Youth leaders catch the beat.
London, Ont. Ministry to youth--in all its glory, frustration, joy and difficulties--was the focus of a six-day conference called Generation 2008--Empower, Renew, Equip, held from June 10 to 15 at Huron University College in London, Ont. "I came to brainstorm, seek reassurance, build new ideas...

Ronald Ferris of Algoma.
Bishop Ronald Ferris of the northern Ontario diocese of Algoma, who also served as bishop of the Yukon, will retire on Sept. 30, 2008. "Thank you, Algoma, for what has been a most joyful and productive era in our lives. We will miss you dearly. You have...

Yukon initiative prepares workers for jobs.
What started out as a small industry initiative has resulted in a $9.3 million program to train Aboriginal workers for jobs in Yukon mines. Dubbed "Partnership, People, Production: Get Into It", the project provides skills development, support and training, and aims to provide employment for approximately 500...

Yukon initiative prepares workers for job opportunities.
What started as a small industry initiative has resulted in a $9.3 million program to train Aboriginal workers for jobs in Yukon mines. Dubbed "Partnership, People, Production: Get Into It", the project provides skills development, support and training, and aims to provide employment for approximately 500 Aboriginal...

Factors influencing police attitudes towards extrajudicial measures under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Introduction The principle of screening cases by police and diverting them from court is an important one in Canadian youth justice history. Since a separate system of justice was first established for youth in this country, it has been acknowledged that non-serious youthful offenders, particularly first-time offenders,...

An integrated approach to Canada's Arctic.
After the last round of frenzied debate over Canadian sovereignty in the wake of the 1985 Polar Sea voyage, Franklyn Griffiths suggested that the Arctic states had to decide whether they wanted the region to be one of enhanced civility or of military competition. In his view, accepting "an...

Who owns the tides? Alaska's fast-tracked wave permits.
Just over a century ago, the arrival of gold miners bearing shovels and mini ing claims stunned peaceful native residents along the Yukon River near the Alaska-Canada border. Now, an alternative energy rush is quietly sweeping the nation's backwaters. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is handing out preliminary...

BMO Financial Group.
BMO Financial Group has provided the University of Victoria with a gift of $550,000 to create a centre of cultural and academic support for Aboriginal students. The donation will support the construction of UVic's First Peoples House. The two-storey educational facility will be 12,500 sq. ft. and...

Aurora Village: uniquey positioned in the market.
It concerned Don Morin, former premier of the Northwest Territories, that Japanese tourists were flocking to Yellowknife to view the Aurora Borealis and leaving the capital city without "knowing that Aboriginal people existed and that this was their traditional lands." With years of business experience under his...

Crowfoot looks forward to another 25 years in publication.
EDMONTON When the Aboriginal MultiMedia Society came into being under the Alberta Societies Act in 1983, it was formed to be a communications society committed to serving the needs of the Aboriginal people of northern Alberta with Windspeaker, a monthly newspaper. Today it is the...