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7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 16
T983141 N983151rt983144C1048677983150983156r983137983148 S1048673983155k983137tc104868010486779831599831371048686 In your co m munity and a p art of your w o rld
Issue 7 February 2007Editor Bonnie Wilken Public Affairs CRC
Thank You
Making a difference in our community
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Saskatoon Foundation
Contact UsSaskatoon
443-2nd Ave NSaskatoon SKS7K 2C1Ph (306) 668-0720Fax (306) 668-0722
Prince Albert
54-11th St EPrince Albert SKS6V 0Z9Ph (306) 765-2600Fax (306) 953-8381
NEWS560-561-860
Winter hitsNorth
Central Sask -pack a car kit
City ofSaskatoonrsquos
generosityrecognized
Red Cross isaccepting
applications forRegion Council
NewKatimavik
volunteershere to help
Katimavikvolunteer
says Red Crosshas been great
New facesand
new places inRespectEd
In this Issue
Winter Hits NorthCentral Saskatchewan
Cold Wersquove managedto escape it for
some time now but badweather hit NorthCentralSaskatchewan with avengeance in JanuaryWith ldquoold man winterrdquorearing his frozenhead itrsquos a good ideato revisit some basicsafety suggestions After
all - staying safe duringextreme conditionssuch as a winter stormis mostly a matter ofcommon sense andpreparation When goingout on the road this
winter please remember to have a full tank ofgas and lots of windshield washer uid Itrsquos also
a good idea to have an emergency car kit with
the following items bull Scraper and snow brush bull Shovel bull Sand or kitty litter (for traction) bull Blanket candles matches bull Flareswarning lights bull Flashlight and batteries bull Warm clothing and boots bull High-energy food and bottled water bull Red Cross rst-aid kit
A pedestrian braves freezing winds and poor visibility Motorists were stranded
and businesses closed due to the extreme weather conditions on January 10
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 26
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 2
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
By Bonnie Wilken CRC
City councils can sometimes be regarded ashotbeds of municipal debate where concernedcitizens and elected council work together to build abetter city ndash but therersquos a softer side to city counciland it was shown at the rst council meeting of theNew Year
And who better to bring about kindness andcooperation than the Canadian Red Cross
At the January 8th city council meeting RegionCouncil Volunteer President Elaine McDonaldand Region Director Chriss Gates presented hisWorship Mayor Don Atchinson and City Councilwith a beautiful print created by renowned localartist Henry Ripplinger
Ripplinger donated several artworks to the Societyin order for the pieces to be used in recognition ofoutstanding community partnership
ldquoWe work with Leisure Services to provide WaterSafety Injury Prevention and Risk ManagementTraining We partner with Saskatoon Fire andProtective Services and the City of Saskatoon indisaster referral and response We also work withSaskatoon City Police in prevention educationrdquo saidMcDonald as she addressed Council
ldquoThe grants the city generously provides us withallow us to put funds where they are needed themost The grants provided to offset taxation enablefunds that would be spent on taxes to go directly topeople in need Our organization depends on thisincome we are a charity and receive no operationalfunding from the Federal governmentrdquo she toldmayor and council
The life-changing local work the Canadian RedCross does in the NorthCentral SaskatchewanRegion is not without its price
For example the Red Cross provides food shelterand guidance to people who have no place to turnwhen a crisis such as a house re leaves them
homeless
It costs $837 per family of four to provide basicnecessities for the rst three days following such a
disaster In 2005 and 2006 the Red Cross helped 58families more than 230 people who were left withno place to stay after house and apartment res
ldquoWe are just so pleased to be in a position to showour gratitude to the City of Saskatoon for being suchan excellent partner Mr Ripplingerrsquos donation hasallowed us to leave a tangible legacy which speaksvolumes to the kind of cooperation and partnershipfound in this city and this provincerdquo
City of Saskatoonrsquos generosity recognized
Chriss Gates CRC Mayor Don Atchinson and Region Council Volunteer President
Elaine McDonald hold up the Ripplinger print presented to the City of Saskatoon
Did you knowbull members of theSaskatoon police force
sit on the RespectED Advisory Board andassist by identifyingservice gaps for RedCross to ll
bull Saskatoon Fire andProtective Services willrefer victims of houseand apartment res to
the Red Cross for helpbull the City of Saskatoonpartners with Red Crossand Saskatoon Tribal
Council to provide pre-school children withwater safety lessons
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 36
Each regionmaking up theRed Cross issupported bya volunteerCouncil madeup of volunteerleaders fromcommunitiesacrossNorthCentralSaskatchewan
The counciloffers its skillsexpertise and
experience toidentify practicesguiding RedCross programsand services
The Red Crossneeds councilmembers frommany diverse
communitiesacrossSaskatchewan
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 3
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Red Cross Now Accepting Applicationsfor Volunteer Region Council Members
Join the worldrsquos largest volunteer-led humanitarian organization as a RegionCouncil member and let your voice be heardMake a difference at the strategic level the Governance level
The Red Cross Needs You
For more information contact
Carmel WaddingtonRecruitment CommitteeBox 62Ruthilda SK S0K 3S0carmlyalsasktelnet
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 46
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 4
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
New Katimavik Volunteers here to help
Hugh Merson one of Red Crossrsquo newestKatimavik volunteers wants to help people
ldquoIt may sound cheesy but I joined the program to dogood things and to help people rdquo said the 18-year-old volunteer ldquoThis is a really good opportunity tosee what I can do with volunteering I hope to makeit a really good experiencerdquo
His rst posting traded the big city lights ofhometown Toronto for tiny Grand Falls NewBrunswick where he worked with special needschildren His second posting in Saskatoon will becontinuing the work Erin Hagen started on theGlobal Education project - a curriculum-based pilotproject which aims to engage children and youthin a variety of international issues such as conict
environmental degradation water scarcity andlabour inequity
Just barely settled into his new home Hugh Merson
has already started putting a dent into the pile of
work needed to get the Global Education project
ready to go by the new school year
Saskatoon Prince Albert
After an exhausting trip to Saskatchewan which
took two days and several airports - Audreacutee Gourde
says she was very happy to nally make it to Prince
Albert She is working in AdministrationData Entry
Audreacutee Gourde 18 is nding a healthy dose of
Saskatchewan sunshine a welcome changefrom Vancouverrsquos rain Not to mention it was greatto actually get to her new home - bad weather hadcaused her plane to be delayed and routed througha number of different airports - turning a short tripinto an endurance event ldquoWe were so tired theentire grouprdquo said Gourde smiling ldquoIt was good to
get to Prince Albert I like it here because Irsquom tiredof Vancouverrsquos rainrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos small (the city)but everybody is really friendly and welcoming soitrsquos nicerdquoGourde left her home in Laval Quebec and spenther rst three months in the program in Vancouver
After her Prince Albert posting is nished she
will go back to her home province and nish her
experience in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec She iscurrently doing a variety of administrative work inthe Prince Albert ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 56
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 5
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Katimavik volunteer says Red Cross has been GreatBy Bonnie Wilken CRC
Many teenagerswho donrsquot know
what they want to
do after high schoolmight be tempted tolay on their parentrsquoscouches until a betteridea emerges ndash notso for Erin Hagen
Hagen 18 decidedshe wanted tosee Canada nowand gure out her
university plans laterSo she set aside sixmonths to travel withKatimavik a Nationalyouth volunteerorganization
Katimavikparticipants are fromall the country and the programrsquos goal is to helpyoung people learn life skills through volunteerismat local organizations and exposure to new people
and ideas Program groups live communally havelimits on TV consumption prepare their own foodand follow a strict budget in addition to participatingin structured learning actives in Environment
Ofcial Languages Healthy Living Cultural
Diversity and Leadership
ldquoItrsquos been really positive We nd fun and interesting
ways to entertain ourselves such as an lsquo80rsquos night ordance partiesrdquo laughs Hagen who hails from MapleRidge BC ldquoIrsquom learning French and skills I can usein the futurerdquo
Hagen picked the Canadian Red Cross to do hervolunteer work Although ofce work isnrsquot all she
thought it would be Hagen said she feels like shersquosreally made a difference working on the GlobalEducation Project
ldquoShersquos been an absolute gemrdquo said LauraBeddome Community Outreach Coordinator CRCldquoErin worked for us on a full time basis from October
4 2006 to January 5 2007 as the HumanitarianIssues Program Assistant Her job was to researchand develop a series of global education workshopson topics of international conict cooperation
and development to be delivered to children andyouth throughout the province Erin did everythingfrom research to proling to creating a teachers
resource guide and fact-sheets
The climate in Saskatchewan may have been asomewhat uncomfortable experience for the BCnative but overall Hagen said her time in Saskatoonand at the Red Cross has been great
ldquoI wanted to learn more about the Red Cross and itsounded like one of the best placements they hadrdquo
said Hagen ldquoI really like it here but itrsquos very at andreally cold ndash not anything Irsquom used to Hagen leavesthe Red Cross for Shelburn Ontario ndash a small townof about 1000 people in northern Ontario
ldquoItrsquos been a real pleasure having Erin here shewill be missed and all of us at the Red Cross inSaskatoon wish her the best of luck in her travels I
just hope she has time to send us a postcard everynow and thenrdquo said Beddome
Erin Hagen has spent the last three months spicing up the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
with her great attitude and fun-loving personality Here she points to the Katimavik logo
posted outside the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 66
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 26
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 2
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
By Bonnie Wilken CRC
City councils can sometimes be regarded ashotbeds of municipal debate where concernedcitizens and elected council work together to build abetter city ndash but therersquos a softer side to city counciland it was shown at the rst council meeting of theNew Year
And who better to bring about kindness andcooperation than the Canadian Red Cross
At the January 8th city council meeting RegionCouncil Volunteer President Elaine McDonaldand Region Director Chriss Gates presented hisWorship Mayor Don Atchinson and City Councilwith a beautiful print created by renowned localartist Henry Ripplinger
Ripplinger donated several artworks to the Societyin order for the pieces to be used in recognition ofoutstanding community partnership
ldquoWe work with Leisure Services to provide WaterSafety Injury Prevention and Risk ManagementTraining We partner with Saskatoon Fire andProtective Services and the City of Saskatoon indisaster referral and response We also work withSaskatoon City Police in prevention educationrdquo saidMcDonald as she addressed Council
ldquoThe grants the city generously provides us withallow us to put funds where they are needed themost The grants provided to offset taxation enablefunds that would be spent on taxes to go directly topeople in need Our organization depends on thisincome we are a charity and receive no operationalfunding from the Federal governmentrdquo she toldmayor and council
The life-changing local work the Canadian RedCross does in the NorthCentral SaskatchewanRegion is not without its price
For example the Red Cross provides food shelterand guidance to people who have no place to turnwhen a crisis such as a house re leaves them
homeless
It costs $837 per family of four to provide basicnecessities for the rst three days following such a
disaster In 2005 and 2006 the Red Cross helped 58families more than 230 people who were left withno place to stay after house and apartment res
ldquoWe are just so pleased to be in a position to showour gratitude to the City of Saskatoon for being suchan excellent partner Mr Ripplingerrsquos donation hasallowed us to leave a tangible legacy which speaksvolumes to the kind of cooperation and partnershipfound in this city and this provincerdquo
City of Saskatoonrsquos generosity recognized
Chriss Gates CRC Mayor Don Atchinson and Region Council Volunteer President
Elaine McDonald hold up the Ripplinger print presented to the City of Saskatoon
Did you knowbull members of theSaskatoon police force
sit on the RespectED Advisory Board andassist by identifyingservice gaps for RedCross to ll
bull Saskatoon Fire andProtective Services willrefer victims of houseand apartment res to
the Red Cross for helpbull the City of Saskatoonpartners with Red Crossand Saskatoon Tribal
Council to provide pre-school children withwater safety lessons
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 36
Each regionmaking up theRed Cross issupported bya volunteerCouncil madeup of volunteerleaders fromcommunitiesacrossNorthCentralSaskatchewan
The counciloffers its skillsexpertise and
experience toidentify practicesguiding RedCross programsand services
The Red Crossneeds councilmembers frommany diverse
communitiesacrossSaskatchewan
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 3
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Red Cross Now Accepting Applicationsfor Volunteer Region Council Members
Join the worldrsquos largest volunteer-led humanitarian organization as a RegionCouncil member and let your voice be heardMake a difference at the strategic level the Governance level
The Red Cross Needs You
For more information contact
Carmel WaddingtonRecruitment CommitteeBox 62Ruthilda SK S0K 3S0carmlyalsasktelnet
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 46
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 4
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
New Katimavik Volunteers here to help
Hugh Merson one of Red Crossrsquo newestKatimavik volunteers wants to help people
ldquoIt may sound cheesy but I joined the program to dogood things and to help people rdquo said the 18-year-old volunteer ldquoThis is a really good opportunity tosee what I can do with volunteering I hope to makeit a really good experiencerdquo
His rst posting traded the big city lights ofhometown Toronto for tiny Grand Falls NewBrunswick where he worked with special needschildren His second posting in Saskatoon will becontinuing the work Erin Hagen started on theGlobal Education project - a curriculum-based pilotproject which aims to engage children and youthin a variety of international issues such as conict
environmental degradation water scarcity andlabour inequity
Just barely settled into his new home Hugh Merson
has already started putting a dent into the pile of
work needed to get the Global Education project
ready to go by the new school year
Saskatoon Prince Albert
After an exhausting trip to Saskatchewan which
took two days and several airports - Audreacutee Gourde
says she was very happy to nally make it to Prince
Albert She is working in AdministrationData Entry
Audreacutee Gourde 18 is nding a healthy dose of
Saskatchewan sunshine a welcome changefrom Vancouverrsquos rain Not to mention it was greatto actually get to her new home - bad weather hadcaused her plane to be delayed and routed througha number of different airports - turning a short tripinto an endurance event ldquoWe were so tired theentire grouprdquo said Gourde smiling ldquoIt was good to
get to Prince Albert I like it here because Irsquom tiredof Vancouverrsquos rainrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos small (the city)but everybody is really friendly and welcoming soitrsquos nicerdquoGourde left her home in Laval Quebec and spenther rst three months in the program in Vancouver
After her Prince Albert posting is nished she
will go back to her home province and nish her
experience in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec She iscurrently doing a variety of administrative work inthe Prince Albert ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 56
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 5
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Katimavik volunteer says Red Cross has been GreatBy Bonnie Wilken CRC
Many teenagerswho donrsquot know
what they want to
do after high schoolmight be tempted tolay on their parentrsquoscouches until a betteridea emerges ndash notso for Erin Hagen
Hagen 18 decidedshe wanted tosee Canada nowand gure out her
university plans laterSo she set aside sixmonths to travel withKatimavik a Nationalyouth volunteerorganization
Katimavikparticipants are fromall the country and the programrsquos goal is to helpyoung people learn life skills through volunteerismat local organizations and exposure to new people
and ideas Program groups live communally havelimits on TV consumption prepare their own foodand follow a strict budget in addition to participatingin structured learning actives in Environment
Ofcial Languages Healthy Living Cultural
Diversity and Leadership
ldquoItrsquos been really positive We nd fun and interesting
ways to entertain ourselves such as an lsquo80rsquos night ordance partiesrdquo laughs Hagen who hails from MapleRidge BC ldquoIrsquom learning French and skills I can usein the futurerdquo
Hagen picked the Canadian Red Cross to do hervolunteer work Although ofce work isnrsquot all she
thought it would be Hagen said she feels like shersquosreally made a difference working on the GlobalEducation Project
ldquoShersquos been an absolute gemrdquo said LauraBeddome Community Outreach Coordinator CRCldquoErin worked for us on a full time basis from October
4 2006 to January 5 2007 as the HumanitarianIssues Program Assistant Her job was to researchand develop a series of global education workshopson topics of international conict cooperation
and development to be delivered to children andyouth throughout the province Erin did everythingfrom research to proling to creating a teachers
resource guide and fact-sheets
The climate in Saskatchewan may have been asomewhat uncomfortable experience for the BCnative but overall Hagen said her time in Saskatoonand at the Red Cross has been great
ldquoI wanted to learn more about the Red Cross and itsounded like one of the best placements they hadrdquo
said Hagen ldquoI really like it here but itrsquos very at andreally cold ndash not anything Irsquom used to Hagen leavesthe Red Cross for Shelburn Ontario ndash a small townof about 1000 people in northern Ontario
ldquoItrsquos been a real pleasure having Erin here shewill be missed and all of us at the Red Cross inSaskatoon wish her the best of luck in her travels I
just hope she has time to send us a postcard everynow and thenrdquo said Beddome
Erin Hagen has spent the last three months spicing up the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
with her great attitude and fun-loving personality Here she points to the Katimavik logo
posted outside the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 66
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 36
Each regionmaking up theRed Cross issupported bya volunteerCouncil madeup of volunteerleaders fromcommunitiesacrossNorthCentralSaskatchewan
The counciloffers its skillsexpertise and
experience toidentify practicesguiding RedCross programsand services
The Red Crossneeds councilmembers frommany diverse
communitiesacrossSaskatchewan
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 3
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Red Cross Now Accepting Applicationsfor Volunteer Region Council Members
Join the worldrsquos largest volunteer-led humanitarian organization as a RegionCouncil member and let your voice be heardMake a difference at the strategic level the Governance level
The Red Cross Needs You
For more information contact
Carmel WaddingtonRecruitment CommitteeBox 62Ruthilda SK S0K 3S0carmlyalsasktelnet
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 46
NCSK News Issue 7 February 2007 Page 4
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
New Katimavik Volunteers here to help
Hugh Merson one of Red Crossrsquo newestKatimavik volunteers wants to help people
ldquoIt may sound cheesy but I joined the program to dogood things and to help people rdquo said the 18-year-old volunteer ldquoThis is a really good opportunity tosee what I can do with volunteering I hope to makeit a really good experiencerdquo
His rst posting traded the big city lights ofhometown Toronto for tiny Grand Falls NewBrunswick where he worked with special needschildren His second posting in Saskatoon will becontinuing the work Erin Hagen started on theGlobal Education project - a curriculum-based pilotproject which aims to engage children and youthin a variety of international issues such as conict
environmental degradation water scarcity andlabour inequity
Just barely settled into his new home Hugh Merson
has already started putting a dent into the pile of
work needed to get the Global Education project
ready to go by the new school year
Saskatoon Prince Albert
After an exhausting trip to Saskatchewan which
took two days and several airports - Audreacutee Gourde
says she was very happy to nally make it to Prince
Albert She is working in AdministrationData Entry
Audreacutee Gourde 18 is nding a healthy dose of
Saskatchewan sunshine a welcome changefrom Vancouverrsquos rain Not to mention it was greatto actually get to her new home - bad weather hadcaused her plane to be delayed and routed througha number of different airports - turning a short tripinto an endurance event ldquoWe were so tired theentire grouprdquo said Gourde smiling ldquoIt was good to
get to Prince Albert I like it here because Irsquom tiredof Vancouverrsquos rainrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos small (the city)but everybody is really friendly and welcoming soitrsquos nicerdquoGourde left her home in Laval Quebec and spenther rst three months in the program in Vancouver
After her Prince Albert posting is nished she
will go back to her home province and nish her
experience in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec She iscurrently doing a variety of administrative work inthe Prince Albert ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 56
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 5
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Katimavik volunteer says Red Cross has been GreatBy Bonnie Wilken CRC
Many teenagerswho donrsquot know
what they want to
do after high schoolmight be tempted tolay on their parentrsquoscouches until a betteridea emerges ndash notso for Erin Hagen
Hagen 18 decidedshe wanted tosee Canada nowand gure out her
university plans laterSo she set aside sixmonths to travel withKatimavik a Nationalyouth volunteerorganization
Katimavikparticipants are fromall the country and the programrsquos goal is to helpyoung people learn life skills through volunteerismat local organizations and exposure to new people
and ideas Program groups live communally havelimits on TV consumption prepare their own foodand follow a strict budget in addition to participatingin structured learning actives in Environment
Ofcial Languages Healthy Living Cultural
Diversity and Leadership
ldquoItrsquos been really positive We nd fun and interesting
ways to entertain ourselves such as an lsquo80rsquos night ordance partiesrdquo laughs Hagen who hails from MapleRidge BC ldquoIrsquom learning French and skills I can usein the futurerdquo
Hagen picked the Canadian Red Cross to do hervolunteer work Although ofce work isnrsquot all she
thought it would be Hagen said she feels like shersquosreally made a difference working on the GlobalEducation Project
ldquoShersquos been an absolute gemrdquo said LauraBeddome Community Outreach Coordinator CRCldquoErin worked for us on a full time basis from October
4 2006 to January 5 2007 as the HumanitarianIssues Program Assistant Her job was to researchand develop a series of global education workshopson topics of international conict cooperation
and development to be delivered to children andyouth throughout the province Erin did everythingfrom research to proling to creating a teachers
resource guide and fact-sheets
The climate in Saskatchewan may have been asomewhat uncomfortable experience for the BCnative but overall Hagen said her time in Saskatoonand at the Red Cross has been great
ldquoI wanted to learn more about the Red Cross and itsounded like one of the best placements they hadrdquo
said Hagen ldquoI really like it here but itrsquos very at andreally cold ndash not anything Irsquom used to Hagen leavesthe Red Cross for Shelburn Ontario ndash a small townof about 1000 people in northern Ontario
ldquoItrsquos been a real pleasure having Erin here shewill be missed and all of us at the Red Cross inSaskatoon wish her the best of luck in her travels I
just hope she has time to send us a postcard everynow and thenrdquo said Beddome
Erin Hagen has spent the last three months spicing up the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
with her great attitude and fun-loving personality Here she points to the Katimavik logo
posted outside the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 66
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy
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Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
New Katimavik Volunteers here to help
Hugh Merson one of Red Crossrsquo newestKatimavik volunteers wants to help people
ldquoIt may sound cheesy but I joined the program to dogood things and to help people rdquo said the 18-year-old volunteer ldquoThis is a really good opportunity tosee what I can do with volunteering I hope to makeit a really good experiencerdquo
His rst posting traded the big city lights ofhometown Toronto for tiny Grand Falls NewBrunswick where he worked with special needschildren His second posting in Saskatoon will becontinuing the work Erin Hagen started on theGlobal Education project - a curriculum-based pilotproject which aims to engage children and youthin a variety of international issues such as conict
environmental degradation water scarcity andlabour inequity
Just barely settled into his new home Hugh Merson
has already started putting a dent into the pile of
work needed to get the Global Education project
ready to go by the new school year
Saskatoon Prince Albert
After an exhausting trip to Saskatchewan which
took two days and several airports - Audreacutee Gourde
says she was very happy to nally make it to Prince
Albert She is working in AdministrationData Entry
Audreacutee Gourde 18 is nding a healthy dose of
Saskatchewan sunshine a welcome changefrom Vancouverrsquos rain Not to mention it was greatto actually get to her new home - bad weather hadcaused her plane to be delayed and routed througha number of different airports - turning a short tripinto an endurance event ldquoWe were so tired theentire grouprdquo said Gourde smiling ldquoIt was good to
get to Prince Albert I like it here because Irsquom tiredof Vancouverrsquos rainrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos small (the city)but everybody is really friendly and welcoming soitrsquos nicerdquoGourde left her home in Laval Quebec and spenther rst three months in the program in Vancouver
After her Prince Albert posting is nished she
will go back to her home province and nish her
experience in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec She iscurrently doing a variety of administrative work inthe Prince Albert ofce
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Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Katimavik volunteer says Red Cross has been GreatBy Bonnie Wilken CRC
Many teenagerswho donrsquot know
what they want to
do after high schoolmight be tempted tolay on their parentrsquoscouches until a betteridea emerges ndash notso for Erin Hagen
Hagen 18 decidedshe wanted tosee Canada nowand gure out her
university plans laterSo she set aside sixmonths to travel withKatimavik a Nationalyouth volunteerorganization
Katimavikparticipants are fromall the country and the programrsquos goal is to helpyoung people learn life skills through volunteerismat local organizations and exposure to new people
and ideas Program groups live communally havelimits on TV consumption prepare their own foodand follow a strict budget in addition to participatingin structured learning actives in Environment
Ofcial Languages Healthy Living Cultural
Diversity and Leadership
ldquoItrsquos been really positive We nd fun and interesting
ways to entertain ourselves such as an lsquo80rsquos night ordance partiesrdquo laughs Hagen who hails from MapleRidge BC ldquoIrsquom learning French and skills I can usein the futurerdquo
Hagen picked the Canadian Red Cross to do hervolunteer work Although ofce work isnrsquot all she
thought it would be Hagen said she feels like shersquosreally made a difference working on the GlobalEducation Project
ldquoShersquos been an absolute gemrdquo said LauraBeddome Community Outreach Coordinator CRCldquoErin worked for us on a full time basis from October
4 2006 to January 5 2007 as the HumanitarianIssues Program Assistant Her job was to researchand develop a series of global education workshopson topics of international conict cooperation
and development to be delivered to children andyouth throughout the province Erin did everythingfrom research to proling to creating a teachers
resource guide and fact-sheets
The climate in Saskatchewan may have been asomewhat uncomfortable experience for the BCnative but overall Hagen said her time in Saskatoonand at the Red Cross has been great
ldquoI wanted to learn more about the Red Cross and itsounded like one of the best placements they hadrdquo
said Hagen ldquoI really like it here but itrsquos very at andreally cold ndash not anything Irsquom used to Hagen leavesthe Red Cross for Shelburn Ontario ndash a small townof about 1000 people in northern Ontario
ldquoItrsquos been a real pleasure having Erin here shewill be missed and all of us at the Red Cross inSaskatoon wish her the best of luck in her travels I
just hope she has time to send us a postcard everynow and thenrdquo said Beddome
Erin Hagen has spent the last three months spicing up the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
with her great attitude and fun-loving personality Here she points to the Katimavik logo
posted outside the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
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NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
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NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 5
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
Katimavik volunteer says Red Cross has been GreatBy Bonnie Wilken CRC
Many teenagerswho donrsquot know
what they want to
do after high schoolmight be tempted tolay on their parentrsquoscouches until a betteridea emerges ndash notso for Erin Hagen
Hagen 18 decidedshe wanted tosee Canada nowand gure out her
university plans laterSo she set aside sixmonths to travel withKatimavik a Nationalyouth volunteerorganization
Katimavikparticipants are fromall the country and the programrsquos goal is to helpyoung people learn life skills through volunteerismat local organizations and exposure to new people
and ideas Program groups live communally havelimits on TV consumption prepare their own foodand follow a strict budget in addition to participatingin structured learning actives in Environment
Ofcial Languages Healthy Living Cultural
Diversity and Leadership
ldquoItrsquos been really positive We nd fun and interesting
ways to entertain ourselves such as an lsquo80rsquos night ordance partiesrdquo laughs Hagen who hails from MapleRidge BC ldquoIrsquom learning French and skills I can usein the futurerdquo
Hagen picked the Canadian Red Cross to do hervolunteer work Although ofce work isnrsquot all she
thought it would be Hagen said she feels like shersquosreally made a difference working on the GlobalEducation Project
ldquoShersquos been an absolute gemrdquo said LauraBeddome Community Outreach Coordinator CRCldquoErin worked for us on a full time basis from October
4 2006 to January 5 2007 as the HumanitarianIssues Program Assistant Her job was to researchand develop a series of global education workshopson topics of international conict cooperation
and development to be delivered to children andyouth throughout the province Erin did everythingfrom research to proling to creating a teachers
resource guide and fact-sheets
The climate in Saskatchewan may have been asomewhat uncomfortable experience for the BCnative but overall Hagen said her time in Saskatoonand at the Red Cross has been great
ldquoI wanted to learn more about the Red Cross and itsounded like one of the best placements they hadrdquo
said Hagen ldquoI really like it here but itrsquos very at andreally cold ndash not anything Irsquom used to Hagen leavesthe Red Cross for Shelburn Ontario ndash a small townof about 1000 people in northern Ontario
ldquoItrsquos been a real pleasure having Erin here shewill be missed and all of us at the Red Cross inSaskatoon wish her the best of luck in her travels I
just hope she has time to send us a postcard everynow and thenrdquo said Beddome
Erin Hagen has spent the last three months spicing up the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
with her great attitude and fun-loving personality Here she points to the Katimavik logo
posted outside the Saskatoon Red Cross ofce
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 66
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy
7232019 North centran Saskatchewan News Issue7febuary
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnorth-centran-saskatchewan-news-issue7febuary 66
NCSK News Issue 7 Febuary 2007 Page 6
Want to know what the Red Cross is doing in Saskatchewan Check out wwwredcrosscasaskatchewan
to help meet the International Red CrossRed CrescentMovementrsquos Strategy 2010 objectives of engaging the public more
broadly and promoting an understanding of the FundamentalPrinciples to support the Canadian Red Cross 2003-08 StrategicPlan especially in the areas of Organizational Capacity andHumanitarian Values to comply with amendments to the Canada Corporations Actthat require organizations to maintain a list of ofcial members
who have the right to be notied of meetings and hold voting
privileges
To become a
member go to
wwwredcrossca
or visit your local
Red Cross ofce
Become a Member of the Worlds Largest Humanitarian OrganizationThe Canadian Red Cross has implemented a national Membership program for three reasons
Teachers in Saskatchewan now have theopportunity to learn
more about how to preventabuse and violence intheir classrooms Materialsfrom the Red CrossRespectED Violence and
Abuse Prevention programincluding a care Kit professional workbooksfrom Prevention in Motionand Beyond the Hurt Kid
Crusader comic booksposters Red Cross School
Resource packages and acopy of Sheldon Kennedyrsquos book Why I Didnrsquot Say
Anything now have a new home in the halls of theSaskatchewan Teacherrsquos Federation (STF) Library
Eunice Begg RespectED Coordinator and Trainercontacted the STF about making RespectEDinformation available for teachers in their library andher offer of materials was accepted
ldquoItrsquos a partnership because it will help their teachersknow what resources or programs RespectED hasrdquosaid Begg ldquoWhat I really think is good about this isthat itrsquos a great way of getting our information out toteachers all over the provincerdquo
RespectED resourcesfnd a new home at STF
Eunice Begg
RespectED Coordinator
and Trainer
New helping hand in RespectED
Jessy Whelerrsquos rst day in her new role with the RedCross was January 18 and she nishes the end of
March
Jessy Wheler is no stranger to the Red Cross -shersquos been a volunteer with the RespectED and
lent her skills to many projects and presentations
ldquoIn addition to her RespectED training andvolunteer work Jess is a trained reghterPrimary Care Paramedic and a Red Cross First
Aid instructorrdquo said Eunice Begg RespectEDCoordinator and Trainer ldquoJessrsquo employment
was made possible by our partnership with theprovincial government who chose Red Cross for itsCanSask Community Works Employment Grant rdquo
Welcome Jessy