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Business loans accessible

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Management consult Matt Vickers has dissolved his firm in order to form a partnership with his artist brother, Roy Henry Vickers.

To finance the new venture, called Eagle Dancer Enterprises, the two borrowed money through the Bank of Montreal under the previously inaccessible Small Business Loans Act.

"The legislation reads that every Canadian citizen shall be able to participate in this program, except for Indians living on reserves," said Ron Jamieson, vice president of Aboriginal Banking for the Bank of Montreal.

Business loans accessible

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Management consult Matt Vickers has dissolved his firm in order to form a partnership with his artist brother, Roy Henry Vickers.

To finance the new venture, called Eagle Dancer Enterprises, the two borrowed money through the Bank of Montreal under the previously inaccessible Small Business Loans Act.

"The legislation reads that every Canadian citizen shall be able to participate in this program, except for Indians living on reserves," said Ron Jamieson, vice president of Aboriginal Banking for the Bank of Montreal.

Exhibit puts forth a good face

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A ceramic bust of Louis Riel with maple leaves bursting from the back of his head. Sculptures of horn and bone. Paintings of powwows and the Bear Spirit.

Those are some of the Faces of Family Pride, an exhibit by 20 Native artists.

Metis artist and student Heather Shillinglaw put together the exhibit, which just finished showing at Edmonton's The Works visual arts festival.

The exhibit came about from Shillinglaw's desire to explore certain themes in her art and to give other Aboriginal artists the chance to expand on Native-driven themes.

Exhibit puts forth a good face

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A ceramic bust of Louis Riel with maple leaves bursting from the back of his head. Sculptures of horn and bone. Paintings of powwows and the Bear Spirit.

Those are some of the Faces of Family Pride, an exhibit by 20 Native artists.

Metis artist and student Heather Shillinglaw put together the exhibit, which just finished showing at Edmonton's The Works visual arts festival.

The exhibit came about from Shillinglaw's desire to explore certain themes in her art and to give other Aboriginal artists the chance to expand on Native-driven themes.

Runner on the rebound

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Her father always told her she was the best. Yet something inside her wouldn't let Angela Chalmers really believe it until crossing the finish line at the '92 Olympics, with a bronze medal in the 3,000-metre race,.

Too bad her dad wasn't there. He was no longer living, but would have been proud of her.

With an unprecedented performance at the 1990 Commonwealth Games - where she became the first woman to capture the 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre races in the same games - and with her Olympic bronze medal, you might think it had been one smooth ride to success.

Runner on the rebound

Page R5

Her father always told her she was the best. Yet something inside her wouldn't let Angela Chalmers really believe it until crossing the finish line at the '92 Olympics, with a bronze medal in the 3,000-metre race,.

Too bad her dad wasn't there. He was no longer living, but would have been proud of her.

With an unprecedented performance at the 1990 Commonwealth Games - where she became the first woman to capture the 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre races in the same games - and with her Olympic bronze medal, you might think it had been one smooth ride to success.

Summer games heating up

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The 1994 Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games are being held at this northern Saskatchewan community in a move to bring new confidence to the youth.

More than 1,500 participants are expected in the track and field, softball, soccer, slow-pitch and demonstration sport competitions during the July 25-29 games.

Summer games heating up

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The 1994 Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games are being held at this northern Saskatchewan community in a move to bring new confidence to the youth.

More than 1,500 participants are expected in the track and field, softball, soccer, slow-pitch and demonstration sport competitions during the July 25-29 games.