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Lieutenant Governor’s youth forum in La Ronge
 Participants in the Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Leadership Forum worked on
video presentations at Churchill High Community School (CCHS) while in La
Ronge. From L to R Brad Lulik, Regina; Lisa Yang, Saskatoon; Madelyn Perkins,
Saskatoon; Corrine Holliday-Scott, Meadow Lake; C.J. Gibson, instructor and
Breanne Senik, La Ronge.
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For three youth the
Lieutenant governor’s
Youth Leadership Forum
was a life-changing
event.
“Awesome,” said Breanne
Senik, of La Ronge
and a student at Churchill
Community High School
(CCHS).
Participation in the 12-
day event took students to
Saskatoon, Regina, Moose
Jaw and La Ronge, where
they had the opportunity
to meet leaders in government,
Crown Corporation,
the private sector and postsecondary
institutions,
according to a news release
from the Lieutenant
Governor’s office dated
Oct. 20.
Breanne Senik said
she enjoyed meeting new
people, “people that have
an infl uence on our lives,”
and “it was just a great experience
all together.”
For Rick Robillard participating
in the Forum
gave him the chance to
“discover numerous opportunities
I didn’t know
about.”
For Deborah McCloud,
also a CCHS student, staying
at the RCMP Academy
stood out. “I thought the
people were friendly; they
treated us really well.”
Senik said she found
meeting leaders such as
Premier Brad Wall and
Chief Tammy Cook-Searson
a highlight of the Forum.
“Chief Tammy Cook-
Searson is the first female
leader (of her Band);
she’s shown women can
be leaders, which we’ve
known all along.”
For Robillard a highlight
was meeting University
of Saskatchewan
President Peter MacKinnon.
Robillard said MacKinnon
talked with feeling
and “every time he talks
he inspires people; he’s an
example of leadership.”
Meeting leaders from
various walks of life and
learning some of their
background and “how
they got to where they
are,” was a highlight for
McCloud, she said.
“It’s been a life changing
experience; I learned
about many different ways
that people lead,” Senik
said, adding no two leaders
lead the same way.
“A leader has to be true
to themselves first and not
take themselves too seriously.”
For McCloud the experience
was also “lifechanging,”
she said.
Each leader is different
and everyone has “their
own leadership style and
it’s so true because when
you sit there and listen to
them, you feel the difference
in their leadership
styles in just how they talk
to you.”
Robillard said by just
listening to the presenters
he thought his potential
leadership style was
strengthened, “because
of what they have been
through in their life, their
backgrounds. They tell
about (what) strongly infl
uenced them.”
Senik said encouraging
younger students to apply
to participate in future
Forums is one way she
will bring back what she’s
experienced and learned
and share it.
“It sure opens up your
life,” she said of the experience.
She will also encourage
others to become leaders
in groups and in school
and “to be leaders in their
own way.”
And to stay physically
fi t and healthy, is another
goal she recommends to
others.
McCloud said she plans
to continue being active in
her school encouraging
others to develop their
leadership skills and become
role models.
She plans to use what
she’s learned to further develop
her own leadership
skills, particularly in the
area of communication.
Robillard said he plans
to share his experience
with others when he returns
home and encourage
others to become involved
in education because, “education
is the window to
the world.”
While in La Ronge the
group visited the Lac La
Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB),
Robertson’s Trading
Post and flew to Nistowiak
Falls near Stanley Mission.
This is the third annual
Lieutenant Governor’s
Youth Leadership Forum;
it is designed offer youth
an opportunity to enhance
their personal leadership
potential through a variety
of experiences.
This years participants
were: Richelle Baer,
Goodsoil; Laura Bieber,
Indian Head; Jaden
Boucher, La Loche; Nicholas
Chandna, Moose Jaw;
Stephen Clarke, Buffalo
Narrows; Heather Gardiner-
Roy, Beauval; Luke
Hergott, Bruno; Corrine
Holliday-Scott, Meadow
Lake; Charlotte Janzen,
Rosthern; Colin King,
La Loche; Janelle Lucyk,
Regina; Deborah Mc-
Cloud, Air Ronge; Fashia
Moleski, Fort Qu’Appelle;
Madelyn Perkins, Saskatoon;
Rick Robillard,
Black Lake; Nicole Roeher,
Hodgeville; Breanne
Senik, La Ronge and Lisa
Yang, Saskatoon.
Valerie G. Barnes-Connell
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