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When Cameco announced a new northern Saskatchewan scholarship in March this year, we expected a lot of applications. With more than 70 bright, young applicants from all across Saskatchewan’s north, our expectations were surpassed. We’re delighted to help 15 “I love my community and Cameco is committed to making a students begin their new school would love to be a part positive, long-term difference in local year in post-secondary institutions of helping it thrive.” communities. The Cameco Northern in Saskatchewan. Their fields of study Saskatchewan Scholarship “Upon completion I plan is one are as diverse as they are and this to teach in northern of the many ways in which we do so. year’s recipients come from all across Saskatchewan. I would like Based on the goals they’ve described, the north. Many of this year’s recipients to teach the youth about it’s apparent that many of these have expressed a goal of using their communities and our culture.” students are equally committed education and degrees to contribute to making a positive difference to their home community: “When I am finished my post- back in their home communities. secondary education, my goal Congratulations to each of you; is to move back to my hometown we wish you every success and help the Métis Nation in your studies. protect and sustain the land.”
cameconorth.com Food & diet the focus of monitoring program
The benefit of this program is that the communities will have a specific, focused study that reflects what they eat, how much they eat and the general location of where their food comes from.
For over 17 years, the former Program (CBEMP), is currently Athabasca Working Group being conducted in Black Lake and environmental monitoring program was Stony Rapids in 2018. The program in place across the Athabasca Basin. is conducted under CanNorth This program has been a big success, Environmental Services with routinely demonstrating that samples significant support from the Black collected nearby the Athabasca Lake/Stony Rapids Community communities are not influenced by Liaison, Rick Robillard. the active uranium mining and milling To date, 140 people from Black operations in the region. Lake and Stony Rapids have been Moving forward, the Athabasca interviewed for the study and samples Joint Engagement and Environment will be collected into the fall of 2018. subcommittee (AJES) has agreed to The results from CBEMP are a change in the monitoring program – anticipated for release in early 2019. which will focus on a single community AJES is an environmentally focused per year to conduct a dietary food subcommittee formed under the Ya’ survey and associated monitoring. Thi Néné Collaboration Agreement The benefit of this program is that and is comprised of seven the communities will have a specific, representatives. One representative focused study that reflects what they from each of the First Nations of Black eat, how much they eat and the general Lake, Hatchet Lake and Fond du Lac, Rick Robillard (left) is helping location of where their food comes one representative of the Athabasca CanNorth Environ- from. Accompanying the dietary survey communities (Uranium City, Camsell mental Services with will be a sampling program which will Portage, Stony Rapids and Wollaston water sampling, part of collect and test water, fish and wildlife Lake) the executive director of the Ya’ a monitoring program that samples from areas identified Thi Néné Lands and Resource Office, will help northern communi- ties better understand their by community members. one representative from Cameco food and diet. The program, called the Community and one representative from Orano. Based Environmental Monitoring
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