The Secretary of State has announced new citizenship awards in recognition of exemplary citizenship.

The new awards, consisting of a certificate of honor and a maple leaf cluster lapel pin, will be presented to individuals, business and community organization that participates in volunteer activities in the community. These activities must embody and affirm one or more of the principles that characterize Canadian citizenship. These principles are equality, diversity and community.

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Runners carrying the Olympic torch will meet with non-violent protests in Montreal and Ottawa say groups supporting the Lubicon Lake band's boycott.

The Assembly of First Nations and the Kahnawake Mohawk band near Montreal announced their support of the Lubicon's boycott last week and say when the relay team passes through the Kahnawake reserve it will only meet a ceremony.

Chief Bud Morris says the ceremony will be "creative" and "non-violent", but refused to give further details.

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Inuit leaders were not consulted before an agreement was reached to allow U.S. icebreakers through Canadian waters say opposition members.

But Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says consultation was not required because the right to negotiate these activities is a federal responsibility.

A leaked government report says Canada has come to an agreement with the United States to allow movement of American vessels through Arctic waters claimed by Canada.

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The Alberta Indian Law Foundation will give Alberta Indians a legal voice ? something they don't have now, says Edmonton lawyer Bob Reiter.

"In other provinces they have law centres for Natives or legal studies for Native (but) Alberta has nothing," he said.

The foundation was incorporated three weeks ago and is seeking support from Alberta Indian bands.

Rallying support for the fledgling organization was one of the broader purposes of a recent conference held in Edmonton on Taxation and Indian Economic issues.

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Tax exemptions for Alberta Indians was a central issue during a two day Edmonton conference held (Dec. 2 and 3) on Taxation and Economic Development Issues for Alberta Indians.

More than 200 participants representing most of Alberta's 42 Indian bands heard practical suggestions on how to limit tax liability in the areas of income tax and federal and provincial sales tax.

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A lay missionary, store owner and pilot who served the tiny northern community of Chipewyan Lake was found dead Nov. 21 in the wreckage of his light plane.

John Horstenier, 46, was flying from Chipewyan Lake to his home in Athabasca when the crash occurred, said friend and colleague Pastor Les Stahlke.

Horstenier, of the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots, ran a store in Chipewyan Lake, said Stahlke. He and his family had moved there in 1973.

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A fundraising campaign is underway to raise money to establish a name indicator in the Dr. Anne Anderson Park

The Edmonton park located at 10515 ? 162 Street was named in honor of Anderson two years ago by Edmonton's Names Advisory Committee.

Buff Parry, who is working on a biography of Anderson, explains while he was doing archival research he discovered that there was nothing in the park to indicate that it was dedicated to the Metis Elder.

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Indian farmers group to announce new loan company

The introduction of a loan company to the Alberta Indian Agricultural Development Corporation (AIADC), is expected to be announced earl7y next year, said Simon Gladue, AIADC general manager.

"The loan company will be a wholly owned subsidiary of AIADC," said Gladue. "We've already appointed a board of directors and it is expected the company will meet the terms required to be eligible for the Native Economic Development Program's funding criteria."

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Cree Airways closing down

Cree Airways will be closing down operations Dec. 11 due to the financial problems brought on by a recent lawsuit and also because their operating licence was suspended by Alberta Transportation, says president Roland Calahasen.

"But we're not down and out," he said. "We'll keep working from another office and beat this lawsuit once and for all."

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Financial records and receipt books are missing from the Buffalo Lake (Caslan) Metis Settlement after an office break in, says chairman Horace Patenaude.

"Some money is missing and the books for the Waskahigun (Housing) Corporation are gone," he said. "The RCMP are investigating and they lifted some fingerprints, but there have been no arrests."