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In-SHUCK-ch's spaceOctober 27 First Nations members cautious about flu vaccine
Last Updated: Monday, October 26, 2009 | 6:17 PM CT Members of Manitoba's Garden Hill First Nation lined up at to receive H1N1 vaccinations on Monday. (CBC) Not all residents of an isolated Manitoba First Nations community hit hard by the first wave of the H1N1 flu are eager to be vaccinated against an expected second outbreak of the virus. One person living on the Garden Hill First Nation died after swine flu emerged in the spring, and 50 other cases of the virus were confirmed in the Island Lake region that includes the reserve. Leaders have estimated that hundreds more people may have contracted H1N1. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/10/26/man-h1n1-garden-hill.html Local treaty committees cutAboriginal Relations Minister George Abbott Black Press By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News Published: October 26, 2009 2:00 PM Local government treaty advisory committees have taken a cut along with many other non-core services in the provincial government, says Aboriginal Relations Minister George Abbott. Flu vaccine rolls out in B.C. as second wave of H1N1 moves towards peak
(CP) – 1 day ago VANCOUVER, B.C. — Prescriptions for antiviral drugs to combat the H1N1 flu have been flying off British Columbia pharmacy shelves for weeks and starting Monday there will finally be a new tool to fight the flu in the province. The H1N1 vaccine begins a slow rollout with only the most vulnerable able to stand in line. Provincial medical health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the province is about four weeks deep into it's second wave of the H1N1 flu. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gcu7QCjAuf9Cp1Nw9ToP3LoA68aw B.C. First Nation blames federal government for slow and costly treaty process
By Terri Theodore (CP) – 1 day ago VANCOUVER, B.C. — When Roy Francis talks about the 70 kilometres of British Columbia waterfront land that could soon be owned by the Tla'amin First Nation his voice fills with pride. "It's a jewel," he said of property near the Powell River, B.C. "It's incredible." But his voice hardens when he talks of the treaty process to get the land and federal government foot-dragging that has cost the tiny First Nation of just 1,000 people more than $2 million in the past two years. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gS3-ZEeaQGlkda8J0SnHibY-tr2w Web Extra: Treaty groups and government need to wrap things upLadysmith Chronicle Text By Stephen Thomson - Ladysmith Chronicle Published: October 23, 2009 3:00 PM Updated: October 23, 2009 3:19 PM The lead negotiator for an alliance of local First Nation groups says he supports a call for the provincial and federal governments to focus more on reaching agreement at B.C. treaty tables. http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/ladysmithchronicle/news/65850667.html |
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