Northern Ontario
The season ended on a spectacular high. After a number of long games — some against players who were bigger and older — the Grassy Narrows Lynx took home silver at the KCA Jays Care Rookie League baseball tournament in Kenora, Ont. earlier this month. The day wrapped up with medals and a turkey feast.
Program
By Elizabeth McSheffrey, Community Journalism Trainer On the last day of class at Sakatcheway Anishinabe School in June, someone blasted the Alice Cooper classic, ‘School’s Out’ over the public address system. It was a cheeky move appreciated by students and teachers alike, signalling the end of academic drudgery and the start of summer fun. I
Field Notes
By Ryan Suzuki, Community Journalism Trainer I was in the school gym one day, after doing some work on the Internet in my little boardroom office. My office is a concrete room off of the school gym with fluorescent lights, a big oval table, and two big flat screen televisions for youth to play virtual
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By Ryan Suzuki, Community Journalism Trainer Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle Lake First Nation) is facing the proposed dumping of nuclear waste in the region. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit corporation that was formed in 2002 to deal with the growing nuclear waste from electricity generation in Southern Ontario. The Aboriginal Engagement committee
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By Solana Cain Community Journalism Trainer On my first day in Naotkamegwanning First Nation a soccer tournament was in progress for Grades 1 through 3. My community liaison, Kurtis Medicine, and I were touring the facilities near Baibombeh School so he asked if we could stop and watch his daughter play. I was already
Northern Ontario
In Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle Lake First Nation), water is an important part of life. This video traces the issues surrounding drinking water in the community. There are concerns of mercury contamination in the community’s water source due to a pulp mill in nearby Dryden, which has been dumping contaminates in region. Community members are challenged
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