The battle for world literacy is too often a story of unsung
heroes. Thats 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 Annual Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C. Literacy Public
Awareness Award
This award, developed by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation, honours
media organizations who have shown a commitment towards the cause of
literacy.
Recipient : Baton Broadcast System
Provincial
Alberta
Germain Desaulniers Literacy Award
Honours one or two francophone persons in the area served by le
Centre éducatif communautaire de lAlberta (CECA),
North-East Centre . The person can be either a learner, an instructor,
a literacy project coordinator, a member of a committee in charge of a
literacy project, or simply a person who contributed to the
advancement of literacy in French in their community.
Recipients : Adèle Hétu-Dallaire and Angelina
Pelchat
Newfoundland
John Howard Society Certificates of Appreciation
The award recognizes the outstanding volunteer contributions that
agencies make to the rehabilitation of ex-offenders in this province,
through cooperative efforts with the John Howard Literacy Society.
Recipients: The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of
Newfoundland and Laubach Literacy of Newfoundland and Labrador
Saskatchewan
Training for Excellence Awards
Awarded annually to recognize the growing efforts to create workplace
training programs and services that meet the needs of the individual
and of industry in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Labour Force
Development Board (SLFDB) is the sponsor of this award.
Recipient : Saskatchewan Federation of Labour wins Award for
Workers Education for Skills Training (WEST) Program, in the
category of Basic Skills Development.
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