Building bridges between all communities
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PAGE 2 • MARCH 2013 HOW TO CONTACT US ADVERTISING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHER Al Isfeld (204.256.0645) ASSISTANT EDITOR Breanna Lambert (204.697.7374) First Nations Voice creates an opportunity for advertisers, businesses and all levels of government to reach First Nations audiences in Saskatchewan, Manitoba * Ontario. With a focus on training, education and employment opportunities, this publication serves to showcase opportunities available to First Nations and all Aboriginal people. firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com All Rights Reserved. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Scanterbury, MB R0E 1W0 Phone 204.256.0645 E-mail rdeagle@mymts.net All digital advertising files, whether on disk or delivered electronically, should be Mac compatible. Please include all files necessary for output. Call the Winnipeg Free Press pre-press department, 697-7020, for more information about file types accepted. The Free Press can also build your ad. Please contact your First Nations Voice ad sales rep for details. No material in First Nations Voice may be reproduced without permission of the copyright owner. First Nations Voice is published monthly by the First Nations Voice. All payments for advertisements in the First Nations Voice should be directed through the Winnipeg Free Press office. No out of office sales rep will collect cash outside of this office. Please direct questions to Edith Bonner 204.697.7389. 100-per-cent First Nations owned — Distribution: 100,000 copies 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 NEXT ISSUE: April 3, 2013 The advertising deadline is March 18, 2013 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT EDITH BONNER (204-697-7389) edith.bonner@freepress.mb.ca BREANNA LAMBERT (204-697-7374) firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Toll free 1-800-542-8900 Alan Isfeld (204-256-0645) / e-mail: rdeagle@mymts.net Advertising Sales Edith Bonner 204.697.7389 / edith.bonner@freepress.mb.ca Mike Manko 204.918.7768 / mmanko@mymts.net Sales and Marketing Breanna Lambert p: 204.697.7374 e: firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Subscriptions $26.25 annually, payable to First Nations Voice c/o Winnipeg Free Press ENHANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A Message from Norway House Chief RON EVANS to see established Over the past year and a half, in NHCN. NHCN Council and I along with Council and I our staff have been working have taken this diligently to enhance economic information and development opportunities have been working for our community. This has with our business included a number of things partners to identify including a review of our new and exciting current economic development opportunities. initiatives and structures, band The North West owned businesses, and existing Company (NWC), partnerships to address the gaps one of our longest in services so that we were able standing partners to determine what the current and will be celebrating future needs are of NHCN. their 200 year Some of these initiatives include anniversary in providing Funeral Home services NHCN. As part of in our community in partnership Chief Ron Evans celebrating this with Anderson's Funeral Home, Norway House Cree Nation milestone together, upgrading the Pharmacy and NHCN and NWC moving into the next phase of are pleased to announce the development Broadband services to name a few. We have also had input from many of a full service Tim Horton's restaurant in community members who have shared their the main store (Northern store) as well as the ideas and what businesses they would like development of a convenience store, gas bar and Tim Horton's satellite store ("C Store") which will be developed adjacent to the York Boat Inn. This is an exciting economic development opportunity for our community, as it will create additional employment and training opportunities for our members; approximately 30 construction jobs and 6-10 staff to operate the stores. Construction is set to begin this spring and it is anticipated that the grand opening of the Tim Horton's in the main store will open for Treaty and York Boat days this August, with the grand opening of the "C" Store mid fall. Council and I would like to thank the North West Company for working with us to make the establishment of the "C" Store (including the gas bar and Tim Horton's satellite) as well as the Tim Horton's restaurant in the main store a reality. We are looking forward to hosting a ground breaking ceremony in early spring. More information will follow in the coming months. Ekosani PathDMS is a software application that captures health and social services program data while strengthing record keeping, reporting, planning and quality management. Toll free:(855) 728-4367 ex: 700 or: (855) PathDMS web: www.pathdms.ca Brian Pallister MLA for Fort Whyte P: (204) 489-0828 | E: info@brianpallister.com