LEARNERS IN ACTION October 2000

Every year on International Literacy Day, Canada Post presents their awards to educators, community groups, businesses and individuals (learners) for their work on behalf of literacy. For the individuals / learners who receive the award it is recognition of the enormous efforts they have made to educate themselves and to work for other learners.

They are all our heroes. We congratulate them and name the English winners of the Canada Post Individual Achievement Award by their Province or Territory:

Alberta: Connie Pitre

British Columbia: Connie De Melo

Manitoba: Diane Doyle

New Brunswick: Yvonne Westall

Newfoundland: Thomas Pierce

Northwest Territories: Matthew Harrison

Nova Scotia: Laura Jarvis

Ontario: Keppel Disney

Prince Edward Island: Norma Arsenault

Quebec: Doreen Aubertin

Saskatchewan: Roger Spetz

Yukon: Marlene Drapeau

Best wishes for future success to all the Canada Post Literacy Award Winners!

Note: To read a short description of each winner and for information on the finalists in all categories, go to page at this Internet address: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/
corpc/events/CPCliteracy/finalists00.html

Calling all learners!
(Get your tutor to help)

Learners in ACTION would like to feature learner profiles each issue.

Your story could include:

  • something about yourself
  • your learning history
  • what got you back to school
  • who helped
  • how your life has changed because of literacy
  • and any other interesting details

Please keep it short (a page or less) and include your name, phone number and email address if you have one.

We would like to hear from learners from all over Canada.



Editorial Policy

The editor is responsible for the content of this newsletter and must make sure that there are a variety of viewpoints, ideas and opinions on controversial topics.

The editor, with the advice of the LAN Editorial Committee, reserves the right to edit material to make it shorter and clearer. Material that is not suitable (e.g. bad language, slander) will not be published.


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