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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.

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 6

Beautiful British Columbia kept its ugly secret for far too long.

But the Supreme Court of Canada, in rendering its landmark decision in the Delgamuukw case, has exposed the injustices perpetrated by successive generations of the West Coast establishment over the last century-and-a-half. One could say it's about time.

In 1991, Allan McEachern, the then Chief Justice…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 6

Beautiful British Columbia kept its ugly secret for far too long.

But the Supreme Court of Canada, in rendering its landmark decision in the Delgamuukw case, has exposed the injustices perpetrated by successive generations of the West Coast establishment over the last century-and-a-half. One could say it's about time.

In 1991, Allan McEachern, the then Chief Justice…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 6

Beautiful British Columbia kept its ugly secret for far too long.

But the Supreme Court of Canada, in rendering its landmark decision in the Delgamuukw case, has exposed the injustices perpetrated by successive generations of the West Coast establishment over the last century-and-a-half. One could say it's about time.

In 1991, Allan McEachern, the then Chief Justice…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 5

February 1997

The 1997 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were presented during a gala ceremony at Calgary's Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Inuit artist Kiawak Ashoona, entrepreneur George Berthe; film and television producer and director Gil Cardinal; business leader Chief Billy Diamond; justice reform worker Chester Cunningham; historian and writer Dr. Olive…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 5

February 1997

The 1997 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were presented during a gala ceremony at Calgary's Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Inuit artist Kiawak Ashoona, entrepreneur George Berthe; film and television producer and director Gil Cardinal; business leader Chief Billy Diamond; justice reform worker Chester Cunningham; historian and writer Dr. Olive…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 5

February 1997

The 1997 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were presented during a gala ceremony at Calgary's Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Inuit artist Kiawak Ashoona, entrepreneur George Berthe; film and television producer and director Gil Cardinal; business leader Chief Billy Diamond; justice reform worker Chester Cunningham; historian and writer Dr. Olive…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

January 1997

The co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples said roadblock politics should disappear if the government moves forward on the recommendations in the commission's report. Georges Erasmus said confrontations likely wouldn't occur once Aboriginal people have their own government and parliament. Though the report, researched during the previous five…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

January 1997

The co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples said roadblock politics should disappear if the government moves forward on the recommendations in the commission's report. Georges Erasmus said confrontations likely wouldn't occur once Aboriginal people have their own government and parliament. Though the report, researched during the previous five…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

January 1997

The co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples said roadblock politics should disappear if the government moves forward on the recommendations in the commission's report. Georges Erasmus said confrontations likely wouldn't occur once Aboriginal people have their own government and parliament. Though the report, researched during the previous five…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

Manitoba Transportation officials have reported that the twin engine plane which crashed in eastern Manitoba on Dec. 9 near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation could have flown back to Winnipeg after encountering poor weather conditions at the remote airfield.

Instead, the plane carrying 17 people, crashed one km from the small, gravel airstrip. Four people were killed in…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

Manitoba Transportation officials have reported that the twin engine plane which crashed in eastern Manitoba on Dec. 9 near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation could have flown back to Winnipeg after encountering poor weather conditions at the remote airfield.

Instead, the plane carrying 17 people, crashed one km from the small, gravel airstrip. Four people were killed in…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

Manitoba Transportation officials have reported that the twin engine plane which crashed in eastern Manitoba on Dec. 9 near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation could have flown back to Winnipeg after encountering poor weather conditions at the remote airfield.

Instead, the plane carrying 17 people, crashed one km from the small, gravel airstrip. Four people were killed in…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

The second airplane accident in three days occurred at an airfield in eastern Manitoba near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on Friday, Dec. 12.

Early that afternoon, a twin engine Navaho plane, owned by Northway Aviation in Winnipeg, ran out of runway after aborting a take-off from the remote airstrip, 300 km northeast of Winnipeg, reported the Little Grand Rapids…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

The second airplane accident in three days occurred at an airfield in eastern Manitoba near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on Friday, Dec. 12.

Early that afternoon, a twin engine Navaho plane, owned by Northway Aviation in Winnipeg, ran out of runway after aborting a take-off from the remote airstrip, 300 km northeast of Winnipeg, reported the Little Grand Rapids…

  • April 6, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Little Grand Rapids Manitoba

Page 3

The second airplane accident in three days occurred at an airfield in eastern Manitoba near the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on Friday, Dec. 12.

Early that afternoon, a twin engine Navaho plane, owned by Northway Aviation in Winnipeg, ran out of runway after aborting a take-off from the remote airstrip, 300 km northeast of Winnipeg, reported the Little Grand Rapids…