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beth Purdon-mcLeLLan
University of Guelph studentshave organized a letter-writing
campaign that calls on the FederalGovernment to address the urgent
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inal community located on theWestern side of James Bay. Many
of the residents are without heat or
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ple are living in temporary tentsand trailers. Although the Red
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the form of sleeping bags and win-
ter clothing, as winter progresses
the situation in Attawapiskat is ex-
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ara Joly and Kayla Simms are
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students and they organized thecampaign in less than four days.Simms describes the conditions
in the Attawapiskat community as
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Canada.” Poverty in Attawapiskat
has been present for many years,
and the students claim that notenough has been done to make
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basic amenities and infrastructure
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funds are provided, but they’re
not being dealt with properly and
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proper situation,” said Simms.
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an issue worth solving. A call to
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that’s only a part of it. We wantto call attention to the fact that
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ucation on the handling of funds.”
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ernment has already given $90million in funds to the commu-
nity. However, that only translates
in $50, 000 per person which is
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infrastructure to withstand north-
ern conditions. Homes that canaccommodate permafrost cost
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does not solve the already present
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Tis means that the communityno longer manages funds re-ceived by the government and
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by an outside party. Tis deci-sion comes dangerously close toblaming the community for thecrisis, and government has not
taken responsibility for the lack of
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‘is the seaso to beiclsive
andrea Lamarre
Stone Road Mall is buzzing with the
collective energy of holiday shop-
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seems that everyone is on the same
mission: to nd the perfect holi-
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entcher stands in the centre of his
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artisanal goods. entcher, a local
therapist, started the ability booth
as a means to support individuals
with disabilities in their produc-
tive pursuits. Employing dierentlyable individuals as contract workers,entcher opens his booth from Nov.25th-Dec. 24th to showcase various
cultural goods such as handmade
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this would be a huge undertaking,”
said entcher. “hey’ve really
helped me get this dream going for
me, and then it helps them to reach
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Te wares at the booth comefrom local artisans and individu-als with disabilities alike, though
the two are not mutually exclusive.
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the Ability Kiosk’s success is en-couraging everyone to put his or
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“It’s about a sense of pur-pose, and using your gifts,” said
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Working with four or ve people
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port the micro-businesses of those
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“Teir own micro-businesses arean answer for them,” said entch-er. “Tey can work when they feelgood, and they can accommodate
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A “micro-business” refers to a
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with disabilities to work hours thatwork for them, to work from homeif needed, and to pursue their own
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entcher these micro-business-es often contribute to both theirlivelihoods and their sense of
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Trough the Ability Kiosk andhis support of micro-businesses,
entcher hopes to inspire openness
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that these people rock- we need to
hire them,” he said. “People with
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Working at the Ability Kioskover the Christmas season gives
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ents sell their wares and to talk to
people about the ways in which
they can support the diverse mem-
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On Nov. 29, Mr. Hakkul of Lara vil-lage, India caused havoc by setting
snakes loose at the Land Revenue
Oce. He released the snakes aftera dispute with the oce. As the vil-
lage snake charmer, Mr. Hakkulis responsible for removing poi-sonous snakes if they are sightedin the area. He appealed to thegovernment for a plot of land to
create a conservation area for the
snakes after they had been caught.
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approved, he had not acquired
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complaint, Mr. Hakkul freed thesnakes inside the oce, terroriz-
ing the clerks and oce personnel.Mr. Hakkul has yet to be found, and
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(BBC)
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Scientists are now using mi-croscopic worms to study thebiological effects of long-termspace travel. Te worms, knownas C. elegans, undergo the samebiological processes as humans
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4,000 worms to the Internation-al Space Station in December of 2006. Tey were able to monitor
reproduction, growth, feeding andbehaviour using miniature cameras.Te experiment was fruitful because
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not deteriorate indenitely and willeventually plateau. Te researchershope to conduct future experimentsin order to monitor muscle growth
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Mexican authorities have uneartheda second underground tunnel out-
side of San Ysidro, California. Te
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Mexican entrance to the tunnel was
located only 100 metres from thefederal police, a military air baseand a customs oce. Te tunnel
was equipped with electric lighting,
steel tracks and carts, suggestingthat drug cartels are becomingmore ecient at shipping drugsinto the United States.
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tional Post)Compiled by Beth Purdon-McLellan
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Last week we referred to those
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unteers. hey’re actually paid
employees. Also, in a caption for
Rose, we referred to the play as anadaptation of Snow White. It is anadaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Te
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beth Purdon-mcLeLLan
Students at the University of Guelph
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velop their leadership skills with
AIESEC, the world’s largest interna-
tional internship program. AIESEC
is a student run non-prot orga-
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“It’s a student-helping-student
process. AIESEC Guelph members
will help students nd the kindof internship they are looking for
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Shristi Gartaula, vice president of
communications at AIESEC Guelph.“We support the whole process from
visa issuing to helping with socialintegration. Between leaving Can-
ada and arriving in the participating
country, there will always be an
AIESEC chapter to provide support.”
he organization was found-ed in Europe during the 1930s forstudents studying economics andbusiness. However, as more stu-
dents participate in the program, it
has expanded to provide a variety of
internships where students can de-
velop their skills by working abroad.
“AIESEC encourages students to
realize the kind of leadership poten-
tial they have,” said Gartaula. “By
volunteering to represent and man-
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on campus, students have the op-
portunity to learn and develop skills
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ing, nance, event planning, and
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as India, Spain, China, Kenya andBrazil. AIESEC also oers an ex-
change program, which means thatmany students from other countriescome to work for local businesses inGuelph. Currently, there are over 70
students participating in the AIE-
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“Te ones that are interested inrunning the organization within
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interest them such as corporaterelations, nance, or communica-tions,” said Gartaula. “Tey then
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the organization by learning howto manage people, how to create
partnerships within the community,and how to facilitate the internshipneeds of students who are interested
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AIESEC is fortunate enough to
have the support of local partners.
Te Co-operators Group Limited
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ebrate 30 years of working with the
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