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Cambridge Bay youth soaking up knowledge, seeing sights in Toronto

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Four members of the MayorSA国际影视传媒檚 Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) and two chaperones set off for a week-long trip to Toronto on July 5.

TheySA国际影视传媒檙e getting feedback from professors and senior students at York University, where theySA国际影视传媒檙e staying, about initiatives theySA国际影视传媒檙e working toward.

Members of Cambridge BaySA国际影视传媒檚 MayorSA国际影视传媒檚 Youth Advisory Council and a pair of chaperones were at Rogers Centre earlier this week to take in a Blue Jays baseball game. Front left, manager of recreation and culture Francis Oduro and Corbyn Tait Klengenberg. Back row, from left, chaperone Tetra Susanne Aaluk, Mackenzie Rose Otokiak, Ayisha Eyegetok and Kobe Aknavigak. photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay

SA国际影视传媒淭hereSA国际影视传媒檚 a cultural exchange component too. ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 kids from down there that theySA国际影视传媒檙e meeting with and talking to SA国际影视传媒 lots of friendships form really quickly,SA国际影视传媒 said Marla Limousin, Cambridge BaySA国际影视传媒檚 senior administrative officer.

Other items on the itinerary include shopping at the Eaton Centre, a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game, lounging at the beach, a side trip to Niagara Falls, the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, the Ontario Science Centre, a stop at CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Wonderland, horseback riding an IMAX movie and bowling.

MYAC is responsible to relay the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 youth issues to hamlet council. Youth councillors, ages 14 to 18, focus on topics such as sports and recreation; culture; and science, technology, engineering and math. They work through various issues; record minutes and other engage in other official council procedures; and they hold fundraising activities such as dances, which helped pay for this trip.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 about developing them as leaders,SA国际影视传媒 said Limousin.

MYACSA国际影视传媒檚 full council comprises eight members but some of them had other commitments and therefore didnSA国际影视传媒檛 travel to OntarioSA国际影视传媒檚 capital.

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Members of Cambridge Bay's Mayor's Youth Advisory Council and a pair of chaperones were at Rogers Centre earlier this week to take in a Blue Jays baseball game. Front left, manager of recreation and culture Francis Oduro and Corbyn Tait Klengenberg. Back row, from left, chaperone Tetra Susanne Aaluk, Mackenzie Rose Otokiak, Ayisha Eyegetok and Kobe Aknavigak. photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay


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