Calgary Herald August 2004

"ABORIGINAL WOMAN WHOSE CHARRED BODY WAS FOUND IN A GARBAGE BIN MIGHT HAVE BEEN BURNED ALIVE"

"46 year old Cheryl Lynn Black of the Siksika First Nation east of Calgary, was recently identified through medical records after police spent three months poring over dozens of missing person files and interviewing scores of homeless people and shelter staff...Her death in May is being investigated as suspicious and police believe the homeless woman was alive when the container was set on fire. Her body was burned beyond recognition."

I wondered what happened to her. The missing person posters at the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Center (CDIC) had faded away. I had served her dinner over...read more

Right To Play 

By Martin Parnell

Martin Parell's pick: Right to Play, www.righttoplay.ca

Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps one million children weekly in Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower  more than 20 countries to build essential life-skills and better futures, while driving lasting social change.

Right to Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Our programs are facilitated by over 600 international staff and over  Founded in 2000 by four time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play 13,500 volunteer Coaches. Programming in Canada includes the enhancement of education in priority  schools, and the Promoting Life skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) program. To learn more, visit  http://www.righttoplay.ca and follow @RightToPlayCAN on Twitter and Facebook.

 

 

Tonya grew up on a vineyard, spending countless hours tending vines. She left the farm to study political science, completing her Masters at Queen's University in 1998. In 2000, she earned her Sommelier certification, started a winery with her family and winemaker Derek Barnett and helped produce the first vintage of Lailey Vineyard wines. She became marketing and sales manager before moving to Calgary in 2006. Since then she's been raising kids (as unruly as young vines), freelance writing, volunteering for Slow Food and selling Lailey wine in Alberta and B.C.

Ron served in Canada's Air Force for 28 years as a fighter pilot and senior officer, retiring as a Colonel in 1998.

For the next seven years, Ron was senior manager of systems for General Dynamics Canada, overseeing military C3 systems and developing contracts providing repair, overhaul, and engineering support for the Canadian Army.

Thereafter he spent another seven years as VP and GM of the Services and Support Division of Raytheon Canada, a technology leader in defence, homeland security, and government applications. Ron led a division-wide turnaround, doubling the bottom-line in five years.

Most recently, Ron applies his energy and experience as a leader to chairing two groups of Business Executives in Calgary under the auspices of TEC (The Executive Committee) Canada. He is part of the wider TEC community whose members represent nearly $50 billion in annual revenues and over 100,000 employees.

Ron was appointed Honorary Colonel of 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron in August 2012.

Ron enjoys fitness activities, family events, history, travel and having fun.

Ron's speaking and workshop interests include: Business Leadership, Program Management and Professional Development.

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