Archive - 2009

January 13th

STOP study inviting cigarette smokers to join other Ontarians in stopping this deadly disease

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion press release

Pelican Falls hosting 3rd annual broomball tournament in March

Pelican Falls

3rd Annual Ladies Broomball Tournament

March 7, 8 2009 

$150.00 per team

contact Duane Ogemah

582-3908 home, 737-1283 work

High Cost Special Education program audit and evaluation RFP by Chiefs of Ontario

The following Request for Proposals (RFP) is distributed by the Chiefs of Ontario.

Click here for the PDF copy of this 4 page document.

KO's K-Net work with broadband highlighted in latest National Research Council newsletter

From National Research Council web site ...

Weaving broadband into our cultural fabric

Canada is famously vast. Yet much of our 33 million-odd population lives less than 160 kilometres from the American border, more than three-quarters of whom live in cities. And our population thins the further north you go.

January 11th

Assembly of First Nations hosting Inter-Nation Trade and Economic Summit

The Assembly of First Nations Invites you to attend the:

INTER-NATION TRADE & ECONOMIC SUMMIT

March 9 -11, 2009
Metro Toronto
Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Agenda

Workshops and Presentation on topics such as:

January 10th

Pelican Falls hosting 6th Annual Volleyball Tournament Feb 14

Pelican Falls

6th Annual Volleyball Tournament

Saturday February 14th

3 men 3 ladies

$150 per team

contact Duane Ogemah 737-1283 work/ 582-3908 home

5 cents for each plastic bag in Toronto - another tax for consumers from corporate sector

From CBC.ca

Loblaws starts charging for plastic bags

January 12, 2009

Starting Monday, the biggest grocery chain in Ontario will start charging shoppers in its Toronto stores for plastic bags.

Customers at Loblaws will have to pay five cents for every plastic bag.

It's part of a plan, according to company officials, that was in the works before Toronto city council started talking about ways to reduce plastic bags.

International Conference Conclusions and Recommendations calls for Inclusive Education

UNESCO International Conference on Education Conclusions and Recommendations

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 48TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION (ICE)

January 9th

Youth Leadership Project Coordinator position in Kenora for Treaty 3 region

Grand Council Treaty #3

January 8th

Weeneebayko Program at Queens providing medical services in remote First Nations

From Queen's Journal

Chartering the right to healthcare - Weeneebayko Program has provided medical services for Moose Factory region since 1960s

By Kerri Macdonald, Features Editor