March 2018 by The Walleye Magazine

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CoverStory: Meet the Millennials ■ 8 1986 Baby Boomers & 2016 Millennials ■ 12 SHIFT ■ 15 Social Media 101 ■ 15 Millennial English

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This month our cover story is on Millennials—a generation that’s been much maligned in the media. In an attempt to show you the other side we’ve found eight examples that represent a cross section of their demographic. From entrepreneurs and professionals to tradespeople, they’re all contributing to positive change in our community. Also, because we like a good infographic, we’ve dug up some stats to see how things shake down for Millennials now versus the Boomers that preceded them. Oh, what’s that Gen X’ers? Don’t worry, we see you. Skip to the back of the magazine where Susan Goldberg considers the often-forgotten folks, like me, who are stuck in the middle. If you’re feeling stuck in the woes of winter, that’s okay—with March comes spring and lighter things. In Common has a great spiked cider to help make the transition as smooth as possible. There’s the Sleeping Giant Loppet to ski, and the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus are raising their voices in song. And finally, many thanks to all of the Millennials who worked hard and shared their talents in this issue. We couldn’t have done it without you. #blessed -Rebekah Skochinski

Featured Contributor Steve Coghill

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hat I wanted the most when I was a teenager was a phone in my bedroom. Never mind that we had a party line (a shared telephone circuit for those of you too young to recall that particular horror). Instead, I spent countless hours huddled on the floor in the kitchen corner, the phone cord yanked taut, knees tucked into my chest, a receiver cradled in both hands whispering in hushed tones (with code names) to my BFF (yes, I used that way back when and I have the hand-written notes to prove it). If a portable rectangle of magic (ie a cell phone) existed, I would have been beside myself with glee. While I can imagine how great it would have been to have the world at my fingertips, I’m also kind of grateful that I didn’t. Exactly how many idiotic things would I have shared? Answer: all of them. What I do know for certain is that although the medium for communication has changed, people haven’t (self portrait paintings are the original selfies, no?). So maybe the solution to moderation in these modern times is staring us right in the face—namely, the reverse image button on the camera of our phones. One press and we can see ourselves, press again, and we can see beyond ourselves. Which serves as a good reminder to look at things from both sides.

Steve has been The Walleye’s lead designer for five years and is the creative force behind our recent redesign. Seventeen years ago, he moved to Thunder Bay from Waterloo with his wife, who was getting a teaching degree—their plan was to stay for a year, but they quickly fell in love with the city. A registered graphic designer, Steve works full-time at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He’s also an avid mountain biker and snowboarder who enjoys camping and hiking with his wife and two sons.

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Now in its 41st year, the Sleeping Giant Loppet is a mass participation ski festival that is fun and challenging for skiers of all ages and levels, all within the breathtaking natural wilderness setting of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. There will be an 8 km Mini-Loppet for families and rookies, a 20 km or 35 km for more experienced skiers, or go for the ultimate challenge—the Loppet’s flagship event, the 50 km classic, skate, or skiathlon. Great prizes are available to be won in many categories, including The Walleye’s popular “retro” ski outfit challenge or our Woodymakeit Award, given to the fastest skier to complete the 50 km event on wooden skis. See you at the starting line! sleepinggiantloppet.ca

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The Outpost Brendan Meadows

Five Alarm Funk is coming back to town, which means it’s time to break out your comfiest sneakers, call in sick to work, and get ready to sweat your face off on the dance floor! This Vancouver-based, Juno-nominated eight-piece band, with their unique and eclectic funk/rock/latin/ska/punk sound, is all about the groove, and their shows are highly anticipated by many a Thunder Bay music fan. This year they are burning up the stage at The Outpost for an all-ages show with special guests McNasty Brass Band. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door; and are available at The Outpost. fivealarmfunk.com

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Thunder Bay Community Auditorium If you’re like most of us, there has been a David Bowie- and/ or Prince-sized hole in your heart since these music icons passed away months apart from one another in 2016. But never fear—the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is here to ease the pain with a night of music from two of the greatest pop/glam/rock enigmas in music history, who changed the face of pop (and looked fabulous doing it). This unforgettable concert, part of the TBSO’s popular Jeans ‘n Classics series, will bring the two artists’ most popular hits to the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, like “1999,” “China Girl,” “When Doves Cry,” and “Changes.” Tickets are $11.50-$42.50, and they’re going fast, so get yours ASAP!

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Written by up-and-coming Canadian playwright Mark Crawford, Bed and Breakfast is a two-man play about a couple who leave behind their fast-paced city life to run a B&B in a quiet tourist town—but when they face friction in their new community, they discover the simple life is more complicated than they thought. Bed and Breakfast premiered in 2015 at the Thousand Islands Playhouse, where it broke box office records as the best-selling show in the history of their Firehall Theatre, and has since seen productions mounted at Centaur Theatre and Belfry Theatre. Tickets for the Thunder Bay show are $29 and are available at the Magnus Theatre box office.

Can’t wait until summer for your Brett and want move out of their tiny beer festival fix?Drew You’re in to luck— downtown into a house, but they just this month, thecondo folksand behind lost their seventh bidding war in Toronto. When the wildly popular BrewHa Craft Brett’s beloved Aunt Maggie dies, he unexpectedly Beer Festival bring you family Caskfest inherits the historic home in a quiet little 2018, northern Ontario’s firstwith their careers and tourist town. Unhappy cit the couple by life Cask in the beer fast-paced city, caskfrustrated beer festival. make the move is beerdecides that istotransferred to and a start up a B & B. But when the guys face friction in their new vesselcommunity, (cask) after fermentation they discover the simple life is more and allowed to naturally age, than they thought… complicated resulting in a new tasting experience with less carbonation than other beers. At and Breakfast premiered at Thousand Islands the festival,Bed there will be four stations with a constant rotation of unique cask Playhouse in August, 2015. brews for tasting, and local artisans will be showcasing their talents with crafts, food, art, and music. Ticket includes entry, a commemorative sample glass, and four sample tokens, with extra tokens available for $2.50 a piece. As well, a portion of the proceeds will go towards helping Evergreen United Neighbourhood buy a new furnace, making this event truly #beerforgood.

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Meet the Millennials

Shannon Lepere

ike the generations before them, Millennials are making their mark on every aspect of society. If it seems like they’ve garnered more attention for it, they have. They are, after all, the first social media generation. And in 2014, they became the largest cohort in Canada’s workforce, causing employers to take notice of their values in hopes of retaining talent. American demographers Strauss and Howe, responsible for coining the term, define Millennials as born between 1982-2004. However, with so much changing in that time, this

generation feels split in two—those born in the early 80s don’t always identify with those born in the late 90s. Often criticised for being self-absorbed and not too keen to leave the nest, they are also fiscally responsible, well-educated, and, quite obviously, tech savvy. We talked to eight Millennials of varying ages, backgrounds, occupations, and interests to find out what makes their generation so unique. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words. Interviews have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

What’s important in your life?

BB: I don’t use social media. If people want to get a hold of me, they phone me.

Alana Cushway

Licensed Mechanic & Foreman

Brian Blekkenhorst

Licensed Mechanic & Manager Story by By Kirsti Salmi, Photo by Brooke Towle Regardless of generation, it’d be difficult to find harder working individuals than Alana Cushway and Brian Blekkenhorst. This Millennial team manages D&M Automotive, where mechanical expertise, mindblowing work ethic, and dogged dedication to service are the norm, rather than the exception. Customers aren’t shy about singing their praises: during this interview alone, six people stopped to boast about the commitment Cushway and Blekkenhorst bring to their trade. Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? AC: Small family, in the country. It was a good way to learn about hard work! BB: My family owns a dairy farm, and my parents were together until I was in grade eight. I’ve got four brothers, and we all worked on the farm. What’s been your educational/ career path? AC: Motive Power Techniques at Con College, apprenticeship, and training sessions offered by companies to further my education as a journeyperson. BB: I took a year of electronics engineering at the college. Then pretechnology—a starter course for the trades. I finished my apprenticeship, and now I take industry courses. What do you value the most in a job? AC: The challenge of fixing things,

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figuring out how they work. I like being in a small shop. Everybody gets to do everything, and you get to interact with customers. Consistent scheduling is good as well. BB: I’m interested in how things work and how to fix them. So I take extra time for problem solving, even if it’s my own time. Relationships are important too; I like giving people a level of trust they may not find elsewhere. But the biggest thing I value is that I enjoy doing it—I would literally do this job for free. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? AC: Own. I bought my parents’ house in the country, so I could give my kids the same values and experience I grew up with. BB: Rent. My girlfriend and I are looking for property, so we can build.

AC: My children are my number one priority. I have two; they’re seven and eight. BB: I’d say treating others as you’d want to be treated. Personal integrity is really important to me. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? AC: No, and none. BB: I follow politics, and I care about policy, but I feel like I don’t have the time to research all the platforms and candidates well enough. I don’t know if anyone does. How do you use social media? AC: I use Facebook, but I don’t post lots. It’s good for keeping up with friends and family.

What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? AC: Family Feud when I’m at home for background noise, but honestly, not much else. Between my kids, two dogs, and a cat, I’m pretty busy! BB: Camping is my favourite hobby. I also like fixing more than cars, particularly computers and electronics. Name three things that make your generation unique: AC: Good manners, common sense, and harder working than people realize. BB: That’s a hard one to answer because I feel out of place. I don’t feel like I belong to my generation. I don’t have the same views as most Millennials, so I don’t know.

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Christin Marrello

Millwright Apprentice

Associate with Petrone & Partners Law Firm

Story by Michelle McChristie, Photo by Brooke Towle

Story by Emma Christensen, Photo by Shannon Lepere Christin Marrello is a Lakehead University graduate who received an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in 2010. As a lifelong learner who loves a challenge, Marrello travelled to Cardiff, Wales to complete her law degree. She’s grateful to have been offered an articling position with Petrone & Partners, where she can pursue her career in her hometown of Thunder Bay. Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? I grew up in Port Arthur as part of a large Italian family. I’m the oldest of three sisters. My father’s parents are first-generation immigrants who came to Canada from southern Italy in the late 1950s. What’s been your educational/ career path? I attended law school at Cardiff University and graduated with my LLB in 2013. I commenced my articles at Petrone & Partners law office in Thunder Bay, and was called to the bar in 2015. My primary practice is in family law, but I also practice real estate, criminal law, and wills and estate law. What do you value the most in a job? What I value most is having a sense of purpose and taking pride in what I do. It is essential for me to feel like I am making a difference and helping people. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? I bought my first home with my partner last year. I take pride in my home—it appeals to my independent nature and gives me a sense of accomplishment. It’s also really fun to decorate my own space! What’s important in your life? The most important things in my life are my friends and family. I also try to live a balanced life, so I make time for my physical health, reading, travel, and creative hobbies. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy?

Yes, I try to stay up to date on politics. The environment, healthcare, and Indigenous rights are just a few of my top priorities. I try to read a variety of political commentary in order to entertain different points of view and form my own opinions. How do you use social media? I use social media for fun and to stay connected to friends and family who I don’t get to see regularly. I definitely appreciate the power social media has in business, and the opportunity it provides to network. What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? I have recently started a book club, which helps me unwind and read more. From time to time, like any other millennial, I enjoy binge-watching my favourite Netflix shows. In my spare time I make wreaths and handmade soaps. Name three things that make your generation unique: We have literally grown up alongside technological advances. Compared with past generations, technology is second nature to us. Our instantaneous access to information gives our generation an unquenchable sense of curiosity. We’re less likely to stay in the same job, and we’re always looking for a change, for something better. We don’t think we are going to be better off than our parents. We’re starting out in entrylevel positions that can’t necessarily support our student debts, which puts us behind when compared to our parents’ generation.

Crystal Bois is currently working as a millwrighting apprentice. She is independent and self-motivated and enjoys spending time in the outdoors, especially on the 18acre property she owns with her fiancé. Bois is thankful for guidance she receives from her mentors as she works to complete her apprenticeship and earn her Canadian Welding Bureau certification. Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? My step-dad was a hardworking labourer until he took an apprenticeship when I was in grade school. He travelled a lot for work. My mom worked as a truck driver to make ends meet, all while taking care of me and my four older sisters. What’s been your educational/ career path? In high school, I took the credits I needed to go to university and graduate in French immersion. When I graduated, I didn’t know what I wanted to pursue and couldn’t afford to go to university. After a year off, I took courses in construction techniques and mechanical techniques for two years at Confederation College and then decided on an industrial mechanic millwright apprenticeship. Between terms in college, I worked in road construction and in maintenance with a millwright. What do you value the most in a job? Hands down, self-fulfilment gives me the most drive at work. Often enough, extra effort goes unnoticed. But, for me, it’s knowing I am happy with the job I’ve done. It’s not all about collecting a pay cheque. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? Living at home has not been an option since I was 17. My fiancé and I have owned our place with 18 acres in the Lappe area for almost four years now. Last year, we built a large shop. It makes more sense financially to own than rent and having our own place has been very important to us for a long time. What’s important in your life? My priorities are constantly changing

as the years go on. Right now it’s very important for me to finish school and get married. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? I don’t usually follow politics, but if need be I will do my research before stating my opinion. I think that having unions is definitely important, and also creating more jobs. How do you use social media? I use Facebook to keep in touch with old friends and Local 1151 [Millwrights Regional Council of Ontario] millwrighting members. It’s not uncommon to go years without working with some coworkers and it’s nice to keep in touch. I like Instagram to express myself through pictures and to follow and keep up with my interests. What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? I like to binge watch my favourite shows on Netflix when I have the time, like Shameless and The Mindy Project. Both have strong female leads. I like documentaries about crossfit, motocross, and nutrition. I like country and rock music, but hard rock from the early 2000s helps me unwind. Name three things that make your generation unique: We are open-minded and more accepting of other cultures and beliefs. We are non-traditional. You don’t see many women in trades and other maledominated professions—we continue to change gender roles. We are tech-savvy. For example, before my generation, nobody learned math on a computer, but it’s all we’ve ever known.

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James Nigro

Nathan Forte

Owner of mars. clothing

Painter

Story by Betty Carpick, Photo by Brooke Towle

Story by Kat Lyzun, Photo by Brooke Towle

As the affable owner of a boutique-style shop, James Nigro offers practical, affordable fashions for the daily lifestyles of all genders. He values being a good listener and learning about people’s different personalities. It is his creative approach to presenting fashion with a relaxed vibe that makes every person who walks through the door feel welcome. An active community supporter, he’s the recent winner of a 2018 NOVA.

When Nathan Forte graduated from Lakehead with a history degree, he had his sights set on being a teacher. Facing a tough job market after graduation, he dabbled in sales and accounting before deciding to take up a trade. Now a skilled painter, he finds immense satisfaction in his work, in spending time with his family and friends, and jamming with his band The Married Singlemen.

Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? I grew up in a bungalow in Fort William. My mom, a junior/senior kindergarten teacher, taught me how to talk to people, and my dad, who was very logical and mechanically minded, taught me math. My parents were always supportive of my brother Chris and me. They reminded us that failure isn’t a thing to be afraid of. What’s been your educational/ career path? I went to St. Pat’s and then graduated from Churchill. I liked solving problems but I didn’t like much about school except art. I was the manager of the Bootlegger store and was encouraged to get some sort of education so I enrolled in the Nu-Wave School of Hair Design and worked at Michael’s Hair design. When I left after eight years, I was a senior stylist. I always liked fashion and knew that I wanted to get back into retail. When a friend said, “Why don’t you do your own thing?”, I thought, why not. My parents endorsed my decision and I opened mars. in 2011. What do you value the most in a job? I really like the sense of fulfillment that I get from having the freedom to do what I want within a structure that I’ve created. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? I’ve lived on my own since I was 20 and I own my own home. I need my space after playing the many roles of a small business owner.

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What’s important in your life? My family and friends are a big part of how I engage and have fun. I like to keep active. I use my indoor bike trainer until I can hit the streets when the weather warms up. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? While I’m aware of local and global politics, mostly I follow stuff that people around me talk about. I’m a huge believer in equality and having safe spaces where there’s less disparity. How do you use social media? With tongue-in-cheek! I have a lot of fun blending real people, wacky images, and music on Instagram and Facebook. What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? I love listening to music, particularly electronic, R&B, and hip-hop on Apple Music. I miss listening to the obscure remixes that were predominant when the Internet was less regulated. I’m a fan of podcasts like Under the Influence, The Bad Crypto, and The Tim Ferriss Show. I like to cook, which is something I’ve enjoyed since I was a kid. Name three things that make your generation unique: We’re able to adapt to things quickly. Geographic location doesn’t matter as much anymore, so we have broader access to the world. We have great potential for now and for the future. We have to embrace all of these opportunities!

Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? Family is important, and I have a big one. My parents separated when I was around 10, so I had two homes: one in the city, and one semi-rural. My parents were always very nurturing and involved in my life, but so were my grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, and family friends.

What’s important in your life? For me, truly, it’s the relationships I have with my friends and family, and living life as stress free as possible.

What’s been your educational/ career path? My mom’s parents were both teachers, so that’s what I wanted to be. After I graduated in 2010, I set out to start my teaching career but couldn’t find work locally. [I got a job] as a sales closer for a local company and after a few months […] I was offered a position in accounting. After three years, I needed a change. I decided to go into the trades (like my father) where I could get an education and training while still working.

How do you use social media? I use Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends. My wife showed me Instagram, which is pretty cool, and I know about Twitter because of Jimmy Fallon.

What do you value the most in a job? Other than fair pay the most valued aspect of a job for me is a sense of pride and knowledge of a job well done. Particularly in a finishing trade like painting, I get to stand back at the end of the day and admire my hard work. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? My wife and I own our home. We were fortunate to find a home within our budget at a young age. We knew this was something important to invest in for our future.

Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? Like anyone, I feel strongly about some things and not much about other things.

What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? When I’m not jamming with the band, I might be out at Paintball Mountain or out at the range. Once a week I get together with friends to play tabletop games. If I’m not re-watching Friends or Full House with my wife, we’ll watch Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, and Stranger Things, and Rick and Morty. We also spend a lot of time with our two dogs. Name three things that make your generation unique: We’re the only generation to grow up alongside this fast-paced technological world. We’re the first generation to live worse-off than our parents. Whether this is accurate or not, it seems like finding a decent paying job in your 20s, buying a house, or starting a family is getting harder. We often defer to the Internet to help us learn anything (and to waste time).

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Sage Laliberté

Sean Murray

Indigenous Liaison Intern at the United Way

CEO/Owner, Nor’Wester Maple Co. and Staff Scientist – Informal Education Programs, Science North

Story by Bonnie Schiedel, Photo by Brooke Towle Inquisitive and inspired to make a positive change in the community, Sage Laliberté is enjoying her role as Indigenous Liaison Intern at United Way, where she is working on different Indigenous initiatives as well as a new anti-racism and discrimination project called Diversity Counts. A recent graduate from the Native Child and Family Services program at Confederation College, she’s also involved with Neechee Studio, which offers free art workshops for Indigenous youth. Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? I grew up in Current River. I come from a family of four: my mom, dad, brother, and myself. What’s been your educational/ career path? I have always wanted to find a program or training that would teach me how to work with Indigenous youth, so I thought Native Child and Family Services at Confederation College would be a good fit. What do you value the most in a job? I value being able to genuinely enjoy the work that I’m doing. I strive for the feeling when you can go home after the workweek and feel like you’re working on something important that could potentially have a positive impact on others. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? I rent a house with two roommates in the downtown Port Arthur area. I find it allows me to have the independence and privacy I’ve always wanted and I really enjoy the location. What’s important in your life? Being able to express myself creatively like through different forms of art, having good relationships with friends and family, being respectful to all those around me, and trying new things. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? I don’t follow politics very closely, but I do hold the belief that accessibility to education is very important and should

be prioritized by the government for all those looking to pursue postsecondary education, no matter what their income or background. I also believe that children in the child welfare system, particularly Indigenous children, should be held as one of the highest priorities for positive change not only by the government of Canada but by all Canadian citizens. How do you use social media? I use social media to find out about different events going on around the city, to promote events that I think are important and even just fun, and to share/tag my friends in funny videos and memes. What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? Drawing and painting are two of my main hobbies. I enjoy listening to music and watching live performances—I have a really broad musical taste. I like watching movies, cult classics in particular, and I plan on reading Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga next. Name three things that make your generation unique: How mainstream social media has become and the huge impact it has on our daily lives. I think there is an awareness and push for change by youth of this generation. I see so many young people becoming activists for different injustices around the world and there is so much passion behind the push. Acceptance and tolerance is also something I’ve noticed in this generation.

Story by Sarah Kerton, Photo by Olivia Levesque Grounding outdoor enthusiasm with historical interests, Sean Murray is one inspirational guy. With a deep respect for natural heritage, this 2018 NOVA recipient is an intelligent, well-spoken, collaborative entrepreneur who is working to intentionally build a modern business out of one of the oldest forestry product operations of our region—maple sugar. Can you describe the family setting in which you were raised? I was born in Fort Frances, but my dad was in the paper industry, so we moved a lot. I lived in mostly small resourcebased communities, with populations under 7000, from B.C. to Iroquois Falls, and moved to Thunder Bay just as I was about to begin university. I have younger twin sisters and my mom stayed home to look after us when they were born. The one consistent locale in our lives was the family camp on Shebandowan, where we spent the summers hunting and fishing with our grandparents. My dad and grandpa instilled in me a strong conservation ethic. What’s been your educational/ career path? I attended Lakehead University for concurrent education, completing history and education degrees. I grew up working as a lifeguard, teaching swimming lessons, and working at kids’ camps. I then spent 10 years working at Fort William Historical Park and now work full time for Science North. I also run a trapline, and own the Nor’Wester Maple Co. What do you value the most in a job? Strong teamwork and incredible passion about what you do. If you’re there just to collect the paycheque then you’re never going to have the passion to achieve. Do you own/rent or live at home? Why? Own, and we run two successful businesses out of it. What’s important in your life? Enjoy what you do and push yourself with what you love to do. It is important

to take time for your family and friends and to understand that it is not just about you— that you need a strong support network behind you. Do you follow politics, and what are your priorities in terms of government policy? With a history background I have a good understanding of Canada’s governance; and as a business owner you do have to pay attention to government policies. I am engaged and involved in policy development. I recently participated in the Northern Agriculture Innovation Summit. I believe there needs to be more investment in youth agriculture. How do you use social media? I use Instagram and Facebook for the Maple Co. and we are one of the leading social media presences of all the maple producers in Ontario (there are 400). It’s a great tool to bring people in and get them engaged. What do you do to unwind; what are you reading/watching/listening to? I fly fish by myself. That is my time to defuse and unwind. I am reading Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky. On the rare occasion I do watch something, it will be a BBC crime drama on Netflix. Name three things that make your generation unique: We have more emotional investment in things like brands. We are more conscientious and thoughtful about our impact on the environment and (hopefully) this will lead to positive change. We are willing to try new or different things— for example, not so worried about staying in the same career; we don’t live to work.

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1986 Baby Boomers

porting shoulder pads and Ray Bans, the boomers were listening to Madonna and Bon Jovi on their Sony Walkmans. In 1986, Baby Boomers were between 22 to 40 years old. Roughly one-third of them had post-secondary qualifications and about 22% of local jobs were in the goods producing sector (forestry, mining, manufacturing, etc,).

% 8

Unemployment Rate

% 9.9

% 3 Divorced

Average income for males

48078

Average income for females

23206

Average value of dwelling

153111

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of population with university degree

Average gross monthly rent

876

Average major monthly payments for owners

886

% full-time employees absent in a given week

4.4

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2016 Millennials

porting puffer jackets and skinny jeans, they were listening to BeyoncĂŠ and Drake via Spotify. In 2016, the Millennials were between 22 to 35 years old. Roughly one-half of them had post-secondary qualifications and about 16% of jobs were in the goods producing sector with the remainder in the service sector (education, government, business, etc.).

Unemployment Rate

% 7.7

% 6

% 18 of population with university degree

Divorced

842

Average income for males

52692

Average income for females

37969

Average value of dwelling

261881

Average gross monthly rent

Average major monthly payments for owners

1054

% full-time employees absent in a given week

9.4

All data from Statistics Canada; dollar values adjusted for inflation using the Bank of Canada Inflation Calculator. Thanks to Northern Policy Institute for research and data analysis.

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SHIFT Young People Building Our Community

By Bonnie Schiedel

Winners at the recent 2018 NOVA Gala

Samantha Mihalus, president of SHIFT

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here’s more to life that just the hustle and bustle of business networking,” says Samantha Mihalus, president of SHIFT, Thunder Bay’s young professionals organization. Networking is important, sure, but so is collaborating with other people aged 19 to 40 from a variety of backgrounds, strategizing to put plans into action, and achieving goals. In fact, SHIFT’s mission statement is “SHIFTers socialize, mobilize, and realize their potential together. And together, we are driving Thunder Bay forward.” SHIFT began about eight years ago with founding members Mike Nitz, Nathan Lawrence, and Chris DaSilva, and now has about 200 paid members (and 2000-plus followers on Facebook). Throughout the year, they host a variety of events for members, like a golf tournament and wine mixer, as well as the NOVAs (Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards) to celebrate the northwest’s top 20 under 40. Charity events and volunteering are important to SHIFT too, like the recent Back to Basics socks and underwear drive to provide necessities to local people in need, or an upcoming Spring Up to Clean Up. “One event that really shows what we’re all about is the annual Grub

Crawl,” says Mihalus. “It’s low-key, it’s affordable; you just come together and hang out and get to know each other, try new food, and visit local businesses. These are the young people who are building our community.” So, is Thunder Bay a good city for young people? “In my opinion, and from what I hear from our members, yes,” says Mihalus. “Being in a city like Thunder Bay really helps with work-life balance—you can easily travel from one end of the city to the other in about 20 minutes. You can go to the marina on your lunch hour and just enjoy the trees and water. We have a booming small business sector and educational opportunities. It’s just a really great place for young people to build their careers and start their lives and families.” Over the last year, SHIFT has increasingly reached out to other organizations with common interests. It’s also had organizations reaching out to them, and that, says Mihalus, is the best way for the population to get behind SHIFT. “Organizations, charities, youth groups, high schools and so on want to work with us on different community projects, and that’s really encouraging. We really love to explore new ways we can make Thunder Bay better together.”

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Social Media 101 By Amy Jones

ost. Like. Share. Swipe. Snap. Retweet. Reblog. Filter. Thread. Pin. DM. If you’re a Millennial, chances are you have done one or more of these things in the past 24 hours (okay, let’s be honest, one hour). But if you haven’t, here are the places to start if you want to go social.

Facebook Users: 2.16 billion What is it: The OG of social media sites that are still around (hi, Friendster!), Facebook is so widely used that your grandmother is probably on it. Best used for: Snooping on your high school best friend, ignoring event invites from people you barely know.

Instagram Users: 800 million What is it: An app that lets you share your photos and videos direct from your smartphone. Best used for: Pictures of your cat filtered through a nice Gingham or Valencia #cat #kitty #catofinstagram #instacats #catgram #lovemycat #catlovers #catlife #lovelife #blessed.

Twitter Users: 330 million What is it: A microblogging site that lets you share your thoughts on everything from politics to the latest season of The Bachelor in 280 characters or fewer. Best used for: Being the first to find out that a celebrity died, being the first to find out the celebrity death was a hoax.

Snapchat

l a i n n e l l i M English

Users: 255 million

Words to describe new things:

What is it: The equivalent of a selfdestructing message, Snapchat lets you post images and videos that last up to ten seconds, then disappear forever. Best used for: Adding bunny ears to your selfie, sending videos of your snoring BF to your BFF.

LinkedIn Users: 260 million What is it: Social networking for job seekers. Post your resume, view jobs, recommend others for certain skills. Best used for: Finding a job, getting dozens of unwanted emails reminding you to congratulate someone on their one year work anniversary.

Tumblr Users: 794 million What is it: If blogs are too much work but you need more than 280 characters to say what you need to say, then Tumblr is the microblogging site for you.

By Amy Jones

s the first generation to come of age on the internet, Millennials have the advantage of being able to create the language that goes along with it. Technology has not only accelerated the evolution of the English language, but has also provided a new basis for its creation—one in which new words and phrases are most often written (or texted) before they are spoken. The resultant lexicon is playful, efficient, precise, and strives for clarity. In a 280-character, onto-the-next-trending-topic world, this means words can come at you fast (and disappear just as quickly). It’s not just an evolution of language, it’s a revolution, and the best anyone of any generation can do is hold onto our keyboards and try to keep up.

Verbing nouns and nouning verbs:

Best used for: Reblogging memes about Game of Thrones.

Maybe you’ve heard someone proudly say that they have adulted today, or that a movie or song gave them all the feels.

Acronyms:

Users: 200 million What is it: Basically an online bulletin board, Pinterest allows you to “pin” and share interesting visual media from around the web.

Think fomo (“fear of missing out”) bae (“before anyone else”) and yolo (“you only live once”)— if those get your back up, remember where scuba, laser, and gulag originated.

Anyone can make up a word for something, but it’s another thing to make it stick. We may never know who to thank for words like hashtag or selfie (although we all know who invented the word hangry—it’s EVERYONE YOU KNOW).

Portmanteaus: Who doesn’t like a good mashup? Many of those new words Millennials are creating are actually a combination of two things: think jeggings, normcore, sexting, staycation, mansplaining.

Words and phrases that don’t mean what you think they mean: Just remember—if someone tells you to spill the tea, they don’t want you to dump hot liquid on the floor, and f someone invites you over for a little Netflix and chill, you won’t be watching any movies.

Repurposed words: The source of the greatest schism between generations—it can be hard to keep straight, but literally now means figuratively, basic is an insult, thirst can’t be quenched by water, and slay has nothing to do with dragons.

Dogspeak: If the early internet was for cats who can haz cheeseburgers, these days it’s all about the puppers and doggos, the floofs and the fluffers, the smol and the thicc. Don’t ask. Just enjoy.

Best used for: Pinning pictures of beautiful food and/or crafts that you will never be able to reproduce on your own.

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Food

Chickpea Cookie Dough Truffles

makes 24

19 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed well

In a food processor, combine chickpeas, almond butter, and honey. Mix for 1 minute.

3 Tbsp almond* butter 2 Tbsp honey

*You can also use peanut butter or Wowbutter—whatever floats your boat!

⅓ cup milk (your choice)

Add in milk and process for a bit— mixture should be more of a thick liquid.

½ tsp baking soda

Add in baking soda, your choice of flour, and mix until mixture comes together to form a large ball.

3 Tbsp coconut flour/ almond meal/oat flour ¼ cup chocolate chips

Remove dough from food processor and stir in chocolate chips. Roll dough into 24 balls.

¼ cup cocoa powder or shredded coconut (optional)

Energy for Days (or Kilometres)

Bacon Date Bites 1 lb medjool dates, pitted

By Chef Rachel Globensky

ands up if you’ll be attempting the 8 km trail at this year’s Sleeping Giant Loppet! My 9-year-old and I will be there, stopping for frequent snack breaks along the side of the trackset. We usually clock a time similar to the first finishers of the 50 km event, but whether you’re fast or slow, the chocolate participation medal makes it all worthwhile! I usually have my ski pack filled with Goldfish crackers, granola bars,

and gummy bears (because, who doesn’t like a sugary kick now and then?) but this year, I may add these to the fanny pack roster. If you’re thinking of skiing a little bit farther than 8 km, or are just looking for a more substantial snack to munch on as you’re plodding along on your old wooden skis, consider these little energy bite gems. You don’t even have to choose between sweet and savoury—just make both!

For truffles, roll balls in cocoa powder or coconut, if desired. Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or up to a month in the freezer.

1 lb bacon, cooked, extra grease patted off, cooled, and crumbled 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 2 tsp sesame seeds

makes 64

Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment or wax paper, leaving about a 1-inch overhang on at least two sides. Place dates in a food processor, fitted with the blade attachment, and pulse a few times to break up the dates, separating big clumps if they form. Add bacon and sesame oil and process until the ingredients eventually come together into a ball—about 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan. Use another piece of parchment or wax paper to press it into the pan and form an even layer. Uncover and sprinkle the top with the sesame seeds.

Freeze for 30 to 40 minutes. Pull up on the excess parchment or wax paper to remove the slab from the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into 1-inch squares. Place in airtight container or zipper bag, and pop back in the freezer for up to a month.

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DRINK OF THE MONTH

Spiked Apple Cider In Common

Story by Rebekah Skochinski, Photo by Brooke Towle What everyone really wants when March saunters in is for it to actually feel like spring. Unfortunately in these northern parts that can take awhile. Since it’s not quite time to pack away our parkas, the lovely people at In Common have created a drink to temper our impatience. Their Spiked Apple Cider uses locally fresh-pressed cider (which is immediately frozen to lock in the goodness) from Roots to Harvest. Made from tree-picked apples of several varieties, including crabapples, the base of this drink is delightfully tart. Add in freshly squeezed orange juice and zest, cinnamon, and some Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, and it’s like winter and spring had a love child—lightly sweet spiced fruit, notes of toasty oak, nutmeg, and vanilla, served with an orange wheel and a cinnamon stick to stir up the fun. If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, one of these will surely see us through until the tree blossoms bloom.

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Fruit Doesn’t Fall Far From… By Jeannie Dubois, Certified Sommelier

ultivating crops to then produce an estate brand of wine, beer, cider, etc. is a time-honoured tradition that has held sway in Europe for millennia. Now it is taking hold in the new world, creating

Father and son brewery duo Steve and Tim Beauchesne out of Vankleek Hill, Ontario:

a culture of successful family-based businesses in the beverage industry. Due partly to necessity—as the requirements of fermentation can be seasonally based and extremely demanding of time, energy, and

Husband and wife cider powerhouse team Lindsay and Nick Sutcliffe out of Caledon, Ontario:

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Triple threat winery brothers Paul, Matthew, and Daniel Speck out of Pelham, Ontario:

Pommies Cider

Beau’s Lamb’s Wool Gruit

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Think:

Henry of Pelham Sibling Rivalry White VQA

LCBO No. 540765 600ml

resources—but mostly attributed to a hearty passion for production that is passed on within a family, it is becoming common for kin to start a beverage business based on a shared vision and tradition.

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Brother and sister dynamic duet Sarah and Michael Waterson out of Prince Edward County, Ontario: Du Bois Maple Whisky

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Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and Terry Gilkyson Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Marcy Heisler Music Adapted and Arranged by Bryan Louiselle Based on the Screenplay by Larry Clemmons Based on the Novel The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Directed by Marcia Arpin

April 20 & 21, 2018 7:30pm Confederation College Shuniah Building Lecture Theatre 2nd Floor

Tickets $10.00

Available prior to the show or in advance at the Baggage Building Gift Gallery Jungle Book Jr. is presented through special arrangements with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplies by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

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Madhouse Embraces Its Role as Neighbourhood Pub Story by Kirsti Salmi, Photos by Brooke Towle

f you think of whisky as your grandfather’s drink, Madhouse owner Jason Pearce and manager Jarrett Schilke want you to think again. Madhouse now has over 120 bottles that will change your mind. “We believe there’s a whisky for everyone, and we want to help you find out what it is,” says Schilke. “How you drink it is your choice, but we want you to be able to do it at your neighbourhood pub.” For Pearce, building Madhouse’s whisky selection was part of a larger effort to carve legacy amidst a rapidly expanding hospitality scene in Thunder Bay. “A good pub can be around for 200 years, and we really want to establish ourselves as the go-to place where you warm yourself with good food, drink, and company.” Pearce hopes specializing in whisky will enhance Madhouse’s well-earned reputation as a reliable Europeanstyle pub central to the social life of its community. Schilke, a whisky enthusiast and longtime bartender, proudly cultivated a list that is as accessible as it is comprehensive—Scottish single malts and blends, Canadian ryes, American bourbons, Irish whiskeys, and even whiskies from surprising regions such as India and Japan. The goal was to service aficionados looking for rare tastes, while also enticing newcomers to explore. Schilke is visibly thrilled as he explains how Whisky Wednesdays—where patrons

get 15% off their choice of whisky— have taken off. “All kinds of people pick up on it: regular guys who bring notebooks for scotch tasting notes, ladies catching up over bourbon, couples who come in to make their way through the list.” For newcomers, Schilke promises their list will have something for everyone. You’ll have access to bonafide variety (Pearce says some of the bottles would be hard to find even in Toronto or New York) and you’ll be able to try them in a cost-effective manner. Madhouse staff can provide knowledge and recommendations, same as you’d receive at a wine bar—flights, food pairings, and cocktails are all part of the expertise. “We approach it like any other tasting,” says Schilke. “We start with something accessible, like Aberlour [a popular single malt Scotch], then we help guide and refine your experience.” The Madhouse team is excited by the response to whisky-themed events, having sold out of gift packages at Christmas, packed the house on Robbie Burns Night, and held a successful Bourbon & Blues Valentines Day. “Chatting with longtime whisky fans and helping create new ones is really gratifying,” says Schilke. “It’s been a lot of fun, and we’re just getting started.” To chat whisky and pub life, visit Madhouse Monday-Saturday, or call 344-6600.

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Manager Jarrett Schilke and owner Jason Pearce are here to guide your whisky experience at Madhouse.

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Hoito Pancake Hack Local Chefs Put New Spin on a Classic Story and Photos by Brooke Towle

lmost everyone in Thunder Bay is familiar with the Hoito’s classic Finnish pancake, and as a celebration of the restaurant’s 100th anniversary, the chefs in the Hoito kitchen have decided to switch things up a bit. “We wanted to do something that re-inspires us,” says Paula Haapanen, president of the Hoito board, adding that it’s also an opportunity to bring the community together. The idea behind the “Pancake Hack” is to each month get a chef from a different restaurant to use the original and timeless Hoito recipe and come up with their own spin on it. “They can’t alter the actual recipe, but add to it. Make it different,” says Haapanen. This was something that Haapanen’s family did frequently throughout her childhood, so she’s

happy to bring the idea to the Hoito. So far, the Hoito has featured two pancakes—one created by The Crew on May filled with a bacon and date marmalade, drizzled with honey, and topped with blue cheese, and a spinach and ricotta filled pancake topped with blueberry agrodolce and toasted pecans from Nook. “We’ve always done different pancakes before,” says Hoito manager Christine Brezden. “But having other chefs just brings a whole different dynamic, and you can feel the generosity and inspiration going on in the kitchen.” In addition to having a rotating roster of tasty new pancakes on the menu, the Pancake Hack also “turns the competition into co-opetition,” says Haapanen. “And that’s what I think is the best part.”

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BrewHa’s Caskfest Get Ready for Real Ale By Pat Forrest

or many of us, an invitation to come taste some great beer is reason enough to turn up, but BrewHa’s Caskfest later this month promises wonderful new beer tasting experiences plus the chance to help a worthy local cause. What’s not to love? Cask beer is transferred to a vessel at the right time after fermentation and allowed to naturally age using a little bit of sugar and the option of other fun things like candy, fruit, and even wood. Some call this “real ale” as the beer can naturally carbonate, resulting in less carbonation than a beer you and I normally drink and creating a new tasting experience (with less burping). BrewHa Festival and Events owner and co-chair Jon Hendel says that Caskfest is their way of shaking up their roster of events. “We normally host Winterlude, which is a sampling event where we guide people through beers that fit the theme of winter, including vanilla, winter spice, and black cherry. We have done this for a couple years and were looking to mix it up,” he says. They’ll be rotating casks over two

sessions with different beers at each session. Every cask is unique and every time the bell rings, a new cask will be tapped at each of the four stations. While sampling, you’ll also get to enjoy local artisans who will be showcasing their talents from crafts to food to art to music. Your ticket includes entry, a commemorative sample glass, and four sample tokens, with a portion of ticket proceeds supporting the great work being done at Evergreen United Neighbourhood, which will go towards a new furnace. The event is understandably 19+ and it’s also not pet-friendly (no one wants to step on your dog after a few samples), but you can get to and from the festival for free by simply showing your ticket to a Thunder Bay Transit but driver. Cheers!

CLE Heritage Building March 24 1:30-5:30 pm; 6-10pm Tickets: universe.com/brewhacaskfest

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Head Chef Andrew Stone standing in the soon-to-be open Fuse by Daytona’s

Fuse by Daytona’s Lighting a Spark in the Local Food Scene

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Story by Susan Pretty, Photo by Brooke Towle

f you’re looking for a spot to hold your next meeting, cocktail party, or wedding reception, the search is over. Chef Andrew Stone has been cooking up a plan and working hard to open a brand new space that will be located under Daytona’s roof. Fuse by Daytona’s will have its own look and menu offerings that have really given Stone the opportunity to be inventive. In fact, patrons are so excited to see what Fuse has to offer that the room is already booked for functions before the doors have even opened. Currently undergoing extensive renovations, the space will feature a new kitchen with state-of-the art equipment that will allow the chefs to deliver nothing short of memorable moments to its guests. “The concept is to break down a dish into its starting raw state and rebuild it in a completely different way by using exciting

new cooking methods,” says Stone. Devotees of Daytona’s are familiar with delicious favourites like the bacon blue burger and fried Brussels sprouts (which are going like hotcakes lately), however, Stone says that he is working on contemporary culinary concepts that he’s excited to share with the city—think a watermelon salad with compressed watermelon, watermelon purée, sous-vide mint oil, dehydrated feta powder, and arugula. There’s also a menu item that features textures of beets that will showcase beetroot meringue, dehydrated candy cane beet chips, goat cheese mousse, beet purée, and poached golden beets. Fuse by Daytona’s promises to offer the best of both worlds: a solid foundation of delivering a fine food experience with a touch of the unexpected.

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BREW IT YOURSELF

Homebrewing an Irish Stout

Inspired by the Darkness of Dublin Story and Photos by Josh Armstrong, PhD, Certified Beer Judge

few years back I was fortunate enough to travel to Dublin for an Irish Gerontological Society Conference and to attend a training session at Trinity College. While there, I took full advantage of my spare time by combing the streets of Temple Bar and wandering along the south bank of the Liffey in search of the best stouts that the city could offer. From modern brewpubs to the oldest pub on the Emerald Isle, I found many delicious examples of the Irish dark art of brewing amazing stouts. The most iconic version of an Irish stout is Guinness Draught. With fewer calories than Corona, Guinness is an easy drinking beer with a velvety smoothness and a rich roast character. The Guinness Storehouse at the St. James’s Gate Brewery is a must stop tourist attraction for any beer lover travelling to Dublin. All seven floors of the building wrap around a glass atrium shaped like a pint glass. Each floor is chock-full of beer history, brewing science, and interactive exhibits. Despite all the wonder

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that I found in this amazing building, I soon discovered that there is so much more than Guinness Draught when it comes to Irish stouts. Ireland has a booming craft beer scene and some of my favourite pints of the darkness were served at Porterhouse in the Temple Bar area. Based on beer style guidelines, Irish stouts should be black with their flavour and aroma focused on the coffee-like character produced by dark malts. While overall approaches vary from region to region across Ireland, Dublin produces stouts that are dry, more bitter, and derive their dark and malty character from roasted barley. When homebrewing an Irish Stout, there’s a few things to keep in mind. Keep it low in alcohol and light in body, while at the same time focused on the rich roasty character from dark malts. And when it comes to dark malts, I think that it is key that you brew an Irish stout with unmalted roasted barley. It’s intensely dark with all the dark roasted coffee-like characteristics you need in a stout, but

produces a white foam on the finished beer. A second key ingredient is flaked barley. It adds the body and mouthfeel that you expect in the style. For hops, use just enough of a neutral bittering hop to get around 40-45 IBUs (International Bittering Units). Check out our most recent stout recipe: Student’s Stout. As an employee of Guinness back in the early 1900s, William Sealy Gosset applied his knowledge of statistics to improve their brewing processes and farming of barley. While working with Karl Pearson (considered to be a founder of mathematical statistics), he produced groundbreaking mathematical and philosophical work on using small samples in scientific experiments. When publishing his papers, Guinness forced Gosset to use a pseudonym (“Student”). For any stats nerds reading this, Gossett’s work lead to Ronald Fisher’s (aka the single most important figure in 20th century statistics) development of Student’s t-tests, which are still widely used in science today. When made well, Irish stouts are extremely drinkable and bode well for any average night, but they also are perfectly sessionable for the long day of celebrating St.Patrick. Sláinte!

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Boomers and Millennials

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The Graduate (1967) Ben (Dustin Hoffman) returns home after graduating from university, only to discover his upper-middle-class family leaves him listless and drowning. He spends a lot of time in their lavish swimming pool. He stumbles into a dynamic, dangerous, erotic affair with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the married partner of one of his father’s best friends. Simultaneously satisfied and feeling empty, Ben realizes he is really attracted to Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). Drenched in the poignant music of Simon & Garfunkel, The Graduate—now 51 years old—is as emotionally gripping today as when it was first released.

oomers, which include yours truly, are a generation noted for floundering, and rebelling against an older, fairly staid culture with rigid rules about manners and morals. Millennials are a generation noted for floundering, and experimenting with new technologies. All of us thought (or still think) we will change the world. Here are four films that exemplify each of these idealistic but heartfelt motivations.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Ken Kesey’s original novel fairly seethes with rebellion against authority and the status quo. Miloš Forman, directing from a smartly adapted script by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman, gives us all the fireworks and pathos of Kesey’s story. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a punk criminal, gets himself transferred into a mental ward, thinking he will escape the drudge of regular prison life. Instead, he finds an unimagined hell on earth overseen by Nurse Ratched (in an Oscar winning role by Louise Fletcher). The movie brought behind-the-scenes prison life to a general audience, making a rebellious punk a hero for our time.

And here are six more boomer and millennial movies worthy of attempting to change the world: Easy Rider (1969), M.A.S.H (1972 – the original), American Graffiti (1973), The Lion King (1994), The Matrix (1999 – the first one in the trilogy), and The Dark Knight (2008).

Fight Club (1999)

I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Plastics. - Mr. McGuire (Walter Brooke) to Ben (Dustin Hoffman) in The Graduate.

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Jim Uhls adapted Chuck Palahniuk’s novel into a crisp screenplay that David Fincher directed into a twisting, blistering fantasy. Or is it? It is likely the most macho millennial story ever put on film (yes, even more so than the Max franchise, partly because everything in it seems closer to reality). A nameless narrator (mildmannered Edward Norton) meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a man oozing with masculinity and confidence, who introduces Norton’s character to a secret, underground “fight club.” Norton’s character rapidly transforms into a bantam fighting machine and his world accelerates into the edges of sanity. Fight Club may be Fincher’s masterpiece, pushing an audience to the edges of their acceptance and credibility. If this is the future, there is no redemption. But what a ride.

(2010) Ten years later David Fincher came back with a story based on true events. Made in 2010 from a witty, nuanced, layered script by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network actually chronicles the beginning of the new millenia when Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) is a Harvard undergrad in 2003. In a pique of fit over a girlfriend’s scorn, he stumbles into developing what will become Facebook. And our world has never been the same since. Featuring a feast of some of the finest actors of a generation (in addition to Eisenberg, there is Rooney Mara, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella), The Social Network gives us the backstory of a brilliant mind who used his brilliance ruthlessly against both friends and enemies in his quest to connect the online world. Oh yeah—and get rich.

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staffed by a committed group of volunteers who managed to facilitate the move while keeping up with rehearsals, behind-the-scenes planning, and administrative tasks. Cambrian Players’ production of Hamlet runs February 28-March 3, and March 7-10 at First Wesley United Church at 7:30 pm. Anyone interested in volunteering with the group for their next production Almost, Maine can check out their Facebook page.

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10x10 Showcase

Fresh Program, Refined Focus Story by Lindsay Campbell, Photos by Marty Mascarin

ocal live performance aficionados rejoice—the 10x10 Showcase heads into its sixth year with a fresh new lineup of theatrical acts to debut next month. The annual production of original ten-minute plays by northern Ontario playwrights has been a popular addition to the Thunder Bay arts and culture scene since 2013, but this year marks an historic first, as writers will see their work come to life on the stage of Magnus Theatre. Formerly held at the Finlandia Club, 10x10 artistic director Cathi Winslow says the change in venue will provide a festival experience that allows for more growth. “This will give our writers and technicians a taste of what it’s like in professional theatre […] to develop and produce in this capacity,” she says. Thirty-five submissions were received for the April event and this year’s panel of judges consists of an all-female powerhouse: Amy Sellors, Yolanda Bonnell, and Debbie Patterson. “We’re lucky to have this accomplished cast of women who have different backgrounds,” says Winslow. “They each bring unique perspectives to their choices.”

The lineup of plays ranges in genre from political satire to science fiction to comedy. 10x10 veteran Jordan Lehto will have his work showcased at the festival for the fifth time. His piece is a suspenseful thriller set in the 1930s. Another returning writer is Carole Sauvé. Her situational comedy, The Estate Clause, is part three to a trilogy about a messy divorce that’s been part of the showcase for two years and received fan favourite in 2017. Roy Ellis, a Halifax playwright and actor with local ties, is a newcomer to the program. A cassette tape recording he found 30 years ago in an abandoned bus station locker serves as the inspiration for the piece he wrote while living in Thunder Bay. Winslow says there is a lot of diversity reflected in the program, and each piece is uniquely exceptional. “In Thunder Bay we don’t have a lot of opportunities to put our stories onstage and our aim is to provide a place to do that, she says. “It’s really something to be excited about.” The 10x10 Showcase will run from April 13-14. Tickets can be purchased at the Magnus Theatre box office.

From the Showcase performance of Jordan Lehto’s Little Endings, 2017

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Playwrights Jordan Lehto and Michael Lehto

The 2018 program lineup: Fake Nudes by Charles Campbell The Soul-Mate by Bronson Carver Of Marriage Minded Misses by Amanda Doig Dirty Rotten Pictures by Roy Ellis The Sleeping Giant by Gina Gasongi Simon Women’s Work by Jordan Lehto Happy Thoughts by Thomas McDonald Extended Warranty by Susan Rogers The Estate Clause by Carole Sauvé Jock, Death, and Two Kisses by Michael Sobota

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Birds of the Bay A Community Art Project

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hroughout the frigid early weeks of 2018, dozens of people gathered each Sunday at the Baggage Building Arts Centre on the waterfront to weave fabric into sculptures of some of our most famous feathered friends. Artist Betty Carpick partnered with the City of Thunder Bay for the Birds of the Bay community-engaged art project, designed to help families understand and respect our natural environment. People of all ages and abilities joined Carpick for six maker sessions, each one involving tying or weaving fabric through wire armatures to create birds: an adorable baby bald eagle, a common raven, a pileated woodpecker with a bright red flare, a black-capped chickadee, the majestic, full-sized wings of a Canada goose, and a great horned owl lovingly crafted of handmade doilies. For Carpick, the creative process

was as important as the finished product. “I love seeing interactions between people as they work, especially between adults and kids. We’ve lost a bit of that [with technology] so it’s nice to have opportunities to sit around a table and talk as you create.” The strips used for the plumage were cut from recycled fabric sourced from local thrift shops. For the owl, though, Carpick wanted to do something different. She put a call out on social media for donations of doilies, those lovely, intricate handme-downs that no one knows what to do with. With the promise that the doilies would remain intact, people gave generously, and the sculpture has a special quality because of it. This was the artist’s second community arts project for the city. The first, Threading Water, invited the public to contribute to a beautiful quilt to honour Lake Superior and

the Great Lakes, a symbol for how we must care for them. Like Threading Water, Birds of the Bay has a strong environmental theme. “It’s about our attitudes toward nature, [and] how healthy wildlife is part of a healthy environment and a healthy community,” she says. “I like to use art to convey themes of environmentalism, social justice, community, and compassion.” On the theme of social justice, Carpick (who is of Cree descent) worked with Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s Neechee Studio on a

project that encouraged Indigenous youth to deconstruct the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Summary by threading colours of the medicine wheel through the document, highlighting words or images that resonated with them. The final piece is on display at DefSup’s Urban Infill Art in the Core installation at the waterfront through April. Betty Carpick is a multidisciplinary artist living in Thunder Bay. Follow her on Facebook or Instagram @bettycarpick.

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n entrepreneur’s move to May Street promises to bring a dynamic combination of art, clothing, and music to downtown Fort William. Jordan Danielsson is an illustrator, artist, and the designer of the Lost Art clothing and accessories line. He recognized the potential of 121 May Street South while seeking out a new

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studio for his hip-hop group. Transforming the former office building into retail space has taken several months of work, a process that he hopes to complete by April. The storefront will showcase Lost Art clothing and accessories, and a new gallery will house his visual art and that of others who share his street

art-inspired style. Beyond the storefront and gallery, the building offers plenty of room for other business ventures. Alan Corbett of Kontrol Media Studios will use a new photography workspace to offer media and advertising services, and the back of the building will be dedicated to music production for Danielsson and his hip-hop group. “It’s going to be kind of a media factory in here,” he says. Business ownership is not a new concept for Danielsson. Lost Art began with a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 and has enjoyed local and global success since then. He takes pride in attending to every aspect of the clothing design process, from choosing fabric to creating labels. “It was a way to put my artwork on something that people would be interested in buying,” he says. Danielsson’s visual art provides a

pleasing contrast to his clothing line. “It’s bold and it stands out and it’s colourful, where my clothing’s the opposite of that—it’s all black and white,” he says. He embraces his digital skill set and uses it freely to create or enhance his multimedia work. It was this artistic style that caught the eye of Conor McGoey, who used Danielsson’s illustrations in Summit: The Board Game. Sharing skills and collaborating with others is at the heart of Danielsson’s work as an artist and an entrepreneur. “We can all support each other without a lot of competition,” he says of the May Street business district. “It’s a friendly environment here.” Stay up-to-date on Lost Art at facebook.com/lostartwork, and visit the store and studio at 121 May St. South. Lost Art can be reached at 472-3079.

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By Andrea Terry, Acting Curator, Thunder Bay Art Gallery Artist: Janice Toulouse Title: Healing the Earth Date: 2001 Medium: Mixed media on canvas Dimensions: 122 x 152 cm Janice Toulouse’s large-scale painted collages layer historical and contemporary events honouring Indigenous knowledges, perspectives, and practices. Born and raised in Serpent River First Nation, Ontario, she is an Anishinaabekwe artist and instructor who teaches painting and contemporary Indigenous art at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. In her work “Healing the Earth,” Toulouse uses colour, line, and form, forging numerous pathways for the eye to follow across the canvas. In so doing, the artist urges us to consider

the complexities of life, land, and legacies. For example, to the right, we see a vista of Lake Superior at Agawa Rock. A fire burns vividly on the shore. Below the fire appears the impression of an iconic photograph from the 1990 Oka Crisis in which a land protector and soldier face off. Moving to the left, viewers can reflect on the Sacred Hoop encircling The Thunderbird or the drum. Beyond these sits a brightly blooming lotus flower. Toulouse earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, (1985). Her work has been exhibited internationally for over 30 years, and she has received numerous awards, such as the Hnatyshyn Foundation Reveal Art National Award Prize (2017). She lives in Vancouver and France.

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ailing from northeastern France, artists Sébastien Hardy and Céline Mundinger arrived in Thunder Bay less than five years ago with their families to live closer to relatives. Hardy’s abstract paintings have been shown at Definitely Superior Art Gallery and Habana Gallery, while Mundinger’s upcycled sculptures have been on display at the Baggage Building Arts Centre and the Centre francophone à Thunder Bay. Thanks to support from the Ontario Arts Council, they have been conducting art workshops in French immersion programs, and they will present “La francophonie dans tous ses états” (“Francophonie in all of its states”), an exhibit that brings together 13 francophone and francophile artists, at the Urban Abbey from March 23 to 25. Each artist will showcase their own unique creations—paintings,

sculpture, design, graphics, patchwork, photography, and upcycling— but what they all have in common is the connection they have to the French language. Hardy and Mundinger wanted to integrate both emerging and established artists, as well as including a wide range of art forms. It is the first exhibition of its kind and it comes just in time to celebrate and kick-off International Francophonie Day on March 20. Highlights of the three-day exhibit include a French choir conducted by Martin Blanchet for the opening ceremonies, as well as a French slam session. Admission is free. For more information, visit facebook.com/ccftbay.

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n Thunder Bay, we are lucky to have both a college and a university that offer programs fostering and facilitating the growth of new artists not afraid of tackling a wide variety of mediums. Here are just a few pieces from those promising and inspiring graduates.

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Lakehead University Major Studio 2018

ajor Studio 2018 is an exhibit that features 12 fourthyear students, open to the public after the Juried Show, which features work from students in years one to four. Opening reception is scheduled on March 22 at 7:30 pm, along with an artist talk on March 23.

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Catch Me If You Can By Claire Everett Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 48” x 108”

Resonance By Lisa Makela Medium: Acrylic mixed media on canvas Size: 91.44 x 182.88 x 12.7 cm

Lisa Makela is exploring the tentative relationship we have to nature with a focus on water. “Resonance stems from my fascination with the deeper human connection to the earth and essentially the things that can’t be seen with the human eye, such as energy, vibration, and the effects that this has not only on everything around us, but also within us,” she says. “At what point will we understand that the contemporary environmental issues that we are experiencing is a reflection of our loss of respect for the sacredness of the Earth?” Makela will be pursuing an arts therapy degree while working on her own art practice.

Claire Everett says Catch Me If You Can is inspired by the research of feminist anthropologist Emily Martin: “I began to compare the function of the egg with the Venus flytrap: the complex, yet delicate, method of catching flies is paralleled with the way the sperm is drawn to the egg.” Everett will complete her Bachelor of Education degree next year and hopes to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in the future.

“The environment surrounding Thunder Bay allows me to source inspiration from the myriad of plants that grow in abundance,” says artist Blake Evans. “While foraging in the summer, I am able to connect with many types of plants and flowers, motivating me to use a wide range of colours and patterns within my work.” In Too, Evans sees ladybugs as “natural predators of aphids, representing the energetic influence between beings in a shared space.” He hopes to continue to learn from plants and how they benefit human health, embodying their teachings in his artwork.

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Too By Blake Evans Medium: Drawing with chalk pastel on paper Size: 3 ft x 4 ft

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War Child 10 By Aaron Kainula Medium: Digital geometric art Size : 4 Âžâ&#x20AC;? square â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keane was one of my favourite bands,â&#x20AC;? says Aaron Kainula, who has also created album artwork for local post-rock group Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t You (,) Mean People? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the very fortunate experience of seeing them play live in Thunder Bay. I wanted to show my appreciation of their music.â&#x20AC;? Kainula says he has always enjoyed playing with the way shapes come together, and has recently focused on illustrating with geometric shapes. He wants to continue to grow his business, Kanoola Design & Development.

Exist By Sabre Harrisson Medium: Digital art The Outsider By Paige Guzzell Medium: Digital illustration Size: 8.5â&#x20AC;? x 11â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;[I am] heavily inspired by music and my need to better myself every chance I get,â&#x20AC;? says Sabre Harrisson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is one (and probably my favourite) of 100-andsomething other illustrations.â&#x20AC;? Harrisson has a passion for illustration and graphic design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I recently moved to Toronto to begin my life doing what I love and what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted to do: pet every dog in the world and make cool art.â&#x20AC;? She hopes to one day be a well-established designer and have her artwork plastered on every billboard across Canada.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love using animals and want people to be able to recognize whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in my work as things they grew up seeing outside,â&#x20AC;? says Paige Guzzell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy using geometric shapes and bringing them together to create a whole image.â&#x20AC;? Guzzell hopes to pursue a career in graphic design while continuing to create inspiring illustrations.

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Honouring Our Stories

Discovering Perspectives Through Art and Conversation By Betty Carpick

f all of the barriers that survivors of sexual violence and abuse face, the ingrained culture of victim-blaming can be the most pernicious. In 2016, with a long history of advocating for systemic change to the practices and policies that impact women’s lives, the Northern Ontario Women’s Centre partnered with the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and the Thunder Bay Police Service to introduce a new approach through funding by the Ontario Arts Council’s Creative Engagement Fund to Stop Violence and Harassment in Ontario. The goal of Honouring Our Stories, a two-year art-based community initiative, was to open up a

dialogue between women, the police, and the community through workshops led by female artists in Thunder Bay along with the creation of digital stories facilitated by Community Story Strategies from Toronto. Throughout the two years, the process of making art through beading, printmaking, drawing, fibre arts, and photography has brought an awareness of the differences and the commonalities of each group. The artists—Elizabeth Buset, Leanna Marshall, Zoe Gordon, Lise Vaugeois, Betty Carpick, and Community Story Strategies’ Emmy Pantin and Jennifer LaFontaine—used safe spaces and accessible arts practices to provide a conceptual solution to a concrete

problem. The gradual breaking down of veneers has resulted in both a redefined appreciation of individual humanities and a reimagined dialogue for what kindness and compassion can look like in our community. “There is value in hearing each other’s experiences. We’ve witnessed the power of listening to each other,” says Jayal Chung, the project coordinator. “For the nine women survivors, they have been given the power to affirm their pain. By having their experiences acknowledged, they feel

less shame and stigma. For the eight police participants, they’re affected by people they work with and recognized for who they are beyond the uniform. This project is really an invitation for more conversations.” The Honouring Our Stories exhibit will be at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery from March 31 to May 27, with an opening reception on April 5 at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. For more information, visit honouringourstories.tumblr.com.

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Giant Gymnastics Celebrating a Decade

Story by Andrea Stach, Photos by Brooke Towle

atching gymnastics can take your breath away. It is a sport where true feats of strength and power combine with mind-boggling flexibility, discipline, grace, and creativity. And behind the scenes there’s a lot of hard work that goes into the sport, which includes a great training facility. Ten years ago this month, Giant Gymnastics opened the doors to their state-of-the-art gym to local athletes and families. Starting with 50 children and three dedicated coaches that first season, the club has grown to 1200 athletes and 37 coaches, making it Thunder Bay’s largest gymnastics training centre. Their space in a former high school gym is equipped with everything from a full-size gym floor to a tumble track and a foam pit. There’s also the Giant Lounge, where parents can relax and watch their children swing, climb, and spin, as well as a large party room for hosting birthday parties and gymnastic camps. Owner, operator, and competitive team coach Jen Nedgial decided to open Giant Gymnastics after her children got into the sport. Nedgial, a former gymnast, says that gymnastics is in her genes—her father was a military

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gymnast and a gymnastics club owner in southern Ontario. Over the past ten years, Nedgial has earned her Level 3 Technical Coaching Certification through the National Coaching Certification Program, and is also a gymnastics judge. The motto at Giant Gymnastics is that kids come first. This is reflected in the 120 different programs offered to suit children as young as six months old all the way up to adults, with classes that range from very recreational to highly competitive. Regardless of the level, the focus is always on the safety of each athlete. Coaches are certified with the National Gymnastics Foundations training program and some have taken specialty training. The club and its owner, coaches, and staff have been recognized provincially for their community spirit and for their dedication to the sport. It’s that sort of dedication to the sport and to their members that will see Giant Gymnastics succeeding for another ten years and beyond! Registration for the spring session begins in early March. Find Giant Gymnastics at 512 South Marks Street or at giantgymnastics.ca.

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF SWEET INDULGENCES, FRIENDS AND FUN

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Q & A: Dr. Mark Henderson By Kirsti Salmi

ast September, interventional cardiologist Dr. Mark Henderson stepped down from his role at the cardiac catheterization lab at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. On March 31, Dr. Henderson will also step down from his administrative roles as vice president, Patient Services and regional vice president, Cancer Services. He took time to chat with The Walleye about establishing a successful angioplasty program, the future of healthcare in Northwestern Ontario, and the value of excellent colleagues. TW: What’s your proudest accomplishment in your time at TBRHSC? MH: We’ve had extremely good results in our programming; our outcomes for angioplasty and stenting are comparable across the province. I’m also proud of the directors in charge of our chronic disease prevention management portfolio. Those seven capable, educated, and experienced people will be instrumental in carrying the hospital forward for years to come. To me, that was a legacy project—having the right people

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for these jobs. TW: You put a lot of personal time into making sure the cath lab and angioplasty program succeeded. How did you keep motivated? MH: I felt responsible for growth of those programs, so taking personal ownership of their outcome was very important. We’re very lucky—our team in the cath lab, the nurses and allied health professionals, are all very, very good. Most of the nurses had little previous exposure to angioplasty, and the majority of their learning was done here. They’re so experienced now that they anticipate problems, they know what you need before you need it. So having dedicated, well-functioning team was incredibly motivating as well. TW: You’re noted as a supportive and encouraging mentor. What’s your personal approach to education? MH: I prefer one-on-one teaching and small group learning. That’s the way I was taught and that’s how I’ve mainly taught. Mentorship goes both ways—we all learn from each other. I learn from my colleagues, because

we were all trained with different experiences. There’s a lot of shared expertise in a team environment. TW: How do you see northern healthcare moving forward? MH: It would be nice to see more physicians travelling from Thunder Bay to small communities to do clinics, but that is often complicated by time, distance, and cost. In that case, we should maximize telehealth and tech opportunities to help deliver quality health care in remote communities. Our virtual ICU service helps do this already, and our research institute is looking into how technology, particularly phone apps, can help monitor chronic conditions. I’m looking forward to seeing the cardiac and vascular surgery program fully implemented by 2020, so most patients will be able to receive care closer to home instead of being sent to southern Ontario. TW: What will you miss most about your roles? MH: The cath lab is

well-established and in good hands, and I will miss the staff. I often drop in at the cath lab to have lunch and catch up with them. I’ll miss our seven directors and my senior leadership colleagues because we’ve gotten to know each other quite well. And my admin staff has been incredible: Sheila Brown is a pleasure to work with and incredibly efficient, and I couldn’t have survived my first year here without Mary Jane Gravelle, who is retired now. TW: How will you spend your extra time now that you’ve stepped down from your administrative duties? MH: I’d like to pick up golf again, and I have lots of family and friends to visit. My daughters live in Toronto and New York, my sisters live in London, England, and I visit many colleagues in Vancouver. My future plans aren’t entirely fixed, but I’ll still be seeing patients with Curans Heart Centre. This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

Welcome Robert! The partners, associates, and staff of Ericksons LLP are pleased to welcome Robert M. Habjan to our firm as an associate lawyer. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Robert attended Lakehead University for his undergraduate studies, and received his Juris Doctorate law degree from Bond University Law School. Robert began working with Ericksons LLP in May 2016 as a legal researcher, later serving as an Articling Student and has now joined the practice as one of Ericksons’ 11 dedicated lawyers since his call to the Bar of Ontario. Robert practices in our civil litigation group in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice and general litigation.

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hat could be a more northern form of entertainment than throwing axes? Hearkening to our lumberjack roots, Thunder Bay recently welcomed a new business to town that adds this popular new sport to the local menu of entertainment options. Northern Axperts opened their new location in the Bay-Algoma neighbourhood at the Royalton Hotel, and held their grand opening mid-February. A relatively young company, Northern Axperts already has locations in Sudbury, North Bay, and Sault Ste. Marie. The first lounge opened in March of last year with great success. “All of the lounges are in northern cities and Thunder Bay was the next logical decision,” says owner Kelsey Cutinello. “I have owned an events and promotions company for a decade and have done different events in all the cities I now have lounges in.” All of the axe-throwing lounges are inside existing bars/ pubs—but that doesn’t mean an

intoxicated free-for-all for players! The axe-throwing lounge is separate from the actual bar itself. Welltrained axe-throwing coaches are on-site with each group, and provide training to players and monitor for safety. The local lounge has two playing areas to accommodate multiple groups at once. There are two lanes in each playing area, and participants throw hatchets with the option of 1.25lb or 1.5lbs. Players are not allowed to have food or drinks in the actual playing areas, but desired refreshments are not too far away! Reservations require a minimum of four players, but there are also opportunities throughout the week to attend “open throws” where you can participate without having to book as part of a group. Participants can compete for fun, or just throw axes for stress relief. From corporate events, to birthday parties, to just a night out with friends, Northern Axperts will help you unleash your inner woodsman! For more information, visit northernaxperts.com.

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There are some amazing things happening at the Hoito this spring!

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Starting March 1st, the Hoito is proud to present the Sovereign Room #PancakeHack. Come in to see what Chef Trystan Petrash has designed for us. On St. Urhoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekend (15-18 March) the Hoito will also be serving Derek Lankinenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crew pancake in celebration of his Finnish roots. Come on down for a weekend of fun and festivities. The Hoito will be catering the Finlandia Easter Brunch on Sunday 1 April, from 11 am to 2 pm. Tickets are $19.18 plus tax for adults, $9.18 for children 10 years of age and under. Seating is by reservation only, so please call 344-7081 for yours. Hoito100 celebrations will start in earnest in May. To that end, we'd like to ask you to send us your stories - share your memories from the Hoito and send out your birthday greetings to past and current staff. #HalooHoito100 We are looking for pictures, messages and videos. Share your stories and greetings with us through our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/HoitoRestaurant), by email at Hoito1918@gmail.com or at the Hoito office. Please send in your greetings by 15 April 2018.

For more information about events call the Hoito at 345 6323 or the Finlandia Office at 344-7081 or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HoitoRestaurant

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He’s still supporting that habit to this day from his home in O’Connor Township, building dog sleds and selling them worldwide. Though he has a day job as a technician, evenings and weekends are focused largely on his 13 dogs and his sleds. Wiese crafts 14 different models, from an introductory version to a high-end professional sled and an extra-wide, extra-strong touring version. While most sleds nowadays are built from synthetic materials, Wiese is sticking to tradition. “I have focused and will continue to focus on building beautiful, elegant, steambent and hand-tied wooden sleds,” he says. Once an avid racer who took on the challenges of the John

Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon and the Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race, among many others, he is still mulling over future racing opportunities. But his latest adventure saw him taking a slower pace. With his friend Chuck Gould, owner of Kiwatchi Sled Dog Adventures in Isabella, Minnesota, he recently spent 13 days transporting happy Super Bowl 2018 attendees around a frozen lake. “If you looked hard, you could see me on the big screen,” he says, adding that NBC and several other television stations ran stories featuring him and the dogs. Wiese mostly gets his customers through word of mouth, but you can also find his sleds on sleddogcentral.com.

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Stuff We Like For the Wannabe Millennial

By Amy Jones

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hh, youth. It is, as George Bernard Shaw says, a crime to waste it on children. And if you’re on the northern side of that coveted 18-35 demographic, you might occasionally wish you had it back—except, of course, without having to move back in with your parents or side-hustle your way through the gig economy, and without losing your pension, your credit rating, or the memories you have of that one summer you hitchhiked around Europe. If you’re a Gen Xer or Boomer dreaming of capturing some of that Millennial magic, we’re here to help you indulge in all the fun parts of being a Millennial without all those pesky soul-destroying parts. Here is Stuff We Like for the Wannabe Millennial.

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Thunder Bay Country Market; Bay Village Coffee Tired: your old box of Red Rose tea bags. Wired: kombucha, a lightly effervescent tea drink fermented with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. While the health benefits of kombucha are suspect at best, you can’t be a wannabe Millennial without at least one story about a failed SCOBY.

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285 Bay Street The psychology behind Millennials’ obsession with plants is about as subtle as a freight train, and chubby, colourful, adorable-AF succulents are the gateway plant of choice. Pick up a couple of these terrariums from Thuja Floral Design and soon you’ll be staring at your plants instead of staring into the endless void. Just like a true millennial.

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The much-mocked Millennial fave is easy, tasty, and totally affordable if you make it yourself—at its most basic, it’s just, well, avocado and toast. Or, you know, go out and splurge on a café version—after all, you already own your house.

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This is Thunder Bay Interviews by Nancy Saunders, Photos by Laura Paxton

This month The Walleye asked why you think Millennials get a bad rap. Jeremy: I just think society

hasn’t prepared them properly… kind of protected them more than they should have been. Babied them, I guess. They don’t have the proper coping skills to deal with society. And I understand why they’ve been more protected, because a lot has happened in the past, but I think they’re just not as prepared when they get out in the real world now.

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generation gets a bad rap, because every generation comes with a different perspective on digesting what’s happened from the past, and how they’re going to make a new future.

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thing I hear is work ethic, which is only partly true and overstated. They don’t need to work as hard as past generations, as life in general is, for the most part, easier. It’s also a stereotype that isn’t relevant to everyone– have a 28-year-old working for me who I don’t think has an off switch. Just make sure to keep them engaged.

Nadia: I think Millennials get a bad rap based on the current trend in social media where everything is accessible now. And with schooling as well, with university and college, it’s become more of an accepted part of society, where you have to attend those things but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to get a job at the end… So we end up coming off as if we’re lazy, or we’re not established–and being established takes longer to achieve that type of status now than it did with the previous generations.

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ew to the Thunder Bay Country Market this February, Buff Bakery aims to provide locals with a variety of sweet and delicious treats with a healthy twist. Whether you’re craving fresh cheesecake and brownies, or looking for a quick and satisfying breakfast while browsing the market, Buff Bakery is there to help. Specializing in sugar-free products that are high in protein, they use high quality ingredients from local sources, without the use of additives or preservatives. The inspiration to provide such baked good alternatives is the brainchild of nutrition consultant Jenni Ritchie, whose passion for both nutrition and chocolate shines through. “You feel like you’re still getting all of the benefits without getting all of the negative consequences,” she says. Ritchie’s fondness for baking started at a young age. She recalls the memories of baking bread each Christmas Eve with her family and how she enjoyed the entire process, from making the dough, to watching it rise and bake, and then sharing it with her loved ones. “There’s so much that goes along with food besides just eating it, she says. “There are the emotional and social aspects to it.” Ritchie’s personal favourites are

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hunder Bay riders have been bitten by the fat bike bug, and I’ve even heard of some people giving up cross-country skiing for it. Personally, I think the two sports complement each other perfectly, and I won’t be giving up my skinny skis anytime soon. But rolling over the snow on those fat tires is pure fun and I’ve even spotted my perennially serious husband smiling while riding his fat bike. If you’re already fat bike convert, it’s time to check-out Thunder Bay’s Fat Bike Series. A collaboration between the Black Sheep Mountain Bike Club and Thunder Bay Cycling Club, you only need to be a member of one of the clubs to participate. First up is the Fat Bike Loppet on March 4, which takes advantage of the sweet grooming from the previous day’s Sleeping Giant Loppet. There are two distances (15 km or 30 km) to choose from

and the post-race tailgate social is not to be missed. Last year was my first attempt at the Loppet double header, and riding on the ski trails felt pretty rebellious. Of course the scenery, killer climbs, and crazy descents never disappoint. Last up on the race calendar is Fat for the Weekend March 24 and 25 at Loch Lomond Ski Hill. The hosts put on a great event last year and I can’t wait to swoop down hills and ride up(!) the Snoopy again. The two-day challenge takes advantage of Loch’s snowshoe trails, single track, and ski hills, so there’s something for every style of rider. Races are run in a cyclocross style, which means you ride laps (a few km long) for approximately 45-60 minutes. It doesn’t matter who crosses the finish line first, everyone’s smiling when it’s done. For more details visit tbaycc.ca

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n March 3, the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus will perform a solo concert, sans orchestra, led by TBSO conductor-in-residence Simon Rivard and accompanied on piano by Heather Morrison, principal keyboard with the TBSO. The concert, entitled A Manifest for Peace, will feature a variety of genres, from the ethereal modern tonalities and clustered chords of Ola Gjeilo and Eric Whitacre, to Karl Jenkins’ stark and dramatic The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, and everything in between. The program will also include an arrangement of a well-known songs from Simon and Garfunkel (we’re not going give it

away, but given the theme of the concert there are likely a few guesses that could be made!). Jenkins’ Mass is an incarnation of a French Renaissance song, “L’homme armé,” which has been transformed into a powerful multi-movement work meant to promote peace among all people. Rather than perform the Mass in its entirety, the chorus will be performing the shortened choral suite, which omits the movements featuring soloists to better suit the evening’s program. This reduced arrangement, however, does not detract from the power of the music—instead, it becomes concentrated. The ensemble has been having a lot of fun exploring the new direction

Rivard is taking them in. “I’m looking forward to leading this fine ensemble in a concert where it’s all about them,” says Rivard. And collectively, they’re looking forward to sharing this music with an audience, and perhaps introducing people to some modern composers they may not have heard of. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students/children, and are available at Calico Coffeehouse, from chorus members, and at the door.

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Opera Northwest Performs Puccini Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

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Soprano and Opera Northwest’s artistic director, Theresa Thibert

hen I moved to Thunder Bay from New York, I thought I was saying goodbye to live opera—going to the Metropolitan Opera on a weekly basis would be a thing of the past. Little did I know that shortly after I moved here, a few dedicated musicians would get together to form a community opera company. Opera Northwest, in its third season, performed two of Puccini’s one-act operas, Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Gianni Schicchi on February 10 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Originally part of a triptych, the former is a sombre yet luminous tragedy, while the latter is a comedy replete with quirky (and greedy) figures. The cast ranged from amateur to professional, with Thunder Bay’s own soprano Theresa Thibert (also Opera Northwest’s artistic director) singing the leading female roles in both works. Dreamy and sweetvoiced, her Angelica gave a touch of youthful idealism to the opera, while in Gianni Schicchi, she portrayed the ingénue Lauretta with girlish grace, well-matched by her sweetheart Rinuccio, sung by American tenor Michael Dodge.

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The rest of an all-local cast imparted comic colour and piquant character to the show. The plot of Gianni Schicchi revolves around the will of a wealthy man who died leaving everything to a monastery, much to the dismay of the assembled relatives. Enter Glen Paterson as Schicchi, whose clever machinations save the day. He stole the show with his commanding presence and voice, bringing the cast together masterfully. Last but not least, kudos to musical director Sean Kim, who provided the foundation for the entire evening by playing the orchestra part on the piano for both operas, which is no mean feat. He captured the magic of Puccini and kept the invigorating music flowing swiftly. The next performance is scheduled for May 26-27 (venue TBD) and this time, there will be a chamber ensemble to accompany the singers as they perform another Italian comedy, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love). Interested participants and patrons will want to keep an eye on their Facebook page: facebook.com/ operanorthwesternontario for updates on the performance.

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A Conversation with Soulfly’s Max Cavalera Guerilla Mindset By Justin Allec

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rap your head around this fact, just so you can bang it: at Crocks on March 10, one of Max Cavalera’s current bands, Soulfly, will be performing a full-album set from one of his past projects, Nailbomb’s Point Blank. As convoluted as all that seems, it’s simply this: Cavalera likes being busy. The former guitarist and singer of legendary Brazilian thrashers Sepultura, one of metal’s elder statesmen thanks to his enthusiasm and work ethic, wasn’t content to sit the touring season out. After quitting Sepultura in 1993, Cavalera was adrift. While he was hanging out one day at his house with his friend Alex Newport of U.K. noise-rockers Fudge Tunnel, they got to jamming. Freedom and curiosity led to the two to create ugly, jarring, punked-up metal riffs that they riveted to industrial drums, guerilla rhetoric, and horrific samples. Cavalera says, “[Alex and I] called it our ‘1000% Hate Project’, cause we were just playing around, just letting our anger go by writing these huge riffs.” Cavalera’s wife and manager shopped the album around and suddenly the

project had a name and purpose. Point Blank has mostly lain dormant, but lately, Cavalera says he’s been looking to the past for inspiration. Last year, Cavalera Conspiracy— one of three bands in which Cavalera claims membership—toured the Sepultura album Roots for its 20th anniversary, and the experience convinced Cavalera to do something similar with Soulfly. “The weight of Point Blank, with the force of Soulfly, a live band, behind it, comes alive and it’s just so heavy,” he says. Despite the album’s age, Cavalera says the crusty themes are still relevant, with lyrics that are halfway between revolutionary slogans and a guerilla’s polemic. “There’s nostalgia there but I live in Trump’s America—we have KKK marching in the streets,” Cavalera says. “It’s our anger against it all—anti-religion, anti-fascist, anti-bullshit.” While Cavalera’s not promising a revolution, this metal show might be just as intense as one.

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Born: Colfax, Washington Instrument: Violin Age you started to study music: Piano at about age 4, violin at 8 How long have you been with TBSO: Two seasons What’s on your personal playlist: Classical music, Hunt & Gather, Kishi Bashi, Crooked Still, Kendrick Lamar, the Hamilton soundtrack Thunder Bay has made an impression on U.S.-born violinist Noah Waters. He’s currently in his second season with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and has no plans to head back to his country of birth anytime soon. “I’ve been enjoying Thunder Bay while I’ve been living here,” Waters says. “I’m also applying for landed immigrant status in Canada. Hopefully that will go through, and I get to stay with Thunder Bay a little longer, or go to another place in Canada.” Waters was born in Colfax, Washington, and first picked up a violin at the age of four. He was, at the time, also taking piano lessons—his mother plays and teaches—and so Waters didn’t actually start playing the violin for another four years. “The violin was far more interesting to me

than the piano,” Waters says. “For lessons, we kind of got lucky. We had some very skilled teachers who were willing to be patient rather than always looking for the absolute best student in the world, which I was not.” He displayed a talent for the instrument, however, and kept learning, playing with youth orchestras to develop his skills. “Probably when I was 14 or 15, I was studying very seriously, and I started looking into […] auditioning and applying for college and university,” Waters says. “It seemed like the only subject I was interested in or good at at the time, so I just kind of made that happen.” Waters would go on to earn his undergrad at the University of Michigan, and then his master’s at the University of Ottawa. His current role with the TBSO is his first fulltime orchestral position. “It’s been an opportunity to play pieces that are, honestly, probably more useful to me than some of the large works that my university orchestras did,” he says. “It’s actually not very typical for a relatively new violinist to be playing Mahler all the time, because those orchestras require hundreds of players. If you have 30, you get used to being able to play a little classical symphony very well.”

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raving the Canadian winter weather, Union Duke is doing their part for music lovers and kicking off a tour this month. The quintet is taking their show on the road, bringing their high-energy hoedown from Toronto to Thunder Bay, playing The Foundry on March 19. If you’ve never heard Union Duke before, you might be wondering—what’s their deal? Well, Union Duke could be described as Canada’s answer to Mumford & Sons. Their latest album, Golden Days (2016), has some almost Barenaked Ladies-esque sounds—think “A

Brief Romance” and “Torn in Two.” Despite falling into the folk/bluegrass/country genre that makes most people think of the American south, their Canadianness really shows in quirky musical moments that more straightforward folk bands might not be able to pull off. But with these guys, you’ll be convinced. With three full-length albums— Golden Days, Cash & Carry (2014), and Bandits & Bridges (2013)—they’ve got tonnes of songs to keep the crowds happy no matter where they go. Between boot-stomping and do-sido’ing, they have a few slower, more

heartfelt storytelling numbers that might tempt folks to slow dance. Their bluegrass influence is there in ever-present tambourine, banjo, and the occasional well-placed fiddle, while the driving rhythm guitar and drum beat keep their tunes moving forward. Before you know it, you’ll be stomping your feet and singing along with them—a great way to keep warm when the inevitable March snow flies!

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Five Songs for Spring

You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming. - Pablo Neruda

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Tom Waits

“You Can Never Hold Back Spring” Like strong bourbon, Tom Waits can be an acquired taste. And as he has gotten older, the songs are often buried in eccentric arrangements and phlegmatic singing. But Waits is truly one of the very best songwriters of the past 100 years. His songs cut right to the bone and “You Can Never Hold Back Spring” is right up there with his best. Along with piano, clarinet, and a touch of brass, Waits gives an understated and beautiful vocal. The song features both gorgeous imagery and a melody that is upbeat and somehow nostalgic. “Even though, you’ve lost your way/The world keeps dreaming of spring.”

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“A Father’s First Spring” The Avett Brothers have been heralded as something like the messiahs of roots music. They certainly have managed to bring acoustic-based music and folky songwriting to a new generation. This lovely song does a pretty good job conveying the power of a parent’s love, and how that can—and usually does—change your world. Although this song is not specifically dedicated to the spring season, the concept of renewed life runs through the verses. And spring is all about new beginnings. “I never lived ‘til I lived in your light/And my heart never beat like it does at the sight/Of you baby blue, God blessed your life/I do not live ‘less I live in your light.”

BURNING TO THE SKY

s I sit down to write this column, it’s about day 15 of a long, cold deep freeze. I’m sick with some awful seasonal flu and there is a lot of winter yet to come. So what better time to write about spring songs? Here are a few of my favourites. Don’t let winter fool you, it can’t last forever.

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Ah, Lou Rawls. So smooth, so classy. I saw Rawls perform many years ago, when I was barely 21, and he was about as cool and funky as you might imagine. So when I hear him sing this song, it takes me back to carefree days of old. Lou sounds pretty fired up here, especially about that “extra hour” for he and his girlfriend. But really, Lou pretty much nails spring fever here.

This song, sort of the epitome of the singer/ songwriter genre that dominated the early 1970s, is hooked on the idea of a guy asking his girlfriend to move for him. Initially, he wants her to come to Boston for the springtime. Apparently the Romeo in question is “staying here with some friends, and they’ve got lots of room.” As if that’s not enough of a draw, he tells her “you can sell your paintings on the sidewalk, in a cafe where I hope to be working soon.” Nothing like an unemployed drifter to get someone to pull up their stakes. But it is a lovely tune.

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“It’s Spring again/I can hear the birds sings again/See the flowers start to bud/See young people fall in love.”

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“But of all the dreams I’ve lost or found/And all that I ain’t got/I still need to lean to/Somebody I can sing to.”

Peggy Lee “There’ll Be Another Spring”

I’ve had a thing for Peggy Lee ever since I saw her on a record cover back in my teens. She was the epitome of the buxom blonde chanteuse. And that voice! Sultry and knowing and adult. Sexy but not overt. This song—one of her signatures—is very melancholy, about two lovers who have parted in some mysterious way. “Don’t cry, there’ll be another spring/I know our hearts will dance again/And sing again, so wait for me till then.” There will be another spring.

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t was another fabulous performance by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra at Brew and Beethoven at the O’Kelly VC Armoury on February 16. This was the sixth time the TBSO partnered with Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and this year it was a sold-out event. Regular attendees know to expect a relaxed atmosphere, a diverse audience, unassigned seating, great music, delicious beer, and the chance to catch up with friends. And this year was no different. I walked in and was welcomed with a beer glass and complimentary ticket to choose my favourite beer brewed by Thunder Bay’s own brewmasters: Sleeping Giant Brewing Company. SGBC had five tasty options: Beaver Duck, Mr. Canoehead, Northern Logger, Armoury Ale, and a brand new Irish Red Ale. The flavours ranged from malty sweet beers to bitter hoppy brews, and I really enjoyed my easy drinking pint of Irish Red Ale paired with a pretzel from The Sweet North Bakery. The orchestra opened with Beethoven’s 5th Symphony before

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Trinity United Church moving on to other popular pieces played in a variety of styles. It was fun to see the symphony musicians dressed casually in jeans and T-shirts alongside their ever-entertaining conductor, Simon Rivard. Listening to the classics performed through the buzz of the audience made for a great way to spend a Friday night in the middle of February. The music sounded superb, with microphones boosting the sound to every corner. The evening ended with local band Phoebe the Feeb (who said months ago in The Walleye that it was their dream to perform with the TBSO at this event!) and their music was a perfect contrast and complement to the sounds of the symphony. “It is difficult to describe the shiver that runs through my body when the first few notes of the TBSO rock through the Armoury over the din of people bustling about, chatting with friends, drinking great beer and laughing amongst themselves,” says Kerry Berlinquette, organizer of the event. If you missed it, make sure to mark it on your calendar for next year!

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Glory Days

REVIEWS

North

Tribulation

Weight_Falls

Greenbank

Jonathan Kawchuk

Down Below

Kim Churchill

I’ve always liked Greenbank (formerly Greenbank Trio) live on stage. They’ve got a wonderful vibe and put on a great show. So I was interested to see if some of that vibe carried over to their new album, Glory Days. I wasn’t disappointed. Jimmy Breslin and Craig Smyth have put together a fine album. The music is a retro amalgam of alt-country, roots, and folk—70s bands like Poco, America, and The Band come to mind, and not surprisingly, their influences include Blue Rodeo and Neil Young. The magic for me comes in their harmonies. Both Breslin and Smyth are great singers, but it’s their harmonies that make the album shine. Jean-Paul De Roover has done an outstanding job producing this album. The vocals are crisp and on top, and there’s great separation and mixing of the guitars, keyboards, and other instruments. Favourite songs include “Small Victories” and “Movin’ On.” “Small Victories” is about surviving in a northern town. The harmonies are great and it’s peppered with tasty guitar licks and outstanding keyboards. “Movin’ On” deals with facing the day when many of your friends are moving away. All in all, Glory Days is a well-crafted piece of work.

Despite the chilly connotations this album’s title might invoke, Kawchuk’s eight-track instrumental suite actually bursts with warmth and affection for northern landscapes. Anyone who’s lived in northern regions knows there is a gentle hum produced by nature—water dripping from branches in sunshine, the burble of a creek beneath layers of ice, crunching snow underfoot, the swift, silent movement of wildlife. North captures this musical soundscape and emulates it with gentle, glittering composition and carefully crafted production. Kawchuk broadcast the album through speakers into Norway’s Jostedalsbreen National Park, home to the largest glacier in continental Europe, as a way to honour the inspiration, giving back “so it wasn’t just a one-sided conversation.” What results is a deeply atmospheric sensory feast that deserves a spot on your iPod while you take a meditative winter walk, ski, or snowshoe journey—keep it to yourself, or play it back to your surroundings in gratitude, like Kawchuk did.

Australian singer-songwriter Kim Churchill’s latest album, Weight_ Falls, sounds just like you’d expect summer and sunshine to sound. This welcome release in the cold winter months heralds the coming change in seasons with a warm, dreamy, surfer-folk aesthetic and uplifting rhythm guitar. The energy in “Whole Entire” will make you want to travel on spring break just so you can go for a run on the beach. The saxophone lines and harder drum beat in “Breakneck Speed” turn this into the track that’ll get you dancing. On this album, Churchill’s taken a mellowed vocal tone compared to his breakout hit “Window to the Sky” from his 2014 release Silence/ Win. Sticking pretty strictly between three to four minutes, the tracks are digestible and pop- sized—you’ll fly through the whole 13 of them before you even realize it. And if you want to hear him live, you’re in luck—you can catch him at Crocks on March 5.

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Sweden’s Tribulation manage to sneak an awful lot of substance into their nefarious style. Down Below, their fourth album, is at first listen an enjoyably low-key collection of gothic rock songs full of ringing guitar leads, minor-key piano flourishes, and dramatic, rasping vocals. Fine stuff and expected from Tribulation, who love to fluidly channel the aesthetics of not just contemporary horror movies, but those earliest examples wreathed in mist and shadow. Ten years ago the band’s debut raged like an 80s slasher using rancid metal riffs as weapons, but this album trades up their denim and leather for lace and crushed velvet. These nine melancholic, moonlit melodies are hauntingly effective as they tease you along from John Carpenter-style synth shakedowns to dramatically primeval, arena-sized rock. Down Below is Bela Lugosi wailing on a Flying-V, what today’s Lost Boy or Girl is listening to as they strut the nocturnal boardwalk. Lean back on your settee, raise a goblet, and let the candelabra burn low—you’re in good company here, down below.

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Whistle Down the Wind Joan Baez

Serious civil rights activist, Amnesty International’s highest award achiever, renowned pacifist, and Standing Rock protester, legendary folk musician Joan Baez is still kicking. She will tour this album of songs by the likes of Tom Waits and Mary Chapin Carpenter extensively in 2018 on her last formal tour. In Whistle Down the Wind, the stilted vibrato is long gone (thank goodness), but the voice is sounding weakened and wearied by age and somewhat darker. However, this is not exactly emo hardcore—the album is firmly rooted in the traditional folk genre. Joe Henry’s straightforward production never intrudes, and beautifully accentuates the intimacy of this reflective work. Baez is preparing for the inevitable; I can feel her full heart pouring over with love, which suffuses the music. And true to form, in the track titled “Another World,” she asks “Will there be peace?” - Peter Jabs

Liminal

Jordan Tannahill The word liminal refers to a transition, being between two states, or even occupying a place on both sides of a boundary, and this concept constitutes the main theme of Tannahill’s story. Liminal’s narrator, a fictional Jordan Tannahill, is hit by a flood of memories upon seeing his mother lying in bed and being unable to immediately determine if she’s asleep or dead. The main story is about Jordan plowing recklessly through life, showing the tension in his relationship with his mother and also how his insecurities and uncertainty have kept him bouncing between happiness and self-destruction. This is framed by philosophical musings about mortality. When its divergent aspects come together, Liminal ends up being a strange mix of intellectual posturing and emotion, where it can be hard to separate author and narrator. But perhaps this uncertainty is part of the deeper point: keeping the reader within the narrative haze of the liminal.

Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-Up Jean Blacklock

Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-Up is Grace Helbig’s guide for Millennials struggling to adult. Her book is full of tips she’s learned on her own misadventures, and is sprinkled with helpful advice from her own mother. She’s also got ridiculous acronyms at the end of most chapters to help you remember her tips (like IGLOO DAWG for work/life balance). Helbig is a comedian and YouTube celebrity, and it shows in her book: she writes to be funny, but oftentimes her humour misses the mark on the page (it works better if read out loud). However, the parts where she’s writing about her own life are quite good. It’s just a shame that the book has more WORK POOT and lists of relatively unhelpful (or, if you’re lucky, common sense) tips, rather than the more interesting personal stories of Helbig’s life.

Superorganism Superorganism

Superorganism are a multinational indie-pop group fronted by a 17-year-old from the U.S. and have been embraced by radio and internet media after releasing some incredibly catchy singles. They’ve quickly become a household name amongst indie-pop lovers, and with the release of their debut selftitled album, are poised to become something big. So far, the album has been kept pretty tightly under wraps, but if you pre-order from the band’s Bandcamp page you get four songs immediately. All four are hip, maximalist pop songs, full of catchy hooks, deadpan-delivered lyrics, and some of the most earwormready material you’ve heard in a long time. There is no doubt that Superorganism will be the album of springtime, and will definitely end up on the year-end lists of many critics and music lovers alike. Highly recommended and anticipated! - Jason Wellwood

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Architecture

Carpenters Local 1669 Training Centre

Traditional Materials and Methods, Contemporary Facility Story by Laurie Abthorpe, Photos by Patrick Chondon

ocated in the Innova Business Park, the newly constructed Carpenters Local 1669 Training Centre was completed in 2016. This contemporary structure is the realized vision of the Carpenters Local 1669 executive—a facility created to address the evolving needs within carpentry related trades, including education and technology. Designed by FORM Architecture Engineering, the project’s lead

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designer was partner Matthew Mills. Inspired to reflect the region, the design combines features and natural materials found in Northwestern Ontario. Construction plans incorporated green building practices and the inclusion of materials that carpenters traditionally build with— factors that are very important to Carpenters Local 1669. Many different woods, including pine, cedar, and birch, are used in the traditional

wood framing, exposed glue-laminated and heavy timber structures, as well as the building’s interior and exterior finishes. Finn Way General Contractors was awarded the contract to build the facility with many members of Carpenters Local 1669 taking part in its construction. The completed barrier-free, state-of-the-art building is 12,750 square feet. The main entry features an open lobby/lounge with office space beyond. A modern 20-seat boardroom is beautifully accented with woodwork throughout. The facility’s two 25-seat classrooms feature a joint retractable wall, which when open can accommodate larger group

training. Technologies such as modern projectors and full wi-fi access in all areas of the building enhance its educational function. It is, however, the 6500 square foot practical training area that is the centre’s pride and joy. This area contains a dust collection system for woodworking and will soon include virtual welders along with real time welding equipment. With 26-foot high ceilings, the practical area also accommodates an engineering training structure used for high angle rescue, working at heights, and suspend access training. Between its classrooms and practical training area, the Carpenters Local 1669 Training Centre provides a

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variety of specialized services such as occupational health and safety training for its members and the Ontario government. As a training delivery agent for the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development Ontario, the training centre delivers general carpentry as well as drywall, acoustics, and lathing applicator trade school programs. This inviting, leading-edge training facility is open to the public for rental as well. In November of last year, FORM Architecture Engineering was awarded

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the Northern Ontario Excellence Award from Wood WORKS! Ontario, an initiative of the Canadian Wood Council, for its unique use of various wood materials in the training centre project. Laurie Abthorpe is the heritage researcher for the Heritage Advisory Committee, which advises city council on the conservation of heritage buildings, sites and resources, and their integration into development. For more information on the city’s heritage resources, visit thunderbay.ca/living/ culture_and_heritage

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Health

Mental Health for Millennials

Be Present for the Important Things By Sara Chow, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

edia headlines suggest that there is a mental health crisis, but Dr. Mandy McMahan, Ph.D., C.Psych., says that while mental health certainly needs more attention, many of the headlines are over-alarming because mental health issues have always occurred. Dr. McMahan, a clinical and health psychologist with Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and in private practice, says she is more concerned about increased connectedness creating a false sense of progress in mental health for young adults, and their lost sense of fulfillment and being present. “We have always known that young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 are vulnerable to mental health difficulties because this is a stressful time in their lives,” said Dr. McMahan. “There are many developmental milestones during these years, including: completing your education, joining the workforce, developing significant relationships and, for many, starting a family, or at least the pressure to start a family. Mental health struggles arise when we factor in our own pre-existing vulnerabilities for mental health

issues with stressors such as money, work, relationships etc. These milestones and stressors are not new to the current young adult generation.” What is unique to this generation is that everything is public, highly advertised, and connected because of the internet and social media. “There are pros and cons to this environment. On the positive side, there is a method of conversing about and sharing mental health experiences. People realize that they aren’t alone, and mental health is being recognized more and talked about more,” she explains. “On the other hand, although we are talking about mental health more, we are not taking on adequate responsibility of following up and following through with dealing with it. The awareness is necessary, but it’s not sufficient. There is more that has to be done, such as increasing access to services and evidence-informed treatments. Quick fixes, such as mental health breaks, help some to stay well, but keeping well and getting well are not necessarily the same thing.” Dr. McMahan also highlights another unique challenge that today’s

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Dr. Mandy McMahan, Ph.D., C.Psych., a Clinical and Health Psychologist with Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. young adults face: a lost sense of fulfillment. “When our actual situation is far from our ideal situation, distress can occur. We see online posts of fancy houses, vacations, career accomplishments, and perfect relationships and families and our minds are flooded with thoughts of how things could be and, for many, how things should be. To some extent, too much choice is not good because they aren’t really options for everyone. Instead of attending to what we actually do have, we focus on what we don’t. The distress it creates is real.” The greatest interference is possibly that people are not present

in their own lives anymore. This is something that Dr. McMahan refers to as “always on.” “No wonder people are stressed with their lives because they’re not actually living them. We are so connected to what’s ‘out there’ that we are often completely disconnected from who and what is right in front of us. The internet cannot replace human connection.” One thing that you can do to help prevent excess stress is to be more present, says Dr. McMahan. “Show up for the life you have. You might not like everything in your life, but be present for the important things.”

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Green

Agents of Change Project Youth-Centred, Youth-Driven

By Aynsley Klassen, Program Coordinator with EcoSuperior, Photo by Brooke Towle

oung people have the most to lose from climate change— and the most to gain from taking action. Raising youth voices to the forefront of climate action is at the core of EcoSuperior’s Agents of Change Climate Action Project. In partnership with the Northern Ontario Education Leaders (NOEL), a coalition of eight school boards across Northwestern Ontario, the Agents of Change project is bringing together 150 youth (grades 8-10) to address climate change in two stages. First, project participants will gather at Thunder

Bay’s Fort William Historical Park on September 19-21, 2018 to explore the complexities of climate change, build leadership skills, and use a design thinking process to create student-led climate action campaigns to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their own schools and communities. Then, as participants implement their campaigns from October 2018 to March 2019, students will remain connected through ongoing outreach, support, and community-building initiatives. In spring 2019, students will discover the impacts of their actions by calculating their combined GHG emission reductions. The Agents of Change project aims to inspire and nurture young people in becoming engaged citizens, leaders, and problem solvers who are effectively responding to dramatic environmental change in their communities. Sound ambitious? It is! That’s why organizers are working hard to knit together a sense of urgency with a narrative of hope, weave in components of art, science, music, and activism, and tie in design and integrative thinking methods so that each young person finds a unique way to raise their voice to something larger than themselves, something collective, something solutionary. As one of 10 projects funded through the Partners in Climate Action grants, Agents of Change is proud to be supporting the goal set out by Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan to cut GHG emissions to 15% below 1990 levels by 2020. Whether it is an anti-idling campaign, a schoolyard greening project to create carbon sinks, an effort to eat local or reduce food waste, or something totally unique, each of the student-led Climate Action Campaigns will focus on reducing GHG emissions to contribute to an overall provincial reduction. Most importantly, the project gives Northwestern Ontario youth the opportunity to lead the way in mitigating climate change and influencing the future of our planet. Contact aynsley@ecosuperior.org for more information on sponsorship opportunities, or to be involved in the project.

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MarchEventsGuide February 28–March 3 & March 7–10, 7:30 pm

Hamlet

First-Wesley United Church

Cambrian Players presents the classic Shakespearean tragedy. See this month’s Film and Theatre section for more info.

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March 2, 1–9 pm

The Big Freeze

Mount Baldy Ski Area

United Way of Thunder Bay and Redwood Park Church are proud to present this day of skiing, snowboarding, or tubing for a great price! All funds from this event will be in support of the United Way of Thunder Bay/GenNext and Redwood Park Church.

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March 2, 7–11 pm

Crack Me Up Comedy Crocks

A night of comedy presented by Miki Hughes, featuring Lee Noyes and hosted by Lee Chambers. All proceeds go to the Canadian Mental Health Association of Thunder Bay.

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March 2–25

March 4, 11 am–4 pm

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Sample, compare prices, and view the hottest trends with Thunder Bay’s best wedding retailers and service providers, all without having to schedule a single appointment or drive all over town. Be sure not to miss it! Admission is $10.

Lakehead University Thunder Bay Annual Student Juried Wedding Show Exhibition Victoria Inn The annual Lakehead University Visual Arts Department Student Exhibition, made up of works by students in all four years of the program, is always a delight to the eyes and a stimulation of the senses, as well as a challenge to the mind. The opening gala reception is Friday, March 9 at 7:30 pm and the public is invited. The exhibition runs until March 25.

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March 3

Sleeping Giant Loppet Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Now in its 41st year, the Sleeping Giant Loppet is a mass participation ski festival that is fun and challenging for skiers of all ages and levels. See this month’s Top Five for more info.

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March 3, 11–1 pm

Cider and Yoga

Red Lion Smokehouse

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March 2, 16, & 30, 10:30–11:30 am

March 3, 10, & 17

First Sphere Course Resting Frog Yoga Studio

Rediscover the joy and magic life has to offer when you simply choose to live life in the present during this Bright Path meditation course.

Mindful Movement Alpha Court Day Centre

Come out for this wellness practice focused on the mind-body connection: a way to calm your mind by moving your body. Discover the power of your breath and your own natural movements. You will be invited to practice mindfulness, body awareness, free movement, and breathing exercises.

346-3321

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Gender Journeys NorWest Community Health Centre

Cabane à sucre (Sugar Shack) Come and join the Club Canadien Français de Thunder Bay to sample maple syrup toffee at the Sugar Shack. Part of Winter Fundays.

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March 7

Tap Takeover

Red Lion Smokehouse

Red Lion Smokehouse has invited the MacKinnon Brothers to takeover their taps, brewing great beer using only the hops, wheat, and barley grown out of their farm just outside of Kingston, Ontario.

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March 7, 14, 21, & 28, 1:30–2:30 pm

Chair Yoga

NorWest Community Health Centre

Low impact yoga facilitated by a certified yoga instructor. Free of charge, snack provided, accessible building on bus route, and bus tickets available upon request.

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March 7, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

Gender Journeys is a free eightweek group for adults that explores gender and sexuality identity and expression and will provide reliable, up-to-date information on these topics. Registration is required.

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March 4, 2–4 pm

Marina Park

Yoga and cider bring joy and relaxation, so why not combine the two activities on the path for inner peace? A yoga instructor will take you through a one-hour class followed by a cider tasting. Light snacks will also be provided (vegan and vegetarian options available). Class is suitable for all levels. Please bring your own mat.

March 2–4

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Tasty Tofu Cooking Class

NorWest Community Health Centre

Come out for this cooking series and take home some tasty food that you create.

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March 7, 7:15 pm

Until March 11

Hammarskjold High School Library

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Lakehead Stamp Club Meeting

Program is a speaker and a floor auction. Entry is free. Visitors are welcome.

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March 9 & 23, 10:30–11:30 am

Mindful Movement NorWest Community Health Centre

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March 9, 6–7:30 pm

Mommy Matters Lakehead University

Are you pregnant and interested in meeting other pregnant women? If so, consider volunteering to participate in the Mommy Matters groups being evaluated by researchers at Lakehead University.

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March 10–17

Canadian Cross Country Ski Nationals Lappe Nordic Centre

The Lake Superior Nordic Ski Association is proud to be hosting the 91st Canadian Ski Nationals at the Lappe Nordic Centre. The 2018 Ski Nationals will include the Junior Championships for skiers 19 and under, the Senior Championships and double as the championships for university and college level racing in Canada.

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At Pelican Falls: Rebecca Belmore

At Pelican Falls focuses on experiential connection and archival intimacy within specific places. Organized and circulated by PLATFORM Centre for photographic and digital arts.

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March 11, 2–4 pm

Winter Science with Science North Marina Park

Winter is a time of crystals—from icicles to snowflakes to frost on the window. Join Science North to learn how these crystals are formed and about other cool winter facts! Part of Winter Fundays.

625-2351

March 12, 8 pm

Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids Finlandia Club

Do you still have any of your childhood or teenage writing? Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids is an open-mic evening of book reports, poetry, diary entries, letters from camp, etc.—all read out loud by adults to a room full of strangers.

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March 12–15

Second Annual Anemki Unity Winter Classic

Fort William First Nation Arena

Building brighter futures for our communities. Tyke, novice, atom, and peewee divisions, girls bantam and girls midget, boys bantam and boys midget.

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March 15, 7:30 pm

Thunder Bay Horticultural Society General Meeting

Oliver Road Community Centre

Come and learn about gardening! The general meeting will feature a presentation by Wendy Woodswalker on growing apples in Northwestern Ontario. New members are welcome. Cost is $15 (seniors $10).

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March 15–16

March 17, noon–5 pm

St. Urho’s Day Finlandia Club

Come out and celebrate St. Urho and his legacy with the grasshoppers with this annual walk around Bay Street. The parade will begin at noon on March 17 at the Finlandia Club front steps; following the parade meet back at the Finlandia to watch performers and enjoy local talent. Cash bar. Admission is $5 at the door for performance.

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Stand-Up Comedy with Ismo Leikola

March 17, 7 pm

The Finlandia presents two nights of stand-up with Finnish comedian Ismo Leikola. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door; advance tickets available at the Hoito, Bay Meats Butcher Shop, Finnport, and the Kitchen Nook.

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

Finlandia Club

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March 16, 8 pm

A Night of Laughter Continued

Mackenzie-Riverside Pizzeria & Lounge

A comedy night featuring a double shot with headliner Isso Boika Raustalinen and Ron Kanutski! It’s sure to be another hilarious evening so get your tickets ASAP to reserve a table. Tickets are $15.

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March 16–April 15

Lakehead University Visual Arts Department Annual Major Studio Exhibition Thunder Bay Art Gallery

The fourth year graduating students in the Lakehead University Visual Arts Department present their annual exhibition full of wild, wonderful, wacky and fabulously creative and compelling artwork. The public is invited to the opening reception March 22 at 7:30 pm.

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March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, & 19, 9–10:30 am

Wise in Mind: DBT Emotion Regulation Workshop Urban Abbey

This 10-week workshop will teach you how to manage negative and overwhelming emotions while increasing positive experiences by understanding one’s emotions, reducing emotional vulnerability, and decreasing emotional suffering.

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Snowed In Comedy Tour

Four international comedians come together to create one amazing show, each bringing a unique and hilarious take to provide something for everyone. Featuring Dan Quinn, Damonde Tschritter, Paul Myrehaug, and Pete Zedlacher.

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March 18, 1–3 pm

Spring Wreath Workshop The Camellia

Learn the art of wreath-making using techniques of hand-wiring and binding.

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March 22, 7 pm

Medicine Bear

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

A whimsical evening of music, dance, and storytelling performed by Sand Point First Nation Kaha:Wi Dance Theatre. Tickets are $30.

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March 22–April 7

Bed and Breakfast Magnus Theatre

A play written by up-and-coming Canadian playwright Mark Crawford. See this month’s Top Five for more info.

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March 23–25

Lakehead Stamp Club’s 69th Annual Stamp Exhibition Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Free entry, Free parking. There will be stamps for sale and door prizes.

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March 23–25

Artist Showcase Urban Abbey

An exhibit that brings together 13 francophone and francophile artists. See this month’s Art section for more info.

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March 24

March 29–April 7

first cask beer festival. See this month’s Top Five/Food section for more info.

Port Arthur Curling Club

BrewHa Caskfest 2018 Canadian Firefighters Curling CLE Heritage Building Caskfest 2018 is northern Ontario’s Championship brewhafestival.com

March 24, 11 am–4 pm

Books from the Community Sale

Waverly Library Auditorium

The Friends of the Public Library are hosting a “Rent a Table and Sell Your Books” event. They are welcoming local authors, collectors, and book lovers. Email to reserve a table.

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March 24, 9:30–11:30 pm

Music Bingo

Red Lion Smokehouse

Music Bingo combines your favourite tunes with traditional bingo. Each player receives a music bingo card with a random assortment of songs titles and artists. Instead of calling out numbers, their DJ play the music! Singing along is recommended. Bring your friends, grab a beer and get ready to win some prizes.

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March 24–25

Fat for the Weekend Fatbike Race Loch Lomond Ski Area

Two days of cyclocross style timed fat bike races, put on by the Thunder Bay Cycling Club. See this month’s City Scene section for more info.

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March 25, 9 am–1 pm

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Moose Hall

Come on out and have a delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausages, hash browns, juice, and coffee or tea, meet the Easter Bunny and support some very worthwhile causes in our community. Proceeds from the breakfast will go to Easter Seals Ontario, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the Fort City Kinettes.

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March 29, 7:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

The greatest family musical of all time is touching down in Thunder Bay! This magical production is a celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, and will be presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences away from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas.

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The Northern Ontario Firefighters Curling Association will host this event at the Port Arthur Curling Club in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

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March 31

We’ve moved.

…from one great neighbourhood to another.

Thunder Bay Bodybuilding Championships

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

Featuring bodybuilding, physique, figure, bikini, and fitness competitions.

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March 31–May 27

Honouring Our Stories

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

An exhibit of works created during a two-year art-based community initiative. See this month’s Art section for more info.

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Until April 10

Urban Infill - Art in the Core 12 (Series) Various Locations

Mark your calendars to attend the pinnacle event of DefSup’s 12th anniversary Urban Infill Series in early April. Saturday April 7 will be the gala opening from 7–11 pm, with an Arty AfterParty from 11 pm–2 am. Experience Thunder Bay transformed by multi-sensory art and unparalleled live performances in this Nuit Blanche-like event! Featuring multi-disciplinary works by 400 regional, national, and international artists at 25 downtown north locations, including active and empty spaces transformed into new temporary galleries. Wearable art window performances, visual and new media arts, film, music, performance, world dance, and catered refreshments. Start at Definitely Superior Art Gallery for art maps and performative tour guides! Exhibition (visual art only) also runs April 8–10, noon–6 pm. All by donation/all ages welcome. Rediscover your downtown Waterfront District through contemporary art!

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MarchMusicGuide March 1 Jazzy Thursday Nights The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

Pulse as Pink Floyd + Misery Inc as Paramore Black Pirates Pub 8 pm • $6 • AA

Prime Time Karaoke PA Legion 8:30 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Stage Thursdays

The Best Karaoke in Thunder Bay The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 8 Five Alarm Funk

The Outpost 6 pm • $15-$20 • 19+

Jazzy Thursday Nights The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

Prime Time Karaoke

March 2 Dueling Pianos

Open Stage Thursdays

Rockhouse 9 pm • $5 • 19+

March 3 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Brule Creek Band PA Legion 8 pm • $3-$5 • 19+

Music For Peace with the Symphony Chorus Trinity United Church 8 pm • $10-$20 • AA

90s + 2000s Night

The Outpost 9:30 pm • $5-$10 • 19+

Sydney Blu w/ Pat Jones + Doran Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $10 • 19+

Tin Pan Alley

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 4 Open Jam

PA Legion 8 pm • No Cover • AA

Miesha & The Spanks The Apollo 9 pm • $TBA • 19+

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Dragon’s Den 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 5 Every Folk’n Monday Night The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

Kim Churchill Crocks 8 pm • $20 • 19+

March 6 Theory of a Deadman

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $40-$45 • AA

Thunder Bay Community Band Jam Night 250 Park Ave 7:30 pm • No Cover • AA

March 7 TBSO Classical 3: Serenade Hilldale Lutheran Church 7:30 pm • $12-$32 • AA

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PA Legion 8:30 pm • No Cover • 19+ The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 9 Dueling Pianos Rockhouse 9 pm • $5 • 19+

The Cover Show 21 Encore Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $5 • 19+

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The Wayland 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 10 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Soulfly as Nailbomb Crocks 6 pm • $30 • 19+

TBSO Pops 5: Jeans n’ Classics Do Bowie & Prince

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $12-$43 • AA

Phil Drost Album Release Concert Urban Abbey 7:30 pm • $10 • AA

Les Chiclettes

Trinity Hall 8 pm • $TBA • AA

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The Wayland 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

Thunder Gun

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 11 Open Jam

PA Legion 8 pm • No Cover • AA

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Dragon’s Den 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

Greenbank Glory Days Album Release Tour Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 12 Every Folk’n Monday Night The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 13 Thunder Bay Community Band Jam Night 250 Park Ave 7:30 pm • No Cover • AA

March 20 Thunder Bay Community Band Jam Night 250 Park Ave 7:30 pm • No Cover • AA

Open Jam

PA Legion 8 pm • No Cover • AA

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Dragon’s Den 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

The Best Karaoke In Thunder Bay

The Best Karaoke In Thunder Bay The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 26 Every Folk’n Monday Night

March 14 The Best Karaoke in Thunder Bay

March 21 The Best Karaoke in Thunder Bay

The Foreign Resort w/ Soapboxer

March 15 Jazzy Thursday Nights

March 22 Jazzy Thursday Nights

Prime Time Karaoke

Open Stage Thursdays

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 16 Hedley

March 23 Roy Coran: Songbook

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

Fort William Gardens 8 pm • $TBA • AA

Slovak Legion 7:30 pm • $15-$20 • AA

Consortium Aurora Borealis Presents: An Evening with Matt Sellick and Jim Differ

Craig Cardiff

The Study Coffeehouse 7:30 pm • $TBA • AA

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7 pm • $60-$90 • 19+

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

PA Legion 8:30 pm • No Cover • 19+

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

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Dueling Pianos

TBSO Northern Lights: Mongrel’s Night Out – Night One

A Tribute to Tom Petty

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St. Paul’s United Church 8 pm • $20 • AA Rockhouse 9 pm • $5 • 19+

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March 17 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons

Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $5 • 19+

The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Traditional Irish Music Session/Full Blown Hooley

Red Lion Smokehouse 1 pm + 9 pm • No Cover + $5 • 19+

St. Patrick’s Day The Apollo 10 pm • $TBA • 19+

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March 18 Open Jam

PA Legion 8 pm • No Cover • AA

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March 19 Union Duke

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Nelly: All Work No Play Tour NV Night Club 8 pm • SOLD OUT • 19+

Heavy Metal Night LU Radio Fundraiser The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 24 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

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Beaux Daddy’s 6:30 pm • No Cover • AA

Bluegrass Concert

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TBSO Northern Lights: Mongrel’s Night Out – Night Two

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Drag Show

Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $10 • 19+

The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

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March 27 Johnny Reid – Night One

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7 pm • $60-$90 • 19+

Thunder Bay Community Band Jam Night 250 Park Ave 7:30 pm • No Cover • AA

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March 28 Johnny Reid – Night Two The Best Karaoke In Thunder Bay The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 29 Jazzy Thursday Nights The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

Prime Time Karaoke PA Legion 8:30 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Stage Thursdays The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

March 30 Brule Creek Band

Bar Polonia 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Dueling Pianos Rockhouse 9 pm • $5 • 19+

Rocksteady w/ DJ Big D The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 31 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Celtic Music Session and Ceili Dance North House Folk School 7 pm • $10-$15 • AA

A Tribute to The Dixie Chicks Undercover The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

March 25 Pierre Schryer & Lads of the Lake

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LU RADIO’S MONTHLY TOP March Show Spotlight

Top 20 1 Greenbank* Glory Days Self-Released

2 Bahamas* Earthtones Barchords

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Song of the moment: Les Conards à l’Orange- “L’Autobus”

3 Colour Tongues* Colour Tongues Self-Released 4 Vulfpeck Mr. Finish Line Vulf Records 5 Spirit of the Bear Fade into Blue Self-Released 6 St. Vincent MASSEDUCTION Loma Vista Recordings 7 Weaves* Wide Open Buzz Records 8 The Pack A.D.* Dollhouse Cadence Music Group 9 Destroyer* ken Merge Records 10 Gord Downie* Introduce Yerself Arts & Crafts 11

Music

1971* No Matter Where You Go, There You Are Art of the Uncarved Block

12 The Fallers* Get In, Loser Self-Released 13 No Museums* It All Begins To Feel Self-Released

CILU 102.7fm’s Monthly Charts for this issue reflect airplay for the month ending February 20, 2018. Check out our weekly charts online at luradio.ca or tune in to the weekly Top 20 Countdown Saturday from 5-7pm (or the rebroadcast Monday 4-6pm) on 102.7fm in Thunder Bay or stream us live world-wide at luradio.ca.

14 Terra Lightfoot* New Mistakes Sonic Unyon

2 Moka Only* Concert For One UURBNET Records

15 Chad VanGaalen* Light Information Flemish Eye

3 Def3* Small World URBNET Records

16 Laura Sauvage* The Beautiful Simone

4 Malcolm-Jay* The Enemy Within Self-Released

17 Protomartyr Relatives in Descent Domino

5 Young RJ Blaq Royalty Ne’Astra Music Group

18 Moon Eyed* Haleiwa Pleasence Records

International

19 Alvvays* Antisocialites Polyvinyl Records

1 Boogat* San Cristóbal Baile Inn Maisonette

20 Soapboxer* Lush Self-Released

2 So Long Seven* Kala Kalo Self-Released

Electronic

3 Minor Empire* Uprooted Self-Released

1 Petit Biscuit Presence Frontside Group

4 Lemon Bucket Orkestra* If I Had The Strength Self- Released

2 Kutch* Notionside Self-Released

5 Compassion Gorilla* Coalesce Self- Released

3 Hax Meadroom* Astral Projection Self-Released

Jazz

4 StegoSarahs* Simple Subtraction Self-Released

1 Alex Pangman* Alex Pangman’s Hot Three! Justin Time Recordings

5 Fever Ray Plunge Mute

2 Søren Nissen* Departures Self-Released

Hip Hop

3 Prime Time Big Band* Live at the Ironwood Chronograph

1 Touch* Journey to the West Hand’Solo Records

PJ Perry Quartet* Alto Gusto (Live at the Yardbird Suite) Cellar Live

Loud 1 Slow* Against the Glass (Reissue) Artoffact 2 Storc* Storc Self-Released 3 Whimm* A Stare Ajar Pleasence Records 4 Protomartyr Relatives in Descent Domino 5 METZ* Strange Peace Royal Mountain Records

Folk•Roots•Blues 1 Bahamas* Earthtones Barchords

2 Emily Kohne* Our Favourite Year (Single) Self-Released 3 Bird City* Winnowing Label Fantastic 4 Buffy Sainte-Marie* Medicine Songs True North 5 Rory Taillon* Only Whispers Self-Released * Indicates Canadian Content

5 Carn Davidson 9* Murphy Self-Released

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Spring Changes in Lake Superior Predictably Unpredictable

Story by Graham Saunders, Photo by Darren McChristie

hile record-keeping of water levels of the Great Lakes dates back to the 1860s, the current network of multiple gauges was established in 1918. This means that 2018 marks a century of records that can be searched for extremes and cycles. And those 100 years of systematic records show that water levels on Lake Superior do not vary much or quickly, averaging a monthly water levels variation of 1.2 metres. All the other lower Great Lakes have more variation—slightly more than 2 metres, and almost all other lakes in the world have more variability than the Great Lakes. In fact, a few water bodies in Asia and California actually almost disappear, only making a comeback in times of

extreme rainfall. Present water levels are exceptionally high, about 30 cm above the long-term average and only 5 to 10 cm below records set in 1986. Lake Superior typically declines throughout the winter months, and in March or early April it is about 30 cm lower than the maximum level of the late summer of the previous year. The main reasons for the decline are: 1. Flow of water out of Lake Superior into the St. Mary’s River at Sault Ste. Marie. This is presently about 2,500 cubic metres per second, in part because of near-record levels and surplus water. In times of drought, the flow is greatly reduced. 2. Massive amounts of evaporation

that takes place in the winter months. Contrary to what one might suppose, evaporation is greatest from October to February, when dry cold air from the Canadian Arctic moves over the warmer surface waters of Lake Superior. Minimal evaporation takes place in the spring and summer seasons. 3. Reduced flow of rivers and streams. Winter precipitation usually falls as snow in the drainage basin that surrounds Lake Superior. Rainfall in winter is more common in recent decades, but normally becomes part of the snowpack. We have begun the month of March, which almost always features

warming temperatures (especially compared to this February, but that is another story). Warmer conditions combine with more intense sunlight, as well as freshet results—a term most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt into rivers located in the northern latitudes of North America. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large systems such as the Lake Superior drainage area. Freshet will begin first on rivers flowing from the south, followed by melting in the north. Large accumulations of snow and ice prolong the duration of the freshet, and features such as new precipitation and timing of warm temperatures will influence rates of flow. For example, a later spring melt with longer days and a higher solar angle will produce faster melting (and potential flooding) in contrast with a gradual and extended melt. Serious flooding can result if heavy rainstorms take place before the freshet has peaked. Last summer saw water levels within 10 cm of records set in 198586. This required many with docks on Lake Superior to make major adjustments, especially if docks were set to cope with the low records set a decade earlier. A typical recovery this spring would approach records this summer. This spring has less snow accumulation than average (at least at the time of this writing). From there we enter into unknown territory. Fisheries and Oceans Canada predicts a range of 15 cm, which extends from well above average to slightly above records in May, June, and July set about three decades ago.

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X Marks the Spot

Coming of Age in the Last Days of Anonymity By Susan Goldberg

’ve never read Douglas Coupland’s Generation X. This strikes me as a bit odd, given that this was the novel that, ostensibly, gave name to my entire generation—those of us born after the Boomers, before the Millennials, in that sweet spot between the 1960s and 1980 or so. To be fair, I thought I had read it. I remember the hype around that novel, how I stumbled upon Coupland doing a reading at an independent bookstore (remember those?) in Montreal in the early 90s, how I knew, at least vaguely, that he was an important figure in the zeitgeist in general and my zeitgeist in particular (I had just learned, in one of my art-history classes, the meaning of the term zeitgeist, and was struggling to apply it anywhere I could). I was an English major at McGill University then, an aspiring writer (and still, then, an aspiring actor). Live readings, plays, concerts, dance performances—all these things and their venues were my lifeblood, events where artists transmitted their work directly to their audiences, literally using the fibre of their being to make meaning, move hearts. As it turns out, Coupland must have read from Shampoo Planet (a

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book I did read) that day, his follow-up to Generation X that coined the phrase “McJob” and briefly thrust Generation Y—who would later come to be known as Millennials—into the spotlight. You’ll have to forgive me for my faulty memory, but I suppose that’s par for the course for us Gen Xers, ensconced as firmly as we are in middle age. We’re tired, you see, what with being the sandwich generation, having invented the Internet only to see it destroying the minds of our children, and getting over the fact that we have the dubious honour of being the first modern generation not to do better than our parents.

But I digress. I’m not sure exactly why Coupland named us Generation X, but my guess is that it had something to do with our relative anonymity, the fact that we couldn’t be tracked on a screen, that we were the last generation who had the gift of being able to disappear, at least for a while, into worlds of our own making. We were latchkey kids. We didn’t have “Baby on Board” signs; we barely had seatbelts. We were the last generation to play on the street until it got dark, to be raised to

be independent rather than safe (see “seatbelts, lack of,” above). When we left home, we actually left, with no digital trail or smartphone tethering us to our parents, much less our friends. All of which meant that my generation, in order to amuse ourselves, actually had to go out into the real world, with those friends. In so doing, we got up to adventures made that much more delicious by the fact that nobody but us knew what we were up to. We talked and kissed and danced and connected and created and yes, made mistakes, all in real time. If you weren’t there, you missed it. So no, Generation X does not get the same kind of attention (or wealth, or freedom) as the generations on either side of us. I’m fine with that. They can have their bland Boomer promises of security and conformity, or Millennial edginess and freedom—I’ll revel in the immediacy, corporeality, and headiness of having grown up as an undefined quantity. Susan Goldberg is a writer based in Thunder Bay. Learn more at susanlgoldberg.com.

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The Heartache of Those Moccasins By Stephanie Wesley

Stephanie Wesley (Lac Seul First Nation) is an award-winning writer currently living and working in Thunder Bay. She was born and raised in Red Lake, ON. Before moving to Thunder Bay, she spent several years in the remote fly-in community of North Spirit Lake First Nation. She would begin her journey as a writer in that small reservation. Stephanie is a mother to an imaginative young boy and two silly cats. Her work can be found on stephaniewesley.wordpress.com. The heartache of those moccasins, mukluks, slippers, on the feet Of those who can afford to wear them at times fills me with envy The price paid for those moccasins, mukluks, slippers, on all those feet Is not something I would have agreed to, but damn it’s part of our history

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I could have pulled pieces of those moccasins From the land my shoom called home A little hard work with moose and waboose And I’d be moon-walking over sticks and stones But I can’t afford those moccasins Lessons were never passed down to my man or niin (me) Because at a time some felt it wise To strip our family’s identities I wish I had those moccasins I would wear them even in my dreams But my shoes come from far out east somewhere Maybe that’s why I lose my way so easily I could learn to create those moccasins I could sew, and bead, I’d try After decades of disconnection and doubt I’ll wear them with love, with pride But the heartache of those moccasins, mukluks, slippers, on the feet Will linger on until the day comes, when I can make a pair for niin (me) Until then I’ll walk in these “Eastern mocs,” no heels just flats for my awkward feet Or maybe I’ll buy a lovely pair off of a lovely fellow OjiCree!

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A collage from DERELICTE 10: A Fashion Odyssey

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