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June 2023

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June 2023

Editor’s Letter: Documenting How We’ve Changed

August 10, 2023 - by Carmine Starnino

Our twentieth anniversary issue began as a post-pandemic project—but became personal

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June 2023 / Society

As a Black Woman, I Couldn’t Get a Fair Chance in Construction. So I Started My Own Company

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 - by Natasha Ferguson

We need to be more open minded about who gets to work in the trades

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June 2023 / Poetry

A Portrait of the Pelican

July 18, 2023July 12, 2023 - by Eric Ormsby

When gobbling, this bird will snake mazurkas / with syncopated throat.

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June 2023 / Letters

Letters to the Editor: June 2023

July 11, 2023July 10, 2023 - by Readers

On safe churches, Ottawa’s transit fiasco, and remembered cowboys

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June 2023 / Poetry

Honey Crisp

July 11, 2023July 10, 2023 - by Molly Peacock

Hello soft wrinkled / face in my palms.

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Environment / June 2023

How a Military Base Became a Safe Haven for Endangered Species

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 - by Sarah Musgrave

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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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 - by Ashley Au

People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Life Lessons from Superman

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 - by Jillian Tamaki

The Christopher Reeve movies were shot in Calgary. I can barely recognize my hometown

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Health / June 2023

The Northwest Territories Has Only Two Animal Clinics. As a Vet, I Have to Be Creative

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 - by Michelle Tuma

I once treated a turtle in Tuktoyaktuk

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June 2023 / Society

Have You Been to the Library Lately?

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

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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