The Banff Centre
Indigenous Women in Leadership – September 24-29, 2017
Indigenous Negotiation Skills Training – October 15-20, 2017
Indigenous Leadership and Management Development – November 19-24, 2017
Good Governance for Indigenous Councils and Boards – November 26 – December 1, 2017
Indigenous Strategic Planning – December 10-15, 2017
Best Practices in Indigenous Business and Economic Development – January 28 – February 2, 2018
For details or to register. www.GoToInfo.ca/BanffCentre
Toll Free: 1-866-935-6904
Fax: 1-866-402-9692
Email: BanffCentre@GoToInfo.ca
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Women Building  Futures
Enbridge Construction/Field Operator Readiness Program
November6 – December 15, 2017
Application Deadline: September 22, 2017
You want a new career – here’s your chance – the Enbridge Construction/Field Operator Readiness Program! Apply now and begin your career as a field operator or construction labourer. Get the training you need to enter the construction or pipeline operations industries – industries that offer endless opportunities for training and advancement! Sponsored by Enbridge.
Pre-requisites:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Class 5 Driver Licence, non GDL

Program Includes:

• Multiple Safety Certifications; CSTS, OSSA Confined Space, OSSA Fall Protection, OSSA H2S Alive, Ground Disturbance,

Standard First Aid and CPR A & AED

• Financial Toolkit
• WBF Best Practices for working in construction
• WBF Action Planning for Work
• Rigging Fundamentals
• Drawing and Blueprint Reading
• Healthy Choices for Productive Work
• Math Review for Construction
• Hands on skills development
• Earned Employment Referrals, Job Search Training and Job Search Support

Pathway to apprenticeship: Heavy Equipment Technician
November 27, 2017
Application Deadline: September 28, 2017
Get your ticket to a dream career with this new, fully-paid, apprenticeship-to-journeyman program. Open to women in Fort McMurray and area, this 4-year paid apprenticeship includes rotations with our industry partners – CEDA, Diversified Transportation, Finning Canada, Mammoet, Suncor, and United Rentals. Students will be registered as apprentices while in the program with the goal of becoming a journeyman at the end of the program.
Pre-requisites:

• English 20-2, Math 20-3, Science 10 or the Category B Trades Entrance Exam
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with no more than 2 demerits
• Residency in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Workshop Includes:

• Standard First Aid – CPR A & AED
• OSSA BSO (Basic Safety Orientation)
• CSTS & WHMIS
• Trades Math, Electrical, Overhead Crane & Hoisting, HET Tools and Equipment, Diesel Engines, Hydraulics and Powertrain Overview
• After the readiness training above, you will enter into a rotating paid apprenticeship with our industry partners: Diversified Transportation, United Rentals and SMS Equipment
• Healthy Choices for Productive Work
• Financial Toolkit
• Earned Employment Referrals, Job Search Training and Job Retention Support

Register online at GotoInfo.ca/WomenBuildingFutures
Toll Free: 1-866-979-4434
Fax: 1-866-979-3514
Email: WomenBuildingFutures@GoToInfo.ca
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Team Safety
Become a School Bus Driver in Your Community
Our mission is to deliver quality training and safety information to all interested First Naon Communities including organizations, groups and/or individuals.
Our School Bus Driver Training Program is designed with every school bus driver and school bus operator in mind. The focus is on behavioral modification tools for teaching drivers to be safe, aware, focused, educated and responsible drivers.

• Our instructors will come to your Community
• Your Community will provide the venue, vehicle for training purposes and accommodations and travel for instructor
• We supply all course and training materials
• Driver Training Course is generally 40 hours (1 person) depending on driver experience and aptitude for driving larger vehicles. This does not include the 8 hour School Bus Driver Improvement Course (SBDIC)
• In-vehicle training can be for 1 to 4 persons; 4 persons in-vehicle will be approximately 100 hours
• Each session is designed to be site specific, interactive and results oriented
• School Bus Driver Improvement Course (SBDIC) – Mandatory in Ontario for Applicants for a Class “B”E” license

Upon completion of this course, participants will have received a professional level of information and insight that will maintain or elevate your Community or organization’s known reputation for having ONLY THE BEST.
For more information or to register:
Toll Free: 1-866-720-7239
Fax: 1-866-720-5977
Email: TeamSafety@GoToInfo.ca
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NATOA
*********  Please Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, NATOA has to cancel the event in Mississauga of the New Credit First Nation on Thursday, October 12, 2017. NATOA apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused
Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Workshop
September 20, 2017 – Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort • Kelowna, BC
SHARE and NATOA have developed the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment workshop series to provide Aboriginal
Trusts with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of responsible investment approaches and to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with considering community values and community development aspirations in the management and investment of Indigenous trusts. The workshops will feature sessions on topics such as:

• Responsible investment and fiduciary duty
• How to work effectively with investment managers on responsible investment
• Case studies of responsible investment strategies to promote reconciliation, the protection of Indigenous People’s rights and Indigenous employment, training and economic development

The workshops will provide opportunities for broad participation from participants to ensure meaningful discussions and knowledge-sharing on the opportunities for innovative investment strategies that reflect both prudent management and preservation of trusts along with broader community values and community development mandates.
Agenda
9:15 Opening Welcome and Prayer
9:15 – 10:00 Delegate Introductions and Expectations for the Day
10:00 – 10:45 Aligning Our Financial Assets with Our Cultural Values
Jason Campbell, CEO, Sovereign Power, Spokane Tribe of Indians
Moderator: Vanessa Mountain, Trustee, St’át’imc 2011 Trust
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Overview of Responsible Investment Approaches
Speaker: Peter Chapman, Executive Director, SHARE
11:45 – 12:30 Responsible Investment and Fiduciary Duty
Speaker: Ratcliff & Company LLP
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Working with Investment Managers on Responsible Investment
Speakers: Andrew Hoffman, Portfolio Manager, Leith Wheeler, Jeremy Bell, George & Bell Consulting Cliff Fregin, CEO, New Relationship Trust Moderator: Mark Sevestre, President, NATOA
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:00 Aligning Investments with Reconciliation, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Community Economic Development Goals
Panellists: Delaney Greig, Engagement Analyst, SHARE
Stewart Anderson, Vancity Credit Union
Reaching out to the Ktunaxa Nation Council
4:00 – 4:30 Closing
The workshop is FREE to all NATOA members
$200 Indigenous non-NATOA delegates • $500 Industry non-NATOA delegates
Register Today!
GoToRegister.ca/NATOA
Toll Free: 1-866-409-1315
Fax: 1-866-462-7648
Email: NATOA@GoToRegister.ca
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Edu-Therapy
Updated 2017 Training Dates

• Edmonton, AB: September 22-25
• Moncton, NB: September 22-25
• Winnipeg, MB: October 20-23
• Saskatoon, SK: November 3-6
• Toronto, ON: November 17-20
• Vancouver, BC: December 1-4

Grief and the conflicting emotions caused by loss are cumulative and most often have a growing negative effect on our ability to participate in life. The primary goal of Edu-Therapy™ is to give participants a stable cognitive process to continue to help themselves and their Community with on-going support for 5 years from Edu-Therapy Support. As Physical Care Costs escalate often, Mental Health needs are neglected. Once Certified as an Edu-Therapy Specialist in as little as 6 hours per week, one specialist can bring Mental Resolution of the pain and sadness caused by loss to over 200 people per year. Trained teams can escalate these numbers adding to the resiliency of the Community as people begin to heal at less than the cost of a trip to the ER where little to no emotional care is given. 
You will learn:

• Dysfunctional ways people mishandle grief and its intergenerational effect on Communities
• Emotional damage of rationalization and intellectualization
• Why Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance Models are the wrong approach for grievers
• Learn proper techniques for identifying and resolving loss and relationship conflicts
• Edu-Therapy™ Process formats for individual and group work
• How to expand your caregiving agency using Edu-Therapy™
• How to resolve cumulative unresolved issues such as PTS and the Residential School Experience, abuse and trauma
• How to deal with what’s known and what’s not … when someone goes missing (Ambiguous Loss)
• Humans grieve loss or change of anything held significant
•  Grief is not reserved for death related losses; nor is it an illness or mental disorder
•  Grief is an emotional experience that doesn’t follow stages or a timeline, and does not simply go away with time
•  It’s the actions within time that reduce and eliminate pain
•  Grief happens in many forms and has great potential to create emotional energy and negatively effect life:
  • Death of a loved one
  • Ending of a relationship
  • Suicide of someone close
  • Adoption or foster care
  • Loss of culture
  • Change in career, finances or social status
  • Loss of health, trust and safety

Register today! Programs fill up quickly.
Toll Free: 1-866-476-0209
Fax: 1-866-430-8296
Email: Grief@GoToRegister.ca
Web: www.GoToRegister.ca/Grief
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NATOA
Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Workshop
September 20, 2017 – Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort • Kelowna, BC
SHARE and NATOA have developed the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment workshop series to provide Aboriginal
Trusts with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of responsible investment approaches and to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with considering community values and community development aspirations in the management and investment of Indigenous trusts. The workshops will feature sessions on topics such as:

• Responsible investment and fiduciary duty
• How to work effectively with investment managers on responsible investment
• Case studies of responsible investment strategies to promote reconciliation, the protection of Indigenous People’s rights and Indigenous employment, training and economic development

The workshops will provide opportunities for broad participation from participants to ensure meaningful discussions and knowledge-sharing on the opportunities for innovative investment strategies that reflect both prudent management and preservation of trusts along with broader community values and community development mandates.
Agenda
9:15 Opening Welcome and Prayer
9:15 – 10:00 Delegate Introductions and Expectations for the Day
10:00 – 10:45 Aligning Our Financial Assets with Our Cultural Values
Jason Campbell, CEO, Sovereign Power, Spokane Tribe of Indians
Moderator: Vanessa Mountain, Trustee, St’át’imc 2011 Trust
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Overview of Responsible Investment Approaches
Speaker: Peter Chapman, Executive Director, SHARE
11:45 – 12:30 Responsible Investment and Fiduciary Duty
Speaker: Ratcliff & Company LLP
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Working with Investment Managers on Responsible Investment
Speakers: Andrew Hoffman, Portfolio Manager, Leith Wheeler, Jeremy Bell, George & Bell Consulting Cliff Fregin, CEO, New Relationship Trust Moderator: Mark Sevestre, President, NATOA
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:00 Aligning Investments with Reconciliation, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Community Economic Development Goals
Panellists: Delaney Greig, Engagement Analyst, SHARE
Stewart Anderson, Vancity Credit Union
Reaching out to the Ktunaxa Nation Council
4:00 – 4:30 Closing
The workshop is FREE to all NATOA members
$200 Indigenous non-NATOA delegates • $500 Industry non-NATOA delegates
Register Today!
GoToRegister.ca/NATOA
Toll Free: 1-866-409-1315
Fax: 1-866-462-7648
Email: NATOA@GoToRegister.ca
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Historica Canada
Win Up To $10,000 – Here’s My Canada Video Contest
Are you First Nations, Metis or Inuit?
Share what Canada means to you. Enter the Here’s My Canada video contest.
Indigenous stories are an important part of Canada’s past and present. Reflect on national issues or draw on personal experiences and share what Canada means to you.

• Open to individuals ages 6 and above who reside in Canada.
• Videos can be live action or animated and must be 30 seconds or less.
• Download our free video-making app from iTunes or Google Play
• Deadline: August 31, 2017

For more information and to submit your video:
www.GoToApply.ca/HeresMyCanada
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The Banff Centre
Indigenous Women in Leadership – September 24-29, 2017
Indigenous Negotiation Skills Training – October 15-20, 2017
Indigenous Leadership and Management Development – November 19-24, 2017
Good Governance for Indigenous Councils and Boards – November 26 – December 1, 2017
Indigenous Strategic Planning – December 10-15, 2017
Best Practices in Indigenous Business and Economic Development – January 28 – February 2, 2018
For details or to register. www.GoToInfo.ca/BanffCentre
Toll Free: 1-866-935-6904
Fax: 1-866-402-9692
Email: BanffCentre@GoToInfo.ca
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Canada Post
Are You Eligible?
Canada Post’s Indigenous Education Incentive Awards celebrate the hard work and determination of individuals of Indigenous heritage who have embraced a renewed pursuit of learning. The awards are open to all Indigenous Canadians who have been out of school for one year or more, who have since decided to return to an educational system, and who have now been back at school for at least one year. The Canada Post Indigenous Education Incentive Awards are granted annually to select applicants from across the country, and recipients are awarded $1,000 in recognition of their efforts.
YOU ARE ELIGIBLE IF…

1. You are an Indigenous Canadian (member of a First Nation, Métis, or Inuit),
2. You have been out of school for one year or more,
3. You returned to school and have recently completed one year of studies (between January 2016 and August 2017), and
4. You have never received this award in the past (previous award recipients are not eligible).

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Write an essay which details your efforts to get an education. Be sure to include any challenges you have faced in order to pursue your education, why you were out of school for one year (or more), and what life was like during that time. Your essay should also include the reason(s) you decided to return to school, any extraordinary challenges you might now be facing, and how you’re dealing with those challenges. Tell us how your life has changed since you’ve returned to school and what your next steps will be. Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on letter-sized stationery, and no more than five pages long.
2. Complete an application form and return it by August 31, 2017. Be sure to include:

• Your essay,
• School transcripts or school letter confirming you’ve completed one year of studies between January 2016 and August 2017 (photocopy is acceptable), and
• A clear photocopy of your membership card or an official letter from a community member confirming that you are an Indigenous Canadian.

Apply By August 31, 2017
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Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Economic – Exploration – Exchange
Empowering economic, social and cultural exchange between businesses in Edmonton and the North, Opportunities north attracts hundreds of private and public guests interested in creating and expanding economic partnerships and opportunities between the regions.
This dynamic conference unites the interests of visionary business, government and community leaders to chart a bold new course for economic exploration and Exchange. An annual joint initiative of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce and Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, the Opportunities North business conference features: industry renowned speakers, a dynamic tradeshow, and integrated tours affording numerous networking opportunities for local and traveling attendees.
Set Your Compass Today for: Opportunities North – September 12-14, 2017 – Edmonton, AB
***Special student offer – Save 80% off your delegate pass today!
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