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From the Globe and Mail

A critical shield against global warming

JOE FRIESEN - January 4, 2008

WINNIPEG — The boreal forest occupies nearly half of Canada's land mass, yet it's more significant to national myth and memory – as home to the coureurs de bois and the hewers of wood – than it is to any discussion of a shared future.

NAHO Annual Report 2006-2007

The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) is committed to improving the well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis living in urban, rural and remote communities across Canada. By collecting, analyzing and sharing health information with its diverse audiences and partners, NAHO continues to advance this most important cause. It is a founding belief of the organization that the advancement and sharing of knowledge about Aboriginal health are vital to empowering Aboriginal Peoples.

From the Kenora Daily Miner and News ...

KMTS sold - Bell Aliant bid of $27 million has the vote of city council

By Mike Aiken - January 03, 2008

With competition in the telecommunications sector getting tougher in the local market, city council has decided to sell one of its key assets.

Lieutenant Governor Updates Status of 2008 Book Drive for Aboriginal Youth in Ontario's North

TORONTO, Jan. 2 - The Hon. David C. Onley held a news conference this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the Queen's Park media studio to outline details of his book drive to collect new books for aboriginal youth in Ontario's far north.

Following are his remarks in their entirety.

Good Afternoon,

From Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources ...

Position Papers on the Effects of Climate Change on First Nations in Canada, 2006

The Assembly of First Nations commissioned CIER to write five reports that outline how climate change uniquely impacts First Nations in Canada and to recommend areas where further research is needed.

First Peoples Child & Family Review
A Journal on Innovation and Best Practices in
Aboriginal Child Welfare Administration, Research, Policy and Practice  

Confederation College press release

From Anglician Church News

From the Globe and Mail

Get ready for residential school probe, Mounties told - Former students to bring forth accusations of criminal deaths, panel chief warns

BILL CURRY - January 1, 2008 - NATIVE ISSUES: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

From the Toronto Star

Ontario group launches conservation campaign to tackle climate change - Agency will enlist help of community groups, government, businesses

Peter Gorrie, Environment Reporter  - Dec 30, 2007

It has taken a quarter-century, but most people in Ontario now sort their trash into bins labelled "We Recycle."

Chris Winter wants them to move on to a greater step: "We Conserve."