Building bridges between all communities
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PAGE 2 • MAY 2014 ADVERTISING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS First Nations Voice creates an opportunity for advertisers, businesses and all levels of government to reach First Nations audiences in Saskatchewan, Manitoba andt Ontario. With a focus on training, education and employment opportunities, this publication serves to showcase opportunities available to First Nations and all Aboriginal people. 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, 204-697-7020, 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. NEXT ISSUE: June 4, 2014 The advertising deadline is May 21, 2014 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT STEVE WINTEMUTE (204-995-2314) steve.wcs@freepress.mb.ca firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Toll free 1-800-542-8900 Alan Isfeld (204-256-0645) / e-mail: rdeagle@mymts.net HOW TO CONTACT US PUBLISHER Al Isfeld (204.256.0645) EDITOR Steve Wintemute (204.995.2314) firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com All Rights Reserved. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Scanterbury, MB R0E 1W0 Phone 204.256.0645 E-mail rdeagle@mymts.net 100-per-cent First Nations owned — Distribution: 100,000 copies 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 Steve Wintemute 204.697.7389. 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 Advertising Sales Steve Wintemute 204.995.2314 / steve.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Sales and Marketing Steve Wintemute 204.995.2314 e: firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Daniel Polinsky 204.697.7374 e: Daniel.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Erika Rybuck at 204-697-7437 e: Erika.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Subscriptions $26.25 annually, payable to First Nations Voice c/o Winnipeg Free Press This year, Red River College's (RRC) School of Indigenous Education (SIE) partnered with the Peguis First Nation, and the Selkirk and District Community Learning Centre (SDCLC), to deliver a five-month Introduction to Trades certificate program to 17 Aboriginal students in the City of Selkirk. Facing one of the toughest winters we have seen in Manitoba, the students set out to build a 1,000 square foot Ready-to-Move (RTM) home at the Selkirk site. Not only would building this new house assist in the housing shortage that many First Nations community face, it also provided the students with firsthand experience to many of the construction trades training that is available at Red River College. This specific program took full advantage of the RTM package to concentrate on real hands-on project based learning. While being exposed to four sectors of skilled trades that are currently in high demand. Those trades include carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and welding. As part of the Community-Based Intro to Trades Program, RRC deployed one of its state-of-the-art Mobile Training Labs (MTL) to assist with program delivery and training for the students. The MTL allowed the students to expand their learning in a simulated lab-type learning environment. Coupled with the RTM build, the students were able to reinforce what they had learnt in the MTL, in a real-world environment. In just under five-months, the students successfully built the RTM to its lock-up phase. Using a project-based delivery method allows students, who successfully complete the Intro to Trades program, a variety of options to carry-on their education or employment goals. Some of the options following the Intro to Trades program include entry-level employment, apprenticeship training, or pre-employment training. Sixteen out of the seventeen students successfully completed the Intro to Trades program and are now pursuing a variety of training and career options. Many are currently specializing in the plumbing and electrical programs at RRC, while others have opted for work in the private sector or are continuing their education at the Selkirk and District Learning Centre. ThematerialpackageissolelyownedbyPeguisFirstNation, and can be completed by the First Nation independently or by implementing a project-centered delivery program. RRC and SDCLC are currently in discussion with other First Nations on delivery of the next program. Anyone interested in this type of program can contact the Chair, Betty-Ann McIvor at 204-632-2567; toll free at 1-855-413-7854 or website: rrc.ca/aboriginaleducation or contact directly SIE Academic Coordinator, Bob Fisher at 204-805-3577 or email at grfisher@rrc.ca Red River College CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS, USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL