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Everybody except Freddy Kreuger dreads Friday the 13the. Chief Denton George, the Ochapowace First Nation and some Regina hockey fans probably don't think much of Friday the 16th.

By a 16 to 1 conference call vote on that day in June, the Western Hockey League board of governors rejected the $1.7-million sale of the major junior Pats club from three Regina businessmen to the Ochapowace First Nations Band. The WHL has purchased the team and will now sell it to the highest bidder.

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Everybody except Freddy Kreuger dreads Friday the 13the. Chief Denton George, the Ochapowace First Nation and some Regina hockey fans probably don't think much of Friday the 16th.

By a 16 to 1 conference call vote on that day in June, the Western Hockey League board of governors rejected the $1.7-million sale of the major junior Pats club from three Regina businessmen to the Ochapowace First Nations Band. The WHL has purchased the team and will now sell it to the highest bidder.

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Sharon Paul has some advice for people who want to further their education.

"Go for it!" she says. "If you are going to do it, there are people there to help. There is always support, more than enough if you ask, but it's not going to come to you if you don't ask.

The 42-year-old grandmother speaks from experience. Last May she graduated from the University College of Cape Breton with a BA in Mi'kmaq studies and a place on the dean's list. Four rules of study enabled her to overcome obstacles after being away from school for many years.

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Sharon Paul has some advice for people who want to further their education.

"Go for it!" she says. "If you are going to do it, there are people there to help. There is always support, more than enough if you ask, but it's not going to come to you if you don't ask.

The 42-year-old grandmother speaks from experience. Last May she graduated from the University College of Cape Breton with a BA in Mi'kmaq studies and a place on the dean's list. Four rules of study enabled her to overcome obstacles after being away from school for many years.

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Officer-in-training Jason Thusky imagined police work would be easy at first, maybe even a little quiet for his liking. But instead he's found himself at the centre of the action.

A recent graduate of the First Nations Tribal Justice Institute in Mission, B.C., he's doing his two-month practicum in the town of Listutuj, Que, a nine-hour drive from his Algonquins of Barriere Lake Nation.

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Officer-in-training Jason Thusky imagined police work would be easy at first, maybe even a little quiet for his liking. But instead he's found himself at the centre of the action.

A recent graduate of the First Nations Tribal Justice Institute in Mission, B.C., he's doing his two-month practicum in the town of Listutuj, Que, a nine-hour drive from his Algonquins of Barriere Lake Nation.

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The turning point in Margaret Whiteknife's life occurred when her mother died five years ago. Finding it hard to cope, Margaret decided she needed to be around others to boost her out of her sadness. Armed with only a grade nine education, Margaret passed the entrance testing requirements to enroll in the Office Administration Program at Keyano College.

Since then she's never looked back. Her accomplishments from that initial entrance exam have culminated into an achievement beyond her expectations: a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.

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The turning point in Margaret Whiteknife's life occurred when her mother died five years ago. Finding it hard to cope, Margaret decided she needed to be around others to boost her out of her sadness. Armed with only a grade nine education, Margaret passed the entrance testing requirements to enroll in the Office Administration Program at Keyano College.

Since then she's never looked back. Her accomplishments from that initial entrance exam have culminated into an achievement beyond her expectations: a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.

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The grads of Alberta's Fort Chipewyan college campus of adult education hit record numbers this spring and it's all because good news travels fast, says chairman Dan Creurer.

"More and more people are hearing they can do their grade 12 or equivalent in Fort Chip," he says. The school's credibility in the community has snowballed as its students tell other high school drop-outs how easy it is to finish their diploma.

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The grads of Alberta's Fort Chipewyan college campus of adult education hit record numbers this spring and it's all because good news travels fast, says chairman Dan Creurer.

"More and more people are hearing they can do their grade 12 or equivalent in Fort Chip," he says. The school's credibility in the community has snowballed as its students tell other high school drop-outs how easy it is to finish their diploma.