-16 with a few clouds in Tsiigehtchic today.
Sunrise at 10:32 and Sunset at 17:45. 7 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight!
Sunrise at 10:32 and Sunset at 17:45. 7 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight!
The sun is back! The darkest days through the winter still had about 3 hours of sunlight.
Although the sun did not officially rise and set there was still light for part of the day.
I have completed a year up North. My contract was not renewed and the community is in negotations with the governemnt about health and social services to the hamlet.
I was hired by the community to oversee the Brighter Futures programming but it is only part-time so I will be working as the Justice Coordinator as well. Lots of new experiences. I have completed my first week and a half at my new job and have barely settled in to my new office.
We just completed our first KidsFAST this week. No we didn't starve the poor kids but we had a fun night that included a family meal. FAST is short for, "Families and Schools Together." It is a school based program that helps facilitate family growth and communication as well as better communication with teachers and community organizations. It was a long two days of training and then our first real time run through was this past Thursday. It went really well. I did two cycles in Kitchener-Waterloo when I was at Laurier but I needed a refresher to figure things out again.
Check out the program at...http://www.familiesandschools.org/
I am planning to be home for the week of March 10, 2012. I am sure it will be a very busy week.
Here are the pics from my trip out with the Canadian Rangers in November 2011:
Using an automatic weapon in target practice...wow!
I have a bright red Canadian Rangers Shirt and cap but I am waiting for my camo cargo pants.
More info on Canadian Rangers: 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. Looks like there is going to be two weeks of disaster drills with 200 Rangers coming to Tsiigehtchic this summer!!!
