Hey all, I was featured a couple weeks ago in a article/event night that was held at a local church. It was really great. Check it http://peoplecafe.wordpress.com/. It was mostly an interview that I had with some people from the church. Info on what's up and how things are going.......
Here's just one of the many interesting questions asked........ (actually I sound kind of self inflated, either way read about how arrogant I am then.......)
How do you think your work will impact Thunder Bay in say, five years?
Scott: Thunder Bay is exploding in Aboriginal population, double the birthrate of people of European descent in Canada, and in Thunder Bay it’s so obvious. Native people are moving into the city left and right, and it’s a rough transition for some of these kids, being apart from their family. Boarding parents are alright, but they’re only here for a few months so they don’t really plug in. And a lot of these kids come into the city kind of confused and are expected to pull off really decent grades to keep their funding to stay in the city, and just on their own do homework and keep up with their studies and stay out of trouble when there’s just a mass of confused youth all in the city together. And they’re expected to keep out of trouble and all they’re given for entertainment for a week is like twenty bucks or something. And there’s just not so many great activities to keep them occupied while they’re here, so many of them end up dropping out and have to leave. So transitional community is really needed for so many of the kids ‘cause it’s really easy to get distracted…
