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Police Constable George Lawson grew up wanting to follow in his father's footsteps as a commercial fisherman based in his Tsimshian First Nation village of Port Simpson, B.C. Somewhere along the way though, he realized fishing may not be "the way to go" and focused on a career in policing. Now Constable Lawson is a 10-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department.

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It was with modesty that Christine Henry accepted the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, established by the Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award program. The scholarship honors and mentors 10 Canadian university business students by providing funds to further their educational ambitions.

"I'm not looking for accolades from others," said Henry. "It's almost a double-edged sword, because I work quietly in the background. It's difficult, culturally speaking."

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It was with modesty that Christine Henry accepted the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, established by the Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award program. The scholarship honors and mentors 10 Canadian university business students by providing funds to further their educational ambitions.

"I'm not looking for accolades from others," said Henry. "It's almost a double-edged sword, because I work quietly in the background. It's difficult, culturally speaking."

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It was with modesty that Christine Henry accepted the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, established by the Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award program. The scholarship honors and mentors 10 Canadian university business students by providing funds to further their educational ambitions.

"I'm not looking for accolades from others," said Henry. "It's almost a double-edged sword, because I work quietly in the background. It's difficult, culturally speaking."

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It was with modesty that Christine Henry accepted the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, established by the Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award program. The scholarship honors and mentors 10 Canadian university business students by providing funds to further their educational ambitions.

"I'm not looking for accolades from others," said Henry. "It's almost a double-edged sword, because I work quietly in the background. It's difficult, culturally speaking."

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Spending more than three months in Mexico while the snow piles up back home probably sounds pretty good to most Canadians, but the eight people who will be chosen to take part in the Aboriginal Youth Leader Work Partner Program won't be on vacation.

"We make it very clear to the participants that they are not going to be traveling," said Leon Lajeunesse. "They are not even going to see places like Acapulco or Cancun. How can we go when some people in the community have never been to those places in their lives?"

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Spending more than three months in Mexico while the snow piles up back home probably sounds pretty good to most Canadians, but the eight people who will be chosen to take part in the Aboriginal Youth Leader Work Partner Program won't be on vacation.

"We make it very clear to the participants that they are not going to be traveling," said Leon Lajeunesse. "They are not even going to see places like Acapulco or Cancun. How can we go when some people in the community have never been to those places in their lives?"

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Spending more than three months in Mexico while the snow piles up back home probably sounds pretty good to most Canadians, but the eight people who will be chosen to take part in the Aboriginal Youth Leader Work Partner Program won't be on vacation.

"We make it very clear to the participants that they are not going to be traveling," said Leon Lajeunesse. "They are not even going to see places like Acapulco or Cancun. How can we go when some people in the community have never been to those places in their lives?"

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Spending more than three months in Mexico while the snow piles up back home probably sounds pretty good to most Canadians, but the eight people who will be chosen to take part in the Aboriginal Youth Leader Work Partner Program won't be on vacation.

"We make it very clear to the participants that they are not going to be traveling," said Leon Lajeunesse. "They are not even going to see places like Acapulco or Cancun. How can we go when some people in the community have never been to those places in their lives?"

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It wasn't until the television and newspaper cameras came out that Stephanie Whitecloud realized just how special she had become.

She thought she was just another honored Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) graduate during its 24th annual convocation in May 2000.

Instead, Whitecloud learned for the first time that she was the first ever graduate from SIFC to earn a science degree.