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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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"You can't put a bandage on loneliness, fear and anger, but you can sedate the loneliness and fear with drugs, at least for a time. I know, because I've had all those experiences."
So said Peter Strikes With A Gun, Director of the Peigan Prevention Counseling Services at Brocket, Alberta. He spent 20 long years in a drug abuse cycle, destroyed a good marriage and…
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The building that houses the Peigan Prevention Counselling Services is a new multi-use facility, built as much as a place for social gathering as for drug and alcohol treatment.
As such, it reflects the whole philosophy of the program and the people who run
it - that drug abuse is a community as well as an individual problem and must be treated jointly by…
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The building that houses the Peigan Prevention Counselling Services is a new multi-use facility, built as much as a place for social gathering as for drug and alcohol treatment.
As such, it reflects the whole philosophy of the program and the people who run
it - that drug abuse is a community as well as an individual problem and must be treated jointly by…
Page 10
The building that houses the Peigan Prevention Counselling Services is a new multi-use facility, built as much as a place for social gathering as for drug and alcohol treatment.
As such, it reflects the whole philosophy of the program and the people who run
it - that drug abuse is a community as well as an individual problem and must be treated jointly by…
Page 10
The building that houses the Peigan Prevention Counselling Services is a new multi-use facility, built as much as a place for social gathering as for drug and alcohol treatment.
As such, it reflects the whole philosophy of the program and the people who run
it - that drug abuse is a community as well as an individual problem and must be treated jointly by…
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When Fishing Lake became the first Metis Settlement to hold Nechi Community Addictions Training in October of 1991, it was a giant step on the road to wellness.
Fishing Lake's journey represents just one path. It began in 1991 when staff from the Settlement Recreation, Community Resource Office, Family and Community Support services, Counselling Services, the Health Unit…
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When Fishing Lake became the first Metis Settlement to hold Nechi Community Addictions Training in October of 1991, it was a giant step on the road to wellness.
Fishing Lake's journey represents just one path. It began in 1991 when staff from the Settlement Recreation, Community Resource Office, Family and Community Support services, Counselling Services, the Health Unit…
Page 9
When Fishing Lake became the first Metis Settlement to hold Nechi Community Addictions Training in October of 1991, it was a giant step on the road to wellness.
Fishing Lake's journey represents just one path. It began in 1991 when staff from the Settlement Recreation, Community Resource Office, Family and Community Support services, Counselling Services, the Health Unit…
Page 9
When Fishing Lake became the first Metis Settlement to hold Nechi Community Addictions Training in October of 1991, it was a giant step on the road to wellness.
Fishing Lake's journey represents just one path. It began in 1991 when staff from the Settlement Recreation, Community Resource Office, Family and Community Support services, Counselling Services, the Health Unit…
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Alcoholism and the law are irreversibly linked together for many Native adult offenders.
Problems with one often lead to entanglements with the other until the circle of addiction and crime seem almost inescapable. But some inmates at the Grierson Centre, a minimum security prison in downtown Edmonton, are uncoiling this vicious circle with the help of a unique program.…
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Alcoholism and the law are irreversibly linked together for many Native adult offenders.
Problems with one often lead to entanglements with the other until the circle of addiction and crime seem almost inescapable. But some inmates at the Grierson Centre, a minimum security prison in downtown Edmonton, are uncoiling this vicious circle with the help of a unique program.…
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Alcoholism and the law are irreversibly linked together for many Native adult offenders.
Problems with one often lead to entanglements with the other until the circle of addiction and crime seem almost inescapable. But some inmates at the Grierson Centre, a minimum security prison in downtown Edmonton, are uncoiling this vicious circle with the help of a unique program.…
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Alcoholism and the law are irreversibly linked together for many Native adult offenders.
Problems with one often lead to entanglements with the other until the circle of addiction and crime seem almost inescapable. But some inmates at the Grierson Centre, a minimum security prison in downtown Edmonton, are uncoiling this vicious circle with the help of a unique program.…
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I HAVE SPOKEN
I sometimes hear our older people talking about the "good old days." I cannot help but agree that the days gone by were better. People learned living skills by practical experience. Everyone had to work for a living. When I say work, I mean sweating and working physically. People these days say that they are working. I do not agree with that. As a result of…
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I HAVE SPOKEN
I sometimes hear our older people talking about the "good old days." I cannot help but agree that the days gone by were better. People learned living skills by practical experience. Everyone had to work for a living. When I say work, I mean sweating and working physically. People these days say that they are working. I do not agree with that. As a result of…