Tag: Community
Can the dead speak? Prof treads unusual academic ground – after-death contact
Text messages from a dead loved one. The sensation of being hugged. A familiar whiff of perfume while walking in a forest.
Summerfolk is a music festival embracing the joy of discovery
It’s a wet and swampy Saturday night at the Summerfolk Music Festival in the Scenic City — but the crowd is riding the wave. Whether in defiance of the atrocious weather or deference to it, the “folkies” in their tarp-covered lawn chairs push rain-matted hair out of their eyes and take in the show. Sporadic […]
Inquest may be called into Stratford shooting rampage
A deadly gunfire rampage in Stratford doesnât meet the criteria for a mandatory inquest, but the quadruple shooting may still be the subject of an in-depth public examination, a spokesperson for the coronerâs office says. Ricky Bilcke, 31, fatally shot Johnny Bennett, 36, and seriously injured Stephanie Irvine, 37, and David Tokley, 43, on Aug. […]
Arts & Scraps: Reusing materials to combat climate change | Great Lakes Echo
By Jada Vasser Reusing materials in creative ways is a lifelong obsession for Ang Adamiak – one that led her to launch a nonprofit. Even though these days she says she’s mostly “in an office writing grants” while her staff is out doing “interesting work,” building partnerships around the sustainable reuse of materials still fuels […]
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Community members and visitors gather at Neyaashiinigmiing powwow
It’s both a homecoming and a welcome to new guests. The 39th Annual Neyaashiinigmiing Traditional Pow Wow at Cape Croker Park combined history, culture, and a market at the powwow grounds on Saturday and throughout the weekend. Some in attendance came from as far away as Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan, returning home for the […]