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Toys & Ties: Celebrating Community, Creating Change – ICC
The Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (ICC) celebrated a heartwarming and successful Toys & Ties Business Mixer on December 3rd bringing together business leaders, sponsors, government officials, and supporters for a festive and meaningful evening. This event not only marked the holiday season but also reflected on the impressive growth and accomplishments of the ICC throughout […]
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Read MoreFirst supervised drug consumption site planned for Winnipeg’s downtown – Western Standard
December 5, 2024 Manitoba has selected a location for the province’s first supervised drug consumption site at 200 Disraeli Freeway in Winnipeg’s downtown, with an application currently under review by Health Canada. The provincial government will invest $727,000 to develop the site in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg. Health Minister […]
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Read MoreSouthwestern Manitoba First Nation welcomes bison back after more than a century – CBC
Dec 05, 2024 Bison bring strength and cultural teachings that will help community youth, says chief A herd of bison returned to a southwestern Manitoba First Nation this week, bringing with them strength and cultural teachings for a community in need of healing, leaders say. Doug Hanska, the Jordan’s Principle land-based co-ordinator for Birdtail Sioux First Nation, watched […]
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Read MoreIndigenous music capsule heading to the moon in 2025 – APTN News
Dec 04, 2024 Next year, a capsule of Indigenous music will be launched on a NASA mission to the moon. It gives new meaning to the term ‘out of this world’. Next year, a capsule filled with Indigenous music is scheduled to be launched on a NASA mission to the moon. The project is a […]
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Read MoreIndigenous Youth Empowerment Celebrated at Business Council of Manitoba Event – ICC
On the evening of Wednesday, November 20, the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg hosted the Indigenous Education Award Celebration and Job Fair organized by the Business Council of Manitoba. The event featured speeches from Premier Wab Kinew, and Minister of Advanced Education, Renee Cable, marking a significant occasion for Indigenous students in Manitoba. The evening […]
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Read MoreWest edition news in brief – for the week of Dec. 4, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press
Dec. 4, 2024 HSC opens new relaxation space for mental health patients A brand-new play space was opened on Nov. 26 in the child and adolescent mental health unit at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. The indoor space, funded by a donation of $250,000 from Manitoba’s Credit Unions, features an open-concept design to accommodate a variety […]
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Read MoreA national aid for a local issue – Winnipeg Free Press
Dec. 4, 2024 Raising the Roof Canada’s Reside Winnipeg project provides around-the-clock support for vulnerable Indigenous youth and their families In a neighbourhood as old and economically diverse as the North End, it isn’t surprising to learn that many of the buildings take on different lives. The 110-year-old structure at 573 Mountain Ave. is no […]
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Read MoreManitoba offers virtual service for youth mental health – Can Health
December 4, 2024 WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is introducing a new virtual crisis consultation service to support children and youth facing mental health and addiction challenges. The service will connect frontline workers, such as school-based counselors, social workers, and physicians, to clinical experts for immediate advice and support. “This is a hub-and-spoke model that […]
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Read MoreSIEMENS SAYS: A need for balanced policies, rural Manitoba landowners speak up – The Graphic Leader
Dec 04, 2024 Dan Mazier, Conservative MP for Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa and Shadow Minister of Rural Economic Development, recently met with Oak River landowners who voiced deep concerns about the impact of federal environmental policies on rural life. Calling out Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s initiatives as “disconnected from the realities of rural Canada,” Mazier […]
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Read MoreGOLD: Safe consumption site location not-so-secret any more – Winnipeg Sun
Dec 04, 2024 The Point Douglas Residents Committee was already ringing the alarm about the way the provincial government was trying to manipulate the public consultation process for a proposed Supervised Consumption Site destined for their neighbourhood. But after discovering on Monday evening that a formal application has been filed with Health Canada to locate […]
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