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#8 - ABORIGINAL YOUTH ENGAGE IN SPORTS CAMP

7/7/2016

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  What caught my eye today was a flotilla of colourful kayaks on Kenogamisis Lake.
  I pulled into the Geraldton waterfront to investigate.  The paddlers were too far out on Barton Bay for me to contact, but I spoke to one of the supervising adults from the Thunderbird Friendship Centre (TFC).  This was the second day of the Geraldton Multi-Sport Camp for Aboriginal youth, ages 12 to 16.
  Later in the afternoon, I caught up with Ron Miron, instructor, as he was loading the now-empty kayaks on a boat trailer.  He was assisted by Walter Davies, also of Longlac, and by Pete Hohmann of Virginia.  How did the kids respond? I asked Ron.  "They loved it," he said.
  Cheryl Checkley is the Aboriginal Health Outreach Worker for TFC.  She was also out on the lake, so I had to phone her later to get more facts.
  Cheryl said this was the first time the three-day event has been staged here.  The sponsor is a provincial body named Aboriginal Sport & Wellness Council of Ontario (ASWCO), and their representive, Heather Collins, was also participating as a facilitator.  ASWCO covered all costs for the 13 young participants.
  On the morning of the first day, Tuesday, July 5, the youngsters played golf at the local course . . .
For full article and colour photos, go to E.J. Lavoie's Blog at http://bit.ly/29iWX3l .


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    E.J. Lavoie contributes a weekly column to Greenstone's Coffee Talk and the Nipigon-Red Rock Gazette.  The column can be read in its entirety on his blog, complete with images.  Just click the link at the end of each post.

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