BY ALAN COCHRANE
TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF

Former Moncton Wildcats coach Ted Nolan received a hero’s welcome yesterday in Metro yesterday.

He was honoured at a luncheon that raised over $50,000 for his charitable foundation, which provides scholarships to aboriginal women who want to make a difference in the world.

A full house of local business leaders, mayors, politicians and aboriginal leaders gathered at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel for the $75-a-plate dinner that included an auction of hockey jerseys autographed by former Wildcats, and NHL stars like Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby. The auction alone brought in over $11,000, with all funds going to the Ted Nolan Foundation.

The scholarship program is named for Nolan’s mother, Rose, who was killed by a drunk driver in 1981. They are awarded each year to aboriginal women who want to better themselves. Recipients of the awards have gone on to earn their degrees and careers giving back to their communities in such professions as doctors, speech pathologists, teachers and lawyers. [Continue Reading]

MONCTON, NB, Jan. 8 /CNW/ – This October, 50 Aboriginal youth from the St. Mary’s First Nation will participate in a unique leadership camp at the Tim Horton Children’s Camp in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. The five-day camp is a pilot for future expansion of a five-year partnership announced last fall between The Tim Horton Children’s Foundation and the Ted Nolan Foundation.

The children who attend the camp will participate in programming adapted for Aboriginal youth from the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Youth Leadership Program, an experience designed to cultivate leadership skills, teamwork and independence through various wilderness activities. Participants will also have the opportunity to hear how to treat others through the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers explained by Aboriginal leaders. [Continue Reading]