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Windspeaker Publication

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

  • April 6, 2001
  • Sam Laskaris, Windspeaker Contributor, COUCHICHING, Ont.

Page 23

Like most other Junior hockey coaches, former pro player Barry Tabobondung is anxious to climb up the hockey ladder.

Tabobondung, 36, is an assistant coach with the Couchiching Terriers of the Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The 22-team Junior A Tier II circuit is a step below the Ontario Hockey League, which is considered one of the top feeder systems for the National…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Melting Tallow, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page 22

On a late November night in Calgary there's a chill in the air as Old Man Winter approaches slowly but surely, but at the Mount Royal College gymnasium, Candace McMaster, 18, is making things hot for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans.

Candace and her 22-year-old cousin, Keisha, add to the bite of Mount Royal Cougars women's basketball team and tonight…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Melting Tallow, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page 22

On a late November night in Calgary there's a chill in the air as Old Man Winter approaches slowly but surely, but at the Mount Royal College gymnasium, Candace McMaster, 18, is making things hot for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans.

Candace and her 22-year-old cousin, Keisha, add to the bite of Mount Royal Cougars women's basketball team and tonight…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Melting Tallow, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page 22

On a late November night in Calgary there's a chill in the air as Old Man Winter approaches slowly but surely, but at the Mount Royal College gymnasium, Candace McMaster, 18, is making things hot for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans.

Candace and her 22-year-old cousin, Keisha, add to the bite of Mount Royal Cougars women's basketball team and tonight…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Scott Fisher, Windspeaker Contributor, White Calf Saskatchewan

Page 21

The Lebret Eagles are turning heads all across Canada. Saskatchewan's first Aboriginal Junior A hockey franchise has climbed to top spot in the prairie province and their 22-7 record is good enough to rank the club in the top five in the country.

Not bad for a franchise entering its fifth year of existence. The idea to form a competitive Native hockey team became a…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Scott Fisher, Windspeaker Contributor, White Calf Saskatchewan

Page 21

The Lebret Eagles are turning heads all across Canada. Saskatchewan's first Aboriginal Junior A hockey franchise has climbed to top spot in the prairie province and their 22-7 record is good enough to rank the club in the top five in the country.

Not bad for a franchise entering its fifth year of existence. The idea to form a competitive Native hockey team became a…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Scott Fisher, Windspeaker Contributor, White Calf Saskatchewan

Page 21

The Lebret Eagles are turning heads all across Canada. Saskatchewan's first Aboriginal Junior A hockey franchise has climbed to top spot in the prairie province and their 22-7 record is good enough to rank the club in the top five in the country.

Not bad for a franchise entering its fifth year of existence. The idea to form a competitive Native hockey team became a…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Brandon Manitoba

Page 20

The Stanley Cup of Native hockey is getting a new home now that Winter Tribal Days is moving to Winnipeg.

The annual senior hockey tournament which attracts teams from all over the country and all the other activities associated with the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council's annual three-day winter celebration will be better and bigger in 1999, organizers say.

The City…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Brandon Manitoba

Page 20

The Stanley Cup of Native hockey is getting a new home now that Winter Tribal Days is moving to Winnipeg.

The annual senior hockey tournament which attracts teams from all over the country and all the other activities associated with the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council's annual three-day winter celebration will be better and bigger in 1999, organizers say.

The City…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Brandon Manitoba

Page 20

The Stanley Cup of Native hockey is getting a new home now that Winter Tribal Days is moving to Winnipeg.

The annual senior hockey tournament which attracts teams from all over the country and all the other activities associated with the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council's annual three-day winter celebration will be better and bigger in 1999, organizers say.

The City…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Daryl English, Windspeaker Contributor, Inuvik N.W.T.

Page 20

Bryan Trottier surprised many TSN viewers on Nov. 17 when, during his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, he thanked his mother for making him proud of his Aborignal ancestry.

Trottier accomplished a lot during his National Hockey League career. Winning the Stanley Cup six times with two teams is a feat worth boasting about, especially since he was one of the key…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Daryl English, Windspeaker Contributor, Inuvik N.W.T.

Page 20

Bryan Trottier surprised many TSN viewers on Nov. 17 when, during his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, he thanked his mother for making him proud of his Aborignal ancestry.

Trottier accomplished a lot during his National Hockey League career. Winning the Stanley Cup six times with two teams is a feat worth boasting about, especially since he was one of the key…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Daryl English, Windspeaker Contributor, Inuvik N.W.T.

Page 20

Bryan Trottier surprised many TSN viewers on Nov. 17 when, during his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, he thanked his mother for making him proud of his Aborignal ancestry.

Trottier accomplished a lot during his National Hockey League career. Winning the Stanley Cup six times with two teams is a feat worth boasting about, especially since he was one of the key…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 21

North of 60 star Jimmy Herman had a chance to walk through the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture recently and he liked what he saw.

"There's a lot of information here and you can find out things that you didn't remember or only heard about. It's like a library," said the 58-year-old actor.

Despite the magnitude of the exhibit--a 900 sq. m display of 11,000…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 21

North of 60 star Jimmy Herman had a chance to walk through the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture recently and he liked what he saw.

"There's a lot of information here and you can find out things that you didn't remember or only heard about. It's like a library," said the 58-year-old actor.

Despite the magnitude of the exhibit--a 900 sq. m display of 11,000…