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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 Indian Association of Alberta has been forced to lay off staff and cut salaries as it faces a growing deficit crunch stemming from a re-organization of government funding.
"It's going to hurt," said association president Regena Crowchild. "But we have a mandate to keep going and we will."
The association's financial woes began in 1991 when Ottawa slashed its $1…
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The Indian Association of Alberta has been forced to lay off staff and cut salaries as it faces a growing deficit crunch stemming from a re-organization of government funding.
"It's going to hurt," said association president Regena Crowchild. "But we have a mandate to keep going and we will."
The association's financial woes began in 1991 when Ottawa slashed its $1…
Page 3
The Indian Association of Alberta has been forced to lay off staff and cut salaries as it faces a growing deficit crunch stemming from a re-organization of government funding.
"It's going to hurt," said association president Regena Crowchild. "But we have a mandate to keep going and we will."
The association's financial woes began in 1991 when Ottawa slashed its $1…
Page 3
The Indian Association of Alberta has been forced to lay off staff and cut salaries as it faces a growing deficit crunch stemming from a re-organization of government funding.
"It's going to hurt," said association president Regena Crowchild. "But we have a mandate to keep going and we will."
The association's financial woes began in 1991 when Ottawa slashed its $1…
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In a chilly, windswept field federal officials and members of the Samson Cree Nation gathered last week to break the hard ground where Canada's first Native-run federal prison will be built.
"I want to see the bulldozer pull up right behind us as we leave. I want to see bricks and mortar," said federal Solicitor General Doug Lewis, who announced the
project in…
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In a chilly, windswept field federal officials and members of the Samson Cree Nation gathered last week to break the hard ground where Canada's first Native-run federal prison will be built.
"I want to see the bulldozer pull up right behind us as we leave. I want to see bricks and mortar," said federal Solicitor General Doug Lewis, who announced the
project in…
Page 3
In a chilly, windswept field federal officials and members of the Samson Cree Nation gathered last week to break the hard ground where Canada's first Native-run federal prison will be built.
"I want to see the bulldozer pull up right behind us as we leave. I want to see bricks and mortar," said federal Solicitor General Doug Lewis, who announced the
project in…
Page 3
In a chilly, windswept field federal officials and members of the Samson Cree Nation gathered last week to break the hard ground where Canada's first Native-run federal prison will be built.
"I want to see the bulldozer pull up right behind us as we leave. I want to see bricks and mortar," said federal Solicitor General Doug Lewis, who announced the
project in…
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Decades of alleged mistreatment at the hands of governments and police will be the subject of a soon-to-be announced public inquiry in British Columbia.
Final arrangements are being hammered out between the provincial government and three interior bands, who say they have received rough and unequal treatment for the last 20 years.
"This is the first overall…
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Decades of alleged mistreatment at the hands of governments and police will be the subject of a soon-to-be announced public inquiry in British Columbia.
Final arrangements are being hammered out between the provincial government and three interior bands, who say they have received rough and unequal treatment for the last 20 years.
"This is the first overall…
Page 3
Decades of alleged mistreatment at the hands of governments and police will be the subject of a soon-to-be announced public inquiry in British Columbia.
Final arrangements are being hammered out between the provincial government and three interior bands, who say they have received rough and unequal treatment for the last 20 years.
"This is the first overall…
Page 3
Decades of alleged mistreatment at the hands of governments and police will be the subject of a soon-to-be announced public inquiry in British Columbia.
Final arrangements are being hammered out between the provincial government and three interior bands, who say they have received rough and unequal treatment for the last 20 years.
"This is the first overall…
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The federal government has appointed a natural resource management expert to head an investigation into the disappearance of 150,000 sockeye salmon in the Fraser River.
"We need a thorough accounting for why certain early sockeye runs did not meet projections," Fisheries Minister John Crosbie said in a media release announcing the formation of the 50-member team.
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The federal government has appointed a natural resource management expert to head an investigation into the disappearance of 150,000 sockeye salmon in the Fraser River.
"We need a thorough accounting for why certain early sockeye runs did not meet projections," Fisheries Minister John Crosbie said in a media release announcing the formation of the 50-member team.
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The federal government has appointed a natural resource management expert to head an investigation into the disappearance of 150,000 sockeye salmon in the Fraser River.
"We need a thorough accounting for why certain early sockeye runs did not meet projections," Fisheries Minister John Crosbie said in a media release announcing the formation of the 50-member team.
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