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
What sets Trinity apart from corporate brands is Stephen’s willingness - or maybe delight - to work with musicians to find exactly what they really want. Read More
“With memory loss, they can’t remember what they had for breakfast, but they can remember words to songs they danced to long ago. They are lethargic when I get there, and they hear the music and suddenly they are alive and singing and dancing. For a brief window in their day, they are young again. Regardless of your generation, it’s about the songs of your teens and 20s that never leave you.” Read More
Photo courtesy Rick Matthews Sarah Slean answers 21 Gravitas Questions Signed to Atlantic/Warner Records at 19, three-time Juno nominee and modern-day Renaissance woman Sarah Slean has released 11 albums. She has also published two volumes of poetry, starred in short films and a movie musical, written two string quartets, held numerous exhibits of her paintings,… Read More
Photography by Sarah Kirby Image Photography Gavin Crawford answers 23 Gravitas Questions Gavin Crawford is currently the host and laugh meister on Because News which airs weekly on CBC Radio One. The program is a panel show on which three celebrity panellists compete to answer questions about current affairs. He also starred in Festival Players… Read More
Theirs is a creative partnership, synergistic. “I couldn’t do what I do without Peter.” Their life together has a rhythm, happily solo creative time balanced by periods of intense conversation, ideas sparking. Read More
“When I was four, I discovered I could write on a bedroom wall with a crayon. I did a mural encompassing my room.” Read More
Photo courtesy Brighton Digital Archives The early days of the Orland Mill Stephen Bletcher Newcomb (1816-1868) moved his family from Hope Township in the 1840s, maybe as early as 1843, and around 1851 built a grist mill at Concession 7, Lot 8, Brighton Township. This is the area where the Goodrich-Loomis Conservation area is today.… Read More
“From a historical perspective, because we (Mohawk peoples) enjoyed an abundance of food, as agriculturalists, it created a lot of time for personal and artistic expression, so we’re very evolved in terms of our art.” Read More
The First Nations started the games, teaching and helping the pioneers a lot. If it wasn’t for the them, the settlers would not have survived the first few winters. We owe them more than we can even say. Read More