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Funding for skills building

Create: 12/01/2015 - 19:40
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Aboriginal youth from 28 First Nations will get an opportunity to develop their skills through the Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board.
The job training and employment services agency got more than $90,000 Aug. 13 to support its Clerical/Seniors Project.
The project follows Skills Link criteria which aims to help youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas and youth who have dropped out of high school.

Lac Seul boosts CT scanner quest

Create: 12/01/2015 - 19:40
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Fifty thousand dollars just got added to the funding pool created for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and its need for a CT scanner.
Chief Clifford Bull of Lac Seul First Nation presented the cheque to Wasaya’s Tom Kamenawatamin Aug. 5.
Kamenawatamin and a Meno Ya Win board member are leading the $1.85-million quest to pay for the CT scanner.

Eabametoong entrepreneurs off to boot camp at Ozhiski outpost

Create: 12/01/2015 - 19:39
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Wawatay Staff

Eabametoong First Nation delivered a specialized tourism development and training program this August for 10 community members who were interested in learning about operating their own hunting and fishing camp outposts.
The five-day training boot camp was held at the Ozhiski outpost which is situated on Eabametoong First Nation and owned and operated by community member Weiben Slipperjack.

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