The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is fortunate to have a large variety of Indigenous artists who work in traditional forms and contemporary mediums to…
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On March 28, 2018 the McKay Métis made history by becoming the first Métis community in Canada to own all of their own land. Not…
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Every day I ask myself whether my actions are contributing to the process of truth, healing and reconciliation. When I started to write about Fraser…
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A used Caterpillar dozer and an entrepreneurial spirit are what started Bouchier, and because of our strong belief in doing the right things in the…
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For as long as local Indigenous oral tradition has been shared, stories have been told about black tar dripping from the banks of the Athabasca…
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Education. That’s the simple one word reply James Tomkins, better known as Smokey, has when asked what advice he would give to young people starting…
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Pollyanna McBain was aptly named. Originally from the Mi’kmaq community of Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick, Pollyanna is probably the most optimistic…
Angela Ross is an Addictions Counsellor at Mark Amy Treatment Centre, a program of the Wood Buffalo Wellness Society. During a recent interview with Russell…
The Nistawoyou Friendship Centre has been helping youth in our community for many years. Running programs and collaborating with strategic partners has allowed them to…
“As a little boy I would wander, look up at the sky, play with frogs and use my imagination- my greatest tool,” 25-year-old Kelton Stepanowich…
In May of 2017, the Northern Lights Health Foundation funded the Janvier Food Security and Community Garden Project. The project stemmed from ideas shared by…
Providing rural outreach shelter work is complex, but the Domestic-Family Violence Outreach Team at Waypoints has the heart and will. Working in rural and Indigenous…
There are things you know. There are things you know and experience. And the delight of experiencing something you know can catch you by surprise.
How would a person sum up Vilia Tosio in one word? I don’t think that’s something anyone could do if they tried. There would be…
