Archive
June 24th, 2008
Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2007 highlights digital divide for remote and rural communities
June 24, 2008 - 6:23am | by brianbeatonCanadian Internet Use Survey, 2007 (see news release below)
Note to readers
June 23rd
Northeast LHIN invests in homecare services supporting community-based health services
June 23, 2008 - 8:52pm | by brianbeaton
Landmark Provincial Aging at Home Strategy Launches in North East LHIN
Posted by admin on 2008/6/23 15:12:40 (10 reads)
Press Release
McGuinty Government Improves Access to Community-Based Health Care Services
June 20, 2008
Standing in front of a new Dodge Caravan that will provide area seniors with rides to appointments, Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, MPP Sudbury, today announced a series of local Aging at Home initiatives which are receiving just over $4 million this year.
First Nation youth remind government that there is still lots to do to improve education outcomes
June 23, 2008 - 8:44pm | by brianbeatonPress release
Students call for action on National Aboriginal Day - Ending Poverty and Increasing Access to Higher Education Must be National Priorities
OTTAWA, June 21 - Canada's college and university students are marking National Aboriginal Day by renewing the call for improved living conditions for Aboriginal peoples and greater federal funding for Aboriginal students to attend post-secondary institutions.
Walk4Justice on Cross-Country Trek to Protest Missing and Murdered Women
June 23, 2008 - 8:40pm | by brianbeatonMEDIA ADVISORY
Walk4Justice on Cross-Country Trek to Protest Missing and Murdered Women
June 19, 2008
VANCOUVER, June 19, 2008 - Walk4Justice has a full day, Sept 15, 2008, booked on Parliament Hill to present a petition and address the key issues surrounding marginalized, missing and murdered women and their families. Over three thousand women & children are deemed missing or murdered in the last 10 years, 80% of them are Aboriginal.
Report of the Seventh Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues available online
June 23, 2008 - 8:36pm | by brianbeatonFrom the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Report of the Seventh Session
June 19, 2008
House fire tradegy claims four more lives in remote community of Deer Lake First Nation
June 23, 2008 - 8:27pm | by brianbeatonThe initial visit by the regional coroner points to another house fire on a remote First Nation resulting in the loss of life is a concern that requires further investigation (report from CBC TBay radio news).
Northern Ontario fire kills man, 3 toddlers
Jun 20, 2008 - THE CANADIAN PRESS
DEER LAKE, Ont.–There is no word yet on the cause of a fire that has claimed four lives in the northwestern Ontario community of Deer Lake.
Teleradiology program at Oshki delivering results for remote First Nations residents
June 23, 2008 - 8:16pm | by brianbeatonNew technicians will help serve their communities
By Jim Kelly - Saturday, June 14, 2008
A group of young aboriginal men and women are expected to make a significant impact on health care in First Nations communities.
And others may soon be following in their footsteps.
The 11 are graduates of a radiological technician certificate program, allowing them to operate X-ray equipment.
June 19th
Pallative Care in First Nations receiving funding support from Canada's Public Health Agency
June 19, 2008 - 6:42am | by brianbeatonLakehead University press release
What do you, your family and your community have planned for National Aboriginal Day on June 21?
June 19, 2008 - 6:23am | by brianbeatonINAC press release ...
June 21 - National Aboriginal Day
On June 21st, join thousands of people across the country in celebrating National Aboriginal Day. This very special day celebrates the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and M=E9tis peoples in Canada.
June 18th
Conference - "Raising Our Voices' bi-annual Aboriginal Language gathering in London, Ontario
June 18, 2008 - 10:53pm | by brianbeaton"Raising Our Voices' bi-annual Language Conference
August 19 -20, 2008
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre
London, Ontario
