Editor’s Letter: Documenting How We’ve Changed
Our twentieth anniversary issue began as a post-pandemic project—but became personal
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As a Black Woman, I Couldn’t Get a Fair Chance in Construction. So I Started My Own Company
We need to be more open minded about who gets to work in the trades
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A Portrait of the Pelican
When gobbling, this bird will snake mazurkas / with syncopated throat.
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Letters to the Editor: June 2023
On safe churches, Ottawa’s transit fiasco, and remembered cowboys
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Honey Crisp
Hello soft wrinkled / face in my palms.
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How a Military Base Became a Safe Haven for Endangered Species
Tank treads tearing up the earth and planned fires are the kind of short-lived destruction that mimics much-needed natural cycles for all matter of wildlife
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Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?
People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living
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The Northwest Territories Has Only Two Animal Clinics. As a Vet, I Have to Be Creative
I once treated a turtle in Tuktoyaktuk
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Have You Been to the Library Lately?
Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence
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