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Aspiring lawyer nears goal

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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.

Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged lawyer.

Aspiring lawyer nears goal

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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.

Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged lawyer.

Hazard work yields rewards

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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.

The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments!

Hazard work yields rewards

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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.

The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments!

Hazard work yields rewards

Page 14

A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.

The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments!

Hazard work yields rewards

Page 14

A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.

The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments!

Grads: meet challenges

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When Jean Goodwill gave the convocation address at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's 16th annual spring convocation, she said the occasion was "one of the biggest highlights of everything I've done since I was awarded the Order of Canada."

In an emotional speech to the 71 graduating students, Goodwill recalled a time when few Indian people had such opportunities.

"We experienced a life on our reserves virtually cut off from the rest of the world around us - no electricity and very little modern transportation.

Grads: meet challenges

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When Jean Goodwill gave the convocation address at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's 16th annual spring convocation, she said the occasion was "one of the biggest highlights of everything I've done since I was awarded the Order of Canada."

In an emotional speech to the 71 graduating students, Goodwill recalled a time when few Indian people had such opportunities.

"We experienced a life on our reserves virtually cut off from the rest of the world around us - no electricity and very little modern transportation.

Grads: meet challenges

Page 12

When Jean Goodwill gave the convocation address at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's 16th annual spring convocation, she said the occasion was "one of the biggest highlights of everything I've done since I was awarded the Order of Canada."

In an emotional speech to the 71 graduating students, Goodwill recalled a time when few Indian people had such opportunities.

"We experienced a life on our reserves virtually cut off from the rest of the world around us - no electricity and very little modern transportation.

Grads: meet challenges

Page 12

When Jean Goodwill gave the convocation address at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's 16th annual spring convocation, she said the occasion was "one of the biggest highlights of everything I've done since I was awarded the Order of Canada."

In an emotional speech to the 71 graduating students, Goodwill recalled a time when few Indian people had such opportunities.

"We experienced a life on our reserves virtually cut off from the rest of the world around us - no electricity and very little modern transportation.