I wish I had read more of Gloria Steinem’s writing when I was still becoming who I might be. Her writing would have influenced me in a positive way, lighting my path more clearly. Her landmark essay was published in New York Magazine April 1969 – “After Black Power, Women’s […]
Wendi Stewart – Wendi with an ‘eye’
Wendi lives in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, but the farm on Rainy River in Crozier will always be her home. MEADOWLARK, her debut novel released September 15, is published by NeWest Press of Edmonton. She is the mother of four daughters who did the unforgivable: they grew up. http://wendistewart.writersresidence.com
The European Environment Agency (EEA) reports that less than one per cent of textiles worldwide, of which is mostly discarded clothing, are recycled into new products. These surplus fabrics end up in landfill or are incinerated, lost from the textile cycle. This amounts to millions of tonnes of clothing discarded […]
I was pleasantly surprised when I came upon the Hudson’s Bay Company Post logs at the Archives in Winnipeg, in which were recorded praise of Indigenous peoples’ kindness, their willingness to share survival skills, their laughter, their love of the family unit and support of one another, of sharing especially […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
Dear Mr. Quesnel: I’ve tried to call you Louis, as you urged, but I couldn’t, despite my efforts. Mr. Quesnel seemed a more respectful greeting, though time made us friends. John Donne, born in London in 1571, told us, “Death comes equally to us all, and makes us equal when […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
A shelving unit stands next to my bed, a home for my favourite books. I have shelves dedicated to Indigenous writers. On the top shelf is the Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In the preface, dated June 2, 2015, the Honourable Justice […]
The Terry Fox Run was this past Sunday, September 20, 2026, always held on the second Sunday after Labour Day. Terry Fox lost his right leg to osteogenic sarcoma in 1977 at the age of eighteen. After recovering from surgery, followed by fifteen months of training, Terry dipped his artificial […]
Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to activism in the movement to ensure equality becomes the norm rather than the exception. To think that before the 1970s, women could not apply for their own credit card in Canada. I admired her work and was saddened to hear of her passing before […]
Indigenous women are taking their rightful place in Canadian politics in ever-growing numbers. In 1980, only two Indigenous women held office as First Nations chiefs across the country, one of whom was Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier. Marie-Anne was chief for thirty-nine consecutive years (1981-2020) of Okanese First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory. […]
I picked up my mail today. I have been excitedly waiting for a parcel to arrive. I opened the mailbox, and there, much to my delight, was a bright orange package, and I knew immediately what it was. Inside was my 2026 Truth and Reconciliation t-shirt. It is indeed a […]
I often grumble about the loss of letter writing. I miss that way of communicating. With most or all bills forwarded by email and paid by e-transfer these days, it hardly seems worthwhile walking to the mailbox. But that wasn’t always the case. On April 15, 1968, one simple letter […]
