Regional fibre arts conference in Beaverlodge highlights first Peace region event
The Peace Country Spinners and Weavers host a regional fibre arts conference on Saturday October 27 at Beaverlodge Community Centre Alta. The program includes a morning coffee, gallery opening, four exhibitors Threads to Sheds Fibre Arts and Talisman Clay and Fibre Co with door prizes, and a two session talk by Katherine Dickerson from Alberta College of Art on weaving concepts colour design drafting looms and mechanics.
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Peace Block
Alberta
British Columbia
Peace
Peace Country Spinners and Weavers Group
Beaverlodge
Alta
Beaverlodge Craft Club
Grande Prairie
Fibre Arts
Dawson Creek
Talisman Clay and Fibre Co
Prince George
Katherine Dickerson
Alberta College of Art
Calgary
Canada
U.S
Alberta Crafts Council
Canadian Crafts Council
Ms. Dickerson
Dickerson
Peace Country
N.E
N.W
Peace Country Spinners and Weavers
Famous Players founders win Manning awards in 1984
Two Canadian innovators received the Manning Awards totaling 100000 dollars. Lorne A. Whitehead of Vancouver won 75000 for the Prism Light Guide System marketed as The Light Pipe. Diane Dupuy of Hamilton earned 25000 for founding Famous People Players, a theatre troupe for mentally handicapped adults.
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Canada
Earnest C. Manning
Lorne A. Whitehead
Vancouver
TIR Systems Ltd
Whitehead
Diane Dupuy
Hamilton
Ontario
Famous People Players
Dupuy
Manning
Phil Gold
Montreal
Kenneth Kasha
Guelph
Alternative School Builds New Educational Home for Students
The CSS Alternative School, formerly the KHA School, now operates in a new building with two classrooms and 26 students this year. five are from previous years. The program emphasizes individualized, student oriented learning with four goals including mastery of academic skills, responsible conduct, a challenging environment, and reintegration into the regular program. Students are divided into three groups based on responsibility and behavior, with an open door option to move between groups. A Life Skills Program meets weekly for Group C, featuring community instructors and topics like money management and safety. Three youth workers provide social contracts and counseling, complimented by praise from teacher Mike Sherlock.
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C.S.S. Alternative School
KHA
C.S.S
Mainstream Canada urges small business lift for Tory era
Canada’s post election analysis notes high turnout of 76 per cent and predicts MPs face heavy workloads under a Conservative government. CFIB president John Bulloch urges small business priorities: simplify taxes, overhaul Revenue Canada, and offer incentives to shift savings into startups, to spur jobs and economic growth.
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Tony Carlson
United States
John Bulloch
Canadian Federation of Independent
Revenue Canada
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Jane Klemn
Tumbler Ridge
Shiela Simard
Sue Miller
Jean James
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Valleyview
Marlene Noseda
Mclennan
Ruth
Buchanan
Arts Directions
Paul Solmes
Zenith
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Arvene Didier
Kathy Koller
Pat Ratzloff
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Mike Sherlock
Mainstream
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Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Harold Amundsen
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Nolf Cubs
Boy Scout Movement
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Legion Hall
Rock With
Andy Girard
Chetwynd Forest Industries
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