Media Advisory – Federal and Provincial Governments invest in commercial pilot training for Indigenous students in Northern Saskatchewan

Press Release

From: Prairies Economic Development Canada

July 31, 2024

The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan, will announce federal funding for the Dziret’ai Pilot Training Program, training commercial pilots for Indigenous communities in the Athabasca Basin and northern Saskatchewan.

Joining Minister Vandal will be Mr. Jim Lemaigre, MLA for Athabasca, Government of Saskatchewan; Mayor Daniel Powder, Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids; Chief Coreen Sayazie, Black Lake Denesuliné First Nation; and Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth, Director for Rise Air.

Speakers will be available to answer questions from the media following the remarks.

Date:
August 1, 2024

Time:
10:30 a.m. MDT | 12:30 p.m. EDT

Location:
Stony Rapids Airport (YSF)
Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

Contacts
Rhonda Shymko
A/Communications Manager
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Rhonda.Shymko@prairiescan.gc.ca
306-716-1901

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