links
Thistledown Press
http://www.thistledownpress.com
Canadian authors of young adult fiction
http://www.canscaip.org
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
www.yabs.ab.ca
Young Alberta Book Society
Canadian peacekeepers
Landmines
www.canadianlandmine.org
This site has extensive information about Canadian efforts to alleviate landmine problems.
Follow the links to Canine Demine to learn about dogs currently in service as demining dogs.
The demining dog "Trooper" was named by grade seven students at Crestwood School in Edmonton, who became key donors to Canadian Landmine Foundation after reading Peacekeepers. I thank them as well as their Assistant-Principal, Tiziana Fiorillo for their compassion and leadership.
http://www.icbl.org/
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
More on Demining Dogs
www.marshall-legacy.org
This is an American website. The Marshall Institute is located in Virginia. It's mission is "to restore hope", alleviate suffering and nurture stability in war-torn countries. It offers excellent descriptions of a demining dog's job, with information on training.
Working Dogs
www.canadasguidetodogs.com/dogjobs.htm
This website offers information about the important work dogs do on our behalf, as service dogs, guide dogs, hearing dogs, therapy dogs and dogs in the military. There are wonderful stories of the service individual dogs perform.