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Congratulations to the ENTIRE K-Net On-line Community. We broke the 2 million hits mark in the month of May! This is the first time we reached this many hits in one month. I just checked our monthly server usage stats at http://www.knet.ca/webalizer) and saw that we achieved the highest level of usage in ONE month yet. The actual number of hits was 2,005,737. www.knet.ca is our main web site from where all of the pages and different services are linked and accessed. Other on-line servers / services include: * http://webct.knet.ca Server (our e-learning server) had 131,058 hits on the main page in May * http://mail.knet.ca Server (our mail server) had 700,623 hits * http://hosting.knet.ca Server (the server that we provide for other organizations to host their web site) had 44,953 hits * http://myknet.org Server (personal web page site) had 812,272 hits For a total of 3,694,643 hits in May (and this does not even include the K-Net Chat service)!! Thanks to everyone who uses K-Net for making this an important virtual place to be!!

Bear found at K.O. office on Saturday afternoon! Take a look at: http://photos.knet.ca/album34

Ahki Pimadizewening Weecheewaywin Healing Centre is now accepting admission forms from NAN communities. The individuals we are targeting this intake must be 12 - 15 year olds, male or female. Ahki Pimadizewening Weecheewaywin Healing Centre provides holistic healing services to Nishnawbe Aski Nation youth who have become dependent on the abuse of solvents as a means to cope with life. The main focus of the Centre's services will be land-based, cultural appropriate healing activities. Youth who have behavioural and emotional problems will be assisted and counselled while in the program. Youth will receive contemporary clinical addictions treatment and counselling while being empowered with survival skills and traditional lifestyle perspectives through daily activities and teachings from traditional instructors and Elders. If you want more information contact our Intake / Aftercare Worker at (807) 347 - 2222.

Orpah McKenzie, KO's Health Director, and several members of her Telehealth team did a presentation to the Chiefs of the Sioux Lookout Health Zone in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, June 5. Copies of the information package that was sent out to all the First Nations and various health agencies was included in the Chiefs' meeting packages. The presentation included: * Brian Beaton provided background information about the Kuh-ke-nah Network Smart Demonstration project and the use of the network for telehealth applications by reading a prepared statement by Geordi Kakepetum; * An interactive video conference demonstration with Dr. Claudette Chase at the gathering in Thunder Bay working with Donna Williams and Gibbet Stevens in Balmertown using the hand held patient camera, the ear / throat scope and the document camera for x-ray viewing; * An interactive video conference between the Thunder Bay meeting and Lily Sawanas, the Deer Lake Telehealth Coordinator, sharing her views about the importance of this equipment for patient care; * A powerpoint presentation by Orpah McKenzie and John Rowlandson providing the chiefs with background information about the KO telehealth initiative (at http://health.knet.ca/telehealth/docs/SL-Chiefs-KO-Report.pdf; * A brief question and answer session with the Chiefs. A team of resource people, with representatives from several tribal councils, are now working together to complete the preparation of a business plan that will be presented to Health Canada by June 14 that will propose to develop telehealth services in each participating First Nation across the Sioux Lookout Health Zone. Letters of support and Band Council Resolutions from the First Nations and health care agencies are now being sought to include in this business plan. Additional information about this initiative can be seen at the KO Health site which has a link to the KO Telehealth web site.

Keewaywin will be having their treaty day on Thursday June 13, 2002. There will be a table in the conference room where the treaty money will be disbursed. Various activities are being planned for the day. So come over and participate in the activities.

The members of Neskantaga First Nation and co-ordinator Duane Moonias, would like to invite people from across Northern Ontario, to come and take part in our upcoming jamboree. This event will take place starting on Friday June 28th continuing until Monday July 1st. We will also air the jamboree on the Wawatay Radio Network each day from 7pm to 1am EST (times are subject to change). Our special guests will be announced at a later date. Accommodation will be provided, as well as meals. For further information, please contact: Duane Moonias @ (807) 479-2637 or leave message at the Band Office (807) 479-2570 also you can e-mail me at: duanemoonias@knet.ca