Lutheran church in…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 14

When Father George Mealy heard reports Edmonton's inner city Natives were living in Third World conditions, he didn't condemn the government for neglect.

Instead, the 63-year-old Anglican Catholic Priest decided he'd like to try to line up public support to battle poverty in Alberta' capital city.

Mealy, who has been sharing space at St. Peter's Lutheran church in…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 12

The parents and students of the Grade 9 class at Paddle Prairie School are raising money to go to Summer Youth University at the U of A in Edmonton.

Summer Youth University is an outside look at the campus and the broad range of opportunities available there. It is a nine-day program for junior and senior high students. Students choose their own courses and learn about…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 12

The parents and students of the Grade 9 class at Paddle Prairie School are raising money to go to Summer Youth University at the U of A in Edmonton.

Summer Youth University is an outside look at the campus and the broad range of opportunities available there. It is a nine-day program for junior and senior high students. Students choose their own courses and learn about…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 12

The parents and students of the Grade 9 class at Paddle Prairie School are raising money to go to Summer Youth University at the U of A in Edmonton.

Summer Youth University is an outside look at the campus and the broad range of opportunities available there. It is a nine-day program for junior and senior high students. Students choose their own courses and learn about…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 12

The parents and students of the Grade 9 class at Paddle Prairie School are raising money to go to Summer Youth University at the U of A in Edmonton.

Summer Youth University is an outside look at the campus and the broad range of opportunities available there. It is a nine-day program for junior and senior high students. Students choose their own courses and learn about…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 10

Elected president of the Neeyanan (Ours) Association at Peerless Lake about 12 months ago, John Cardinal says he had to give up a thriving slashing firm to concentrate on local development programs for his community.

At one time his slashing outfit was making $60,000 a year. Now the one-time trapper says he and his family live on welfare, because he decided to "step…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 10

Elected president of the Neeyanan (Ours) Association at Peerless Lake about 12 months ago, John Cardinal says he had to give up a thriving slashing firm to concentrate on local development programs for his community.

At one time his slashing outfit was making $60,000 a year. Now the one-time trapper says he and his family live on welfare, because he decided to "step…