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Gold River Girl Hoping for Spot in Canada’s Got Talent Last Chance Auditions

Allie Johnston, Grade 12 GRSS student and Gold River resident, is hoping her YouTube entry will earn her a spot in the top 20 ‘Last Chance Auditions’ for the wildly popular Canada’s Got Talent TV show.

Although the live theatre auditions wrapped up at the end of 2011, the show is giving talented Canadians one last chance. The Top 20 YouTube auditions will be posted on the website on January 23rd for fans to review, then it’s up to Canada to choose who will be the lucky act fast-tracked to the Canada’s Got Talent semifinals in April.

The top 20 YouTube auditions have not been decided yet, but I’m sure all of Gold River will agree that our Miss Allie should be among them!

The more views and comments on Allie’s YouTube audition the better! It only takes a minute to create an account, but if you have Gmail or a Google account already, that’s all you need to be able to leave your support for Allie.

Good luck Allie!

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support/Info

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Basketball Camps & Clinics

Basketball Coaching Clinics and Athlete Camps in Gold River late February. Please download the following .pdf file for registration form and more information.

Basketball Camps & Clinics

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Optishot Golf Now at Pipers

Optishot Golf is now at Pipers! OptiShot is a fully immersive, super realistic, virtual golf experience. Hone your skills, practice your swing and improve your game!

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Town Meeting: Smart Meters

via Julie Shimunek:

There will be town meeting to learn about Smart Meters on Wednesday January 18th at 7:00 PM.

It will take place upstairs in the Mezzanine Lounge at the hockey arena. We will have some video presentations and handouts. Please come out!

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Shear Heaven Closing it’s Doors

Sadly, it looks like another Gold River business has held out as long as they can. The staff at Shear Heaven have announced that they will be closing their doors on February 25th.

Wendy, Rachel and Marion would like to thank their wonderful clients from Gold River and Tahsis for their support and business for the past 4+ years, and would also like to remind everyone to make sure and use up any gift certificates before Feb 25th.

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Public Skating Cancelled

Just an FYI for everyone regarding Friday night public skating:

There will be no public skating Friday January 13 or Friday January 27 due to Hockey Tournaments.

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UFC 142 at The Gold River Legion

UFC #142 will be held January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main fight will be José Aldo (Brazil) vs Chad Mendes (USA).

Members and non-members alike are invited to watch these fights on the 9 foot High Definition screen at the Gold River Legion starting at 7:00pm.

Dancing and DJ music to follow.

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Cultural Heritage Resource Management Certificate Program

This course is hoping to start at least by next week, but we still need a few more people to sign up (at least 7 total to start this program), it runs throughout a full semester. To apply or to arrange placement testing, please contact our local NIC office 250-283-7213 or MMFN band office at 250-283-2015 to register.

The Cultural Heritage Resource Management Certificate Program is offered through NIC. After completion students will have acquired entry level employment skills and knowledge for opportunities in Aboriginal cultural tourism and/or interpretive centres and museums.

The skills and knowledge will also be transferable to employment opportunities within treaty, resource management, community research, and other programs related to cultural and heritage resource management. Please note that while these are post-secondary level courses, they are not university transferable.

Admission Requirements: C+ in English 032/033/034, or English placement testing. Completed resume including all employment, volunteer and educational experience. A completed consent for Criminal Records Search form is required for the work experience placement.

Semester one: English 052 (advanced English), CHR 120 (a First Nations history and geography of Vancouver Island), and CHR 130 (aboriginal heritage interpretation and presentation)

Semester two: English 098 (essay writing and critical reading), FNS 100 (fundamentals of aboriginal administration), and CHR 140 (the dynamics of first nations cultural heritage resource management)

Work Placement: CHR 170 (after successful completion of courses)

This is open to everyone who meets the admission requirements.

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