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Windspeaker Publication

Windspeaker Publication

Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

The federal government set aside the task of the century this past month as Indian affairs Minister Ron Irwin announced that Ottawa will begin to lay the foundations for Native self-government.

The announcement could be cast as the bureaucratic equivalent to the parting of the Red Sea. Although Irwin doesn't hold quite the same stature for most people as Moses, his…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

The federal government set aside the task of the century this past month as Indian affairs Minister Ron Irwin announced that Ottawa will begin to lay the foundations for Native self-government.

The announcement could be cast as the bureaucratic equivalent to the parting of the Red Sea. Although Irwin doesn't hold quite the same stature for most people as Moses, his…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

The federal government set aside the task of the century this past month as Indian affairs Minister Ron Irwin announced that Ottawa will begin to lay the foundations for Native self-government.

The announcement could be cast as the bureaucratic equivalent to the parting of the Red Sea. Although Irwin doesn't hold quite the same stature for most people as Moses, his…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Susan Lazaruk, Windspeaker Correspondent, Vancouver

Page 3

Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

The crowd of…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Susan Lazaruk, Windspeaker Correspondent, Vancouver

Page 3

Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

The crowd of…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Susan Lazaruk, Windspeaker Correspondent, Vancouver

Page 3

Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

The crowd of…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Susan Lazaruk, Windspeaker Correspondent, Vancouver

Page 3

Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

The crowd of…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 3

A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 3

A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 3

A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 3

A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 3

Ottawa must take responsibility for the welfare of Natives in Mexico if it is to remain a trading partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There has to be a link between trade and human rights. The Canadian government should make sure that the rights of Indigenous peoples in Mexico are being respected,"…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 3

Ottawa must take responsibility for the welfare of Natives in Mexico if it is to remain a trading partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There has to be a link between trade and human rights. The Canadian government should make sure that the rights of Indigenous peoples in Mexico are being respected,"…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 3

Ottawa must take responsibility for the welfare of Natives in Mexico if it is to remain a trading partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There has to be a link between trade and human rights. The Canadian government should make sure that the rights of Indigenous peoples in Mexico are being respected,"…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 3

Ottawa must take responsibility for the welfare of Natives in Mexico if it is to remain a trading partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There has to be a link between trade and human rights. The Canadian government should make sure that the rights of Indigenous peoples in Mexico are being respected,"…