Tag: Volunteers
Festival of Northern Lights organizers experience outpouring of support amid increased vandalism
Heartened by the encouragement of their supporters and resilient in the face of frustration, Festival of Northern Lights organizers say the unprecedented vandalism experienced this year won’t dim their spirits. “The joy we see and the happiness we see that the lights bring far outweighs the frustration that we’re feeling. Knowing that it matters to […]
Reader to Reader: November 30, 2024
This column is dedicated to the memory of Barb Dunbar, who was the visionary behind Reader to Reader, an initiative created to connect families and individuals socially.
Durham historian wins Ontario Museum Association award for Marathon of History magazine
A Durham historian helping to uncover local stories is being rewarded for his labour of love. Mat Johnson recently won the Ontario Museum Association’s award for excellence in publications for his free magazine Marathon of History. “I was ecstatic . . . it’s pretty cool. It’s just cool, that’s the best way to describe it,” […]
Festival of Northern Lights hit by unprecedented vandalism
Festival of Northern Lights volunteers are vowing not to be deterred despite unprecedented vandalism they have experienced to the festival displays this year. On Monday evening, festival chair Jamie Walpole issued a statement on the vandalism, which began before the lights were even turned on Nov 16, and has continued in the days since. “This […]
In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees
By Ethan Bakuli, Planet Detroit
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On any given morning, Marcel Wyckoff wakes up in Poletown East to a chorus of birds chirping in the forest outside his window.