July 19, 2007 - Prince Albert Model Forest’s Aboriginal Youth Exchange Program

In March 2007, six Sami youth between the ages of 16-24 came from the Vilhelmina Model Forest (VMF) in Sweden to the Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) for one week.  To complete the exchange program, six Aboriginal students from PAMF will be visiting the VMF from September 8-19, 2007. The Aboriginal youth travelling to Sweden were selected from a group of Métis and First Nations in their 20’s involved in or studying natural resource...

March 31, 2007 - Quicknote #2: Boom Times in Hinton, Alberta: The Benefits and Challenges of a Changing Economy

In a recent Foothills Model Forest report called Beyond Boredom: Contributing Factors to Substance Abuse in Hinton, Alberta, researchers also documented the changing face of Hinton in the context of a rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. This...

March 26, 2007 - Engaging Aboriginal Youth in the Natural Resource Sector

The Aboriginal Strategic Initiative has set out to engage Aboriginal youth and inform them of the opportunities available to them.  Three workshops were held, one each in Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, Black River First Nation in...

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