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January 14, 2002 marked a historic date for the evolution of training for Water Treatment Plant Operators in the north. Keewaytinook Okimakanak in conjunction with the Keewatin Patricia District School Board, Northern Waterworks Inc. and the Municipality of Red Lake played host to the first of a series of Water Plant Operator evaluations designed specifically to provide data that will ensure future training is specific to their needs. Keewaytinook Okimakanak is presently pursuing options for the establishment of a permanent training centre located in Red Lake that will be designed to provide the communities with an affordable and sustainable source for training services. The long term objective of this project is to ensure that all northern communities have a safe, reliable source for drinking water being operated and maintained by Provicially Certified Water Treatment Plant Operators. Read the newspaper article and see the picture in the January 16, 2002 issue of the Red Lake District News.

Hello! I'm Wanda Good assistant to Phil Beaumont, Conference Coordinator for the next World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education 2002(WIPCE-2002). The hosts of the next WIPCE are The First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium and the Nakoda Nation of Alberta, Canada. The conference will be held on August 4th-10th, 2002 in Calgary. This conference will attract 3000 to 5000 Indigenous Peoples from around the world. Conference activities include some of the following: - Workshops/seminars by Indigenous Peoples from around the world on Education, Indian Movements, Treaties, Traditional Practices. - International Indigenous games, such as canoeing, lacross, horse events. - Cultural entertainment, with groups from Hawaii, Maoris from New Zealand, Australian Aboriginees, Africans. This conference may not come back to Canada for many years to come. It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for some of our people. Check us out at www.fnahec.org/wipce2002. Early registration has been extended to February 28, 2002. So get your registrations in. Inform you elders groups, etc. Anyone who may be interested! You may contact me at (403) 212-2676, or by email wipce@fnahec.org. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.