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Poplar Hill First Nation

Women’s 1st Annual Baseball Tournament

August 7 – 10, 2003

Where: Main Baseball Field

Entry Fee $500.00 per team

*Accommodation provided for outside teams*

Rules and Regulations will follow later.

For more information contact:

Teresa Strang (807)–772-1090

Wanda Owen (807)-772-8853

Peggy Howe (807)-772-9975

The Sioux Gamerz computer gaming group would like to invite you to our annual FragFest 2k3.  For more details visit us on the web at www.siouxgamerz.ca

Thanks Knet

Climate change is happening.

The debate within the scientific community has shifted, from the question of whether or not humans are causing change in global climate, to a discussion of how serious the impacts will be. By all indications the results will severely change the course of ecosystems and human societies around the world in the decades to come.

Enhanced droughts, floods, heat waves and air pollution are wreaking havoc in many parts of the world. Years of drought on the Canadian prairie are devastating famers, while floods in Europe in summer 2002 were the largest in centuries. As climate change progresses, extreme events such as these will become far more common.

Climate change is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases, most of which are generated by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation. Industrialized nations have produced almost all of the greenhouse gases now present in the atmosphere during the past two centuries, and their emissions continue to grow.

It is possible to stabilize the climate by acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol defines emission reduction targets and flexibility mechanisms by which the targets can be met. It is the only such document available to the international community and represents five years of negotiations.

Solutions to climate change include measures to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, such as more fuel efficient cars, better public transportation and building upgrades. These will create thousands of jobs in the hi-tech and construction industries as we shift to a cleaner energy future. Economic analysis done by Ottawa and the provinces in May showed that with Kyoto the Alberta economy would continue to grow rapidly including the oil and gas sector.

Now that Canada has decided to ratify Kyoto, it's time to conclude discussions on how to meet the target and begin the transition to a low emissions future.

Wasaya Airways and Bearskin Airlines will be conducting a traditional signing ceremony at the Bearskin Lake First Nation on Wednesday July 9/03 at 3:00pm.  There will be a live broadcast of the ceremony via webcast at the url http://streaming.knet.ca/Stream1.  

Charles Fox was given another three-year term as the leader of the Chiefs of Ontario organization on Wednesday, June 25.

The Chiefs of Ontario is the largest First Nations group in Canada next to the Assembly of First Nations, representing 160,000 people in 134 First Nations across Ontario.

Wasaya Group Inc. and Bearskin Airlines Ltd are pleased to announce the completion of a transaction under which Wasaya Airways Leasing Ltd has purchased Bearskin Airline's northern assets.

Under the agreement, Wasaya Airways will take over the provision of scheduled passenger services to 21 First Nation Communities located north of Sioux Lookout and Red Lake, Ontario.  These new services to be phased in starting July 2, 2003 with expected completion by July 31, 2003.

Wasaya proposes to use Beech 1900D and PC12 aircraft to service the routes, providing enhanced passenger comfort.  The services will be operated from Bearskin's former hangar and office facilities at the Sioux Lookout airport.

Wasaya Airways is 100% owned by eight First Nation Communities in Northwestern Ontario.  Wasaya Airways is ranked among the largest airlines in Canada and one of the larger Aboriginal owned airlines.

A traditional signing ceremony is taking place on July 9, 2003 at Bearskin Lake First Nation.  In attendance will be many dignitaries, including The Honourable Robert Nault, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs (Canada).  Bearskin Lake, one of the Wasaya Airways ownership communities, was the birthplace of the original Bearskin Lake Air Service in the late 1950's.

For further information, contact either :

Tom Morris, President and CEO
Wasaya Airways LP
Thunder Bay, ON
Tel 807.473.1200

or

Harvey Friesen, President and CEO
Bearskin Airlines
Sioux Lookout, ON
Tel 807.737.3474

See pictures below from outside Keewaytinook Okimakanak office.

From the June 23 issue of the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal newspaper:

"Meanwhile, MNR firefighters were battling a “stubborn” fire about 10 kilometres north of the Sioux Lookout airport yesterday. The blaze was about 22,000 hectares in size yesterday evening, but was burning away from Sioux Lookout itself, McLean said.

The entire area is under an Emergency Area Order, she said, and people were being evacuated from cottages and tourist establishments. Some roads were also being closed.

Waterbombers couldn’t attack the fire directly because of intense flames. The waterbombers were forced to work on the flanks, McLean said.

The MNR was looking at back-burning strategies yesterday, she said. That involves burning an area before the fire gets to it so there’s no fuel when the fire gets there, thereby slowing the blaze down.

Another concern is a number of vehicles in the Deception Bay area. They’ve been parked there by tourists visiting the area for a few days, who are camping or fishing far away from the blaze itself.

Yesterday, the MNR was working on a strategy to defend that area, McLean said.

No official cause for the fires has been identified, but it is thought that lightning could be responsible."

The morning of June 21st, a fire started mysteriously nearby the community. Fire fighters were busy with another fire 5 kilometers to the south of the community. The fire has been going most of the day and at times, it approached the Senior's Complex but was redirected by wind and vigilant local fire fighters. It still poses a tremendous danger as evacuation has been imminent since last night with the other fire being only 5 kilometers to the south. With temperatures rising to over 30 today, it looks very hopeless in dousing the flames as of now. Hopefully, the fire will continue on towards the north but if it turns south, I have to evacuate as the fire is in my backyard.

DEER LAKE PENTECOSTAL HARVEST CHURCH CAMP MEETING JULY 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27, 2003

GUEST SPEAKER: ARNOLD OUSKAN FROM WINNIPEG

MUSICIANS: BAND FROM NORWAY HOUSE: DONALD BRADBURN, DWIGHT BEWORK & DANNY ROBERTSON

SINGERS: BERT AND HILDA COOK FROM COLLINS, ONTARIO

CAMPMEETING 2003 Attawapsikat First Nation, July 18, 19 & 20 .
Preacher well be  John T. Wood from Winnipeg, Manitoba
Music by AFN GOSPEL Attawapiskat Warrior's.

Information call:

Pastor Micheal Shisheesh
705-997-2178
or
Elder Gabe Spence
705-997-2385