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SGI, SIIT and Partners Create new Auto Body Repair Program
February 18, 2015 SGI is funding the pilot for a new pre-employment auto body repair program at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT). The program aims to prepare students for employment opportunities and to increase the number of auto body repair technicians in Saskatchewan. SGI partnered with SIIT, the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) […]
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Submissions For MusiCounts TD Community Music Program now Being Accepted
February 17, 2015 $220,000 IN GRANTS TO BE AWARDED Submissions are now being accepted for the 2015 MusiCounts TD Community Music Program. Launched three years ago as a partnership between MusiCounts and TD Bank Group, the initiative has provided funding to 31 organizations across Canada since inception, allowing access to musical instruments and equipment to […]
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Aboriginal Apprenticeship “Right” for Saskatchewan
Feb 13, 2015 “The right program at the right time in the right place.” An Aboriginal apprenticeship project is “the right program at the right time in the right place,” says an independent review, released today, of the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) Aboriginal Apprenticeship Initiative. Under the Aboriginal apprenticeship project, entry-level Aboriginal workers are matched […]
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Harper Government Investment Supports Aboriginal Trades Apprenticeships
February 13, 2015 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Western Economic Diversification Canada Aboriginal people interested in careers in the trades in Saskatchewan will benefit from increased apprenticeship opportunities thanks to a $3.1 million investment announced today by Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western […]
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Trade bans hurt Inuit and do nothing to save polar bears: study
January 27, 2015 Polar bears may be an example of an emerging problem: the use of trade bans instead of concrete action against non-trade threats such as climate change, according to a new study co-written by University of Saskatchewan wildlife researcher Doug Clark. Clark, School of Environment and Sustainability Centennial Chair at the U of S, explains one consequence of […]
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Harper Government invests in personalized Job Readiness Support for First Nation Youth
January 21, 2015 – Ottawa, ON – Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced that 210 First Nation youth associated with the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council in Saskatchewan will receive personalized job readiness supports. Across the country, First Nation youth from 70 communities […]
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Aboriginal Achievement Week
Celebrating Aboriginal Achievements in the Natural Sciences 9:30 am – 11:30 am Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Blvd The Canadian Light Source Inc. (Synchrotron) is opening its doors to celebrate Aboriginal achievements in the natural sciences. Come in for a visit, refreshments, door prizes and even a tour of the facility. Listen as Aboriginal […]
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Enrolment continues to climb at Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Aboriginal students and newcomers to Canada contribute to growth January 19, 2015 – Significant increases in Aboriginal student enrolment and English language programming for newcomers contributed to overall enrolment growth at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. “Our increased enrolment provides compelling evidence of the contributions Saskatchewan Polytechnic makes to meeting the province’s labour market needs,” says President and CEO Dr. […]
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Blackstock to deliver Woodrow Lloyd Lecture
January 19, 2015 The Woodrow Lloyd lecture is presented annually by the Faculty of Arts to recognize the outstanding contributions of former Saskatchewan Premier Woodrow Lloyd to the fields of education and social welfare. There is a growing conversation about reconciliation in Canada and addressing contemporary inequalities and injustices facing First Nations children is a […]
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U of R to host Canada’s largest academic conference
January 16, 2015 The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences announced today that it has selected the University of Regina to host the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2018. More than 7,000 attendees are expected to participate at Canada’s largest academic gathering which is also the largest interdisciplinary academic conference in […]
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