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8TuesdayMay72013ListentoExperiencerightfromthestart.caLearnmoreaboutEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentandwhatyoucandotogiveyourbabythebestchanceatsuccessinlifeatLoveyourchildrenandmakethemrealpartnersinthefamily.Spendtimewiththempraywiththemandplaywiththem.-ChristineFelicitoDomingo.Proudparentsof3.Proudgrandparentsof3.Ages0to3arethemostcriticalagesinachildslife.Beinginvolvedinyourchildsdevelopmentrightfromthestartcreatesabrightfutureforthem.PaulMartinlaunchesprogramatFortSimpsonschoolEducationEntrepreneurshipByMEAGANWOHLBERGFortSimpsonsThomasSimpsonSecondarySchoolbecametherstintheNorthtohavehighschoolstudentsaccessPaulMartinsAborigi-nalYouthEntrepreneurshipProgramonMondaywithavisitfromtheformerprimeministerhimself.Martinwasintowntoper-sonallylaunchtheinitiativewhichcoverseverythingfromhowtogoaboutstart-ingabusinesstomarketingandmanagingemployeestoGrades11and12studentsonMondayMay6.ThepurposeofitistoessentiallygiveyoungFirstNationsMtisandInuitanopportunitytoknowwhatbusinessisallaboutinordertodetermineawhethertheywouldliketogointobusi-nesswhentheygraduatefromhighschoolorbin-deedjustteachthemwhattheeconomyisallaboutMartintoldTheJournal.Nomatterwhattheydowhethertheybecometeach-ersdoctorslawyerswhethertheygotoworkintheoilandgaseldsordoanythingitsveryimportanttounderstandwhattheeconomyisallabout.Thisistogivethemthatopen-ingwhichsooftentheydontgethesaid.Theentrepreneurshippro-gramisoneofmanytakenonbytheMartinAboriginalEducationInitiativewhichaimstoassistAboriginalelementaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsgoontogetapostsecondaryeducationandeventualemploymentacrossthecountry.Thecourserunningovertwosemestersisnowinapproximately20schoolsinsevenprovincesacrossCanadabuttheFortSimpsonprogramisitsdebutacrossthe60thParallel.MartinsaidtheprogramssponsorEnbridgetheNWTdepartmentofEducationCul-tureandEmploymentandthelocalFirstNationcameto-gethertobringtheprogramtoFortSimpsonwheretwoteachersandtheprincipalhavebeentrainedonhowtodelivertheprogramandprovidedwithworkbooksdesignedtocatertoFirstNationsMtisandInuitculturalbackgrounds.ItsbeentremendouslysuccessfulMartinsaidoftheprogram.Obviouslyitsopenedthestudentseyestoaworldthatmanyofthemdidntknowbutitsalsogiventhemtheskillsandthecondencetodoit...Buttheotherthingthatisveryimportantarethepartnershipsthepartnershipswithbusinesswiththemin-istrywithEnbridgewiththeschoolitself.Itsreallyacom-ing-togetherbecauseweretalkingaboutrealbusinessreallifehere.AsidefromtheprogramlaunchMartinsaidhehadapersonalinterestinvisit-ingthecommunity.IwasinFortSimpsonabout40yearsagowhenIworkedforasummeronthetugbargesthatgoupanddowntheMackenziesorstofallImlookingforwardtoseeingwhatshappenedtoFortSimpsonoverthelast40yearshesaidlaughing.Butweregoingtovisittheschoolandhaveachancetovisitwiththestudentsandteachersandeveryone...Thebigthingformeisjusttohavetheinterchangewiththestudents.PhotoscourtesyofMartinAboriginalEducationInitiativePaulMartinaddressesagroupofhighschoolstudentsinTorontoduringoneofhismanyspeakingengagements.PaulMartincelebratesthelaunchofthenorthern-mostAboriginalYouthEntrepreneur-shipPrograminFortSimpsononMonday.