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Elder Bill Jones of Pacheedaht First Nation has dedicated decades of his life to looking after the trees. Last Saturday, October 21, he spoke at the Montreal Botanical Garden about the plight of Fairy Creek, where he became a prominent figure in the years-long protest against the logging of old-growth forests in the area, which erupted in the summer of 2021.

Kevin John Saylor never forgot the feeling he had performing in a play when he was in sixth grade. “It was the best time of my life.

Lush greenery swayed in the wind while birds and insects chirped across Tekakwitha Island. But anyone who has been in the community for a while knows this isn’t what the island looked like before – the water was stagnant, some areas were rocky or completely bare, and the biodiversity was deteriorating.

“It’s crazy, it’s hot, my feet hurt, but it’s been amazing,” said Megan Day, who this year had a booth for her business Ally & Megan Native Creations, which she owns with her mother, Allison McGregor.

The Quebec government will be contributing $11 million to the new multi-purpose building project, which is set to house the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR), Turtle Island Theatre, and Kahnawake Tourism.

Ryan Montour knows firsthand how intimidating it can be to face the community after being released from prison. “This is the hardest place in Canada to be on parole,” Montour once told the federal government.

When has a casual drink with friends veered into alcohol dependance, and when does an occasional habit become an addiction?

Courtesy Arts Commons When Thea Thomas picked up the phone for our interview, she was sitting at a sewing machine working on her next project: a two-by-eight woven wall hanging for a show in Red Deer early into the new year.

Photo Nanor Froundjian Suited up in skin-tight neoprene with an air tank strapped to his back, Benoit Turcotte was all set to scour through the St. Lawrence River along with a team of just under 10 divers.