Archive - Aug 11, 2009

Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference

Media Advisory

Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference

(July 24, 2009) As part of the ongoing Energy Efficiency & Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities (EEMAC) program, Charles Fox Consulting Inc. and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will convene a Gathering of Ontario First Nations and Métis Elders and Leadership and community members from September 3, 2009 to September 4, 2009 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

First Nation traditional healers prepared to support communities to deal with H1N1 virus

From CTV.CA  

Traditional healers might help fight swine flu

Aug. 9 2009 - The Canadian Press - Shannon Montgomery

 

For a sore throat, the roots of a type of plant that grows in the water.

For a fever, the gum and needles of a spruce tree, boiled together and swallowed first thing in the morning.

Governor General Mentorship Program looking for 25 youth to work with Order Of Canada members

 Press Release

Order of Canada Mentorship Program looking for 25 young people

August 11, 2009

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, would like to invite dynamic youth to apply to the Order of Canada Mentorship Program, now in its second year.