Sweetgrass and CFWE news briefs - Jan. 15, 2016

This untitled photograph was taken by Eugene Uhuad and appears in the Clareview Multicultural Centre in north Edmonton.
(Photo: Edmonton Arts Council)

Women’s faces grace walls of multicultural centre

January 15, 2016. To celebrate Edmonton’s Clareview Multicultural Centre, photographer Eugene Uhuad spent nearly a year photographing community gatherings and the many people who participated at events at the centre. The women portrayed in each super-scaled portrait are real community members, who represent the women, families, children, and men who call Clareview home. Each portrait is superimposed upon an intricate collage of images – soccer games, picnics, and celebrations. The inter-meshed images illustrate Edmonton’s vivid cultural diversity, and the power of communities working together to build a welcoming space.

Wanted by police: Michael Daniels. (Photo: RCMP)

RCMP still looking for man who stole charity money
January 14, 2016. RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Michael Kyle Jordan Daniels, 31, of Cold Lake. A warrant for Daniels’ arrest has been issued. Daniels is wanted in relation to the theft of a donation box containing $200 taken from the Cold Lake Bottle Depot. The money was intended for the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. The warrant for his arrest also includes obstructing a peace officer, the personation of Jared Jacknife, as well as for an unrelated theft under $5,000 from the Best Spirits Liquor Store on Sept. 20, 2015. On Jan. 2, 2016, Daniels was arrested for the theft at the bottle depot and personated Jared Jacknife.  On Wednesday all charges against Jacknife were withdrawn, as he had no involvement in this crime.

Alberta to continue to support Indigenous tourism industry

January 14, 2016. Following a meeting of the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers in Winnipeg on Thursday, Alberta’s minister David Eggen said the province would continue to promote Indigenous tourism. “I applaud the federal government’s commitment to support continued growth of Indigenous tourism in Canada. Alberta is working closely with Indigenous communities to further develop its own tourism industry,” said Eggen in a statement. He noted that tourism was one way for the province to create jobs immediately while diversifying the economy over the long term. The most recent numbers from the Alberta Market Monitor indicate an increase in visitation, up more than 15 per cent in the national parks and more than six per cent at the historic sites and museums.