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Government of Canada announces Nutrition North Canada to support healthy eating in the North

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT (May 21, 2010) - A new northern food retail subsidy program called Nutrition North Canada will make healthy food more accessible and affordable to Canadians living in isolated Northern communities, thanks to the Government of Canada.

Press release

Anishinabek against any honours

UOI OFFICES, NIPISSING FN (May 21, 2010) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that Mike Harris does not deserve any honourary treatment, in the view of First Nations citizens in this province.

“He doesn’t deserve titles or tributes of any kind,’ said Madahbee on learning that Nipissing University plans to confer an honourary Doctor of Letters on the former Ontario premier in a June 11 convocation ceremony.

From Services Canada site

Diabetes Progress Report

The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) is currently working on a Diabetes Progress Report to assess federal, provincial and territorial government policies and programs for people with diabetes. One section of the report features Canadians with diabetes and their personal stories in living with the disease.

From http://Chiefs-of-Ontario.org 

36th All Ontario Chiefs Conference

From AFN.ca - http://afn.ca/AGA2010/AGA_2010.html 

This spring, Fernando Oliveira and Angela Batsford are teaming up to create an online course for the Ned Supplementary Online Courses Program (www.ned.knet.ca). The Learning Strategies course (GLS10) will be offered to grade 8 students in First Nation schools across Ontario starting in the fall of 2010. This “reach-ahead” program will allow grade 8 students to attain a grade 9 half-credit.

From KI site at http://www.kitchenuhmaykoosib.com/id77.html

From I AM A WITNESS site

Canada opposes public posting of tribunal transcripts

Letter from the Department of Justice
Response from First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Ontario press release

Forest Industry And Environmentalists Work Together - McGuinty Government Encouraged At Spirit Of Cooperation

May 18, 2010

The Ontario government is encouraged to see environmental groups and forest companies working together to help develop a plan that would lead to both a healthy and a prosperous Canadian forest.