2008-2009 Youth Advisory Committee Annual Report

Highlights
The YAC identified three priority headings for 2008-2009:
o Educational Concerns
o Community Matters
o Health Issues
The YAC consulted with
approximately 50 local youth from
various regions of the province.
The YAC met with the Provincial
Retention and Attraction Youth
Advisory Panel on two occasions.
A committee meeting on the west coast of the province
The YAC consulted with 18 government officials.
Two members of the YAC were appointed to government’s Retention and
Attraction Youth Advisory Panel.
The YAC received peer presentations from seven groups.
The YAC met with nine agencies and organizations.
The YAC held seven meetings in different communities of the province.
Nine new members were appointed during the 2008-09 year from various parts
of the province replacing those whose terms had expired.
Two members participated as facilitators for the Province’s Retention and
Attraction Strategy’s consultation process.
"I am quite honoured to become a
member of the Youth Advisory
Committee. Being from
rural Newfoundland, I understand the
barriers that we face living in such a
remote area. To become a voice for
youth in this region is something that I
am extremely proud of and something
that I wish to pursue for a long time."
Danielle Parrott, member
Harbour Breton
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