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Even though the Indian Summer Music Festival at Telus Field wasn't successful Sept. 1, its producer wants to do it again.
Only 110 people bought tickets said producer Leon Anthony. Showoff Productions, which organized the festival, gave out 1,200 complimentary tickets; about 300 people came.
If the price was lower (tickets sold through TicketMaster for $48) people…
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Even though the Indian Summer Music Festival at Telus Field wasn't successful Sept. 1, its producer wants to do it again.
Only 110 people bought tickets said producer Leon Anthony. Showoff Productions, which organized the festival, gave out 1,200 complimentary tickets; about 300 people came.
If the price was lower (tickets sold through TicketMaster for $48) people…
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Clifford Calliou, 75, is the 2001 Citizen of the Year at the Kikino Metis Settlement. The honor was awarded in conjunction with the Aug. 12 annual Kikino Celebration Days and Silver Birch Rodeo.
Calliou said the award came as a total surprise. He was at the rodeo grounds on Saturday morning, Aug. 11, when was told he had won the award and was needed at the hamlet to lead…
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Clifford Calliou, 75, is the 2001 Citizen of the Year at the Kikino Metis Settlement. The honor was awarded in conjunction with the Aug. 12 annual Kikino Celebration Days and Silver Birch Rodeo.
Calliou said the award came as a total surprise. He was at the rodeo grounds on Saturday morning, Aug. 11, when was told he had won the award and was needed at the hamlet to lead…
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Dwight Dorey, the chief and president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), wants to introduce some new ideas to the First Nations governance debate.
"Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' recommendations envisioned reducing the number of First Nations from 633 to 70 or 80 across the country," he said. "The 55 or so Mi'kmaq bands in Eastern Canada are not First…
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Dwight Dorey, the chief and president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), wants to introduce some new ideas to the First Nations governance debate.
"Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' recommendations envisioned reducing the number of First Nations from 633 to 70 or 80 across the country," he said. "The 55 or so Mi'kmaq bands in Eastern Canada are not First…
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By the end of September, the largest wind turbine in the province will be operating on the Peigan Nation.
Weather Dancer I is the first phase of a possible 100 megawatt wind farm joint venture between the Peigan Indian Utilities Corporation and EPCOR. The 900 kilowatt NEG Micon turbine from Denmark will be Alberta's tallest, standing 72 metres high with a blade radius of…
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By the end of September, the largest wind turbine in the province will be operating on the Peigan Nation.
Weather Dancer I is the first phase of a possible 100 megawatt wind farm joint venture between the Peigan Indian Utilities Corporation and EPCOR. The 900 kilowatt NEG Micon turbine from Denmark will be Alberta's tallest, standing 72 metres high with a blade radius of…
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Alberta Chambers of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 11th Alberta Business Awards of Distinction. The deadline for entries is Nov. 19. Categories are First Nations-owned Business; Outstanding Achievement; Aboriginal Relations; Marketing; Small Business; Strategic Partnering, Export; Learning in the Workplace; Safety in the Workplace; e-Business, Environmental Practices;…
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Alberta Chambers of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 11th Alberta Business Awards of Distinction. The deadline for entries is Nov. 19. Categories are First Nations-owned Business; Outstanding Achievement; Aboriginal Relations; Marketing; Small Business; Strategic Partnering, Export; Learning in the Workplace; Safety in the Workplace; e-Business, Environmental Practices;…
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Indian Affairs has issued a flurry of announcements over the past month regarding its funding of business projects of Alberta First Nations companies.
Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault has approved $80,000 to assist Loon River Cree Contractors Ltd., owned by the Loon River First Nation, to diversify its business, which includes equipment leasing, road construction,…
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Indian Affairs has issued a flurry of announcements over the past month regarding its funding of business projects of Alberta First Nations companies.
Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault has approved $80,000 to assist Loon River Cree Contractors Ltd., owned by the Loon River First Nation, to diversify its business, which includes equipment leasing, road construction,…
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Sun Country Child and Family Services Authority announced a new co-chair and four other new members starting this month, bringing their board up to nine members. Among them are Clarence Weaselfat from Cardston, and Mary Ruth McDougall from Fort Macleod.
Weaselfat is a semi-retired small business owner, rancher and farmer. His 22 years' experience in alcohol and drug…
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Sun Country Child and Family Services Authority announced a new co-chair and four other new members starting this month, bringing their board up to nine members. Among them are Clarence Weaselfat from Cardston, and Mary Ruth McDougall from Fort Macleod.
Weaselfat is a semi-retired small business owner, rancher and farmer. His 22 years' experience in alcohol and drug…
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First Nations students in grades 10 to 12 who are looking for alternatives to a regular classroom this fall should know that the Sunchild Cyber School is going to be delivering accredited on-line high school courses through the internet.
Martin Sacher, in his third year as principle of the Sunchild First Nations School, is enthusiastic about his role as progam co-…