Rick Garrick — Wawatay News

Royal Bank of Canada is helping Aboriginal high school and post secondary students succeed through two employment training programs.
Two Timmins High and Vocational School students have spent the past six weeks participating in the RBC Stay in School Program.
Jourdain Louttit and Devin Naveau were chosen to learn how to provide banking services to RBC clients.
Patty McGirr, manager of client care at RBC Timmins, recruited the high school students.

Sandy Lake youth worried drug abuse is deeply affecting his community
A Sandy Lake youth said it’s time to start taking action against prescription drug abuse.
“Before I came here I didn’t really want to do anything about it,” said Jonathan McKay, a youth from Sandy Lake who now lives in Thunder Bay and is planning to study business marketing at Confederation College this fall. “But coming here made me realize that we have to do something about it.”

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᐸᑯᐢᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ 191, ᑭᒋ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᓂ ᐊᓂᒥᓭ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ 191 ᐊᓂᒪᑕᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ.
ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᔕᐳᓭᐠ, ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐣᐠ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑕᑲᐧᔭᑫᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᓯᓄᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ.
ᐯᔭᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭ ᓇᑭᐢᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ ᕑᐃᐣᑕ ᒉᑊᕑᐃ, ᑭᒋ ᐊᒥᑯᑭᒪᑫᐧ, ᐊᑲᐢᐟ 12 ᐁᑭ ᐊᐣᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐃᔑ ᑲᑫᐧ ᐊᐣᑕᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐢ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᐦᐁᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓄᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ.

The Anishinabek Nation is calling for retailers to honour point-of-sale tax exemptions after community members reported being gouged by companies.
"Even after the province has sent out notices informing businesses that they must honour the rights of our citizens - on and off-reserve - to tax exemption, we are hearing stories of companies trying to gouge First Nations customers," said Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee. "These retailers are now breaking their own government's laws, as well as ignoring First Nation rights."

Lac Seul has now been offered $27 million to settle its century-old timber claim.
"We are very pleased with the addition of $2 million to the offer which makes it more attractive for the community members," said Lac Seul Chief Clifford Bull. "I'm very optimistic it will go through on the first round. I want to congratulate our legal (group) for asking for a little more from Canada."