Tri-sport tourney to benefit First Nations children

When we think of low income towns and cities in the more southerly parts of Ontario there are at least some programs and or means of obtaining access to recreation programs for children. This is not the case in Kasabonik.

This has prompted me to organize an initiative that I have called P. L. a. A. Y. O. N (Promoting Leisure among Aboriginal Youth in Ontario's North) that will be used to develop recreational activities on reserves in Ontario.

The first event, from which P. L. a. A. Y. O. N. will benefit is a tri-sport tournament that will be held on Sept. 21 beginning at 9 a. m. at Fellowes High School.

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Challenging a nation to hit the gym

Phil Fontaine, 63, is the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. At the AFN's annual general assembly in mid-July, he challenged first nation chiefs across Canada to commit to three months of daily physical activity. "One of the reasons for the challenge is to promote the idea of good health," he said. "We know that first nations experience diabetes at three times the rate of the general Canadian population, and so I'm hoping leadership will set an example through their participation in this challenge."
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New Brunswick should be proud of its success: MLA Ed Doherty

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An example off the field, too

Josh Sacobie knows all about scrambling to get out of trouble on the football field. As a counsellor to aboriginal youth, he attempted to tutor others this summer on how to avoid trouble.
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LLRIB brothers bring home 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze from NAIG

The McPhail brothers cased it at Cowichan by all bringing home two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medal from the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), 2008 Cowichan: The Journey of a Generation, from Cowichan, B. C.
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