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The battle for world literacy is too often a story of unsung
heroes. That’s one reason the NALD newsletter will bring to you on a
regular basis a list of those individuals, programs and organizations honoured
with international, national and provincial recognition for outstanding work in
the global literacy initiative.
National
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn,
P.C. Literacy Public Awareness Award - 2000
Recipient : TAXI Advertising
National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Award for
Contributions to Literacy - 2000
Recipient : Senator Joyce Fairbairn, P.C.
The Cooperators’ Learner Achievement Award 2000 for
the Assembly of First Nations :
Karen Benoit O’Connor, from Golden Lake Native Language
Program
Learning Disabilities of Canada Awards of Excellence -
Recipients 2000 :
Award of Excellence in Education : Selena Henderson, Nova Scotia;
Monique Goupil, Quebec; Theresa Bishop, Manitoba; George Green, Yukon
Award of Excellence in Volunteer Recognition : Laurent
Beauvais, Quebec; Peter Woods, Nova Scotia; Maureen Woods, Nova Scotia; Chris
Nagy, Yukon; Cathie Camley, BC; Lezlie Russell, Manitoba
Award of Excellence in Beat the Odds Youth Awards : Doug
Alderston, Yukon; Wayne Mosher, Nova Scotia; Kenton Friesen, Manitoba
Provincial
The Co-operators’ Learner
Achievement Award 2000 :
Alberta : Lorne
McGee, from Calgary, a program participant at the Calgary Learning Centre
British-Columbia : Vancouver PGI : Connie De Melo
from Castlegar, a learner with the Project Literacy West Kootenay; Victoria PGI
: Doug Gough from Victoria, a learner at Project Literacy Victoria
Manitoba : Jacqueline Moquin from Winnipeg,
enrolled at the Deaf Literacy Program at Red River College
New Brunswick : Anglophone winner : David Morgan
from Saint John, enrolled at Saint John Learning Exchange; Francophone winner :
Jocelyne Frenette from Beresford, enrolled at Apprentis-Sage
Newfoundland : Tom Baker from Corner Brook,
enrolled at the Learning Centre in Corner Brook
NorthWest Territories : Bertha Goulet from
Yellowknife
Nova Scotia : Cory Veinotte from Lunenburg,
enrolled at NSCC - Lunenburg Campus
Ontario : Pam Johnson from Georgina, a learner
from the Georgina Learning Centre
Prince Edward Island : Paul Trainor from Morell, a
learner at Morell Learning Centre
Saskatchewan : Leslie Stamins from Regina,
enrolled at the Regina Learning Centre, Regina Public Library
Yukon : Joshua Gilbertson from Whitehorse,
enrolled in the Yukon Learn GED program
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