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It started, with just a hole in the ground and a pile of lumber. Now, thanks to the work of a handful of high school students, Canoe Lake Cree First Nation (CLCFN) has a newly built safe house for kids and families in need of refuge. \u201cIt brings me joy to know I worked on something that people are going to use,\u201d said Sydney Lariviere, grade 12 student at Canoe Lake Miksiw School. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be thrown out, it will be taken care of.\u201d The housing project is something the youth can be proud of for years to come. \u201cI\u2019ll come back in 20 years and tell my kids, \u2018I helped build this, to help kids in need,\u2019 \u201d she said. This unique three-year building program, Kanaweyiminan \u2018take… <\/p>\n

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It started, with just a hole in the ground and a pile of lumber. Now, thanks to the work of a handful of high school students, Canoe Lake Cree First Nation (CLCFN) has a newly built safe house for kids and families in need of refuge. \u201cIt brings me joy to know I worked on something that people are going to use,\u201d said Sydney Lariviere, grade 12 student at Canoe Lake Miksiw School. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be thrown out, it will be taken care of.\u201d The housing project is something the youth can be proud of for years to come. \u201cI\u2019ll come back in 20 years and tell my kids, \u2018I helped build this, to help kids in need,\u2019 \u201d she said. This unique three-year building program, Kanaweyiminan \u2018take... <\/p>\n

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