STONY RAPIDS, SK, July 31, 2024 /CNW/ - 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.

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