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The Lac La Ronge First Nations, from northern Saskatchewan, and Ontario's Royal Plastics have entered into a deal that may eventually see vinyl housing become commonplace on western reserves. The houses, made of extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filled with concrete, are approximately 15 per cent cheaper to build and 50 per cent cheaper to heat than a traditional wood-and-drywall house. They can also be put up in only three days by a small group or relatively unskilled workers.

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The Lac La Ronge First Nations, from northern Saskatchewan, and Ontario's Royal Plastics have entered into a deal that may eventually see vinyl housing become commonplace on western reserves. The houses, made of extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filled with concrete, are approximately 15 per cent cheaper to build and 50 per cent cheaper to heat than a traditional wood-and-drywall house. They can also be put up in only three days by a small group or relatively unskilled workers.

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In addition to the people in the audience at the Eagledome, there are four spectators at every Lebret Eagles' home game. Those are the television cameras that beam a signal to a control truck outside the arena, from there to a video cassette recorder, and onto a video cassette. Three weeks later-thanks to the videotape, a courier company and Television Northern Canada-it's Hockey Night in Nunavut, Denedeh and Yukon.

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In addition to the people in the audience at the Eagledome, there are four spectators at every Lebret Eagles' home game. Those are the television cameras that beam a signal to a control truck outside the arena, from there to a video cassette recorder, and onto a video cassette. Three weeks later-thanks to the videotape, a courier company and Television Northern Canada-it's Hockey Night in Nunavut, Denedeh and Yukon.

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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.

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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.

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Chris Simon is dealing well with adjustments he's been forced to make, both on and off the ice.

Simon, a left winger with the Colorado Avalanche, is in his fourth National Hockey League season. The Avalanche, who play their home games in Denver, are the former Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that was transferred to the mile-high city during the off-season.

Though rumors of an impending move had been circulating for almost a year, Simon who had played all of his NHL career in Quebec City, said a lot of his teammates were dumbfounded when it actually occurred.

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Chris Simon is dealing well with adjustments he's been forced to make, both on and off the ice.

Simon, a left winger with the Colorado Avalanche, is in his fourth National Hockey League season. The Avalanche, who play their home games in Denver, are the former Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that was transferred to the mile-high city during the off-season.

Though rumors of an impending move had been circulating for almost a year, Simon who had played all of his NHL career in Quebec City, said a lot of his teammates were dumbfounded when it actually occurred.

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Dwayne Desjarlais, Economic Development Officer with the Fort McMurray First Nation is excited about the latest trend in resource management. Desjarlais recently attended a two-day workshop sponsored by the Canadian Forest Service, which provided an introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Forest Management.

"Forget pages of description and endless columns of figures," said Desjarlais. "Take a computer, a Geographic Information System and MapInfo ? a desktop mapping tool ? and you're in business."

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Dwayne Desjarlais, Economic Development Officer with the Fort McMurray First Nation is excited about the latest trend in resource management. Desjarlais recently attended a two-day workshop sponsored by the Canadian Forest Service, which provided an introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Forest Management.

"Forget pages of description and endless columns of figures," said Desjarlais. "Take a computer, a Geographic Information System and MapInfo ? a desktop mapping tool ? and you're in business."