As part of National Addictions Awareness Week a young person is recognized with the Healthy Youth Role Model Award.  The Addiction Foundation of Manitoba’s Lori Stevens says this year’s winner is a grade twelve student at Creighton School Aliece Angell.  She says Aliece is 16 years old and she belongs to her church choir, she leads a youth group for young women, she chairs the school’s We Day group, she’s also involved in Ham Sandwich and she’s been involved in drama for the last four years.

In addition to the Foundation the award is sponsored by the National Addictions Awareness Week Committee, the Community Youth Resource Center and the Play it Safer Network.  Angell received a gift basket, a 50 dollar gift, a personal plaque and a plaque to hang in her school.  There were six nominations for the award.