Performers at the 2004 SSFF

2173472, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Here's a nice little composition with the images of the 2004 South Slave Friendship Festival

Pictures of the South Slave Friendship Festival (SSFF) Aug 2004

2018504, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

The SSFF is Fort Smith's annual music festival. Visitors and musicians come from around the world to enjoy the entertainment, more images of the SSFF can be seen by clicking here.

Pelicans flying over the Slave River

Pelicans flying over the Slave River, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

... over the Rapids of the Drowned on the Slave River at Fort Smith

Tourist Information Centre, Fort Smith, NWT

Tourist Information Centre, Fort Smith, NWT, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

This landmark is just outside the Fort Smith Tourism Information Centre at the town's new Recreation Centre and celebrates the Wood Bison found in the Wood Buffalo National Park

The flag of Nunavut

The flag of Nunavut, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Pictures from the 2004 Annual Christmas party of the Francophone Association of Fort Smith (AFFS)

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The Christmas Tree

Taqramiut Nipingat Inc

Taqramiut Nipingat patch, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

In 1982 I was asked to work for TNI to teach all aspects of TV and radio production & management at this Inuit owned broadcasting network in Salluit, a little village in Nunavik (the Ungava region or Arctic Quebec).
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More pictures at TNI

Tokyo Video Festival's Award of Excellence

Award of Excellence, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

While I was a student at the Banff Centre, I produced "Rumblesphinx" which won the "Award of Excellence" from the 10th Tokyo Video Festival... more images from the videotape are online at:
More pictures from my video, Rumblesphinx

The flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada

The flag of the NWT, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

English language tutoring at Aurora College

English language tutoring at Arorua College, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

by yours truly, George Lessard....

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Inuit Amoutie detail

Amoutie detail, originally uploaded by Arviat Nunavut.

This shows the detail work that Arviat Inuit women put into the creation of their traditional clothing.
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada

Three Generations of Inuit Women..

Three Generations.., originally uploaded by Arviat Nunavut.

...show off their traditional Inuit women's "amautie" at the Canada Day celebrations on July 1st.
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada

A ship's visit to Arviat, Nunavut...

A ship's visit..., originally uploaded by Arviat Nunavut.

Ships bring in almost all heavy goods to Arviat. There are no roads or railroads to any Nunavut community... all are "flyin" communities... meaning that the only regular way to get into the communities is by air... so heavy goods, food and all supplies are much more expensive than in Canada's southern communities.

An old arctic willow tree

An old arctic willow tree, originally uploaded by Arviat Nunavut.

This little Arctic willow is on the tundra near Arviat, Nunavut. As with all "trees" on the tundra that are this big (about 6" high) it is actually quite old...

Season's Greetings 2004

Season's Greetings 2004, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Photo by Kathy Beaupre kaybeaupreAThotmailDOTcom, design by George Lessard mediaATwebDOTnet

Tree climber answers mayor's Christmas prayer
WebPosted Nov 29 2004 02:28 PM MST

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=smith-tree-christmas-11292004

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Christmas season officially started in Fort Smith on Sunday with the traditional lighting of the town's 30-metre spruce tree.

Decorating the 100-year-old tree in the centre of town has been a community tradition since the Great Depression.

But it almost didn't happen this year, after the N.W.T. Power Corporation staff who usually decorate the tree were unable to do it this month.

That sent Mayor Peter Martselos on a quest for a tree climber.

"I have to look around to find someone to climb the tree. I tell you I had many nights I never slept because I was worried who was going up and if there was an accident or something it won't be Christmas in Fort Smith," he says.

"But we found David Burke and he climbed the tree to the top and that's why this year it's special, because we have a star at the top and lights from top to bottom."

Hundreds gathered in the downtown Sunday night to cheer as the tree was lit up with brand-new strings of lights.

Martselos says the new energy efficient lights are more expensive, but are sturdier and said to last 100,000 hours.