Manitouwadge site for regional cancer fundraiser by Karina Hunter Three members of the Thunder Bay Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) organized a meeting at the Manitouwadge General Hospital Thursday evening to coordinate volunteers for the 2010 Relay for Life in Manitouwadge. Relay [Read more]
SNL – Adult Learning Centre in Nipigon from SNCFDC Regional Economic Update Feb2010 The Adult Learning Centre is located at 177 Railway Street in Nipigon. The Program Coordinator is Bonnie Cordone who can be reached at 887-3654 or by email at bcordone@shaw.ca. The Centre serves the are [Read more]
Terrace Bay – Schreiber Action Centre and Superior North CFDC Customer Service Training from SNCFDC Regional Update Feb.2010 Superior North CFDC partnered with the Terrace Bay – Schreiber Action Centre to offer Customer Service Training. Participants took part in a two-day training seminar [Read more]
Red Rock Indian Band from SNCFDC Regional Update Feb.2010 The Red Rock Indian Band was successful in obtaining $48,000 through INAC (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) funding for the feasibility study for a Professional Business Complex. The Band is now in the process of finding potential [Read more]
Red Rock Indian Band News! from SNCFDC Regional Update Feb.2010 Thunder Bay, ON – Dilico Anishinabek Family Care (Dilico) and Red Rock First Nation are pleased to announce the opening of Dilico’s Heath Park Site which is the new home of Dilico’s Children’s Mental Health Services. [Read more]
MetalCorp Limited and Pic River First Nation sign MOU from SNCFDC Regional Update Feb.2010 Toronto and Pic River, Ontario Canada (November 18, 2009) MetalCORP Limited (TSX-V: MTC) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) for a mutually [Read more]
Changes at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Manitouwadge, welcomed a new priest last week. Father Manuelpillai Soosaipillai or Father Manuel as he is fondly named in our country, originally hails from Sri-Lanka where he was ordained in 1980. His initial visit to [Read more]
August Travel Diary – Part II Continuing my posting of our recent trip to Thunder Bay. Last post we had stopped in Red Rock to visit friends and take a much needed break… Since being diagnosed with MS in 2006 As we neared Thunder Bay, we passed many sights and Lloyd & I spoke [Read more]
Photos from the Pic Mobert First Nation 24th Annual Powwow, to read the article which accompanies these, click here: www.karinahunter.com/?p=4925, photos/article about Benjamin Bedwash, a Hoop Dancer that performed at the Powwow www.karinahunter.com/?p=4937 . If you enjoy these photos, you would [Read more]
To read the original article I wrote regarding the Pic Mobert First Nation Powwow, click here: www.karinahunter.com/?p=4925 . Benjamin Bedwash performs @ 24th Annual Pic Mobert Powwow Photos are of 12 year old Benjamin Bedwash, during his Hoop Dance performance at Pic Mobert First Nation’s [Read more]
Celebrating Tradition by Karina Hunter Pic Mobert First Nation hosted their 24th Annual Powwow this weekend on the shores of the White River. Native and Non-native participants and spectators braved wet cold weather to enjoy traditional drumming, singing, dance, foods and crafts [Read more]
Looking through last year’s Pow Wow photos and had to upload this video. There is no sound, you’ll have to imagine the drums playing. I love how she sees the dancer coming and seems to keep looking over like she feels she’s joined him. [Read more]
