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PAGE 2 • JULY 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: July 30, 2014 The advertising deadline is July 22, 2014 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT TREVOR GREYEYES (204-282-6341) tgreyeyes@shaw.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 Trevor Greyeyes (204.282-6341) tgreyeyes@shaw.ca 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 Trevor Greyeyes 204.282-6341. 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 advertising Sales Laurie Finley, VP Sales and Marketing / laurie.finley@freepress.mb.ca Barb Borden, Manager Niche Publishing/ barb.borden@freepress.mb.ca Subscriptions $26.25 annually, payable to First Nations Voice c/o Winnipeg Free Press A significant First Nations enterprise launches its business today, as Sand Hills Casino near Carberry opens its doors to the public. The third First Nations-owned casino in Manitoba, Sand Hills features 350 slot machines, table games, a restaurant, lounge, and live entertainment. The casino is located on Highway 5, just south of Carberry. "This is a significant day for First Nations," said Assembly of Manitoba Grand Chief Derek Nepinak. "After many years of working towards a casino in Western Manitoba, we're very proud to open a business that will benefit all First Nations in the province." Situated on the Swan Lake First Nation, Sand Hills Casino is owned by all 63 Manitoba First Nations and they will share equally in the profits. "We are proud to be the home of Sand Hills Casino," said Swan Lake Chief Francine Meeches. "In addition to sharing in the profits, we expect the casino will create ancillary business opportunities for our community." Sand Hills has 175 full-time employees and 60 percent of them are aboriginal. The casino has an annual payroll of $5 million and, over 10 years, is anticipated to have a cumulative economic impact of at least $150 million in the Westman region. The 31,000 square foot casino was constructed and equipped over the last year at a cost of approximately $25 million. Financing was provided by Hemisphere Gaming and Canadian banks. Hemisphere also developed and will manage the casino. "We expect that the initial $25 million investment is phase one of what will ultimately be a multi-phase project," said Ali Alizadeh, President of Hemisphere. "Sand Hills Casino will create good jobs, will source goods and services from the local area whenever possible, and will lead to additional spending in the region by the patrons who visit our facility." Built in a contemporary, ranch style with exposed timber beams and walls of glass, Sand Hills Casino is expected to become a premier entertainment destination in Western Manitoba. SAND HILLS CASINO OPENS ITS DOORS First Nations enterprise boosts local economy with jobs and business opportunities Situated on the Swan Lake First Nation, Sand Hills Casino is owned by all 63 Manitoba First Nations and they will share equally in the profits.