We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

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This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Minerva Canada health and safety conference at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

November 11, 2003

Oshawa, ON - University and college heads, business leaders and government officials will attend a forum here at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology on November 13 to discuss the role of post-secondary institutions, government and industry on health and safety in Canada.

Minerva Canada, organizer of the event, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to incorporating the concepts and principles of occupational health and safety into the curriculum of post-secondary schools, especially business and engineering. The organization expects graduates to run their company's health and safety program as they would any other business process.

Members from around the country will address industries' expectations of graduates, identify what and how to integrate health and safety into existing curricula and emphasize the value of health and safety in the workplace.

All interested media are welcome.

What:	UOIT hosts Minerva Canada roundtable conference "The evolving occupational health and safety culture in Canada."
When:	Thursday, November 13, 2003 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where:	Community Room University of Ontario Institute of Technology 2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa

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