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Edmonton

Alberta Minister Responsible for Native Affairs Milt Pahl and Larry Shaben MLA for Lesser Slave Lake announced March 21 a $15,000 grant to the Frontiers Foundation.

The Frontiers Foundation will be using the grant to cover living expenses for the volunteer workers in the Wabasca and Desmarais communities. For the next six months the volunteers working in conjunction with local community people will be collecting data and planning for the implementation of three projects (1) Self-Sufficient Food Production, (2) Crisis Intervention and (3) Community Access Radio.

The Frontiers Foundation is a Canadian Registered charity which has been in operation since 1964. It is a non-governmental organization and helps people both here in Canada and overseas.

In announcing the grant Pahl Said, "In addition to the Alberta Government providing seed money for this initiative, Native residents of these communities, both Treaty Indian and Metis should be commended for their interest and participation."