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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
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    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN10-12: Science Student Wins PRIS/Science Council Award

Recent History – 1999

June 8, 1999

By Daily News Staff

South Peace Senior Secondary student Mark Taylor has received a $1,000 scholarship jointly awarded by the Peace Region Internet Society (PRIS) and the Peace Liard Science Council.

Taylor plans to attend the University of Alberta to study science and then to complete a degree in medicine.

Scholarship committee chair and PRIS director Jerry Kennedy said the scholarship is part of the society’s serving a broader purpose than providing affordable local internet access

“We try to encourage the use of electronic data transfer to stimulate communication, education, business, and technology throughout the Peace,” he said.

By providing one annual scholarship to each of the five Peace country communities served by PRIS and the Science Council, PRIS hopes that more of the area’s young citizens will consider preparing for challenging careers in the computer, science, and technology fields, Kennedy said.

He said PRIS shares these goals with the Peace Liard Science Council, the co-sponsors of the award.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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