Community Development

The Beaufort Delta Region are leaders in community development. The Gwich’in and Inuvialuit Self Government Office are concentrating their efforts on community development in order to build capacity of local people to move towards Self Government.

We recently delivered a workshop in Inuvik to all the Community Development and Field Workers in the Beaufort Delta region.

The workshop provided participants with an overview of literacy, program planning and proposal writing. This was a great opportunity for people in this region to come together to discuss community issues and make plans for literacy activities in their community.

Announcements

The Yellowknife Public Library, with the support of World Literacy of Canada, invites Yellowknife residents to a reading and slide presentation by author Helene Tremblay. Ms. Tremblay is the author of Families of the World, a compilation of stories and photos that capture the author’s experiences living with families in more than 113 countries. The event takes place on Tuesday November 4 at 7 pm at the St. Patrick’s High School Gym. For more information, contact Deborah Bruser at 920-5642.

The Rotary Club of Yellowknife and Weledeh Catholic School are looking for volunteer reading buddies to read with children in the primary grades. For more information or to volunteer, contact Susan Huvenaars at 873-4888.

The Literacy Outreach Centre is looking for tutors for low literacy level adults. Tutoring adults is a wonderful way to volunteer your time. There will be a training session held on October 25 & 26 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. The training will prepare tutors to work with adults and teach basic skills in teaching adults to read and write. Call Petra at 920-3016 for more information.

If you would like to tutor college level students call Aurora College at 920-3030 and speak to Anne Kennedy.