January 2018 by The Walleye Magazine

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Contents FEATURES

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CoverStory: The Best of Thunder Bay 9 Best Prime Rib 10 Best Photographer 11 Best Mural 12 Best Place to Hold a Shag 13 Best Comedian 15 Best Singer

FOOD

■ 18 Kaeng Khiao Wan ■ 20 Brew It Yourself ■ 23 The Simple “Bear” Necessities ■ 24 Back to the Future

FILM&THEATRE

■ 26 Artistic Merit, Creativity,

and Technical Sophistication ■ 28 Favourite Films of 2017 ■ 30 Managing it All ■ 32 Finesse Your Filmmaking ■ 33 Traversing The River

THE ARTS

■ 35 Changing Perceptions ■ 36 Alastair MacKay ■ 38 Some Like It Haute ■ 39 Luke Yellowhead Waits for

Telephone Call ■ 40 Manifestation

CITYSCENE

■ 43 H. Leighton Dickson ■ 45 Investigating the Seven Youth Inquest ■ 46 JP Gladu ■ 50 Lighten Up Candles

43 Thunder Bay’s arts & culture alternative

Editor-in-chief Darren McChristie Editor Adrian Lysenko adrian@thewalleye.ca Associate Editor Amy Jones Senior Editor Tiffany Jarva

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■ 53 Planb-Strik9 Gives Back ■ 54 The Dweezils ■ 55 The Brulé Creek Band ■ 57 Stéphanie Caplette ■ 58 Rock and Roll Mixed Tape ■ 60 It’s Miller Time! ■ 62 First Aid Kit ■ 65 Celebremus ■ 67 Street-Level Threats ARCHITECTURE

■ 70 The Dorothy E. Dove Building HEALTH

■ 72 Genetics Program Offers a

Variety of Services to Patients

GREEN

■ 73 Thunder Bay and Area Food

and Agriculture Market Study

WEATHER

■ 78 In the Middle of the

Snow Season

■ 19 Drink of the Month ■ 42 This is Thunder Bay ■ 48 Stuff We Like ■ 68 Off the Wall Reviews ■ 74 Tbaytel January EVENTS ■ 76 Music EVENTS ■ 77 LU Radio's Monthly Top 20 ■ 80 The Wall ■ 81 The Beat ■ 82 The Eye

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Many Fingers on the Pulse

ince starting at The Walleye, many times I’ve had readers commend the magazine on how we have our fingers on the pulse of all things arts and culture in Thunder Bay. Although our well-informed editorial staff does a fantastic job of generating leads for content, I’ll let you in on a little secret: a lot of our ideas for stories come from readers. With the amount of artists, musicians, and small businesses blossoming it helps to have those tips to keep us at the forefront with the happenings of the city.

Keeping with our “best of ” theme, Michael Sobota shares his favourite films of 2017 and our sommelier Jeannie Dubois highlights some of her best of picks in wine, spirits, and beer. Plus Kirsti Salmi chats with the organizers of Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s Derelicte as they get ready to celebrate 10 years of putting on the popular fashion odyssey fundraiser. Also in the issue, we catch up with Anishinaabe writer, comedian, and podcaster Ryan McMahon to find out about his multi-part investigative podcast.

Nowhere is this more apparent than with our annual Best of Thunder Bay survey, where we let the masses speak and determine what we feature in the pages of the January issue. I’m very happy to report that we’ve had a record amount of voters participate in this year. For our cover story we profile some of the winners you might or might not know. As always, we encourage readers to check out those unfamiliar names and places featured in the results, in hopes of answering more questions for next year.

Coming into January it will be my three year mark as editor of the magazine, and although I’ve got more grey hairs my in beard since I’ve started—probably one for every early print deadline—it’s the best job I’ve ever had. Congratulations to all winners in our readers’ survey, thank you to all those who participated, and thank you to Thunder Bay for the vibrant arts and culture scene. You make our jobs easy.

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- Adrian Lysenko

Featured Contributor Steph Skavinski Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Steph has been playing music since she was 8 years old. She uses her eclectic background in historical interpretation and theatre, extensive barista experience, and degrees in both psychology and music to form the prism through which she sees and writes about the world. Realism with a touch of whimsy is her jam. She can most often be found hanging out with her cat, Carcajou. Check out Steph’s review of Björk’s new album on page 68.

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An Evening of Flamenco with Tamar Ilana & Matt Sellick January 19

The Chanterelle

January 20

Port Arthur Polish Hall Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Fugitives make their way to Thunder Bay this month, ahead of the release of their latest album, The Promise of Strangers, for a performance you won’t want to miss. Headed by songwriters Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod, the folk collective brings complex harmonies, incredible musicianship, and infectious story-telling to their unique brand of folk music, making for a live show that brings “enough energy to the stage to light up a small city,” according to The Georgia Straight. TBay, prepare to be electrified! Tickets are available at Chaltrek, Fireweed, and New Day Records. sleepinggiant.ca

TBSO Northern Lights: Howling at the Moon January 25 & 26 Italian Cultural Centre

Join the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra as they join forces with jazz musician Luke Sellick for two nights of performances at the Italian Cultural Centre as part of their Northern Lights series. A relative newcomer on the international jazz scene, 26-year-old Sellick studied at Julliard under the legendary Ron Carter, and is currently the bassistof-choice for top-tier artists like Russell Malone, Johnny O’Neal, and Jimmy Greene. Don’t miss this chance to see this rising star perform right here in Thunder Bay! Tickets are $33 for adults, $15 for students, and $5 for children, and are available at the Auditorium box office. tbso.ca

Derelicte 10 January 27

Black Pirates Pub

Come out for the 10th anniversary of DefSup’s fundraiser, Derelicte, where wearable art, fashion, dance, music, and performance co-mingle with runway models and contemporary design elements, unlike anything you may have seen before on the catwalk! Featuring four live bands and DJs, nine local fashion houses, 15 wearable art pieces, seven specialty performance acts, spectacular video mapping projections, and over 100 artists and models, as well as a massive raffle and best D.I.Y fashion costume prizes. There will also be “walk off” challenges, paparazzi moments, Derelicte Dancers, and fabulous endof-night fashionista DJ dance party. Exquisite catered refreshments will be provided by Sushi Bowl and Sweet Escape Cake Café & Bakery. More than 600 people attended last year, and this year’s going to be bigger, better, and cattier! definitelysuperior.com Chad Kirvan

Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society Presents: The Fugitives

Zahra Saleki

You’re cold, we know. We all are. And while we all might not be able to rectify that by hopping on a flight to Spain, we can recreate those sultry Spanish nights right here at home with an night of Flamenco that is sure to be a hot one. Join local guitarist Matt Sellick and Toronto-based singer and dancer Tamar Ilana for an evening of Flamenco song and dance. Together, they will perform a variety of Flamenco repertoire not previously heard in Thunder Bay. The performance will be held in the intimate setting of The Chanterelle's Lounge—a perfect escape from your dreary winter. Tickets are $25, for sale at Calico, Fireweed, and at the door. facebook.com/events/291651531345394

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour January 28

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Each year, the multi-day Banff Mountain Film Festival showcases the finest in cinematography celebrating mountain culture and the spirit of adventure. And in an annual January tradition, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour gives audiences around the world the chance to see a selection of some of the festival highlights. In Thunder Bay, the screening is a fundraiser for the local section of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), which provides a variety of resources, events, and development opportunities for rock and ice climbers in the region. Tickets are $15 and available at the Auditorium box office. tbca.com The Walleye

CoverStory 8. Best coney sauce

18. Best prime rib

1. McKellar Confectionery*

(new category)

2. Coney Island Westfort

1. Prospector Steak House

3. Hodder Greeks

2. Uptown Cut

9. Best pizza

3. The Keg Steakhouse & Bar

1. Both Hands Wood-Fired Pizzeria & Bakery*

19. Best sandwich 1. Maltese Grocery* 2. Man vs. Meat 3. The Growing Season Juice Collective

20. Best soup 1. Soup Mama*

2. Eat Local Pizza 3. Nook

ith 2017 behind us, The Walleye is wiping the slate clean the way we always do: with our annual Best of Thunder Bay survey. Nominated by and voted for entirely by our readers, the survey is so much more than a popularity contest. It is a testament to all Thunder Bay has to offer, and we’re happy to present its results with a tip of our hats to all nominees. At the risk of turning you all into trophy kids, The Walleye salutes everyone contributing to our dynamic arts and culture scene. You’re all winners, as far as we’re concerned.

Food

4. Best tea

1. Best Finn pancakes 1. Hoito Restaurant*

1. David’s Tea* 2. International House of Tea 3. Calico Coffeehouse

10. Best fries 1. Prospector Burger Barn* 2. Hodder Greeks 3. La Poutine

11. Best perogies 1. Port Arthur Polish Hall (South Court St.)*

2. The Growing Season Juice Collective 3. In Common

21. Best dessert 1. Prime Gelato

2. Royal Canadian Legion Branch #219 (North Cumberland St.)

2. Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery*

3. Polish Bistro

22. Best ice cream

12. Best cabbage rolls

3. The Sweet North Bakery 1. Prime Gelato

1. Port Arthur Polish Hall (South Court St.)*

5. Best breakfast

2. Royal Canadian Legion Branch #219 (North Cumberland St.)

1. Tina's Breakfast and Lunch*

3. Polish Bistro

13. Best wings Lana Pribic

1. Chicago Joe's* 2. Wacky’s 3. The Sovereign Room

15. Best nachos 1. Madhouse*

2. Niva's Restaurant 3. Kangas Sauna

2. Best persians 1. The Persian Man* 2. Nucci's Bake a Deli 3. Holland Bakery

3. Best coffee 1. St. Paul Roastery 2. Calico Coffeehouse* 3. The Bean Fiend Cafe and Sandwich Bar

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2. The Keg Steakhouse & Bar 2. Rooster’s Bistro

3. The Foundry

3. Niva's Restaurant

16. Best poutine

6. Best bakery

1. La Poutine

1. The Sweet North Bakery*

2. The Sovereign Room*

2. Holland Bakery

3. The Crew On May

3. Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery

17. Best burger

7. Best appetizers

1. Prospector Burger Barn*

1. Madhouse

2. Bonobo's Foods

2. The Sovereign Room*

3. Red Lion Smokehouse

3. The Foundry

By Rebekah Skochinski The Italian-style ice cream served up at Prime Gelato tops two lists this year (they also won best dessert), which just goes to show that northerners like it cold. Everything they make is from real ingredients, using the best our region has to offer, like milk and cream from the Slate River Valley, flour from Brule Creek Farms for their waffle cones, local eggs, honey, maple syrup, wild blueberries, strawberries, pumpkins, and herbs. They also feature a rotating roster of swooninducing flavours ranging from classic to unconventional, some of which are

CoverStory spiked with booze like bourbon, whisky, and local craft beer. Recent creations include Nutella, London Fog, salted caramel brownie, and cinnamon. In addition, there are always dairy-free and vegan choices on the board in the form of sorbet (think coconut orange vanilla and pear ginger). Situated on a bright and cheerful corner in downtown Port Arthur, the large roll-up windows make it great for people-watching. If your gelato habit is hardcore, you can purchase pints directly from their freezer and at a variety of shops around town. Go forth and conquer.

25. Best beer selection

2. Merla Mae*

3. Bight Restaurant & Bar*

3. TJ’s Ice Cream

28. Best sushi

23. Best mixed drink

1. Red Lion Smokehouse* 2. Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. 3. The Foundry

26. Best wine list 1. Caribou Restaurant + Wine Bar* 2. Lot 66 3. Tomlin Restaurant

27. Best business lunch 1. Caribou Restaurant + Wine Bar 2. Madhouse

1. Wasabi Japanese Restaurant*

1. Tomlin Restaurant*

2. Sushi Bowl

2. Tony & Adam’s

3. Tokyo House

3. The Foundry

29. Best pasta

24. Best locally made beer (new category)

1. Northern Logger (Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.)

1. Bar Italia Restaurant* 2. Nook 3. Giorg Cucina e Barra

30. Best bonbons (new category) 1. Mr. Chinese 2. Oriental Garden 3. Chinese Express

31. Best noodle bowl 1. Oriental Garden 2. Golden Wok Chinese & Vietnamese Restaurant 3. Crocks By Adrian Lysenko I think it’s safe to say that Northern Logger has become Sleeping Giant Brewing Co’s flagship beer (sorry 360 Pale Ale). The award-winning, goldenbodied Kölsch-style brew is the right combination of light hops and floral sweetness, making it an easy drinking beer that lives up to its description: “made to be refreshing after a day of taking on the world or whatevs.” With its recognizable baby blue can featuring a lumberjack riding a bear (with antlers?), the beer’s popularity has travelled beyond the shores of Lake Superior, especially after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was photographed wearing a Northern Logger t-shirt back in 2016. Nice choice, JT. 2. 360 Pale Ale (Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.) 3. Skull Rock Stout (Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.)

32. Best smoothie (new category)

1. The Growing Season Juice Collective 2. Booster Juice 3. Kelly's Nutrition Centre & Juice Bar

33. Best salad 1. The Growing Season Juice Collective* 2. Rebel Salad 3. Madhouse

34. Best veggie restaurant (new category)

1. The Growing Season Juice Collective 2. Bonobo’s Foods 3. Rebel Salad

35. Best kid-friendly restaurant (new category) 1. Wacky's 2. Montana's BBQ & Bar 3. Daytona’s Kitchen & Creative Catering

Best Prime Rib Prospector Steak House

Story by Tiffany Jarva, Photo by Lana Pribic

ometimes all one needs (and wants) is a good cut of no-nonsense quality prime rib, especially as the days grow shorter and evenings colder. We northerners embrace our comfort food, and since the 80s the Hockenhull family have been providing us with their perfected prime rib, helping us to lean into the days of traditional Sunday roasts with the family. “Speaking from a chef’s point of view, there has always been an unwavering commitment to quality,” says Parker Smith, chief operating officer of the Prospector Steak House and Prospector Burger Barn. Smith was brought on a few years ago to take over the day-to-day operations when founding brother Leo Hockenhull retired (other founding brother Mike “The Bear” Hockenhull passed away in 2002). Now the ownership torch has been passed on to Leo’s sons John and Tony. The naming of the restaurant was inspired by rugged Northwestern Ontario prospectors and

the desire to satiate healthy appetites with the Hockenhulls’ long line of hearty family recipes. Originally their beef was sourced from the family-run Slate Valley farm; today Smith guarantees that only the best quality (AAA or higher) Canadian beef makes the plate. The restaurant always trims the extra fat, and the prime rib is always roasted slowly, allowing the natural juices to come to the forefront, and always served with the just-right combination of au jus and Yorkshire pudding. “A huge part of The Prospector experience is that we treat every guest like family,” says Smith. Prime rib (originally known as standing rib roast) has always been a favourite with those that know their beef, and in Thunder Bay we know our beef and couldn’t be happier to get ours at The Prospector. Throw in some of those famous buns and we’re downright giddy.

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CoverStory 36. Best restaurant (new category)

Best Photographer

45. Best new restaurant 1. El Tres

1. Thai Kitchen

Maria Maria Photography

2. Tomlin Restaurant 3. The Sovereign Room

37. Best fine dining

By Adrian Lysenko Lana Pribic

1. Tomlin Restaurant*

inspiration from light, energy, and natural beauty. “I enjoy working without flash because it challenges me to think outside of the box and move more with my clients,” she says. “Portraits are my favourite because I’m able to style them in a natural way by feeding off the scenery and light.”

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By Rebekah Skochinski

2. Bistro One 3. Caribou Restaurant + Wine Bar

38. Best buffet (new category)

1. Prospector Steak House 2. Masala Grille 3. Tokyo House

39. Best pub food 1. The Sovereign Room* 2. Madhouse 3. The Foundry

40. Best food truck/trailer 1. Barbecupid* 2. Local Motion 3. Lincoln Street Eatery

41. Best take out

The wait for an authentic Mexican restaurant in the city was well worth it. El Tres has superb hand-crafted cocktails (their signature margarita is mouthwatering) and a menu to match. From house-made thick cut tortillas that easily withstand generous swipes of guacamole and queso fundido, to lighter fare like ensalada de ceviche, esquites, and tamales, to a host of tasty tacos (tinga de pollo, carnitas, pescado baja) and entrees like empanadas and carne assada. Food offerings are fresh, thoughtfully presented, and served with a smile and a selection of hot sauces—two of which were created exclusively for the restaurant by local purveyors of heat Heartbeat Hot Sauce. Since opening, the restaurant has become a magnet for those seeking a festive place for lunch, dinner, a late night nosh and everything in between. There’s a lot of attention to detail that plays into the ambience: a colourfully colossal graffiti mural, custom tile work, warm wood finishes, and an overhead door that rolls up when the weather is nice so patrons can enjoy a light lake breeze. It’s no wonder our readers agree: El Tres is the place to be.

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(business name)

2. Rebel Salad

1. Thai Kitchen*

3. The Crew On May

2. Man vs. Meat

47. Best server

3. The Growing Season Juice Collective

42. Best caterer (business name)

1. Salt & Pepper Catering* 2. Pinetree Catering 3. Daytona's Kitchen & Creative Catering

43. Best roastery 1. St. Paul Roastery* 2. Wolfhead Coffee 3. Rose N Crantz Roasting Company

44. Best patio 1. Bight Restaurant & Bar* 2. Kelsey’s 3. 5 Forks Restaurant

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1. Jordan (The Foundry) 2. Brian (Tomlin)

think there needs to be a certain energy between the photographer and the subject, as well as the ability to work with light creatively,” Ashley Kibzey, the owner of Maria Maria Photography, responds when asked what she thinks makes a good photo. Whether it’s wedding, family, or newborn photography, Kibzey seeks

The Arts 51. Best book (2016-2017) 1. Without a Trail - Micah Pawluk

48. Best bartender

1. Meg Niittynen 2. boy Roland* 3. Mary McPherson

2. Paloma Marquez

2. Onur Altinbilek at Black Pirates Pub*

3. Mz. Molly Poppinz

3. Thomas at Tomlin Restaurant

55. Best public art installation

49. Best barista 2. To Me You Seem Giant - Greg Rhyno

3. Elisha at The Sweet North Bakery

3. Bloom: Poems & Prose Samantha Convey

50. Best head chef

52. Best photographer

1. Derek Lankinen

53. Best visual artist

1. Lady Fantasia La Premiere*

1. Joshua Dowbak at The Foundry

2. Crystal at Up Shot coffeehouse

With portraits, the photographer enjoys trying to anticipate a reaction or a moment and then being able to freeze it. “I love shooting people who trust me wholeheartedly enough to let me take them somewhere unexpected… getting to be a part of memories and experiences they will cherish forever.”

54. Best drag queen or king

3. Caprice

1. Amanda at Calico Coffeehouse*

Kibzey states that she has always dabbled in different forms of art but especially loved taking photos. She was inspired by local photographer Jamie Dawn Olsen, who was shooting lifestyle and other creative works. “I loved seeing new and interesting shots and how they made me feel. About six years ago I started shooting with her and began my own business about a year later,” she says. “I’m so grateful to have a friend and colleague in the business who offers so much support and genuine enthusiasm for everything I do.”

1. Maria Maria Photography

2. Andrew Stone

2. Damien Gilbert*

3. Steve Simpson*

3. David Z

1. “Traveller’s Return” (Water Drops) at Marina Park by Andy Davies 2. Wild Life (Algoma Street sculptures)* 3. DieActive Graffiti Wall, Court St. (Definitely Superior Art Gallery)

CoverStory 56. Best art exhibit (2016-2017)

62. Best tattoo artist

1. Urban Infill (Definitely Superior Art Gallery)*

2. Meg Niittynen

1. Vanessa Pressenger* 3. Remy Chunick

63. Best piercer 1. Alex Cummins 2. Tabatha Andreason 3. Matt Bressmer

64. Best dancer Chad Kirvan

1. Stephanie Depiero*

2. Vik Wilen (The Chanterelle) 3. Sarah Dufresne (Mariner’s Hall)

57. Best mural 1. Shelter House Thunder Bay (Roy Thomas) Dave Zahodnik

2. DieActive Mural, Waverley Public Library (Definitely Superior Art Gallery) 3. DieActive Mural, Cooke st. (Definitely Superior Art Gallery)

58. Best art gallery 1. Thunder Bay Art Gallery*

By Bonnie Schiedel

2. Definitely Superior Art Gallery

When Stephanie DePiero was 10 her family moved back to Thunder Bay after years in Europe, and she turned to dance at the Fay Gleeson Dance Centre to handle being the new kid in town. “Dance always made me feel special; it pulled out the confidence in me,” she says. “Still today, there’s no feeling like being on stage.” Over the years she’s explored practically every aspect of dance, from choreography and management to teaching and performing, with her focus firmly on the entrepreneurial side of her career as well as the artistic. “With dance, I never stop learning, and I apply that to other parts of my life too,” says DePiero. Two years ago she opened the TBay location of Army of Sass, which encourages women with little or no dance training to learn “confidence, community, and dance.” What does DePiero want to learn next? “Ballroom dancing!” she says. “I took a tango class at Tango North and I was the worst person in the room.”

3. The Creative

59. Best clothing designer 1. Ungalli* 2. Elfarrow Apparel 3. Joyce Seppala Designs

60. Best potter 1. Tim Alexander

Best Mural

“Relatives” by Roy Thomas Story by Tiffany Jarva, Photo by Lana Pribic

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2. Meg Sheepway* 3. Fritz Lehmburg

61. Best crafter (sewing, woodworking, knitting, etc.) 1. Beauty In The Bay Creations 2. Knits by Nat 3. Made By Meag

2. Harmony Appell 3. Electro Girls

65. Best dance studio (new category)

1. Dream Dance Company 2. Army of Sass 3. Studio One Dance

he Roy Thomas mural on the wall of the Shelter House is a beautiful reminder about how, no matter how much we think we are divided, that we are all in the canoe of life together,” says Patty Hajdu, Thunder Bay–Superior North Member of Parliament and former Shelter House executive director. “It’s a call for love, compassion for one another, and a true celebration of diversity.” The late Thomas resided for many years in Thunder Bay, and according to his wife Louise Thomas of Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, the message of the piece is about “tolerance, diversity, spirituality, community, and the collective purpose shared by all mankind.” Thomas showed his Ojibway Woodland style pieces across Canada, the U.S., and Europe. His paintings are included in

many national and international collections including the National Museum of Man, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and of course, Thunder Bay Art Gallery. “The four colours of people in the canoe represent our diverse ethnic origins and our connection to one another through the spirit of life,” explains Louise. “The butterflies represent the shared spirituality that is all around us. The birds, animals, and fish signify life givers ‘air, land, and water.’ The canoe symbolizes equality amongst all people and that in order to reach our collective goals and aspirations we must work together as one. The message is simply that we are very diverse, but related, and we must all live together with mutual respect and acceptance.”

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CoverStory City Scene

70. Best weekend getaway (location)

Full disclosure. I love everything Doug and Jane Stanton make at Chocolate Cow, even the chocolate-covered pickles. White chocolate, dark chocolate, caramels, truffles, fudge, malted milk, chocolate-covered licorice—it’s all good. My personal favourite is their dark chocolate-covered sponge toffee, aptly named Cow Nuggets—they are habit-forming. When we tallied the results from our survey, it came as no surprise to this chocolate aficionado that our readers voted them best market vendor. Since 2005, the Stantons have operated the Chocolate Cow out of their home in Oliver Paipoonge and sold their nut-free treats at the Thunder Bay Country Market. Demand for their mouth-watering creations continues to grow and they produce about 13,000 pounds of chocolate each year. Because their customers enjoy seeing new products, the Stantons are motivated to experiment. Currently they are making new vegan, toffee, and coffee products, like Coffee Toffee Bark (thin dark chocolate topped with crumbles of toffee and a dusting of locally-roasted Wolfhead Coffee beans and drizzled with milk chocolate). Yum.

1. Grand Marais*

2. Pie.ology

2. Duluth

3. HomeSlice Bakery

3. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

75. Best window displays

66. Best Thunder Bay-ism 1. Persians 2. Camp 3. Shag

67. Best place to go on a first date 1. Marina* 2. Prime Gelato 3. Madhouse

68. Best place to people-watch 1. Intercity Shopping Centre 2. Marina* 3. Walmart

Best Place to Hold a Shag CLE Coliseum

Story by Kirsti Salmi, Photos by Marty Mascarin

hen it comes to Thunder Bay’s most iconic social event, the Coliseum earns its rightful place as shag central. Located on the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition grounds, the 10,800 sq ft building houses up to 1,000 chatting, dancing, fun-loving friends and family to support soon-to-benewlyweds. While the space is massive enough to comfortably house your giant dance circles, massive prize raffles, long snack tables, and thriving drink lineups, it still manages to feel intimate and inviting. Broad wooden beams arch across the ceiling, complemented by warmly lit chandeliers, giving modern festivities the regal feel of a medieval banquet hall. The Coliseum was erected in 1949 for

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By Michelle McChristie

69. Best place to impress a visitor 1. Kakabeka Falls* 2. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park 3. Marina

decidedly less elegant purposes—it was originally built as a cattle barn to service exhibitors at the CLE.

71. Best library

Open for bookings 365 days, the Coliseum sees peak time for shags from February to May and September to December (who doesn’t love a Halloween or New Year’s Eve shag?). CLE Office supervisor Dulcie Prystanski advises couples to book far in advance, but once you’ve booked she guarantees CLE management can help with the details. “We provide staff for the event, and give contacts for beer and liquor reps, security, catering— if you’re looking for something, chances are we can help you find it.” CLE staff does stage, table, and station set up for each event based on your preference; all you have to do is fill in the blanks with your prizes, liquor, games, and media. Prystanski says she loves seeing the homemade games wedding parties come up with (especially Plinko!) and enjoys a good media and light show by local DJs. “There’s so much room in the Coliseum for big screen videos, games, and food. We’re always glad when a couple comes back to tell us they’ve had a great time and the night’s just flown by while they were dancing and visiting.”

2. Mary J.L. Black Branch

1. The Loop*

1. Waverley Resource Library* 3. Lakehead University Library

72. Best hair salon or barber shop 1. Trenz Hair Studio 2. Evoke Salon & Spa 3. Solidity Salon and Spa

73. Best clothing store

2. Kitchen Nook

1. Street Legal

3. Hey Sailor!

2. Hey Sailor!*

76. Best new business (2016-2017)

3. J.B. Evans

74. Best market vendor (new category) 1. Chocolate Cow

1. Rebel Salad 2. El Tres 3. Up Shot Coffeehouse

77. Best blog 1. People of Port Arthur 2. Damien Gilbert 3. Bay Awesome

CoverStory 78. Best Tweeter

89. Best bowling alley

1. @NotJordanTucker (Jordan Tucker)

1. Mario’s Bowl*

2. @NDCTBay (NDCTBay - Thunder Bay)

2. Galaxy Lanes

3. @LeithDunick (Leith Dunick)

3. Superior Bowladrome

79. Best Instagrammer

90. Best golf course

1. @dmangilbert*

1. Whitewater Golf Club*

2. @madeby_meag

2. Fort William Country Club

3. @liam_lafrance

3. Emerald Greens

80. Best elected politician

91. Best hotel

1. Patty Hajdu*

1. Nor’Wester Hotel and Conference Centre

2. Shelby Ch’ng 3. Michael Gravelle

2. Valhalla Inn*

81. Best community activist

92. Best place to play pool

3. Hampton Inn & Suites

1. Brian Hamilton*

1. On Deck

2. Erin Beagle

2. Shooters*

3. Gary Mack

3. Wacky's

82. Best radio personality

93. Best place to watch the game

1. Danny and Laura 2. Lisa Laco* 3. Thunder Geeks

83. Best comedian 1. Chris Holland 2. Ron Kanutski

1. Wacky's 2. On Deck* 3. Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill

94. Best local sports team 1. Thunderwolves Men’s Hockey*

3. Eric Laughton

84. Best busker

Best Comedian

1. The Bay Street Bastards 2. Eric the Juggler*

Chris Holland

3. Dee Marie

85. Best grassroots organization

Story by Justin Allec, Photo by Lana Pribic

1. Roots to Harvest* 2. Our Kids Count

2. Border Cats

3. Urban Abbey

3. Thunder Bay Chill

86. Best issue to debate 1. Racism

95. Best local NHL player (current)

2. Mayor Keith Hobbs

1. Matt Murray*

3. Event Centre*

2. Eric Staal

87. Best place for a shag

3. Patrick Sharp

1. Coliseum Building 2. Moose Hall*

96. Best athlete (not an NHL player)

3. Heritage Building

1. Hailey Irwin*

88. Best place to get married

3. Jamie Depiero

1. Fort William Historical Park* 2. The Chanterelle 3. Nor’Wester Hotel and Conference Centre

2. Katie Weatherston

hris Holland has been making people laugh his whole life, but for more than a decade he’s been doing it from the stage. Though mainly a business owner and a father, Holland is a stand-up comedian by passion who got his big break by winning the local Comic Idol contest in 2006. Ever since then, Holland has become one of the more prominent and recognizable comics in the city. In our ridiculous world, nothing is safe from Holland’s exacting gaze. Diets, cars, sports, his kids, other people’s kids, Thunder Bay-isms—they’re all fair game. Holland’s delivery (after decades of practice) is conversational and breezy, easy on crowd participation, heavy on the belly laughs, with a light sprinkling of profanity for added gravity. He’s willing to cross a line if it

means pointing out how silly something is, even if that means that he’s laughing at himself. Far from being negative or mean-spirited, though, Holland’s performances are easy-going, gregarious, and friendly, even as they cut to the bone of those weird situations we all find ourselves in. Holland is a regular presence on stand-up stages, whether it’s opening for bigger shows at the Auditorium, doing a bit for fundraising, or simply part of a local showcase of talent. He regularly emcees for comedy events, whether it’s for the Finlandia Club’s Stand Up nights or larger events through Superior Comedy. If there’s a stage in town where some jokes are being told, chances are Holland will be nearby, and it won’t be long until he has you laughing. The Walleye

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103. Best Hiking Trail 1. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park*

97. Best park

108. Best place to toboggan

111. Best snowboard run 1. The Giant - Loch Lomond 2. The Maple - Loch Lomond

2. Centennial Park

3. The Chicken - Loch Lomond

2. Marina Park

3. Hillcrest Park

3. Boulevard Lake Park

98. Best playground

109. Best place to cross-country ski

111. Best ski chalet

1. Marina Park*

1. Kamview Nordic Centre*

3. Kamview Nordic Centre

2. Lappe Nordic Ski Club

112. Best indoor rink

2. Centennial Park 3. Vickers Park

99. Best antique store

Darren McChristie

1. Balsam Pit*

1. Centennial Park*

3. Centennial Park

110. Best ski run 1. The Giant - Loch Lomond*

1. Sleeping Giant Antiques* 2. Black Cats Antiques

2. The Cascades

3. Locomotion 20th Century Antiques

3. Centennial Park

100. Best local food producer

104. Best day paddle

1. Thunder Oak Cheese Farm Ltd*

2. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

1. Loch Lomond* 2. Mount Baldy

1. Thunder Bay Tournament Centre* 2. Fort William Gardens 3. Grandview Arena

113. Best outdoor rink 1. Marina Park*

1. Hazelwood Lake* 3. Kaministiquia River

105. Best swimming hole 1. The Cascades*

Chad Kirvan

By Michelle McChristie

2. Belluz Farms 3. Sleepy G Farm

101. Best locally made product 1. Thunder Oak Cheese Farm Ltd 2. Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.* 3. Prime Gelato

102. Best health food store 1. Tim’s Whole Health 2. Kelly’s Nutrition Centre* 3. The Bulk Zone

2. Trowbridge Falls 3. Soldier’s Hole

106. Best campground 1. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park* 2. Neys Provincial Park 3. Kakabeka Provincial Park

107. Best beach 1. Lake Marie Louise, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park*

103. Best place for a bike ride 1. Boulevard Lake* 2. Centennial Park 3. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Located on the north face of Loch Lomond Ski Area, The Giant is wide enough to attract intermediate skiers and steep enough to challenge experts. With a vertical drop of 229 metres, The Giant is where good skiers shine, literally—the run is well-lit for nightskiing and is right beside the quad lift, so skiers always have an audience. On the flip side, this means that you’ll attract a lot of attention if you take a tumble, especially the kind that scatters your gear all over the hill (“yard sale!”). The Giant is one of Thunder Bay’s superlative runs, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Richard Culpeper is a local diehard telemark skier known for carving graceful yet powerful turns on The Giant. Reflecting on what makes the run so great, he says, “a giant moon rising over The Giant while skating toward the s-bend, cutting right then left through the chicane, sailing off the ledge into the void, bending the skis in deep long exhausting turns in an exhilarating dance of force and speed under the dark night sky.” Enough said. 2. The Birch - Loch Lomond 3. The Lookout - Mount Baldy

2. Wild Goose beach 3. Sandy Beach

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2. North End Community Centre 3. West Thunder Community Centre

114. Best fitness instructor 1. Kyle Rayner 2. Paul Hemsworth* 3. Anne Parr

115. Best gym/fitness club 1. Movati* 2. Canada Games Complex 3. Push Fitness Centre

116. Best yoga studio 1. Bodymind Centre* 2. Moksha Yoga 3. Kula Yoga & Wellness

118. Best yoga instructor 1. Paula DiGiuseppe 2. Kim Veneziale 3. Danielle Ruel*

119. Best spa 1. Terra Nova Salon and Day Spa * 2. Michael’s Hair Design & Day Spa 3. A Spa for You

CoverStory Music 120. Best bar to see a live band

123. Best album (2016-2017) 1. Bay Street Bastards - “Small Batch”

1. The Foundry

2. Arley Hughes - “Parts of Me” Chad Kirvan

3. Soapboxer - “Lush”

124. Best music video (2016-2017) By Kirsti Salmi

Carly Martin

By Michelle McChristie

t speaks volumes that Carly Martin topped our readers’ survey as Thunder Bay’s best singer. A grade 12 student at Superior CVI, she is the youngest person to claim a top spot in our survey. Martin says she was very surprised and incredibly honoured to learn she had won, “We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful and talented people in our community… I am very grateful to have been recognized as one of them.” With eight productions under her belt, including a lead role in Paramount Live’s 9 to 5 last month, Martin has found her true passion in the performing arts. Like most kids, she dabbled in a variety of extracurricular activities before settling on singing lessons at the age of eight. “I take formal voice lessons under the direction of the amazing Stacey Cham-Klein,” says Martin. “She has so much knowledge and

I am so fortunate to continue to be able to learn from her. I am thankful to her for consistently inspiring me and reminding me that with courage, determination, and hard work, anything my heart desires is in reach.” Martin loves sharing stories through song. “There is just something so special about being able to connect and share my love of music with audiences and the people closest to me,” she says. “When I am in a musical, I am able to live as another person for a short period of time and that is so unique and rewarding. Mostly I love performing because it brings me and many others joy and happiness.” After high school, Martin plans to study voice or music theatre performance at university with hopes of making it to the bright lights of Broadway. With her obvious talent and determination, we have no doubt that she will get there.

2. Crocks 3. Black Pirates Pub

2. Natasha Fisher - “Lie to Me” 3. Soapboxer - “Half Dream”

125. Best singer 1. Carly Martin 2. Nancy Freeborn 3. Arley Hughes

126. Best guitarist 1. Kevin Heerema 2. Peter Luft 3. Travis Doggett

127. Best bassist 1. Jennifer Swistun-Wolski 2. Will Trembley 3. Sean Skillen

128. Best drummer 1. Jay Savage 2. Harley Curley 3. Mason Grant

129. Best keyboardist/ pianist (new category) 1. Elle Kay

121. Best karaoke (new category) 1. The Foundry 2. The Bar 3. The Wayland Bar & Grill

Patrick Chondon

Best Singer

Whether they’re leaving it on the dancefloor or appreciating from afar at cozy tables, Thunder Bay audiophiles have spoken: The Foundry is magic when it comes to music. Open and rocking six days a week, The Foundry’s stage is host to all manner of musician from every genre that exists (or has yet to be invented!). Many local musicians have cut their chops and gained loyal audiences with perennially popular feature nights: Open Stage with Craig and Tiina, Jazzy Thursdays, Every Folk’n Monday Night, Folk’n Saturday Afternoons, and newly featured Best Karaoke in Thunder Bay on Tuesdays. And anyone who’s paid a visit on Friday or Saturday evenings knows they’ll be treated to unbeatable single or double bills featuring local and touring acts alike, with the soca stylings of DJ Big D to keep you moving in between sets. As long as The Foundry stays committed to cranking it to 11, Thunder Bay will be here to pack the house.

1. The Bay Street Bastards - “Ships of November”

122. Best place to dance 1. NV Nightclub* 2. The Foundry 3. Tony & Adam’s

2. Connor Harris 3. Michael Graydon The Walleye

CoverStory 130. Best DJ

137. Best punk band

1. DJ Big D

1. The Bay Street Bastards*

Film and Theatre

2. Rival Town

144. Best film (2016-2017)

3. The Bottom Rockers

1. Autumn Spring by Jessica Graham

150. Best actress (2016-2017) 1. Nancy Freeborn*

138. Best electronic act 1. Jean-Paul De Roover* 2. BLVCK SHEEP 3. Ocean City Defender

139. Best blues act Chad Kirvan

1. Arley Hughes

2. Paper Wasps by Brendan Petersen

2. Miss Temperance

131. Best solo artist

145. Best film director (2016-2017)

1. Jean-Paul De Roover 2. Arley Hughes 3. Emily Kohne

1. Damien Gilbert*

132. Best rock band

3. Jessica Graham

2. Michelle Derosier

1. Honest Heart Collective*

146. Best film festival

2. Soapboxer

1. Bay Street Film Festival/ Vox Popular Gala*

3. Phoebe the Feeb

133. Best folk act 1. The Bay Street Bastards*

2. North of Superior Film Festival 3. Terror in the Bay

2. The Angies

147. Best local theatre production (2016-2017)

3. The Roosters

140. Best choral group

1. We Will Rock You (Magnus Theatre)

1. TBSO Chorus 2. Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble 2. Gentlemen of Harmony

141. Best country band 2. Arley Hughes 3. Greenbank

134. Best metal band 1. A New Machine 2. The Vilification 3. Femur

135. Best rap artist 1. Wax Philosophic* 2. Webster Death 3. Solomon

136. Best jazz act 1. Mood Indigo*

1. Scott van Teeffelen & the Backroads Band 2. Shitty Dates

Matthew Goertz

3. Lakehead Choral Group

3. Back Forty

142. Best cover band 1. Plan B (The Band)* 2. Morning Light 3. The Angies

143. Best music instructor (new category)

2. Hairspray Jr. (Paramount Live) 3. Greased (Paramount Live/ Badanai Theatre)

148. Best theatre director (2016-2017) 1. Olivia McInnis 2. Thomas McDonald

Nancy Freeborn hones her acting skills by people-watching. “I love acting because I have a tendency to focus on people’s mannerisms,” says Freeborn, who hasn’t studied drama formally but who has been acting since she was a kid. “I enjoy being able to act out the behaviours I notice in others and see if I can use them to create a realistic and convincing character.” Recently, those characters included a street vendor who delivered critically acclaimed monologues in One for Norma, written by Cathi Winslow, at the Superior Theatre Festival. Freeborn, who also sings lead vocals for The Angies, an all-female Rolling Stones tribute band, and performs in local musical theatre around town, says her favourite role so far was in Chain Gang by Andrew Paulsen. “Actors had to very quickly and seamlessly transition between talking to customers on their headsets, talking to each other using their ‘mute buttons,’ and talking to their boss offset,” she says. “It was an extremely challenging piece but very rewarding once we perfected it.” Next up: More plays, of course! 2. Olivia McInnis 3. Jess Falcioni

151. Best local actor (2016-2017) 1. Derek Roy

2. Denise Krawczuk

149. Best theatre troupe

3. Eric Morettin

1. Paramount Live

3. Neil Paterson

2. Magnus Theatre*

3. Robin Ranger

3. Cambrian Players

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3. Marcia Arpin

1. Theresa Thibert

2. Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet

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3. Chi pi kaaki too yang: Coming Together to Talk by Michelle Desrosiers

3. BLVCK SHEEP

2. Spencer Hari

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155. Best green event

152. Best festival 1. Thunder Bay Blues Festival

1. BrewHa! Craft Beer Festival* 2. Thunder Pride 2. Open Streets

156. Best street fair 1. Ribfest* 2. Bay & Algoma Buskers Festival 3. Westfort Street Fair Dave Koski

157. Best kids’ event 1. Gammondale Pumpkinfest 2. Teddy Bears Picnic* 2. BrewHa! Craft Beer Festival*

3. Movie Nights in the Park

3. Murillo CountryFest

158. Best new event

153. Best fundraiser

2. Karnival on the Kam

1. The Hunger 2. RFDA Food Drive 3. CIBC Run for the Cure

154. Best free event

1. Murillo CountryFest 3. Craft Revival

159. Best question we forgot to ask 1. Local humanitarian

1. Live on the Waterfront*

2. Make-up artist

2. Movie Nights in the Park

3. Coffeeshop

3. Bay & Algoma Buskers Festival

Wishing you a healthy, productive and prosperous 2018! • OHIP+: Free prescription medications for children and youth 24 years and under • Free post-secondary tuition for more than 210,000 students • Lowered hydro bills on average by 25% and up to 40-50% off in rural areas

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Thai Green Curry

Serves 4

1 Tbsp olive oil 1 small white onion, diced 1” piece of ginger root, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced

Kaeng Khiao Wan By Chef Rachel Globensky

n March 1993, I travelled from Thunder Bay to Bangkok to meet up with my dad; at the time, he worked for the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, based in Montreal. What struck me the most during my limited time in Thailand was the extreme opulence juxtaposed with abject poverty, and the absence of any real middle class. Pretty thought-provoking stuff for a naïve teenager from Northwestern Ontario. I like to think my strong social justice beliefs awoke on this trip.

While visiting the Patpong Night Market, shortly after my dad tried to sell me into a kickboxing ring, I fell in love with a bowl of fragrant, creamy coconut soup, flavoured with lime and basil and bursting with chicken and vegetables. That first taste of Thailand street food, Kaeng Khiao Wan, had me hooked. Here’s my simple approximation of a really great January belly-warmer and, like many recipes I share, the ingredient amounts are loosey-goosey—you can play with them, depending on your taste.

Heat oil over medium heat, and sauté onion until translucent. Stir in ginger and garlic.

pinch of salt 1 can (14 ounces) coconut milk 1 Tbsp Thai green curry paste* 3 Thai chilies, minced (optional) ½ cup water 1 – 2 tsp brown sugar

Whisk in coconut milk, green curry paste, and chiles, if using. Whisk in water and sugar. *Green curry paste varies a lot by brand in spiciness, so go easy on it if you’re not sure.

1 pkg of extra-firm tofu, diced (or 2 cups diced cooked chicken) 2 cups seasonal vegetables, chopped (like broccoli, asparagus, carrots, or bell peppers)

Stir in tofu or chicken and veggies.

1–2 tsp rice wine vinegar

Add vinegar, lime juice and zest, fish sauce (found in the international foods section at the store), cilantro, and basil. Heat until everything is hot and fragrant, and veggies have softened. *Try Thai basil leaves, if you can find them in the produce section

1–2 tsp fresh lime juice 3 - ¼” strips lime zest 1–2 tsp fish sauce handful of cilantro, chopped small handful of basil* leaves, chopped 2 cups cooked basmati or jasmine rice

To serve, scoop ½ cup rice into each person’s bowl. Ladle curry over rice, sit back, and enjoy.

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Billy Miner Coffee The Keg Steakhouse + Bar Story by Rebekah Skochinski, Photo by Chondon Photography There’s no doubt about The Keg’s iconic status in Thunder Bay. One of their time-tested favourites is the Billy Miner pie—a mocha-flavoured ice cream dessert with a chocolate crumble crust layered with hot fudge, caramel, and slices of almond. Paying homage to this star player, they’ve converted the key ingredients into a hot drink that will provide just the cushion we need as we make our descent into the new year. A rum-based coffee liqueur (Kahlua) and an Irish cream-based whisky liqueur (Baileys) are blended with fresh brewed coffee then topped with house made whipped cream and generous shavings of dark chocolate. It tastes like a classic should: familiar and comforting, which is a welcome respite during the longest month of winter, when all anyone wants to do is hunker down and drink up. (PS— We hear the cool kids are ordering the pie and dousing it with a shot of Baileys. Who are we to question such happiness?)

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Brew It Yourself American IPAs: Best Beer Style for Homebrewing

By Josh Armstrong, PhD, Certified Beer Judge

enjoy brewing all sorts of styles of beer. Exactly what I brew and the beer I drink depends a lot on the season, the foods I like to eat, and a whole list of other factors. But personally, if I was forced to select a single beer style to be considered “best” for homebrewing, it’s an easy choice. My hands down favourite beer style to brew at home is the American IPA.

on the version. While Alexander Keith’s most famous brew is called an IPA, it is literally nothing of the sorts (much more like a Blonde or Golden Ale). True American IPAs are decidedly more hoppy and bitter. Finishing dry and clean, these brews should showcase hops and feature aromas and flavours like stone fruit, tropical fruit, pine, citrus, and dank.

I am not alone in preferring this style of beer. American IPAs are the most popular style in today’s craft beer market. Approximately one out of every four craft beers sold in the US are IPAs. Almost every brewery worth its salt has their own take

While the style originated in the U.S., many Canadian breweries produce highquality versions. From coast to coast, there are countless examples of top-notch American IPAs in Canada. The East Coast has Big Spruce’s Tim’s Dirty and

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Unfiltered’s Exile on North Street. The West Coast produces Driftwood’s Fat Tug and numerous other tasty examples. Based in Etobicoke, Great Lakes Brewery is well known for their wide assortment of takes on the style. Locally, we have Sleeping Giant Brewery’s Hoppet and Dawson Trail’s Bae’s Haze.

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Homebrewed versions have a distinct advantage over store bought brews because homebrews can easily be consumed when they are in their freshest state. Why does freshness matter? Freshness matters because the essential oils from the hops that make American IPAs smell and taste like heaven are extremely volatile. They just don’t stand the test of time. In other words, IPAs do not age well. This is why freshness is fundamental to a good American IPA and why this style is great for homebrewers. An American IPA that is three weeks old is significantly different, and better, than one that is three months old.

Water

When making your own American IPA, there are many keys to producing an exceptionally hoppy character in your brews. In short, these include making sure to dry it out (well-attenuated), avoiding adding too much crystal malt (keep it 5% or less), using only the freshest ingredients, learning about water chemistry, and dry hopping in obscene amounts. Check the recipe box our latest homebrewed batch of American IPA: North Shore.

(38 L, all-grain) OG = 1.058 FG = 1.010 IBU = 55 SRM = ~10 ABV = 6.2%

60L of Lake Superior

Malt Bill 8.15 kg 2-Row malt 465g Pale Wheat Malt 280g Victory Malt 158g Crystal 40L 112g Crystal 60L 140g Acidulated Malt

Hops 30g Warrior hops (15% alpha acid) @ start of boil 30g Amarillo hops (8% alpha acid) @ 50 minutes into boil 30g Columbus hops (13% alpha acid) @ 50 minutes into boil 30g Simcoe hops (14% alpha acid) @ 50 minutes into boil 60g Amarillo hops (8% alpha acid) @ whirlpool 60g Simcoe hops (13% alpha acid) @ whirlpool

100g Amarillo hops (8% alpha acid) for dry hop 56g Chinook hops (13% alpha acid) for dry hop 100g Columbus hops (14% alpha acid) for dry hop 100g Simcoe hops (13% alpha acid) for dry hop

Yeast Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) – 2 packs

Instructions Mash for 60 minutes at 66.7°C Boil for 60 minutes, add hops at times listed above After completing the whirlpool, cool wort to 18°C and pitch yeast Ferment for two weeks at 18°C-20°C Add dry hops and wait 4-7 days before packaging

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The Simple “Bear” Necessities The Peppered Bear Northern Eatery and Pub

55 Cumberland St S

By Betty Carpick

s the 2017 winter season rolled around, The Peppered Bear Northern Eatery and Pub opened its doors at 55 South Cumberland Street on the corner of Pearl Street. The owner, Richard Moorey—best known as Chef House—grew up in Schreiber and has lived in Thunder Bay since 1995. During that time, he’s led the culinary programs at a variety of local food establishments, and has developed Lifted Kilt barbeque sauces. With The Peppered Bear, Chef House and his team see great opportunities to develop new dining experiences in the northside’s food scene. The Peppered Bear offers unpretentious everyday pub fare elevated with

Collingwood Brewery. Chef House also likes to feature small-batch artisanal products like Loon Vodka from Rheault Distillery in Hearst, Ontario—a distinctive alpha wheat spirit that contains 0% methanol. The restaurant also partners with local producers like Wolfhead Coffee, Thunder Oak Cheese Farm, Big Lake Pasta, Slate River Dairy, and others

to celebrate high-quality local ingredients. An executive dining room, a banquet facility, an outdoor patio, catering, and a menu that changes with the season are some of the ways that Chef House hopes the Peppered Bear will gain traction with the appetites of Northwestern Ontario residents and visitors alike.

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local and seasonal ingredients served in a cozy, inviting atmosphere featuring Northwestern Ontario inspired decor. From hearty classic snacks to more complex entrees, diners can enjoy burgers, fries, wings, poutine, flatbreads, sandwiches, soups, salads, and engaging offerings like Halting Hunger Chicken Pot Pie, Honey Pops Fried Chicken, Bacon Wrapped Half Rack, Four Cheese Ravioli with Shrimp, and Lifted Kilt Big 10 Ribeye. Desserts are based on the classics with a bit of Peppered Bear attitude. The pub has a fully stocked bar with a selection of craft beers from Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, and The Walleye

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Back to the Future By Jeannie Dubois, Certified Sommelier

hen reflecting back on the year 2017 in the beverage industry, the by-words that come to mind are a positive mishmash of worlds colliding: cross-pollination, culture, and collaboration. Cross-pollination has been a journey that most progressive producers took a chance on, whether large or small, this past year, by pulling

Think:

DRINKLAB Hop Vodka LCBO No. 486720 - $24.85 for 375ml, Ontario, 40% ABV Culture in the industry has been born of the age-old notion of terroir, which has been increasingly embraced with the rise of “craft” and has had an epic surge in the past year. Steadfastly honouring ingredients and processes that are close to home, make sense in our environment, and reflect and pay homage to all that is local are becoming a mainstay rather than a side-note in the industry. Native grape varieties that have long been overlooked due to more fashionable styles are gaining a foothold once again, and using local produce, such as adding on-site sour cherries to cider down south, are adventures in fermentation that instead of being frowned on are met with accolades.

Think:

Double Trouble Brewing Co. Grow a Pear (Pear Cider) LCBO No. 457358 - $3.10 for 473ml, Ontario, 5.4% ABV Lastly, a must mention for our homegrown heroes who have brewed up a storm for us over the past year and will continue to provide us with positively progressive beer into the future.

an unconventional idea or ingredient from outside their industry into their own portfolio to create something new. Whether a distillery poached some brewing equipment to finish aging their spirits in or a cidery hijacked some beer hops to finish their cider with, the blurring of lines and crisscrossing of traditional notions from one beverage division to another has blossomed into some really nifty new drinkables.

Think:

Sandbanks Sleeping Giant Foch-Baco Noir VQA LCBO No. 164087 - $19.95 for 750ml, Ontario, 12.5% ABV Collaboration has been a bright point over the past year and beyond in the beverage industry in Ontario, with an unlikely spirit of camaraderie and cheerleading that is rather unusual in the competitive commercial market. With an off-hand “hey, give it a shot” attitude coupled with a “hey, we’ll help you out” ideology, growth and progression are not only encouraged but provide an envelope pushing mentality that benefits us all with new and varied product. If a winery wants to give cider-making a chance, more power to them as long as they give it their best. Or if two breweries want to team up to try out something new, bring it on—more great beer for the masses.

Think:

Bae’s Haze, Dry Hopped IPA, 6.2% Available in growler at the brewery

Beaver Duck APA, 5.2% Available in bomber at the brewery

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Artistic Merit, Creativity, and Technical Sophistication Banff Mountain Film Festival Promises to Deliver By Sarah Kerton

or the 28th year in a row, Thunder Bay is about to be treated to an evening of high-flying adventure, heartfelt characters, and breathtaking scenery, all from the comfort of a seat at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be making its annual tour stop here January 28 at 7 pm, hosted by the Alpine Club of

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The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is held each Fall in Banff, Alberta, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity then takes the best films and audience favourites on a world tour to share with everyone else. In what promises to be a sold-out show, the evening will feature a number of films handpicked by the local organizers

Frank Pianka, the ACC section rep and events coordinator says that this year was tough with the tour menu being more extensive than ever before. What really stands out to Pianka is the artistic merit, creativity, and technical sophistication of the films, which amazingly seems to increase every year. It is his hope that the films chosen inspire

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Favourite Films of 2017 By Michael Sobota

We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be… - Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) reading Churchill’s words in a newspaper, in the closing scene of Dunkirk

017 was a remarkable year for great films, and several thousand not worth seeing a second time (some not even the first). But the good ones are really good. Here is my year-end list of favourite films, with the qualifier that I compiled this by mid-December. I have not seen some of the late-breaking features coming out at the end of the year. A genuine surprise, for me, is that I am including four comedies (if we can label Lady Bird a comedy). And while there were several good local feature films made in 2017, none came up to the high standard set by Andrew Cividino’s Sleeping Giant two years ago. My list is alphabetical:

Dunkirk Christopher Nolan’s homage to one of Britain’s greatest war failures is a hymn to humanity. Shooting on land and sea, and in the air, he forgoes the easy route of CGI or other computer effects to capture the raw vulnerability of young men and their leaders in retreat from battle. He further engages us by grounding his storytelling (he co-wrote the sparse, brilliant screenplay) in a father and son relationship on one of several hundred small boats sent across the English Channel to rescue British and French soldiers pinned down by the Germans on the Dunkirk beach. The scope of what he accomplishes here is breathtaking. Marshalling a battalion of some of Britain’s finest actors, Nolan shapes cinematic victory out of defeat, with the year’s best movie score by Hans Zimmer.

God’s Own Country Shooting in a bleak spring in Yorkshire, first time feature director Francis Lee, working with his own screenplay, shows us the back-breaking work on a sheep farm during lambing season, and a family struggling to remain on the land. The family is Dad (Ian Hart), Grandma (Gemma Jones), and 18-year-old Johnny (Josh O'Connor). They have genuine respect and love for each other in this harsh and beautiful landscape. Dad is physically disabled. To assist with the lambing, he hires a Romanian migrant worker (Alec Secareanu) and the story plunges deeper into the rough attraction between the two young men. The movie is raw, vulnerable, honest, compelling, and authentic. It is my favourite of the year.

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Steven Soderbergh returns to his caper genre (known for the “Ocean’s” series) but with a joyous celebration of ordinary people. Channing Tatum, a bluecollar construction worker, is a single parent who is a few days away from losing everything he has, including the love-of-his-life daughter. He hatches a scheme with his bartending brother (Adam Driver) to rob the vaults of a major NASCAR operation. Shot during an actual NASCAR race and using an ensemble of both A-list actors (Tatum and Daniel Craig) and B-listers (Driver, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, and Katie Holmes), Soderberg delivers the happiest film of 2017.

Director and co-writer Andrey Zvyagintsev delivers a sharp analysis of urban Russian society. He introduces a Moscow middle-class couple with a young son, living in a upperscale condo. The parents are about to divorce; each of them are already having affairs with other lovers. The parents argue and fight constantly, and neither wants to take the son with them when the divorce is final. And in that revelation, Zvyagintsev composes one of the most devastating emotional scenes captured on camera this year. But he is about more than dissecting a domestic drama. Loveless looks at the inner collapse of modern Russian society with a cold camera lens and a bleak winter landscape. His cast is flawless. This is Russia’s nominee for best foreign language Oscar.

I want to discuss all of these films. Some of them will be coming to Thunder Bay in forthcoming NOSFA screenings, and at their upcoming 25th Film Festival next April. Here are six more of my favourites of the year: The Big Sick, Brigsby Bear, A Ghost Story, Lady Bird, Lucky (this is Harry Dean Stanton’s final film), and Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri.

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Magnus Theatre’s Gillian Jones Story by Kyle Poluyko, Photo by Scott Hobbs

arely—if ever—seen by an audience member, stage manager Gillian Jones is the glue that holds Magnus Theatre productions together. Her duties are broad and to those who may not be familiar with the theatre or what a stage manager does, it can be a challenge to articulate the scope of Jones’ responsibilities. “I will usually tell people that I’m the left hand of the director,” Jones says. “I’m responsible for taking down notation of the movement of actors, set pieces, what actors wear and when they have to wear it, what they touch, when they touch it, where they have to move it to.” The actors, the majority of whom come to Magnus from other locales such as Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, also rely on Jones for

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additional support. “I try to maintain the morale of the company and of the show. I’m in charge of maintaining the artistic integrity of the show once the director leaves the production,” she says. “They’ll rely on me for information about the theatre, the city, call times (not only for rehearsal but for costume fittings), potential haircuts, media, if photos are going to be taken, or any of those kinds of things.” For larger shows such as Miracle on 34th Street or We Will Rock You, Jones can frequently be found at Magnus into the early morning hours, ensuring preparedness for “tech week”— the week when the actors move from the rehearsal hall to the stage. But the larger the show doesn’t always mean the more complicated the production. “Those productions weren’t necessarily

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Vox and Flash Frame Team Up for Workshops By Pat Forrest

lash Frame is a local organization whose aim is to encourage the use of film, video, multimedia, and electronic technologies as an artistic and educational practice for the advancement and enrichment of the community. They’ve teamed up with Vox Popular Media Arts Festival (formerly the Bay Street Film Festival) to offer a trio of workshops in line with that goal. Starting January 13, Riaz Mehmood, a multidisciplinary artist and educator, will lead a hands-on introductory workshop on Arduino, an open-source electronics board used to make interactive electronics projects. Each participant will receive an Arduino kit that includes the board, wires, sensors, and actuators. They

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will learn how to hook up various sensors and actuators to the Arduino board and learn to write computer code to control their Arduino boards. The Acting for the Camera workshop is open to participants of all ages and levels of experience and will explore the differences between theatre and film acting, the technical aspects of how a film is shot, types of shots, continuity, terminology, blocking, and the audition process. The class will be limited to 15 participants and will be held on five consecutive Wednesday evenings starting January 17. The instructor, Dennis Dubinsky, has been a film, television, and theatre actor for 25 years.

Also beginning January 17, the 360˚ Virtual Reality Filmmaking Workshop will teach youth and emerging filmmakers how to shoot 360° video with Go-Pro Fusion, record ambisonic sound, import and stitch with Fusion Studio, edit a 360° VR production for the Oculus Rift, and post it to YouTube. The final productions will be presented at the festival’s 360° projection experience at Vox Docs monthly screening events and at the Vox Popular festival in 2018. The course is being led by Kelly Saxberg, a film producer,

director, editor, and cinematographer with credits on over 100 films. She is also one of the organizers of the workshops. “We live in a culturally diverse area where electronic means of storytelling and non-traditional, interactive ways of knowledge sharing are becoming an important tool for young people and artists to express themselves and to connect with people,” she says. To register for the workshops, visit baystreetfilmfestival.ca/vox-popular/.

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or its first production of the new year, Magnus Theatre will present The River, a haunting, ghostly, and perhaps even ghastly mystery thriller by award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth. Butterworth may be best known for his play Jerusalem, which won awards and critical acclaim across the West End and North America, and a Tony Award for actor Mark Rylance. Called a “beautiful, slippery, unnerving play with a deceptive hook” by The Globe and Mail, The River offers its audience two main characters, known simply as The Man and The Woman. The Man has brought his new girlfriend, The Woman, to his uncle’s old cabin where he has been fly-fishing since he was a boy. Despite her initial hesitation, he entices her to join him for some night fishing. It

soon becomes an unsettling and ominous tale. She is not the first woman The Man has brought to the cabin, and she may not be the last. Adding to the thrill and excitement is that Magnus Theatre will reconfigure the auditorium to present The River on a traverse stage, commonly referred to as a “catwalk.” The first four rows of the theatre will be relocated onto the stage to face the rest of the house, and the space inbetween will become the stage. A traverse stage allows for the action to be viewed from both audience perspectives, and the intimacy allows for the actors to employ the audience for heightened effect. The River, written by Butterworth and directed by Thom Currie, will begin performances at Magnus Theatre February 1 and runs through February 17. The Walleye

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Scene on my elder's trail

Changing Perceptions

Exploring History and Identity

Modernity

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ary McPherson’s works often portray a tug of war between two worlds—Indigenous and white European. She herself is both—her father is a member of Couchiching First Nation and her mother is Irish Canadian. A third-year student at Lakehead University, her prodigious talent is clear at a glance. In all her drawings, the skin breathes with texture, the weave of the textiles is almost palpable, and the eyes look into the viewer’s with a story to tell. A childhood love of drawing portraits has turned into a powerful storytelling tool. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, McPherson states that what she was taught in public schools about Indigenous culture—or rather, what was not taught—felt like a whitewashing of history. The artist says that it’s all very well to promote Indigenous arts and crafts and talk about the grandfather teachings, but feels like there's more to be addressed, such as residential schools, which her father’s siblings were sent to, and lost languages and children. She also questions why they must be “frozen in time,” making moccasins and dancing at powwows.

“We constantly have to prove who we are,” McPherson says. “The romanticizing and glorification of our culture is a big problem.” Woodlands style painting has been the most recognizable genre of Indigenous art in recent years, but McPherson feels a little uncomfortable about it. Reading about the founder of the style, Norval Morrisseau, she learned that a white man (Selwyn Dewdney) coached Morrisseau to make his paintings “more primitive” in order to succeed. McPherson says “it’s important to understand how the Western system works” but she feels that this is another example of fetishizing of the exotic. Her determination to combat these stereotypes steers the narrative in her works. An Indigenous couple in a museum observes a urinal misidentified in “Bathtub for a Dog – White culture, 1900s.” “The Return of the Pipe: Museum Representation,” currently displayed in Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s Annual Regional Juried Exhibition (until January 13) explores the same museum theme.

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Alastair MacKay Photographer Transforms Mundane into Beauty By Tara George

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eauty in the unknown or truth in the unexpected” is Alastair MacKay’s motto. A self-professed “drive-by shooter,” Mackay has found a way of taking seemingly mundane scenes in our day-to-day life and turning them into something that is not only beautiful, but also sparks conversation.

recall a fork-in-the-road moment in his early years, when a knee injury steered the young athlete into a more artistic direction. Cameras were accessible in his family home, and that, combined with friends who were also interested in photography, initiated a lifetime of capturing images.

For the most part, MacKay’s photography is minimalistic in composition, but rich in content; capturing the simplicity of a subject with one tool (his camera) but enhancing it with another (his computer) to further explore the intricacies that may otherwise be overlooked. MacKay’s photos are diverse, but the tone, in most cases, is the same, and it forces the viewer to reflect and “to be a little more cognizant about the steps they are taking in this physical world.” Perhaps this is the reason MacKay identifies with himself as more of an artist than a photographer.

MacKay’s most recent works depict minimalistic urban settings, which he displayed in a solo show in 2008 entitled Exploring the Urban Surface. He also had a short phase where he altered photos to depict more psychedelic images. Currently his art is showing in Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s 29th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition: Manifestation. Although his works can be easily sought out and viewed online, MacKay believes that much of his work is better viewed on the wall, saying that “art of any kind should take the person to a new space, and that takes some openness in mind and space.”

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Some Like It Haute DefSup Celebrates a Decade of Derelicte Story by Kirsti Salmi, Photos by Chad Kirvan

decade into Derelicte, DefSup’s David Karasiewicz and Renee Terpstra are feeling nostalgic. Over 10 successful years, the event has exploded into a sensory feast that keeps Thunder Bay’s chilly Januarys haute with a kaleidoscopic show of fashion, visual artistry, music, light work and projection mapping, dancing, and performance art. Unlike traditional fashion shows, it’s an intimate and immersive experience that defies convention and categorization. “It’s sort of like a fashion show that’s gone strange,” says Karasiewicz. “It’s difficult to describe—it has to be experienced.”

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A cheeky homage to Zoolander’s infamous fashion walk-off, Derelicte began as a part of a series of events designed to promote Urban Infill: Art in the Core. When the DefSup board began to run the Urban Infill series, they did so with the goal of revitalizing the downtown core, which hadn’t yet seen its era of small business revival. “Urban infill is an architectural concept that aims to fill abandoned space with art and business to attract more of the same,” says Terpstra. “It’s really grown and blossomed over 10 years. Urban Infill doesn’t just present art and artists. By choosing to support

Derelicte found its roots in Urban Infill’s closing event, TokyoPop + Shock, which celebrated cosplay as a part of Japanese anime and manga culture. As Urban Infill grew in scope and size, TokyoPop + Shock fell by the wayside, but the DefSup board wanted to continue fostering costume and performance elements in a new event. Two years later, Derelicte was born as a multidisciplinary art show with a twist—a curated exhibition featuring wearable art. “The artists that we commissioned were so excited to do something outrageous and challenge themselves with the wearable art pieces,” says Karasiewicz. “They use a lot of recycled material in their original works, which further promotes the idea of celebrating the re-use of materials, as well as urban space.” Derelicte also involves showing fashion by local retailers and designers, many of whom have been inspired to incorporate performance aspects in their sets. As with other DefSup events, community partnerships were an important feature of Derelicte—none more so than its iconic, long-standing tenure at Black Pirates Pub. “It’s an open space, a safe environment, and inclusive,” says Karasiewicz. “They trust us, and anything goes there—which is good, because we like to push the limits. It’s the perfect space because it’s intimate enough to include everyone.” Openness and intimacy is key for Derelicte, which encourages audience participation with a DIY fashion/ costume contest, a walk-off challenge, and a time-honoured tradition that surprised organizers—an end-of-event DJ set that inspires audience members to jump onto

the catwalk for a dance party. “We had to reinforce the catwalk over the years once people started that,” laughs Terpstra. “We look back on the first Derelicte— we were so nervous and anxious,” reflects Karasiewicz. “We’re hard to impress, but by the end we agreed—Okay, that was insanely good. We are continually wowed by the artists and performers, every single year. It all comes down to available talent you have in your city. It was there. It just needed to be put together.” Derelicte 10 is a fundraiser for DefSup and LU Radio, and will be held at Black Pirates Pub on January 27 from 8 pm-2 am. For programming information, visit definitelysuperior.com.

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Luke Yellowhead Waits for Telephone Call By Nadia Kurd, Curator, Thunder Bay Art Gallery Artist: John Hartman Title: Luke Yellowhead Waits for Telephone Call Date: 1989 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 167.6 x 243.8cm

rom 1976–1978 and 1980–1981, artist John Hartman lived in the Northwestern Ontario

community of Collins. For Hartman, the experience living in what is now known as Namaygoosisagagun First Nation was not only transformational, but also gave him insights to the rich inner lives of the people in the remote community and provided him with the inspiration for a series of prints, drawings, and paintings. Writing on his work in 1988, curator Dorothy Farr

points out that not only do we sense the rugged physicality of place in Hartman's work, but also the social impact and challenges presented by the exposure to Western values and the introduction of an evangelical Christian movement to the community. Moreover, these small-scale, stark, and almost childlike renderings of the landscape and people reflect more the symbolic changes

rather than depict the literal representations. As Hartman writes, “the work raises particular experiences to a universal level for contemplation and a new understanding of ourselves as human beings.” In other words, the depiction of everyday events and activities of the people from Namaygoosisagagun, at its most fundamental level, provide us with the knowledge and

stories to connect and understand the social, cultural, and economic impact of the changes in Collins. We begin to see the region through Hartman’s eyes and piece together the nuances of narratives and relationships within the community. This work was donated to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s permanent collection by the artist.

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his year, Manifestation is the theme for Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Running until January 13, this year marks the 29th installation of Def Sup’s show. Offering local

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and regional artists the opportunity to consider the relevance of manifestation in their own experiences, interpretations, and relationships to contemporary art, this year’s show welcomed the work of 50 artists from across the region.

“We had 90 artists that submitted, and if you look at Galleries 1 and 2, 50 artists total were selected,” explains David Karasiewicz, executive/artistic director for the gallery. “A juried show is a bit more challenging. In judging which

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theArts artists are selected, we look at not only artistic excellence, but also how the artist connects to the theme of the show.” Manifestation features talent and diversity that brings to light the vibrancy of the contemporary arts community in northern Ontario. Both emerging and established artists are showcased, with each creation making connections to the theme of manifestation in unique ways. There are works featured from budding art students at Lakehead

University alongside well-known, established professionals in the field, with each creative work representing the diverse backgrounds and experiences of their creators. With an incredible diversity in style, media, and ideas, the exhibition allows visitors to enjoy and reflect on an excellent selection of art.

just works,” says Karasiewicz. “Because of this being a juried exhibition, artists are putting forth their best work. It allows for artists to step up to a challenge, and they do. Out of that comes out of some of the best work in contemporary art in northern Ontario.” Alongside the juried art show, Facade, an art film installation by Piotr Skowronski, is featured in Gallery 3—a thoughtful accompaniment to the manifestation theme.

“The show offers artists the chance to challenge themselves, and that’s really important for an artist. They get to take chances, and sometimes it

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Through the filmmaker’s upclose portrayal of faces in reaction to stimuli without presenting the viewer with the correlating subject matter, he creates an intimate glimpse into emotion and connection. Breaking down the barrier between viewer and subject, what is manifested is a connection solely through the ability to recognize, relate, and interpret ranges of expression on the human face. Manifestation, as the 29th

installation of Def Sup’s Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, is a dynamic display of talent in the heart of Thunder Bay’s north core, and the only showcase of its kind in the region. “Visitors are often surprised when they come to the gallery,” Karasiewicz says. “For a city as small as ours, this really shows how talented the contemporary art community is in the region.” For more information on Manifestation, visit definitelysuperior.com.

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This is Thunder Bay This month, The Walleye asked if you made a New Year’s resolution last year, did you achieve it, and what is your resolution for this year? Interviews by Nancy Saunders, Photos by Laura Paxton

Eric: I didn’t make a resolution last year. I often do! I have a little, like a ritual that my wife and I do, where we write them down onto a piece of paper and crunch them into a ball, then throw them into the lake. But we didn’t do it last year because we weren’t in town, and we couldn’t find a good lake. I think I will make one this year. I feel it helps with motivation.

Lisa: I don’t tend to do resolutions, but I set goals for the year. This year I have several goals including personal health and business goals. Last year’s goal was also health related. I did a lot of things in the past year to improve health, and to… to just make myself more energetic. I’m self-employed, so I need a lot of energy. And I got into fundraising as well. I’ve been raising money for the renal department at the hospital. The year before last we raised almost $12,000, and last year we hit $20,000. So that was another thing—giving back was another thing I did as well.

Katie (left): Every year my resolution is to paint more graffiti walls. I would like to finish painting Cooke Street alongside the night brats of Die Active Art Collective. Lora (right): I’ve never made a resolution before, but this year I’m going to change in a big way. Down with plastics! I am going to eliminate my use of plastic drinking straws, excessive packaging, and lessen my garbage production overall. I’ve also resolved to have everyone around me live in a state of guilt for their own garbage production.

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Claire: I don’t remember if I made a resolution last year. I think I tried, but probably wasn’t successful. I just try to do my best throughout the year. I don’t have anything specific for this year… just being myself; staying true to myself.

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“I’ve always been a daydreamer,” she laughs. A daydreamer, an artist, but with a scientific mind: a deep love of animals and a fascination with animal behavior led her to study zoology at the University of Guelph and work for the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. All the while, she toyed with the idea of writing. Her first book, To Journey in the Year of the Tiger, began as a graphic novel concept while she was in university. “At the time, I was penciling for DC Comics and got this idea for a graphic novel script that eventually turned into a novel,” she says. But the timing wasn’t right for her. She saved that WordPerfect document to floppy disk and put it in a sock drawer while work, family, and life took over. Years went by, and Dickson started to feel that she was missing part of herself. She dug out the floppy disk, went through the saga of getting the manuscript converted, split the novel into two parts and quietly put it up on Amazon. She didn’t tell anyone. “I was afraid of being a failure, of being laughed at,” she says. “But it started to sell, and get reviews, and I started getting fan mail! I knew I could draw, but could I write?”

Turns out, she could. What followed was a literary journey she had not anticipated. After To Journey in the Year of the Tiger and To Walk in the Way of Lions, Dickson wrote her third book in the series, Songs in the Year of the Cat. Her imagined worlds then shifted from East Asia to steampunk British Empire for a new series, Cold Stone and Ivy. With two books in that series and a third on the way, Dickson shifted gears again and produced Dragon of Ash & Stars, the autobiography of a night dragon. “With the success of Dragon, that really solidified for me the connection between my zoology background and my imagination,” she says. “I realize that’s a strength in my writing, that understanding of animal psychology. It’s something original that I can bring to the genre.” Dickson designs her own covers and publishes her own books, but she relies on a tight-knit group of writer friends for sage advice and honest input. “Although it can be depressing to hear [honest feedback], I respect them when they say ‘you can do better than this.’ That’s so helpful, and it has made my books better.” H. Leighton Dickson’s books are available locally at Chapters and Coles, as well as online at amazon.ca and her website, hleightondickson.com.

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Investigating the Seven Youth Inquest

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n November 13, popular podcast and news organization Canadaland hit an unprecedented fundraising goal on Patreon, a crowdfunding site. Driving the campaign was a project pitch that caught the attention of Canadians across social media: a multi-part investigative podcast about Thunder Bay with specific focus on First Nations student deaths and the city’s subsequent Seven Youth Inquest. Anishinaabe writer, comedian, and podcaster Ryan McMahon pitched the project, and for him, the journey is a personal one. McMahon has worked for Canadaland for about a year, co-hosting politics podcast Commons bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Born in Treaty 3 (Fort Frances) and currently living in Treaty 1 (Winnipeg), McMahon is deeply connected to northern Ontario. While attending a Thunder Bay youth suicide prevention summit in 2014, he heard first hand accounts from Indigenous youth

who feared daily for their lives. He sees podcasting as a way to thoroughly examine and address the roots of racism and violence in his home community. “I visit Thunder Bay 20 times a year or so,” he says. “Some of my dearest family and friends live there. I follow the community, and I care about it deeply. People on social media have said, ‘McMahon will come in and handle it like every [other journalist].’ I hope we don’t. I want to be really clear about that.” The podcast is in the pre-production phase, and McMahon’s vision is to create an immersive, independent media investigation that respects the community it’s examining. The team will work with elders for storytelling guidance, and with local people to develop editorial concepts. “I don’t think it’s valuable for [our team] to come in with assumptions, even if we’re well-researched,” he says. “This is a complex, nuanced story

and getting it right is really, really important. Working in the speed at which communities allow—not the news cycle—is going to be fundamental. If that means we have to wait longer to run with something, or it takes a little more time to build rapport, that’s fine. We’re going to go through the process carefully, delicately, and with empathy.” McMahon says that he didn’t initially think the crowdfunding campaign would take off, and was blown away by the support—not just from people across the country, but within Thunder Bay itself. He’s anxious to get started, but nervous about what the team will find. When asked

about his hope for the podcast’s outcome, he’s resolute: “I want to find where the failings are and hold the people or organizations responsible to account. I want there to never be another body pulled from that [McIntyre] river, Indigenous or not. I want people living in Thunder Bay to feel represented. I want those that experience violence disproportionately to feel that they’re defended and represented in a way that honours their experiences.” His biggest hope, however, is that the podcast will mobilize listeners. “We create the communities we want to live in by having our voices heard. It’s incumbent on all of us that have the ability to

make a difference, in whatever way we can—to make that difference right now. Not a year from now, not after the election. As complex as the challenges are, I believe in Thunder Bay, I know there are good people who care doing good work there. If the podcast does anything, my hope is that we motivate people to do more.” The podcast is not yet being recorded and its start date is to be announced. Visit canadalandshow.com, find Canadaland on Facebook, or follow Canadaland (@CANADALAND) and Ryan McMahon (@RMComedy) on Twitter for updates.

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JP Gladu

Advocating for Indigenous Resources and Business By Bonnie Schiedel

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have this bird’s-eye view of our country; it’s an extraordinary view and I’m grateful for it,” says JP Gladu, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), referring to the meetings and speaking engagements that take him coast to coast to coast most days of the year, advocating for Aboriginal business and discussing its opportunities and challenges. “I meet incredible leaders, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.” While growing up in Thunder Bay, however, his view was initially a lot more local, focused on trying not to freeze

his feet on outdoor hockey rinks in Current River and spending time exploring the lakes and bush around Beardmore with his family. After graduating from St. Ignatius High School, he headed to Sault College for its forestry technician program. “My grandfather was a logger; my dad was a logger,” he says. “I loved the outdoors and still do.” His first post-college job was with Natural Resources Canada, working on forestry matters with more than 40 First Nations communities across Ontario. That’s when he really deepened his connection between community and resources. “I always knew

the natural environment was part of our history and our connection to the land, because I grew up on the land with my family,” says Gladu, who is a member of Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek on Lake Nipigon. “I saw opportunities to build [our] economic wealth with the resources around us. We’ve depended on it for thousands of years, why should we stop now?” Gladu went on to earn a forestry degree from Northern Arizona University, worked as an Aboriginal forestry advisor in British Columbia, and then got his MBA from Queen’s University and ICD.D (Institute of Corporate Directors, director program) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Today, in addition to his work with CCAB, he serves on a

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Gladu returns to the northwest several times a year, bringing his his teenage daughter Chloe. “In the summer we go up on the reserve and we fish and just hang out on the land,” he says. “The Creator did bless me with a beautiful moose this year so my freezer is full.” He’s also mindful of Thunder Bay’s place in the headlines. “I see Thunder Bay going through this transition, this evolution if you will,” he says. “I’m hopeful we are going to come out stronger. There are big opportunities. I really hope that we’ll see some really strong partnerships and to grow from those.”

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et’s face it: 2017 was a bit of a tire fire. But here at The Walleye, we have high hopes for 2018. Sure, we will probably all be still living in a confusing dystopian society ruled by a consortium of nefarious uber-wealthy oligarchs who are slowly destroying everything we know and love, but hey, at least we can try to make ourselves feel a little better about it, right? 2018, show us what you’ve got. 2017, don’t let the door hit ya on the way out.

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Lighten Up Candles By Michelle Kolobutin

t was a walk one afternoon, and a long look at a maple leaf, that caused Betty Eady to wonder if she could take that beautiful leaf and put it in a candle. And, as they say, the rest is history. Now a thriving small business, Lighten Up Candles started out as six months of trial and error, lots of research, and conversations with other candle makers before Betty and husband Norm, started to feel confident in the candles they were making and started selling them wholesale. Lighten Up Candles are very unique and reflect where the couple lives and makes the candles. For instance, three of their most popular candles (which are sold in many gift shops across the country) include real pieces of amethyst, shells, and the one that started it all—one which is inlaid with stones and actual maple leaves. There is a lot of attention spent on detail. Their candles are not just candles but artistic displays of nature’s treasurers; with many of them including crystals, stones, seashells, and flora. Norm and Betty take great care in sourcing the materials they use in their candles. All of their raw materials are sourced in North America, and they use only high-quality fragrance oils. Each candle is hand-crafted by the couple right at their home in

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Neebing Township, and some include inspirational messages. They started out with a range of pillar candles, but have expanded their line to include 36 varieties of votives and tealights, including almost every scent you can imagine. The Thunder Bay community has responded with love to this duo’s small business. “Fifty percent of our business is repeat customers. We love being at the market because we get to share the process of creating the candles but also hear what people are looking for,” shares Norm. In addition to finding their candles at a number of retailers around town, you can find them each Wednesday and Saturday on the second floor at the Thunder Bay Country Market, or learn more about their products at lightenupcandles.com.

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ith his new album, Thunder Bay rapper Ben Murray is facing his personal demons head-on. “It’s kind of exploring the whole opioid epidemic,” Murray, also known as Planb-Strik9, says of the six-track EP Sinister Substance. “I was addicted to opiates and heroin for 10 years. Methadone saved my life, so I’m a big advocate for the program.” Sinister Substance was recorded and produced entirely in Thunder Bay, Murray says, and opioids aren’t the only personal subject the album dives into: the rapper also explores his own identity as an Indigenous artist. “It helps me find my place, find out who I am, my role in all this,” he says. “For a long time, I didn’t even really acknowledge that I was Indigenous, for the most part. I knew I was, and everyone knew I was, but I didn’t vocalize it.” And now, with a new EP out and his career cruising along, Murray is focused on giving back. He has a plan to develop a youth centre in Thunder Bay, one that would give kids a chance to explore things like video, graffiti, MCing,

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producing, beat-making, and turntables. “I had the Thunder Bay Boys & Girls Club growing up,” Murrays says. “Having that place to go, and people that cared… I want to be able to do that for the next generation.” Murray also runs youth music workshops in communities throughout the region. “It’s basically the same thing,” he says. “We’ll make a song, we’ll get them to make beats, and then they’ll have a finished product at the end to show. If there’s enough time, we’ll do a performance.” The power of music isn’t lost on Cody Desmoulin; Murray has been acting as something of a mentor to him recently, helping him build his own career as a rapper. “I’m more into it to make myself feel good, and show other youth or other people what I can do, and what others can be capable of doing,” Desmoulin says. “I’m really thankful to have [Murray] in my life… I wouldn’t be where I am right now if I didn’t meet him.” For more information Murray’s music and workshops, visit planbstrik9.com.

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orming nearly 10 years ago, local chaos dealers The Dweezils—consisting of Travis Doggett on guitar, Mike Bento on bass, and Hippy Baker on drums—writhe and twitch to vibrate your inner atoms into a nuclear blast of genetically modified proportions. You better be sure to have your wood screws, because they're about to blow your doors completely off. Baker and Doggett began putting the pieces together

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for what would become The Dweezils during the summer of 2007 while jamming and writing music. Bento came across some of their demos on MySpace and soon joined Doggett and Baker for a jam. Tight grooves and juicy molecules later, The Dweezils were born as an official three piece. Part Primus, part Mr. Bungle, and part Faith No More, with hints of Gwar bsides, their music will make

you wander around feeling like a 21st century schizoid man. From light jazz to funk to metal, this band will surprise you and leave your jaw swinging like some low hanging fruit. Their music embodies life, feeling, and thought. As Doggett puts it, “Every experience in life has a unique outcome depending on the individual, much like the song of a Dweezil.” When asked about their live shows, Doggett says you can

expect to bang your head, slam your beer, sway your hips, and give in to the atmosphere all around you. Spontaneous precision while walking the fine line between chaos and order will over power your brain—just don’t expect any singing. After releasing two albums, the band recorded their latest release Threeunion in 2015 at Exit Music Studio. The album is available digitally via their Bandcamp page and also as a pre-order vinyl

package containing a t-shirt, pack of custom papers, a digital download of Threeunion, and a pre-order copy of the album on vinyl, for $30. Once all preorders are in and the vinyls are pressed, the band plans to have an official vinyl release show in early spring of 2018. Find The Dweezils online on Facebook, MySpace, or on BandCamp at dweezils.bandcamp.com.

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(Ages 6 – 8 and Ages 9 -12) Danielle Chandler (S)/Amanda Vinet (M/W) Saturdays @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am (ages 6-8) / 11:30 am - 12:45 pm (ages 9-12); Jan. 6th – Mar. 3rd (no class Feb. 17th) OR Mondays @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm (ages 6-8); Jan. 8th - Mar. 5th (no class Feb. 19) Wednesdays @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm (ages 9-12); Jan. 17th - Mar. 7th

Develop self-expression and creativity while building self-confidence. Students will explore improvisation, creative movement, playbuilding and imaginative theatre games. Final presentation of their own creation in the classroom for invited guests. $110

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Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm; Feb. 14th - June 13th (no class Mar. 14th) This creative program will introduce students to the world of play production in a professional theatre setting. This course will explore a variety of aspects involved in producing a play and will conclude with a PERFORMANCE ON OUR MAINSTAGE. Additional rehearsals may be required outside of set class times. Performance date: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

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Come join the fun at Magnus with this series of three acting workshops, each emphasizing a different aspect of the magic of theatre. Possible topics include improvisation, character creation and script writing. $75*

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The Brulé Creek Band

Classic Rock and Country Music for Your Dancing Pleasure By Peter Jabs

t’s a Friday night at the Polonia Bar downstairs at the Polish Legion on Cumberland St. and the crowd slowly filters in and takes their usual tables. It’s good to be in from the cold and I am asked to take my hat off. The Brulé Creek Band starts up with “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days)” as couples get up to dance. Country two-steps, foxtrots, waltzes, rhumbas, and sambas are evenly sprinkled into the set and by “It’s Now or Never,” the floor is full of dance pairs. That song takes on a whole new meaning when you’re over 80. I notice that the liquid din of conversation almost drowns out the band and there is nary a smartphone in sight. The Brulé Creek Band is headed by Glen Campbell (no, not that one) who selects the tunes from a 300-song repertoire and does the arranging. The present formation includes his daughter and her husband (Jenn and Dan Kukkee). They are all multi-instrumentalists, but Jenn

handles most of the singing and Dan adds the bass line. This trio once formed the nucleus of the Campbell Family Band who, together with two other sons of Campbell, played for 34 years and thousands of gigs around the region starting in 1986. Bluegrass fans would know them as they perform another 300 songs in that genre as well. Rounding out the combo is newer member Rob Randle, who Pierre Schreyer calls “the quintessential Northern fiddler.” Randle teaches the Kam Valley Fiddlers and will sometimes write tunes for his students that are included in the set list. As the evening winds down and the last song, “Crazy,” sentimentally drifts in the air, it is evident that everyone had been having the time of their lives. Catch the Brulé Creek Band at the Port Arthur Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 5) on January 6 and the Polish Legion on Cumberland St. on January 12. The Walleye

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or Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra violinist Stéphanie Caplette, symphony is family. “I really like the fact that we’re like a big family bringing all this to life,” Caplette says of performing as part of an ensemble. “With all those different instruments, it becomes one voice.”

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Caplette joined the TBSO in 2011 on a contract, and became a permanent member of the organization two years later. She began studying music at age six, with lessons in violin, piano, and vocals. But the violin quickly won out and became Caplette’s focus.

“With violin, you can express everything so much deeper,” she says. “Piano, you can’t vibrate, you can’t sing the same way you can sing with a bow… for me, it’s no question that the violin has a palette of colours way bigger. It really speaks to me.” The current season of the TBSO has been a good one thus far, Caplette says. And it’s exactly what the orchestra needed, considering the financial crunch artistic organizations are finding themselves in. “We need new creative ideas, and new ways to communicate with the public,” she says. “Our new music director [Paul Haas] this year makes a huge difference. The connection with him is so natural and so easy, and he’s got so many good ideas.” New ideas are vital for organizations like the TBSO if they’re going to thrive going forward, she says. “We need to listen to what the audience has to say,” Caplette says. “Especially the younger crowd. We need to attract new people.” The Walleye

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ho remembers making mixed tapes? Am I dating myself too much by asking that question? For those of us who do, December 2 was a night of sweet nostalgia as local supergroup Friends of the Road put on a barn burner of classic rock called the Rock and Roll Mixed Tape Show at The Foundry. Billed as a Led Zeppelin cover band, Friends of the Road encompass a wider spectrum of rock as they flow in and out of bands like The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, AC/DC, and many other staples that music fans would have undoubtedly pieced together on a cassette for a friend way back when. Made up of several seasoned musicians of the Thunder Bay scene, Friends of the Road not only mimicked many of our old favourites but took them to

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heights surpassed only by the originals. At centre stage, Mary Walker powered through vocals with so much flair that she really did make it look easy. With some solid singing of his own, Stephen Suttie also wowed the audience while slaying five different types of guitar. The biggest pleasure for me was the unknown (before now) Shaun Kelly lighting up guitar solos and melting everyone’s faces with them like nobody’s business. As always, the backbeat was the anchor that held everything together with Thunder Bay legend Len Wallis on bass and Dan Nethercote (flying in from Sudbury for the show) on drums.

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ne of the first things that attracted me to the Thunder Bay music scene years ago was the strong sense of community among the people involved both on and off stage. Back then, everyone seemed to know each other or know of each other. People from all different ages, backgrounds, and social circles came together to share a common interest and a love of local music. As a newbie promoter at the time and someone who likes to meet new people, I dove in head first and started getting to know all the bands and their fans. My approach wasn’t to just put on a show—I wanted to throw a party and I wanted to get to know the people at my parties. Needless to say, I’ve met a lot of people over the years, but one guy has always stood out. He’s been coming to my shows for nearly 15 years and has been a well-known figure in the scene for a long time. He’s the guy who’s always at the front of the stage, rocking out and having the most fun of anyone in the room. His name is Joey Miller. At the age of 14, Miller attended his very first all-ages shows at TBay’s legendary downtown venue Kilroy’s. Back then Kilroy’s was one of the very few bars that would allow minors through their

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doors when bands were on stage and they quickly became a second home for many local musicians and music fans. Miller was at every show he could get to and was always the most excited guy waiting in line to get in. After teaching himself how to play guitar and seeing countless bands week after week Miller made the move from fan to band and started Suspended In Time with some friends. In 2007 he would play his very first Cover Show, paying tribute to American alt-rock band The Spill Canvas. Their set was a success and would open the floodgates for Miller, as he would go on to play in 25 Cover Show bands over the years, sometimes playing with two or even three bands in a single night. “I think what attracts me to the Cover Show is the amount of talent you can play with/watch in a four-night period,” explains Miller. “It's my favourite time of the year when it comes around.” Covering bands he loves is only part of the equation. Miller is currently playing in three bands who all play different styles—Arch Anger (metal), Pyscho Therapy (punk rock), and Cold Cut Trio (acoustic). You can also catch him live on stage at the Cover Show XXI, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2018 at Black Pirates Pub.

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Polar Music Prize awards. I can only imagine what was running through the sisters’ minds as they sang this beautifully wrenching song for their hero. And Emmylou Harris was truly moved. How must it feel to have your love story immortalized in song? This performance makes me well up every time. First Aid Kit is far from a one hit wonder, however. They have managed to carve out a very nice career for themselves with greats songs like “Stay Gold” and “My Silver Lining.” The latter song, dark and haunting, hints at some of the struggles the sisters have likely had as young stars in the age of social media. The sisters are also compelling live performers, and have shown great composure and poise in some of the most daunting live situations imaginable. The sisters have a new album ready to drop in January. The first song off the new album shows First Aid Kit staying fully in the beautiful groove they have developed. “It’s a Shame” has a bright, acoustic-based sound with touches of electric guitar, organ, and rolling drums. True folk rock for a new millennium.

First Aid Kit By Gord Ellis

hen you hear the Bee Gees sing, and hear those harmonies intertwine in an unmistakable way, you are listening to the sound of a family voice. The brothers Gibb all sounded like extensions of themselves, and as great as they were as solo singers, nothing matched them together. The sound of a family voice is multi-textured, yet somehow melds together as one. The Everly Brothers had this sound in spades, as do the brothers Followill from Kings of Leon, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, the brothers Wilson from the Beach Boys, and the Jackson 5, of course. Which brings us in a roundabout way to First Aid Kit. Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are from Enskede, a town on the outskirts of Stockholm. They have a bit of a musical pedigree, as their father was in the band Lolita Pop. Yet these young women have a magical sound when they sing that sounds like it might be from another time. Their voices are unique, but blend together in a familial way that is both European and Appalachian. The tonality is gorgeous, and instantly recognizable, which is just one of the reasons they have exploded

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onto both the modern pop and roots music worlds with almost equal impact. First Aid Kit first came onto my radar about four years ago when a music-loving friend gave me a mixtape (mp3s on USB) of mostly contemporary music. It was a fascinating mix of music, but the stand out was a song called “Emmylou.” The song was a lush, romantic ode to making music with someone you love. The song name checks Johnny and June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. The song is equal parts wistful and heartbreaking, and floats via the amazingly intricate vocal harmonies that are quite clearly drawn from Emmylou’s songbook. It is a perfect song. When I first heard “Emmylou,” I kind of assumed it was some lost, deep track from an American folk group. When I learned it was two young women from Sweden, I was gobsmacked. They nailed a sound and feeling so many have tried and failed at. Keep in mind the sisters wrote this song while in their teens. If you have never heard “Emmylou,” do yourself a favour and check out their performance of it on YouTube for Emmylou Harris at the

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Celebremus

Dulcisono Women’s Choir Presents First Annual Concert By Melanie Larson

F The Brilliance of Borealis 2017/2018

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or fourteen years, the Dulcisono Women’s Choir has been bringing the community of Thunder Bay together with their passion for choral music. Now in 2017, Dulcisono is gearing up to present local audiences with Celebremus, the first of two annual concerts. The Dulcisono Women’s Choir was established in January 2003 by artistic director Susan Marrier. Dulcisono set out to bring Thunder Bay women together through practice and performance, while contributing to the arts of the greater community and celebrating women through song. Marrier led the initially small group of women until retiring in 2012, and since then the role of artistic director has been passed down from Laurel Forshaw to Dean JobinBevans, and now Theresa Thibert. “Our current membership is made up of 15 singers—trained and untrained—of a variety of backgrounds who join together in song,” explains Thibert. “Through sectional work, recordings, and weekly rehearsals, the singers work together to produce two concerts per year.” “The theme of the January concert, Celebremus, will explore the various types of Canadian music as part of the ongoing celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary,” says Thibert. Through the performance, which takes place at St.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, the choir hopes to provide Thunder Bay audiences with a familiar yet unfamiliar show that will introduce them to a wide variety of music from Canada’s choral history. The evening will consist of works from composers such as Eleanor Daley and Ramona Luengen, with the main performance being Imant Raminsh’s Missa Brevis in C minor. “The Raminsh,” continues Thibert, “is intended to challenge the choir’s ability to sustain singing focus by building both physical and artistic endurance from rehearsal through performance.” “Dulcisono has always sought to expand their repertoire into exciting new areas, seeking musical and emotional growth for the singers and audience,” says Thibert. To expand this growth, Dulcisono will also be holding an open rehearsal at St. Patrick High School on January 30. Women of all vocal abilities are encouraged to attend and get involved in Dulcisono’s continuing effort to unite women and audiences alike.

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Street-Level Threats Onyx at Crocks By Justin Allec

nyx is a gangsta rap group from New York who go back to the early 90s, but they’ve been enjoying a late-career resurgence, and on January 19, they’re hitting Thunder Bay. The group is touring in support of their seventh album, Shotgunz in Hell, and enjoying a return to form. Twenty-five years ago the group was part of the mushroom-cloud explosion of hip hop, and they were decent enough to be a national draw. They produced one near-classic, 1995’s All We Got Iz Us, have one absolute anthem with their song “Slam,” and enjoyed a lot of crossover appeal thanks to their rap-metal collaborations with hardcore punk band Biohazard for the Judgement Night soundtrack. Though the group disbanded for a period in the mid-2000s, the rappers never really went away; guest appearances, solo albums, and mixtapes kept

The music matches the lyrics. Even if you disregard all the disturbing skits the group’s produced, every note they rap over has a cold, hard authenticity. It’s not interested in being friends; it’s all sparse, creaky beats and skittering synths. Horror movie stuff, really— a pervading atmosphere of dread painted blacker, beat by beat, through rhymes dealing with poverty, crime, misogyny, and revenge, as if spit from the same street corner as crack deals gone bad. This isn’t music that makes you feel good or happy, but it is incredibly visceral and personal. That Onyx has been able to maintain this feeling of danger over decades is definitely worth witnessing, even on a smaller stage, just above street level.;

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Neil Young & Promise of the Real The tense post-election atmosphere in North America has given rise to a wave of politically inspired albums, from Gorillaz’ Humanz to Depeche Mode’s Spirit. However, none have managed to craft a protest album as subtle yet loud as The Visitor, Neil Young’s second release with Promise of the Real. Opening with the track “Already Great,” it’s

A Monument to Time

Altamadum

Winter’s here, so if you need a good dose of sunshine during the next four months I’d suggest you make time for Altamadum. A Monument to Time is the local rockers’ third full-length album, and these 12 songs positively ooze warmth and heat. Monument confidently balances between fiery performances and perfectly matched production—an accomplishment beyond the sum of the band’s influences. Consider the songs first. Altamadum works in the most ardent elements of FM-radio rock linked to first-wave heavy metal guitars and aggressive drumming, all sewn together with huge vocal hooks. Exciting stuff, but the album’s sound, especially the vocals, are also pushed through a generous, sunny haze of delay and reverb. Somehow those effects makes these songs seem both older and more familiar. Its nostalgia but, curiously, it’s brought on by a new album. That feeling of warmth you recognize again, for the first time? Enjoy it. - Justin Allec

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clear that Young is lamenting the current state of our neighbouring “American friend.” But he does so without coming across as an influential musician guilt-tripping his listeners into taking action, as so many have done in the past year. With child-like toy pianos on “Fly By Night Deal” and Young’s characterically fuzzy electric guitars on

“Stand Tall,” The Visitor is musically as chaotic and divisive as its subject matter. But, despite the overblown strings and cliche mantras found on the track “Children of Destiny,” Young & Promise of the Real overall manage to bring harmony to the intriguing concoction of genres. - Melanie Larson

Utopia

In Björk’s selfdescribed “Tinder album,” Utopia, the queen of popavant-garde opens herself up to a new beginning after her album of heartbreak, Vulnicura. Recorded birdsong and bird-like sounds made electronically and on wind instruments are a recurring theme throughout the album, a sonic indication of the artist’s second spring. The opening track, “Arisen My Senses,” builds huge anticipation as an extended introduction for the entire album: big chords and cymbal crashes are like waves washing away the past and creating the excitement of a fresh start. Whereas her previous albums have had a greater variability in style within themselves, Utopia is by comparison a more stylistically consistent album of flutes and feminism, each track a work of art bringing us the unexpected in lyrics, harmony, ambience, and soundscapes.

Like the rest of us, U2 is getting older. This is evident in their 14th studio album, Songs of Experience, a follow-up to 2014’s Songs of Innocence. Unless you are a diehard U2 fan who loves everything they put out, you may find yourself longing for something more from the band. They seem to be following the same pattern other aging rock bands have fallen victim to—becoming prone to reflection and sentimentality while wanting to be edgy, relevant, and modern by throwing in vocal distortion, extra orchestration, and “profound” lyrics. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good album that kicks off with the dreamy “Love Is All We Have Left,” but travels predictably toward the lecturing “American Soul” and lighter “Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way.” “Lights of Home (St. Peter’s String Version)” is the stand out of the album, despite sounding a wee bit pretentious.

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World Wide Funk

Bootsy Collins

Striding through the funk world like one of the dinosaurs he apparently hung out with in his youth, Bootsy Collins has always been a monument in the realm of the backbeat. Starting out playing bass for James Brown and then moving onto a few little projects you may have heard of like Parliament-Funkadelic with George Clinton, Bootsy is one of few that can truly say he is the funk, baby. In addition to everything one would expect from Bootsy, World Wide Funk boasts a huge list of collaborations with some other legendary acts like Buckethead, Doug E. Fresh, Victor Wooten, and Stanley Clarke. If you like funk, this album is a definite win and if you don’t like funk… my condolences. - Jamie Varga

In Search of a Better World

Payam Akhavan

An Iranian immigrant to Canada in the late 1970s, Payam Akhavan became a successful lawyer within the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he fought to prosecute perpetrators of genocide during the Bosnian War and following the Rwandan Civil War. In Search of a Better World contains his collected lectures on human rights abuses and the pursuit of justice for the victims. Let me be very clear: this book is a heavy, draining read. Akhavan goes through first-hand accounts of the terrors inflicted on the innocent in the aforementioned conflicts as well as others in order to explain the makings of atrocities so that we can begin to recognize how to effectively intervene in the future. The author makes the case that true understanding of suffering doesn’t exist without seeing it up close, that doing something that actually makes a difference comes with personal sacrifice, and that human dignity is always worth fighting for. - Alexander Kosoris

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It’s very easy to skip over a new album from a band like Styx: no hits since the 80s, nothing new in over a decade, changing lineups, and no big scandals to keep them in the press. Missing the release of The Mission would be pretty easy, but continuing to ignore it would be a mistake. A prog-rock concept album about the first manned mission to Mars told from the varying perspective of all six astronauts could easily become an overblown affair. Styx keep it succinct with the album clocking in at only 40 minutes. While the guitarist/vocalists Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young might be the stars of the album, it’s the harmonies they intertwine with vocalist/keyboardist (and Strange Animal) Larry Gowan that steal the show. Gowan’s performance on this album is stellar, helping to create catchy, memorable, classic prog-rock that feels timeless, like all good rock should. Don’t miss out on this one! - Jason Wellwood

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In the past, Mo Willems has introduced us to relatable characters such as Edwina, Leonardo, and Pigeon: a dinosaur who doesn’t know she’s extinct, a terrible monster, and a pigeon that is always getting into trouble. But in his newest book, the star of the show is you! While not quite a board book, Welcome has stiffer pages than a traditional picture book and helps new arrivals learn what to expect on Earth. It won’t always be easy here, but there are always things to look forward to—like cats! A fun read for families or anyone in need of a reminder of how to live on Earth. - Ruth Hamlin-Douglas

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Architecture

The Dorothy E. Dove Building

From Home Arts to Market, Original CLE Structure Still Intact

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By Laurie Abthorpe

Early picnics, contests, and games took place but the first “big” fair, the New Ontario Exhibition, happened in the fall of 1903. After alternating between locations in Fort William and Port Arthur, a permanent home for the fair became a reality in 1908. Land bordering the two cities at the corner of Fort William Road and Northern Avenue was purchased by Fort William and Port Arthur for use by an Agricultural Society. Permanent facilities required to host annual fairs were built in 1912 through grants from both cities along with the Province of Ontario. One of these structures was the Home Arts Building, now called the Dove Building. Most likely in typical barn raising fashion, members of the agricultural society along with local farmers came together to construct this two storey, 19,200 sq ft building. The timber-framed structure is said to be sitting upon solid four foot thick cedar beams; its construction was substantial enough to successfully survive a move

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from its original location at the southeast corner of the fairgrounds. Using timber logs, horses, trucks, and great skill, the building was moved to its current location along May Street in 1935. The Home Arts Building, during the exhibition, housed displays featuring a large variety of traditional home crafts, including quilting, baking, and horticulture. The building also hosted many demonstrations on topics such as flower arranging, gardening, sewing, cooking, photography, and much more. These displays and special events took a lot of time and effort to organize. The 1945 CLE gained a new volunteer in the ladies division and for many years afterwards Dorothy Dove provided dedicated service to the ladies’ executive to the CLE. In recognition of her many years of devotion, the Home Arts Building was named the Dorothy E. Dove Building in 1982. The silhouette of the building we see today still features its hip roof with clerestory—windowed walls extending up from the roofline, allowing light and air into the building. The true charm of the original building is actually found in its interior. On the main level you will see the timber posts and remnants of the sliding barn style doors and their rails at both entrances, though more evident at the rear entrance. The upper floor displays even more of the building’s early character. The original dance floor is still found in the centre of the room. At one

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n 1890, a meeting of local businessmen was held to discuss the organization of a district fair. The intent behind the fair was to bring together rural and urban residents to celebrate and gain knowledge in the areas of agriculture, livestock, horticulture, as well as arts and crafts. It was also a venue to promote local businesses and industry. From this initial meeting the West Algoma Agricultural Association was formed, later to be named the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition.

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Architecture time it was fenced off, requiring payment per song for those couples wishing to join in the waltzes, and country and square dancing with local musicians playing on stage. Remains of two huge fireplaces, one on each floor, can also be found at the south end of the building—look up and you will see the old chimney they shared. The most stunning attribute of the second floor however is the beautiful open center ceiling with its post and beam construction.

A special thank you to Mrs. Marian Benka—honorary director at the CLE, who began as volunteer in 1974—for sharing her knowledge of the Dorothy E. Dove Building. 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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The Dove Building’s history of handcrafts, art, food, and horticulture make it a very fitting venue for the Thunder Bay Country Market. The market became a tenant in 2003, beginning with the main floor only and expanding to encompass the second floor in 2011. Though open year round, the market does relocate for

two weeks each summer. This allows the Dove Building to continue its original purpose of hosting homecraft, culinary arts and horticulture completions, displays, special events, and demonstrations during the CLE.

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Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s Genetics Program Team: (L-R) Janice Little (genetics nurse), Taylor Speziale (program assistant), Leanne Mercer (genetic counsellor), and Jen Doig (receptionist)

Genetics Program Offers a Variety of Services to Patients By Sara Chow, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

enetic counsellor Leanne Mercer, who completed a master’s degree in genetic counselling, has spent the last 13 years of her career dedicated to the most recent research, guidelines, and information in the realm of genetics. “Genetic counselling is a discussion about how genetic conditions are inherited, and the associated health implications of the condition,” she says. Did you know that there has been a genetics program offering genetics services in our community since 1981? The Genetics Program is now located at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. It offers a variety of services, including assessment and diagnosis of genetic conditions, medical information about genetic conditions, discussion about chances of passing on conditions, information about the management and prevention of inherited conditions, and services that arrange and interpret laboratory test results.

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The program typically sees a wide variety of patients who are concerned about genetic conditions, varying from adult onset conditions, such as hereditary cancer syndromes and Huntington’s disease, to conditions that affect infants and children, such as Down syndrome and cystic fibrosis. It is important to know that an appointment at the Genetics Program doesn’t mean that you will be tested for genetic conditions, but it is a great opportunity to have an informed discussion about your options. “A typical appointment is about one hour in length, and we will talk about how the condition in question is inherited, if there is a treatment, if genetic testing is available, as well as implications for other family members,” Mercer explains. “My goal is to help my patients get the information they need to make the right choice for them. There is no pressure for patients to follow through with testing; that decision is entirely up to them. Sometimes

there isn’t a genetic test to offer or it’s not appropriate for a variety of reasons. If genetic testing is offered we talk about whether or not testing is right for them. Together, we discuss the pros and cons of testing and why they may or may not want to know the results of genetic testing. This would also include a discussion about the potential implications for other family members.” The program sees upward of 600 referrals each year, and hosts a clinic with locum geneticists five times each year. Patients can see the genetic counsellor, geneticist, or genetics nurse in person, or through the Ontario Telemedicine Network without the cost and risk of travel. Individuals with concerns about their family history of a genetic condition, or who may have a genetic condition themselves, can talk to their health care provider about being referred. The Genetics Program does not accept selfreferrals. For more information about our Hospital’s Genetics Program, or how to be referred, visit tbrhsc.net/genetics.

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Thunder Bay and Area Food and Agriculture Market Study By Amy Bumbacco, Food Strategy Coordinator

he Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy builds on years of community-led efforts to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system for Thunder Bay and surrounding areas. Issues of hunger, farmer financial struggles, loss of basic cooking skills, shrinking processing and distribution infrastructure, and the increasing incidence of diet-related illnesses present ongoing needs in our region. The Food Strategy brings local food players to the table to take a coordinated approach to addressing food issues and designing solutions that protect the environment, foster local and diverse economic development, build community, improve access to

food, and much more. A major food issue for the Thunder Bay Area has been the critical shortage of information on the agri-food sector that would assist in the growth of local food production and processing activities. In order to address this information gap, a partnership of several local organizations, businesses, and agricultural associations undertook a Food and Agriculture Market Study to gather a better understanding of the local market, specifically the demand for local food. Over several months in 2017, consultants analyzed the quantity of local and non-local foods procured by Thunder Bay and Area

businesses and organizations. For the first time, we attempted to quantify amounts of specific foods purchased in Thunder Bay, and the numbers are huge. Many commodities were found to have a considerable local food deficit. For example, the study found over 530 tonnes of potatoes, 175 tonnes of carrots, 110 tonnes of tomatoes, 18 tonnes of roast beef cuts, 12 tonnes of pork loin, and 17 tonnes of mozzarella cheese currently being sourced from outside of the Thunder Bay area. It’s important to note that these quantities are derived from a sample of 103 key informants and represent just a sample of the total volume of food items sourced from outside the area.

The market study also explored some of the primary reasons consumers want to source locally grown and processed foods. It turns out that people believe very strongly in the associated benefits to the local economy. This was closely followed by the belief that local food is fresher and of higher quality than non-local food. Many businesses also pointed out that the use of local food added value to their operations.

be exciting to see how the data might also support the creation of new food and agriculture businesses in the area. There may be a green thumb out there just waiting jump on a great opportunity for the next big foodie trend. The full report is available online at the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy website, located at tbfoodstrategy.com.

The Food Strategy anticipates the real value in the Market Study is how the data can be used by established farmers and processors to expand their businesses to reach untapped markets. It will

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January 5 & 19, 10:30–11:30 am Mindful Movement Alpha Court Day Centre

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January 7, 2–4 pm Winter Fun Days: Winter Treasure Hunt Marina Park

Join the staff of Willow Springs Creative Centre for a winter treasure hunt! Solve clues to discover treasures hidden throughout the Marina area. 

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January 9–13 Manifestation and Façade Definitely Superior Art Gallery

Manifestation: Theme for the 29th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Featuring art by 50 eclectic and diverse contemporary artists selected from the region, in the only annual professional/paid juried format exhibition in Northwestern Ontario. Façade: Film by Piotr Skowronski. Capturing an unobtrusive and intimate glimpse of emotions, this short art film is an opportunity to witness pure reaction and connect entirely by our evolutionary ability to recognize, relate and interpret expressions on a human face, illuminating this deeply individual yet universal form of nonverbal communication, the core of this project. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon–6 pm; all ages welcome/ admission by donation. 

January 10, 7 pm Margaret Atwood Talk and Book Signing Chapters Thunder Bay

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January 10, 7 pm Paint Night Dulcisono Women’s Choir Fundraiser Beaux Daddy’s Grillhouse

A fundraiser for Dulcisono Women’s Choir, this Paint Night features a brand new painting by local artist Cathie di Blasio. 

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January 12–14 Northern Game Design Challenge Thunder Bay Waverley Library

The Northern Game Design Challenge is a 48-hour media design competition. Teams of up to four competitors will put their programming, artistry, and design skills to the test by competing with one another to create a game in a very short period of time. Through intense competition, teamwork, and the promise of significant prizes the NGDC hopes to bring out the best of Northern Ontario’s digital designers. facebook.com/pg/ NorthernGDC

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January 12–March 11 At Pelican Falls Rebecca Belmore Thunder Bay Art Gallery

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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January 10, 7:15 pm Lakehead Stamp Club Meeting Hammarskjöld High School Library

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January 13, 1–4 pm Cribbage Tournament West Arthur Community Centre

Just $5 gets you in the door to play seven games with rotating partners! There will be free coffee, tea, and dessert too! There are also fun prizes to be won. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon. There is no registration required and everyone is welcome, just show up and prepare to enjoy yourself! )

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January 13, 6 pm Malanka: Ukrainian New Year’s Celebration Royal Canadian Legion Slovak Branch 129 Zorya Ukrainian Dance Association presents Malanka: New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian style. Enjoy a delicious meal prepared by the Slovak Legion before dancing the night away to Danny Johnson and 21 Gun Fun! The evening will also feature a high energy performance by the Zorya Ukrainian Dancers. This event is open to the public, and you don’t need to be Ukrainian to join in the celebration. )

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January 13, 20, 27, 6–9 pm Introduction to Arduino Workshop 310 Park Avenue

This hands-on introductory workshop teaches Arduino, an open-source electronics board used by hobbyists, artists, students, and tinkerers all around the world to make interactive electronics projects. 

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January 13, 7 pm CWE Presents Pick Your Poison Tour West Thunder Community Centre

January 14, 1–3 pm Paint Your Old Kitchen Cabinets The Camellia

Are your cabinets outdated, and you’ve been thinking of painting them, but don’t want all the work of sanding and stripping and priming? Then this is your workshop. You will be using Serenity Silk paint (from the cottage paint line) on an actual cabinet door. Bring photos of your current kitchen. Class dates are subject to change.

Essential winter gear for thousands of years, snowshoes are an iconic part of this area’s winter landscape. Try traditional wood-andleather snowshoes or, for kids, contemporary aluminum-frame snowshoes, and make your way around Prince Arthur’s Landing in a whole new way.

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January 14, 9 pm Christmas Comes to Those Who Wait Red Lion Smokehouse

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January 17, 24, 31, 6–9 pm Acting for the Camera Workshop 310 Park Avenue

Open to participants of all ages and experience, this Wednesday evening workshop series will look at the differences between theatre and film acting; technical aspects of how a film is shot; types of shots; continuity; terminology; blocking; and the audition process. baystreetfilmfestival.ca/ vox-popular

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The 5 week 360˚ Virtual Reality workshop will teach youth and emerging filmmakers how to shoot 360 video with Go-Pro Fusion, record ambisonic sound, stitch the two camera footage together into a seamless single frame and edit a 360 VR production for the Oculus Rift and post it to YouTube. baystreetfilmfestival.ca/ vox-popular

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At this hands-on workshop, instructor Jenelle from NARU Art & Decor will guide you through the steps to create a macrame Tree of Life wall hanging with crystal. All supplies and decorative items provided. Your class fee includes a pint of Ontario craft beer and all supplies and instructions. Tickets are $48 

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January 18, 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. The groups provide pregnant women with an opportunity to meet other pregnant women while participating in activities such as art, indoor gardening, mindful meditation, and gentle stretching. 

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January 18, 6–8 pm Open House The Chanterelle

Ever wonder what’s up on the second floor at 206 Park? This is your chance to come check it out, discuss your upcoming events with The Chanterelle team, ask questions regarding the catering menu, or just come and grab a cocktail after work! 

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January 20, 130–4:30 pm Rocking for Rescue and Crafting for Critters Mary J.L. Black Library

Come out for a fun, relaxing afternoon of rocking and crafting and help the local rescues. Cost is $25 and proceeds go to Northern Reach and Caring Heart Cat Rescue. 

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January 21, 10 am Fundraiser Breakfast Port Arthur Legion Branch 5

Pancakes, Finn pancakes, French toast, blueberry syrup, strawberries, whipped cream, scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, bacon, sausage, toast, fruit slices, apple and orange juice, tea, coffee, and a mimosa and Caesar bar starting at 11 am. Cost is $11.50 for adults $6.20 for children 12 and under. )

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January 21, 2–4 pm Winter Fun Days: FIS World Snow Day Marina Park

Created by the Fédération Internationale de Ski/International Ski Federation, World Snow Day is a celebration of all things snow around the world simultaneously. In short, World Snow Day is the biggest day on snow all year! Come down to Marina Park to play snow games with children and youth, and discover how much fun winter can be! 

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January 26, 7:15 pm Lakehead Stamp Club Meeting Hammarskjöld High School Library

Program is a stamp bingo and a table auction. Visitors are welcome. )

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January 26–27, 7 pm So You Think You Can Comedy? Da Vinci Centre

Come for a weekend of comedy in support of New Hope Dog Rescue Thunder Bay. Two nights, 25 professional and amateur comedians, but only one will be crowned “Comedian of the North”! Tickets are $20 in advance, $35 for both nights, or $25 at the door per night, and can be purchased at the DaVinci Centre, Dulux Paints, Brentwood Hair Salon, and Calico Coffee House. *

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January 27, 6 pm Malanka: Ukrainian New Year’s Celebration Port Arthur Polish Hall

League of Ukrainian Canadians, Thunder Bay Branch, jointly with Chaban Ukrainian Dance Group, are hosting Malanka, a Ukrainian New Year’s celebration, with entertainment by Chaban Veselka and ensemble dancers, and Zirka, a live Ukrainian band from Toronto. Tickets are $75 per person. )

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January 27, 6 pm 4th Annual Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards Victoria Inn

The bi-annual Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards (NOVA) Gala celebrates the top 20 under 40. Over the past eight years, the awards have recognized over 200 nominees with 60 award winning young professionals from across Northwestern Ontario spanning from Kenora all the way to Geraldton. 

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January 27, 6:30 pm Sub Zero Wrestling Tour The Outpost

Primo Wrestling’s Sub Zero Tour featuring Thunder Bay’s only Rob “Mass” Hickman, Colt Cabana, and more! Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for kids and students, and $25 for front row/VIP Meet and Greet. Tickets available at Outpost after January 8, 2018. 

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January 27, 7:30 pm Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

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January 27, 8 pm Derelicte 10: Special 10th Anniversary Edition Black Pirates Pub

Thirty-five acts on a multi-arts stage, presented by Definitely Superior Art Gallery. One fabulous night of wearable art, fashion, music, and performance on the catwalk! See this month’s Art section for more details. 

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January 27–May 5 Urban Infill - Art In The Core 12 (Series) Various Locations

Presented by Definitely Superior Art Gallery—the next evolution of creative possibilities! Revitalizing our downtown north core by capitalizing on assets of arts/culture and linking/ reinforcing connections through accessible empty spaces and active arts/business/social spaces. Engage with 18 multi-disciplinary art projects between January and April, featuring works by 400 regional/ national/international artists at 25 downtown locations. Rediscover the Waterfront District through contemporary art! 

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January 28 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

In an annual January tradition, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour gives audiences around the world the chance to see a selection of some of the festival highlights. See our Film and Theatre section for more info. 

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January 28, 2–4 pm Winter Fun Days: Dogsledding Marina Park

Join Boreal Journeys Sled Dog Kennel for a scenic dogsled ride along the shores of beautiful Lake Superior! While you wait meet their team of sled dogs, learn about the history of dog sledding and how it is still used as a mode of transportation today. 

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Until February 25 Converging Lines: Recent Art From the Northwest Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Converging Lines features the work of regional Indigenous artists and draws inspiration from the connective, emanating power lines found in the works of established Anishinaabe artists such as Norval Morrisseau, Roy Thomas, and Ahmoo Angeconeb. 

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January 13 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Fearless Females Black Pirates Pub 10 pm • $5 • 19+

Consortium Aurora Borealis Presents: Classical Concoctions for Clarinet and Bassoon, featuring Peter Shackleton and Karine Breton St. Paul’s United Church 8 pm • $10-$15 • AA

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LU Radio’s Monthly Top 20 CILU 102.7fm’s Monthly Charts for this issue reflect airplay for the month ending December 18, 2017. 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.

Top 20 1 Destroyer*

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Merge Records

Wide Open

Buzz Records

4 Vulfpeck

Mr. Finish Line

Vulf Records

5 Gord Downie*

Introduce Yerself

Arts & Crafts

6 King Krule

The OOZ

True Panther

7 Chad VanGaalen*

Tenderness

Arbutus

5 Shanghai Restoration Project

Spooky Party (single)

Undercover Culture Music

Hip Hop 1 Bingx

My E.G.O.

AVJ Records

The Wild

Self-Released

2 Whimm*

3 Slow

Flying Carpet

Justin Time

3 Kardes Türküler

Yol

Beauty Community

Hidden Pony

Relatives in Descent

Domino

18 Terra Lightfoot*

Sonic Unyon

Polygondwanaland

Self-Released

20 Faith Healer*

Try ;-)

Blaq RoyalT

Ne'Astra Music Group

4 Open Mike Eagle

Brick Body Kids Still Day Dream

Mello Music Group

5 Malcolm-Jay*

The Enemy Within

Self-Released

Artoffact

Threeunion

Self-Released

5 Melkbelly

Nothing Valley

Wax

Folk•Roots•Blues

Jazz

1 Rory Taillon*

1 The Carn Davidson 9*

Murphy

Self-Released

Alex Pangman’s Hot Three!

Justin Time

2 The Rural Alberta Advantage*

Cellar Live

4 Kamasi Washington

Harmony of Difference

Young Turks

5 Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop*

REV

The Wild

Paper Bag Records

3 The Deep Dark Woods

3 Cory Weeds

Let's Groove: The Music Of Earth Wind & Fire

Only Whispers

Self-Released

Yarrow

Six Shooter

4 Bird City* Winnowing

Label Fantastic

5 Buffy Sainte-Marie

Medicine Songs

True North

* Indicates Canadian Content

Anzic Record

Mint

Electronic 1 Mich Cota*

Self-Released

3 Young RJ

New Mistakes

19 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Freudian

Against the Glass (Reissue)

If I Had The Strength

Self- Released

2 Alex Pangman*

2 Daniel Caesar*

A Stare Ajar

Pleasance

4 The Dweezils*

Under Burning Skies

Get In, Loser

Do Right! Music

5 Lemon Bucket Orkestra*

KALAN SES GÖRÜNTÜ

4 The Souljazz Orchestra*

Self-Released

Relatives in Descent

Domino

2 Quadro Nuevo with Cairo Steps

Paper Bag Records

Kijà/Care

Egg Paper Factory

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This Month's Show Spotlight: Nasha Kasha

Hosted by Steve (Stefan) Andrusiak

Flemish Eye

8 The Pack A.D.*

1 Protomartyr

Uprooted

15 The Fallers*

3 Weaves*

1 Minor Empire*

Mute

4 Blue Hawaii*

Blue Youth EP

17 Protomartyr

Loma Vista

14 The Rural Alberta Advantage*

Loud

Grind Central

16 The Elwins*

MASSEDUCTION

International

Plunge

13 Blue Youth*

2 St. Vincent

3 Fever Ray

Sundays 8:30 am

Dollhouse

Cadence Music Group

9 Engine House*

Self-Released

10 Phono Pony*

Death By Blowfish

Self-Released

11 Soapboxer*

Lush

Self-Released

12 Alvvays*

Antisocialites

2 Daphni*

Joli Mai

Jialong

Stefan is the host of Nasha Kasha, a weekly radio show about Ukrainian life. His career in journalism includes CTV and CBC in Toronto, Edmonton, Windsor, Charlottetown and London, Ontario. He travels Ontario and beyond to package full-edition documentaries and interviews about ordinary lives lived remarkably. The programs are mostly in the English language with Ukrainian including music to inform the topics. In Slavic and Jewish cuisine, kasha is any grain boiled in water or milk. Like the program, it's warm, nourishing and just a little bit messy.

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depth on the ground were and are available. Snow amounts and trends over time have obvious importance to people responsible for clearing snow from roads, walkways, and parking lots, while skiing and other recreation based on snow require day-to-day amounts. Water content of snow can vary greatly. I have measured fluffy snow of 30 cm which, when melted becomes 1 cm of liquid. Such accumulations of “dry” snow provide excellent insulation for vegetation, some creatures, and water/sewer lines. This type of snow provides a treat for people clearing driveways and other transportation routes. A variation on this theme can be 30 cm with a ratio of 4:1. This “wet” snow seems to have the consistency of cement (okay, a bit of an exaggeration) and presents challenges for those shovelling and even large snow plows.

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bundant winter snow is not as certain as in the past. In Thunder Bay during the 20th century the odds of having an official “white Christmas” (defined as having 2 cm of snow cover or more on

the morning of December 25) were 100%. In the past two decades the chances are still relatively high—about 85%. But shoes rather than boots can provide appropriate footwear in late December and early

January in recent years. Policies for the measurement of snow have changed in recent decades. In the 20th century, precise records of snow amounts, water content, and

The depth of snow on the ground (SOG) during the winter is important for everything from scheduling ski dates to fretting about where to put 30 cm of snow in a forecast. In a typical winter in the present century, with the caveat that most recent winters have not been typical or average, the maximum SOG takes place in January. The maximum snow depth is an interplay of new snowfall, settling of older snow, and sublimation—changing

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into water vapour without melting first. Snow depth and moisture content has considerable importance during the spring season because this stored water translates into river flow, initial moisture for natural vegetation and crops and, depending on the amount, delays the forest fire season. The number and quality of snow measurements in Canada peaked in the 1980s, maintained into the mid-1990s, and have declined since. In addition, the trends in snow amount decline, frequency of ice storms, and other changes can be lost by station closures. Seasonal and monthly snow numbers, depth, and even how much snow fell yesterday are now difficult or impossible to obtain. Is “death [of snow information] by a 1000 cuts” overly dramatic? In recent years snow amounts have not been measured or reported before October 15 and after April 14 in Thunder Bay. This is not Camelot, that mythical place where “winter is forbidden till December and exits March the second on the dot.” Even this inadequate schedule has been cancelled by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Since April 14 of last year, only a daily precipitation total is available, no details about snow. It is possible to estimate snow amounts if one has a precipitation amount. If the temperature remained below 0°C, whatever was recorded as liquid was probably snow. This is not great science but it could fill gaps. However, even estimating by this method has been compromised. November 2017, for example, had 10 days with missing precipitation numbers. It probably was drier than average, but how dry is reduced to guessing.

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Come Together By Scott Pound

n case you didn’t notice, 2017 was a terrible year. This was not a chance occurrence. 2016 was almost as bad, and who knows what 2018 will bring. We are living through dark times. It’s tempting to seek comfort in the notion that things aren’t as bad in Canada, or in Thunder Bay, but look around. The name of our city evokes images of hate crimes against Indigenous people and rampant corruption at city hall. The Thunder Bay Police Service is under investigation for alleged systemic

racism. The mayor has been charged with extortion and the chief of police is on trial for breach of trust. Large swaths of our community have completely lost faith in these institutions and their leaders. National media outlets describe a city “in crisis.” Meanwhile, life goes on and distractions abound. If you’re anything like me, most of the time you take shelter from these realities in work, chores, private indulgences, personal quests for selfimprovement, and the individualized

concierge services of content streaming and social media feeds. Such activities and amenities can take the edge off, but they don’t change much in the long run, and my own or anyone else’s private defiance of the significantly detestable doesn’t change anything either. This is because even though individual defiance is the very image of social change, social change is never the result of individual defiance on its own. It is always the result of cooperation and collaboration: people coming together in the spirit of

I am reminded of this every time I manage to drag my ass out to volunteer or attend a public meeting. This is how change happens. People leaving the comfort of their homes to gather with others for the sake of community action. There’s nothing sexy or glamourous about it, but homemade treats and hot beverages can usually be found among a scattering of people you know and people you’ve yet to meet, all of them there because they care about other people. The windfall of travesties that was 2017 cannot change the fact that in every community there are leaders pointing the way forward. Things are every bit as bad as they seem in the world at large and in our own city, but that does not mean there is a shortage of truth, beauty, and justice in our community. Quite the contrary. Truth and beauty and justice are everywhere: in the ongoing work of reconciliation; in efforts to build safe and supportive neighbourhoods; in the thriving local art, music, outdoor adventure, and writing scenes; in all the diverse efforts of the volunteers and communitybuilders in our midst. Punks growing food, youngblood art collectives, bike activists, conservationists, grass-roots politicos, artist-run centres, drop-in centres, friendship centres, safety patrols, community gardens, the list goes on and on. There are a lot of things I am deeply pessimistic about, but the fate of this community is not one of them. Thunder Bay will get through this and with provincial and municipal elections on the horizon 2018 might be a year of significant change.

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The Night I Burned Down Grandpa’s Sauna By Adrian Lysenko

After Grandpa’s “scare,” Grandma established some new rules for him: no more meat (especially baloney, his favourite), no more alcohol, he had to shut down his moonshine still, and no more saunas. But he outwardly refused the last decree. “I entered this world in a sauna and I’ll leave it in one too!” Grandpa had always claimed a midwife had caught him in his parents’ sauna located outside of the Finnish village of Ylinampa. So that winter solstice night after a game of crib when he suggested we go down to the creek for a sauna, I held my breath and waited for a blowout from Grandma. But her response was only one of tightening the belt of her bathrobe like a tourniquet and asking that he keep his treasured copper mug filled with water, so he would stay hydrated. Armed with a couple of tall boys, I was tasked with lighting the sauna that he had built more than fifty years ago when they first moved to Kam. The cold night was silent aside from the creek moving under the thin ice. Once it had reached the desired temperature of 110, we sat in the dark with the violent hiss of steam making up for lack of conversation. Invisible swells of heat made it hurt to move. “Ah… that’s good,” Grandpa said, slurping from his cup.

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I wasn’t sure if he was talking about the sauna or the contents of his cup. With all the water gone, Grandpa, who had to “tap his kidney” (as he put it), offered to refill the bucket at the house. As I waited, I thought about how much the sauna meant to Grandpa. It wasn’t until I was ten years old that I realized my grandparents didn’t have a bathtub or shower. The sauna was not just a luxury to him, but a necessity. Losing track of time, I wondered how long ago Grandpa had ventured up to the house and debated heading back. But I craved one more splash of steam before hitting the cold outside air. I reached out blindly on the bench hoping the ladle might still have some water in it but instead found Grandpa’s beloved copper mug. I threw the contents on the stove and it was as if a gigantic pilot light had clicked on. The blaze blinded me and I found myself on the floor as waves of flame crept up the walls to the ceiling. I opened the door, dove out into the snow and ran naked toward the house with the copper mug still clenched in my hand. Inside Grandma kneeled down crying beside Grandpa, who sat with his eyes closed in his scratched-up recliner, the bucket beside him as the sauna burned brightly in the dark night. Looking back, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had a half-eaten baloney sandwich beside him.

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