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Newfoundlanders and Labradorians support students at home


5/9/2005 2:01:52 PM


Dean House, left, accepts a $500 scholarship cheque from St. Anthony campus administrator Chad Simms.


Labrador West campus administrator, Azmy Aboulazam, left, presents Kimberley Power with her $500 scholarship cheque.

Through the generous support of the Lower Mainland Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Society, two College of the North Atlantic (CNA) students received the Ed Norman Memorial scholarship this semester.

Dean House, a first-year Engineering Technology student from Plum Point, and Kimberley Power, a first-year Mineral Technician student from Labrador City, were each awarded $500.

The Lower Mainland Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Society was originally registered as a non-profit society in British Columbia in 1995 by a group of Newfoundlanders living on the west coast of the country. They wanted to help students in rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

One of its main purposes was “to become active, visible and involved in the community by making financial donations to charitable causes such as the establishment of a scholarship/bursary fund or other worthy causes as approved by the membership.” The society holds socials and fundraisers, and accepts donations from private individuals to raise monies.

Soon after the society’s formation, members chose to have funds set aside for scholarships. In 1999, Newfoundlander Ed Norman joined the society and became quite active. Using his expertise as a Lawyer, Ed, along with other committee members, drafted guidelines and protocol for the society’s scholarship fund.

As a youth, Ed Norman lived in Port Union, Trinity Bay and moved to St. John’s when he was 13. After high school, Ed completed his undergraduate degree in political science at Memorial University and in 1976 completed his law degree at Dalhousie University. When Norman died suddenly at the age of 47 on October 12, 2000, the society renamed the fund The Ed Norman Memorial Scholarship Fund in honour of his hard work, dedication and love for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Lower Mainland Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Society takes great pride and pleasure in donating funds to College of the North Atlantic to help assist deserving students in their studies. The society chooses at least one student each year from approved full-time programs at one of CNA’s 17 campuses.

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