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Keewaytinook Hockey League finally finished their first year of action in a tournament style of play. The tournament was held in Sandy Lake on April 3 to 6, 2003.

Sandy Lake Storm of the Keewaytinook Hockey League (KHL) went undefeated in KHL's inaugeral season. Storm finished off the regular season with a record of 24-0, scoring 359 goals and only allowing 69 goals.

Sandy Lake Storm continued their domination over the other KHL teams that they faced in the play-offs and Championship game. The first team they faced was Kitchinoomaykoosib Icehawks (KI Icehawks) in a best out of three format. Sandy Lake went on to defeat KI Icehawks two straight games.

Storm then met the Kasabonika Jr. Kings in the Championship Bear Cup. Kasabonika had defeated Wunnimun Whiskeyjack in a hard fought play-off series that had to go to the deciding third game.

In the Championship game Sandy Lake Storm had a battling team to contend with. At the end of the first period the game was tied at 3 a piece and by the end of second period the score was 10-5. But the score did not indicate the closeness of the game. Storm held their composure and kept pounding the Kasabonika netminder with shot after shot. The eventual final score was 16 to 8 for Sandy Lake Storm.

Check out: www.sandylake.firstnation.ca for more info, pictures and trophy presentations.

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute presented Certificates of Recognition to the students of the Aboriginal Community Services Worker Program on March 27, 2003.  The celebration took place at Confederation College in Thunder Bay.  Congradulations to all!  Check out the pictures at http://photos.knet.ca/albun20

Wendy Johnson, Education Policy Analyst from the Chiefs of Ontario Office distributed a briefing note to First Nation education advisors concerning recent developments and opportunities to work together. The document includes updates on:

• INAC's Engagement Strategy and COO's recommendations;
• Gathering Strength initiatve; and
• Federal Budget Announcement of $72 million for First Nation Education.

Community update for off reserve Cat Lake band numbers and for interested people:

New Chief: Wilfred Wesley  - 95 votes

• Councillor: Allan Oombash - 143 votes
• Councillor: Gordon Wesley - 129 Votes
• Councillor: Vernon Wesley - 127 votes
• Councillor: Elsie Gray  - 123 votes
• Councillor: Russell Wesley - 115 votes