Three geological "trends" in northern Alberta are being carefully searched by mining companies for signs of kimberlite, a volcanic rock that often contains diamonds. The Peace River, Wabasca River and Fort Mackay trends cover a large swath of land stretching from Grand Prairie to the Saskatchewan border east of Fort McMurray. The Alberta Geological Survey released data in mid-January from a site northwest of Red Earth Creek that has encouraged companies to step up their operations in the region north of Lesser Slave Lake.

Three geological "trends" in northern Alberta are being carefully searched by mining companies for signs of kimberlite, a volcanic rock that often contains diamonds. The Peace River, Wabasca River and Fort Mackay trends cover a large swath of land stretching from Grand Prairie to the Saskatchewan border east of Fort McMurray. The Alberta Geological Survey released data in mid-January from a site northwest of Red Earth Creek that has encouraged companies to step up their operations in the region north of Lesser Slave Lake.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals.

Canadian Indigenous arts will move to the forefront in a massive marketing initiative scheduled for Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 6 to 8, 1998. Called "Spirits in the Sun," the project is an Indigenous arts festival, being presented by the North West Company and the Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd. The festival will include art galleries, craft galleries and artists' studios, tourism organizations, demonstrations, seminars, workshops, visual and performing arts, film screenings and Indigenous food products, and will be intensively marketed and promoted in Canada, the U.S.

Canadian Indigenous arts will move to the forefront in a massive marketing initiative scheduled for Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 6 to 8, 1998. Called "Spirits in the Sun," the project is an Indigenous arts festival, being presented by the North West Company and the Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd. The festival will include art galleries, craft galleries and artists' studios, tourism organizations, demonstrations, seminars, workshops, visual and performing arts, film screenings and Indigenous food products, and will be intensively marketed and promoted in Canada, the U.S.