Photography by Daniel Vaughan Even in self-isolation, Jennifer Chanter slows down to smell the roses. At 10 years old, Jennifer Chanter contracted polio, and the isolation set her up for a lifetime of creativity. “There wasn’t much I could do so I started painting the flowers around me. My grandfather was a painter. It’s in… Read More
Photography by Daniel Vaughan Winning a Furniture Design Battle: Junior Brake and the Minerva Craig “Junior” Brake was like the proud father of a newborn child in late October 2019 when he stood before family and friends and unveiled a chair he had designed and built over the previous eight years. He calls the chair… Read More
I was beginning to take more notice of my community of trees as consumers of carbon dioxide and providers of oxygen. Read More
The loss of HMS Speedy and the 20 souls on board was a terrible disaster for the town of York and Upper Canada. York had about 450 people at that time, and the loss of 20 travellers all at once was the largest death count in decades. Read More
Two sets of tracks, with more than 100 pieces of rolling stock, operate almost daily during warm weather, among landscapes, villages, and perfectly manicured gardens. The name – Evergreen Gardens – hints at the impetus but gives little clue to the epic installation. Read More
Photography by Daniel Vaughan Kyle Jones’ childhood dream comes true The little boy loved going to Di Rienzo Deli in Ottawa. He’d get to pick his own bread and tell the man behind the counter what he wanted on it, just like the grown ups did. Whatever he chose for the inside, the little boy… Read More
“No one can ever know everything about cooking. It’s an art form, it’s a constant education, and there is so much delight in listening and watching and tasting.” Read More
The tidy bedroom community is still graced by Smithfield Carman United Church and cheered by the children of Smithfield Public School. Read More
If you were in charge of the world for one day, what would you change?
Love to see what would happen if everyone believed climate change was real, and post-truth and alternative facts weren’t things we had to contend with. Read More
It was a wonderful meeting and we instantly connected with each other because our motivation was not economic, our motivation was spiritual. We told them a little bit about our culture and history. Even our creation story teaches us the first woman brought seeds with her, and those plants still sustain us and our medicines even today. Read More