KOTH Welcomes New Team Member

KO Telehealth welcomes a new team member to the Balmertown location. Gayle Reid will be the new Assistant Scheduler which will include such duties as coordinating the Community Telehealth Referral to the appropriate physician and work with the Community Telehealth Coordinator in scheduling the appointment.

Gayle has shown incredible enthusiam towards the future growth of Telehealth which will lead to the improvement and enhancement of current health services in the First Nation Communities.

Canada Connects, a national smart community magazine, is dedicating their next issue to eHealth and Telehealth stories and developments. Check out the 200 second video presentation about this next issue at www.canadaconnects.ca/telehealth/ (windows media player required).

Two video interviews are now available concerning eHealth and Telehealth applications in Canada. Glenn Roberts, Manager of Health Care Programs at the Conference Board of Canada discusses his report about the state of Canada's Health Care System and includes important recommendations, some of which address the need for a greater investment in information technology.

Dr. Marcel Martin is full professor in surgery at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. Based on disturbing results which came out of his study of the competency of emergency room physicians in the province, he has developed a telehealth training program for Quebecs 900 ER physicians. This program has delivered significant reduction in the number of emergency room complications reported in the province.

A copy of a Letter from Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Health is available on-line. As well the lead editorial - The Dawn of a New Era in Canadian Health Care - is available on-line.

There is only one week left to register your First Nation school's grade 8 class for the on-line Grade 8 supplementary english literacy material. This service is made available to First Nation schools by the Ontario Regional Management Organization (ON-RMO) for Industry Canada's First Nations SchoolNet program.

Check out the new web site for this on-line Grade 8 supplementary resource at http://g8.firstnationschools.ca

Click here for a poster describing how to register your grade 8 class.

Click here for more information about this on-line service.

The Pentecostal Faith Temple in Cat Lake, Ontario is planning the camp meeting 2004 for July 28 - August 1, 2004. Everyone is invited to come. Travel must be at your own expense. Accommodations will be provided.

We will keep you posted on who the guest speakers and musicians will be.

Pray for us.

A team of Eabametoong First Nation community members worked Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Multi-media Coordinator, Jesse Fiddler, this past week to develop their new web portal for their community. The three day workshop (April 5 to7) provided community members with the tools and skills they need to continue to develop and maintain the Eabametoong First Nation web site. Check out their new web site at http://eabametoong.firstnation.ca ... the opening message from Chief Charlie Okeese explains the importance of this on-line resource ...

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On behalf of the People of Eabametoong First Nation, I welcome you to our community website.

A community website is a way to provide our members with information about current events, future plans, and potential initiatives in our community. The site will also be an opportunity for members to provide the Chief & Council with feedback and suggestions about community matters and issues. In addition, it is an opportunity for the outside world to visit and experience our community.

The community is undergoing many changes. We are undertaking in a variety of discussions with the outside world for potential economic benefits for the community. It is not a question of "IF" but a question of "WHEN" economic activities will be taking place in and around our community. So there will be a need for trained, qualified, certified people when this occurs. Our young people will take on a major role in this area. I encourage our young people to take the initiative in obtaining and completing their education. The community needs our young people to partake in education and training of themselves, because they are the future. We need to be ready.

We welcome any ideas members have with respect to matters that you feel is important to the community. For visitors outside from Eabametoong, we welcome suggestions or ideas you want to share with us whether it be about communtiy matters or have questions about the community or the community website itself.

In closing, I hope you find our website both meaningful, informative, and, most importantly, enjoyable to view.

May God Bless You.

2004 Budget Update - Changes to the Community Access and SchoolNet Programs

The following information is an update on the Budget 2004 funding allocation for the Community Access and SchoolNet programs. Click here for the full press release.

CAP and SchoolNet programs have new strategic directions, along with lower funding levels through fiscal years 2004-05 and 2005-06. The total of $50 million per year for two years is allocated both for financial contributions, as well as for internal operating and salary costs.

Funding for CAP will be $25 million per year for 2004-05 and 2005-06. Rather than supporting general public access to the Internet, CAP will focus on supporting public access sites that serve communities of greatest need (digital divide communities) as well as on supporting access to on-line government services. This will require both a shift in focus and a downsizing of the network.

Funding for the SchoolNet programs will be $25 million per year for 2004-05 and 2005-06, of which $15 million per year will be directed to First Nations SchoolNet. The new SchoolNet family will include the following programs: First Nations SchoolNet, Computers for Schools, Canada’s Campus Connection/Campus Canada, NetCorps Canada International, as well as related e-learning research and tools/standards development.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak is working with the First Nation SchoolNet program as the Regional Management Organization for Ontario. For more information, contact Brian Beaton at 877-737-KNET (5638).

KO Telehealth Website Launch

We are pleased to announce that the KO Telehealth Website has a new and improved look. This new website will act as a communication tool for all partners and stakeholders throughout the Sioux Lookout Health Zone. Our goal is to provide key up-to-date information that is useful and informative to educate all readers on Telehealth and what it can mean to improving and enhancing health care in First Nation communities.

Please visit http://telehealth.knet.ca to access information that relates to the integration of Telehealth into the Health Care Structure.

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Memorial Gathering

"Liz Bonnie Sakakeesic"  

Cat Lake First Nation

July 9, 10, 11, 2004

Planned events for gathering:

Gospel Jamboree

Church Service

Dinner Gathering  

These are the planned events we will be having. We will keep everyone updated on what will be happening.

Anybody is invited to come. Of course at your own cost, but we will arrange for accommodations.

More information call :

Beverly Wesley @ 347 2100 (w) or 347 2158 (h)  

Joanne Pasquel @ 347 2335 (w) or 347 2385 (h)

EASTERN NAN WOMEN & SELF GOVERNMENT WORKSHOP

Timmins Native Friendship Centre, Timmins, Ontario

April 27-29, 2004

Hello,

The Province of Ontario Smart Growth Secretariat is providing an opportunity for one young person from North Eastern Ontario and one young person from North Western Ontario to participate in the World Youth Centre Pilot Project in Toronto this July.  

To apply for this, please complete the application, which is availalbe by clicking here to see the WORD document, (39K).  

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.  

Sincerely,

Carolyn Taylor
Executive Director
ctaylor@worldyouthcentre.com

World Youth Centre http://worldyouthcentre.com