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A void in crisis handling in the Port Alberni area is now filled by a pilot project that sends support where it's needed most. The KUU-US Crisis Line Society recently launched its 24-hour crisis response outreach service, dubbed K.I.N.D. (KUU-US Intervention and Networking Division), offering one-on-one support in situations where phone-line assistance falls short.

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A void in crisis handling in the Port Alberni area is now filled by a pilot project that sends support where it's needed most. The KUU-US Crisis Line Society recently launched its 24-hour crisis response outreach service, dubbed K.I.N.D. (KUU-US Intervention and Networking Division), offering one-on-one support in situations where phone-line assistance falls short.

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Trickster has been with us forever and has always fascinated us, perhaps because of his contradictory nature. He alternately disgusts, amuses, disrupts, chastises, and humiliates. Yet he is a creative force transforming our world, sometimes in bizarre and outrageous ways with his energy and cunning.

Trickster is also a survivor who uses his wits and instincts to adapt to the changing times. And now the vulgar but sacred Trickster is a game show host.

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Trickster has been with us forever and has always fascinated us, perhaps because of his contradictory nature. He alternately disgusts, amuses, disrupts, chastises, and humiliates. Yet he is a creative force transforming our world, sometimes in bizarre and outrageous ways with his energy and cunning.

Trickster is also a survivor who uses his wits and instincts to adapt to the changing times. And now the vulgar but sacred Trickster is a game show host.

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Music has been an important part of Marcel Gagnon's life as far back as he can remember. Now, with the release of his first CD, it's a part of his life he can share with the world.

The CD, Crazy Maker, is a collection of songs written by Gagnon and performed along with fellow musicians and band mates John Sorensen, Don McLelland, Trevor Bigam, Justin Frey, Jeremy Blattner, Dianna McNolty, Arnold Faber and Suzy Wigmore.

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Music has been an important part of Marcel Gagnon's life as far back as he can remember. Now, with the release of his first CD, it's a part of his life he can share with the world.

The CD, Crazy Maker, is a collection of songs written by Gagnon and performed along with fellow musicians and band mates John Sorensen, Don McLelland, Trevor Bigam, Justin Frey, Jeremy Blattner, Dianna McNolty, Arnold Faber and Suzy Wigmore.

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The argument is on again about who has the right to call themselves Metis. The reasoning expressed by leaders in the political organizations has a remarkably similar ring to it. The "real" Metis are in the West. But wait, the "real" Metis are in the East. Each claims a heritage going back to the days of the fur trade.

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Expectant mothers in First Nation communities across the country can get the support and information they need to help them have healthy babies, thanks to a federally funded prenatal nutrition program.

The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), operating since 1994, is aimed at pregnant women in groups considered high risks for having a "poor birth outcome." One of the program's target groups is Aboriginal women. While the main focus of the program is improving prenatal nutrition, it also provides resources to support families after the birth of the child.

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Expectant mothers in First Nation communities across the country can get the support and information they need to help them have healthy babies, thanks to a federally funded prenatal nutrition program.

The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), operating since 1994, is aimed at pregnant women in groups considered high risks for having a "poor birth outcome." One of the program's target groups is Aboriginal women. While the main focus of the program is improving prenatal nutrition, it also provides resources to support families after the birth of the child.

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Kwakwaka'wakw artist Lou-ann Neel has created a municipal trade token to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the Indian Act provisions that banned the potlatch.

The copper coin is embossed with a raven design and will be worth the equivalent of $10 at participating businesses on Vancouver Island.