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Eskimo Vocational Training Expands for DEW Line Work
The Department of Northern Affairs reports 103 Eskimos have taken vocational training since 1954. Thirty men completed a six week carpentry course in Aklavik and joined builders on a new town site, while others work on the DEW Line. Programs span Montreal Winnipeg Calgary Fort William and Leduc Alberta with 48 in training and plans to train 90 more for DEW Line jobs.
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Department of Northern Affairs
Aklavik
Arctic
Montreal
Winnipeg
Calgary
Fort William
Leduc
Alberta
RCR
RCHA
Fort Osborne
J. A. Charles
Kingston
Ont
Korea
Gordon Kimmerly
2Nd Battalion
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