The PYEF's goal is to assist Piikani Nation members by creating programs which cater to an array of interests and pursuits, from recreation to culture and entrepreneurial development. We enable youth to participate in activities that may otherwise be inaccessible.Clients of the Foundation must be registered Piikani Nation members, but we offer assistance to applicants living both on and offreserve. Applications can be delivered via fax, email, through our website or in person at our office.we're located in the Peigan Board of Education building in Brocket, on highway 786.We also offer assistance filling out applications, or help with creating grant proposals. Monthly board meetings (for applications over $500.00 and appeals) are held on the third Monday of every month. Please be advised that all Piikani Youth & Education Foundation Grants are subject to availibility of funds.Our services are available to Piikani Nation members throughout Alberta, British Columbia and Montana.
We could neither exist nor function without the generous support of our sponsors, donors and volunteers.The Fort Macleod And District Allied Arts Council Association has had a textured 28 year history. In the fall of 1984, an ad in the Macleod Gazette extended an invitation to attend a meeting at the home of Marj and Len Hatton. This would be an organizational meeting for establishing an Allied Arts Council.
In 1901 Jules Fleutot and C. Remy of 'British Columbia Gold Fields Limited' came to the Crowsnest Pass to prospect for coal. Rich coal deposits were found at the present site of Bellevue and on April 2, 1903, West Canadian Collieries was incorporated. The company purchased 20,000 acres of land that encompassed Lille to the north, Blairmore to the west and Byron Creek to the south. Under the direction of Mr. Fleutot, active development on the Bellevue Mine began in 1903, and by December 2nd of that year, the mine loaded its first CPR box car.