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The Native community said it needed a course to train management in order to develop the tourist industry in Native communities, and that is what Malaspina College is offering.

The Aboriginal Tourism Industry Development Program is intended to give Aboriginal leaders the skills to start and run tourist-based businesses.

The program is a nine-credit course that can be applied to a bachelors degree in tourism degree at the college. The program is offered through the Powell River campus.

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The Native community said it needed a course to train management in order to develop the tourist industry in Native communities, and that is what Malaspina College is offering.

The Aboriginal Tourism Industry Development Program is intended to give Aboriginal leaders the skills to start and run tourist-based businesses.

The program is a nine-credit course that can be applied to a bachelors degree in tourism degree at the college. The program is offered through the Powell River campus.

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An innovative new program funded by a generous donation of $200,000 from Bell Canada has given 14 young people a glimpse into exciting health careers.

According to Sue Aro, department head of Allied Health Programs at Vancouver Community College (VCC), counsellors and education co-ordinators at the lower mainland local schools recruited interested students from Grades 8 through 11 to the Health Care Careers for Aboriginal Youth summer program.

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An innovative new program funded by a generous donation of $200,000 from Bell Canada has given 14 young people a glimpse into exciting health careers.

According to Sue Aro, department head of Allied Health Programs at Vancouver Community College (VCC), counsellors and education co-ordinators at the lower mainland local schools recruited interested students from Grades 8 through 11 to the Health Care Careers for Aboriginal Youth summer program.

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Marlene Hale gave up high-paying jobs at five-star restaurants to teach people living with HIV/AIDS how to cook nutritious meals on a budget. Now, thanks to partnerships with the University of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and the Musqueam First Nation, her students will gain access to an-eighth of an acre of fertile land to grow vegetables to supplement their diet.

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Marlene Hale gave up high-paying jobs at five-star restaurants to teach people living with HIV/AIDS how to cook nutritious meals on a budget. Now, thanks to partnerships with the University of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and the Musqueam First Nation, her students will gain access to an-eighth of an acre of fertile land to grow vegetables to supplement their diet.

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When Great Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, Canada joined the Brits in the fray. By the time the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, more than 600,000 Canadians had gone overseas to fight in what at the time was called The Great War, or The War To End All Wars. At least 4,000 of those fighting men were Aboriginal. One of them was Frances Pegahmagabow.

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When Great Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, Canada joined the Brits in the fray. By the time the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, more than 600,000 Canadians had gone overseas to fight in what at the time was called The Great War, or The War To End All Wars. At least 4,000 of those fighting men were Aboriginal. One of them was Frances Pegahmagabow.

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Connie Larochelle, a citizen of the Haisla First Nation near Terrace, B.C., has spent the last several years doing research for a master's thesis on a topic that will be of interest to most, if not all, First Nations communities.

Her thesis is titled "Framework for calculating compensation for the infringement of Aboriginal interests, rights and title: Case study." All she needs now is a First Nation community that's willing to take part.

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Connie Larochelle, a citizen of the Haisla First Nation near Terrace, B.C., has spent the last several years doing research for a master's thesis on a topic that will be of interest to most, if not all, First Nations communities.

Her thesis is titled "Framework for calculating compensation for the infringement of Aboriginal interests, rights and title: Case study." All she needs now is a First Nation community that's willing to take part.