Some of you may still remember all those amazing Christmas dreams you had when you were young. Well, take note that Les Grands Ballets Canadiens are performing the classic “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. This is a wonderful opportunity to […]
In The Issue
Bottling art for the Olympics
Mi’qmak painter Alan Syliboy had never thought about using a Coke bottle as a canvas before the soft-drink corporation contacted him earlier this year and asked him if he’d consider a work to be highlighted at the Olympic Games in […]
Aboriginal Achievement Awards include several local notables
One 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner will be a woman that many from Eeyou Istchee know well: Édith Cloutier, the Executive Director of the Val d’Or Native Friendship Centre was named a recipient of the prestigious prize November 17. […]
The Price is right
Ask any hockey fan what is the toughest job in the game and they’ll say goaltending. In Montreal that job falls to Carey Price, the goalie who hails from Anahim Lake, British Columbia. Price credits his parents, Lynda and Jerry […]
Road tripping as addictions therapy
Though he might have only known sobriety for two months and counting now, Nemaska resident Wayne Rabbitskin has already come up with an innovative plan to get kids off drugs by showing them the consequences. Rabbitskin is an awareness, prevention […]
Dam doors lowered on the Rupert River
Less than a decade after the announcement of the Paix des Braves agreement, the doors have closed on the Rupert River. At 11am on November 7, the doors were lowered on the dam, signalling the end of an era on […]
A Guide to Giving
Somehow it always seems as though as soon as the first day of December rolls around the speed of life moves excessively faster until the big day hits 24 nights later. It’s not just the parties or the fact that […]
Fools’ gold?
The Algonquins of Kitigan Zibi say Quebec’s investment in a foreign-owned gold mine project at Malarctic demonstrates the government’s complete disregard for their territorial rights to the region – to say nothing of the environmental costs of the controversial massive […]
Friendship Centres Storm the Hill
Because they have not seen an increase to their core funding budgets since 1996, the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) took many of their members to Ottawa on November 17 to deliver their message straight to where it counts […]
Mistissini Youth Wins International Award
Each year the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) pays tribute to an extraordinary group of animal advocates for their outstanding efforts to protect animals and their habitats. IFAW’s Animal Action Week program involves more than two million young people […]