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Calgary Herald
14-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Indigenous Services Canada renews commitment to fully fund Stoney Nakoda students attending Canadian Rockies school
A 'renewed commitment' from Indigenous Services Canada has resolved a funding issue that had threatened to halve the number of Stoney Nakoda Nation students able to attend a school in the Canadian Rockies school division. Article content Article content Without full and sustained funding from the ISC, the Canadian Rockies Public Schools board of trustees had made the 'difficult decision' April 30 to cut about 150 seats — from the current 306 — dedicated to Stoney Nakoda Nation students beginning in September, a decision that would have affected students at the kindergarten to Grade 8 Exshaw School. The Canmore-based school division had warned that further reductions were possible in future years unless the situation was resolved. Article content Article content But a Wednesday news release announced that Stoney Nakoda Nation students will continue to have access to Exshaw School, due to ISC committing to fully fund 'into the foreseeable future' an educational services agreement between the school division and Stoney Education Authority, which is responsible for administering the funding received from the federal government. Article content Article content All tuition costs for Stoney Nakoda Nation students attending CRPS will now be provided at the start of the federal government's fiscal year on April 1, providing 'much-needed consistency and reliability to support uninterrupted educational services.' Article content 'This is the news our families, staff, board, and community have been hoping for,' said Canadian Rockies Public Schools superintendent Christopher MacPhee in a Wednesday statement. Article content 'Our students and staff deserve stability, and this new commitment gives us the ability to move forward.' Article content Partnership successful, but financial uncertainty remains Article content Article content CRPS says its partnership with Stoney Education Authority stretches back over 50 years, supporting students in Exshaw, about 75 kilometres west of Calgary, and Canmore, and achieving graduation rates among Indigenous students that exceeded provincial averages. Last year, 84 per cent of Stoney Nakoda Nation students attending Canmore Collegiate High School graduated within five years, a significantly higher rate than the Alberta average of 69.4 per cent, said Canadian Rockies in an April 30 news release. Article content Article content 'CRPS' model of service to Indigenous students had been cited by ISC itself as an example for other divisions to follow,' it said. Article content Despite the ISC's new commitment, MacPhee said financial uncertainty remains. That's due to the school division having no direct funding relationship with ISC, leaving the division with 'limited ability to respond to unforeseen changes — as was experienced earlier this year when federal monies were delayed for the 2024/25 school year.'
New York Times
12-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Aston Villa's Austin MacPhee appointed Portugal assistant coach
Austin MacPhee has landed a new role as the assistant coach of Portugal, which he will combine with his current position as Aston Villa set piece coach. MacPhee previously combined his position at Villa with a similar role at Scotland but was forced to reduce the workload in September due to his father's illness. Advertisement The 45-year-old's intentions were to remain away from the international scene but his family circumstances have since changed and he viewed the opportunity to join the Portugal setup too good to turn down. Roberto Martinez wanted the Scotsman to join his staff and replace Anthony Barry who has linked up with Thomas Tuchel as the new assistant manager of England. GO DEEPER Villa have learned to love set pieces - and the man who devises them For the past five months MacPhee has been working solely in the West Midlands as part of the extensive coaching team under manager, Unai Emery, where he has played a key role in the coaching setup. A number of other international teams registered an interest in MacPhee before Portugal agreed a deal that will run until at least the end of the 2026 World Cup. Helping prepare the nation for the tournament in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will now be a priority for MacPhee when he links up with his latest international team. In 2016 he was the assistant to Michael O'Neil during Northern Ireland's European Championships campaign and last year he also worked as the set-piece coach for Scotland at Euro 2024. MacPhee will start working with Martinez in March when Portugal face Denmark in the quarter finals of the Nations League. GO DEEPER Soft signals, variation and routines - Aston Villa's inventive set plays (Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
CBC
09-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
'Feels like my mom was in the building': For this Moosehead, Fight Cancer Night is personal
For the second straight season on the Halifax Mooseheads' annual Fight Cancer Night, Braeden MacPhee has found a way to honour his late mom. MacPhee's mom, Jolene Conway, died of cancer in April 2023 at the age of 46. MacPhee, a 20-year-old forward from Moncton, N.B., scored his team's first goal on Saturday night on the way to a 2-1 comeback win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. "It just kinda has some relief off the shoulders and it feels like my mom was in the building with me, which is always really special," he said. MacPhee also scored at last season's Fight Cancer Night game. The cancer night games raise funds and awareness for all types of cancer, and the purple jerseys players wear for the night are auctioned off. Halifax Mooseheads goalie Jacob Steinman, 20, joined the team last month in a trade. He said that while he's still getting to know his teammates, he knew what the game meant to MacPhee. "I know this night means the most, [it's] the biggest thing to him," said Steinman. "And just for him to score was just unbelievable to watch and especially just to win." The Mooseheads had a slow start, only getting their first shot on net about 15 minutes into the first period. The team was trailing 1-0 until MacPhee's goal with about one minute left in the second period gave the team a spark. MacPhee was named the first star of the game, earning a rousing ovation from an announced crowd of 8,300. His mother only told him and his younger brother about her cancer diagnosis a couple of months before her death. She wanted them to focus on sports. Her obituary noted Conway's passion for her kids' sporting activities. "She had a kind and generous heart and was always willing to help others," it said. "Her positive outlook on life and infectious smile will be deeply missed by all who knew her." MacPhee said his mom always told him to look at the bright side of things. "It's a missing part of my life, but she would want me to keep working hard, keep chasing after my dreams," he said. "And that's exactly what I'm gonna do."
