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Northern post-secondary education task force looking for feedback
The task force was established last year by the federal government, with an aim to close the gaps in education and skills training between the North and the rest of Canada.
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It will use the feedback to make recommendations on how to improve post-secondary education in the North
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Posted: May 25, 2021 11:22 AM CT | Last Updated: May 25
A northern post-secondary education task force was announced last year by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.(Walter Strong/CBC)
The Task Force on Northern Post-Secondary Education is now looking for northerners to share their experiences and stories.
Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences
The Peyto Glacier in 1903, from the north ridge of Mount Jimmy Simpson. The image was taken by A.O. Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor, as part of the Railway Belt Survey. Courtesy of the Mountain Legacy Project and Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (images e011083093 and e011083094). Panorama created by Mary Sanseverino.
December 11, 2020
This past autumn alarm bells have been ringing loudly in Canada’s mountains. Again. New evidence indicates that iconic mountain spaces, our glaciers, and unique species, such as mountain caribou, are disappearing.