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rowing up watching country cable (think a rabbit-ear antenna and three channels), I wasn’t privy to MuchMusic. For the record, MuchMusic was very different back then. It was the 1990s and pre-YouTube, where the television station actually played music videos. So without this gateway to music, I relied on an older sister, friends, and Columbia House. For those unfamiliar with it, Columbia House was a music and movie subscription company whereupon joining, members would get crazy deals like 10 CDs for the price of one. Until the company went bankrupt in 2010, it hooked customers with these deals through the controversial business practice of negative option billing, where you agreed to buy so many CDs at a set price. I still remember the stamp-like spread of album covers and choosing carefully what would eventually become the soundtrack to my youth. Our cover story this month is the eighth edition of Sounds of the City, where we celebrate the city’s vibrant music scene. As part of the cover story, Justin Allec explores the musical roots of Nick Sherman and talks to the singer-songwriter about his

new album. We also feature six local musicians/bands who we think you should hear. Plus, covering a variety of genres, we profile five organizations this side of Superior that have made it their mission to promote live music. Speaking of music, Kris Ketonen chats with Ian Thornley from Big Wreck about the band’s upcoming show, and we celebrate Neil Young’s birthday with Stuff We Like. This month also brings us Remembrance Day. To commemorate the day, Nicholas Duplessis looks at the history of the Cenotaph at City Hall and film columnist Michael Sobota shares his favourite films about World War I. And just a friendly reminder, November is the last month for people to vote for their favourite local people, places, and things in our annual Best of Thunder Bay Reader’s Survey. So if you haven’t already, go online and vote! So think of our November issue as your own personal Columbia House—we won’t hook you through negative option billing with crazy deals, but we will happily be your gateway to Thunder Bay’s incredible music scene.

where ever you find yourself, be ready with OUR winter COLLECTION Featured Contributor Wendy Wright Whether it’s poetry, songs, or stories, Wendy has been writing for as long as she can remember. With family from Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation, Wendy was born in Winnipeg, has lived in the United States, Europe, across Canada, and has settled in Gillies, where she is the reeve of the township. Her passions include hobby farming, animals, and gardening (with flowers as a particular passion). Wendy views writing for The Walleye as a great way of getting to know new places and bringing them to the rest of Thunder Bay and area. Check out Wendy’s story on the Spread the Warmth campaign on page 70.

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Polish up your work boots and dig out your finest flannel for a family-style culinary event that’s going to be hog wild! This fundraising initiative will see Chef Steve Simpson from Tomlin Restaurant teaming up with The Chanterelle for a bountiful fall feast that includes a pig roast and a lot of rustic glam to help support a great community organization. Roots to Harvest provides transformative opportunities for youth that include food education and employment, and all proceeds from this event will fund a season’s worth of farm visits with their crews. By going hog wild for one night, you can make a huge impact. Start sipping cocktails at 6:30 pm; dinner is served at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $90 and can be purchased through Eventbrite. rootstoharvest.org

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So we always get nostalgic with that song, you know that song? Big Wreck is coming to town and yeah, they’re probably going to play “That Song,” and a slew of other hits. As part of their …but for the sun tour, they are promoting their recent summer release of the same name. Notable tracks include “Voices,” “Locomotive,” “Too Far Gone,” and “Alibi.” Since the band formed in the early 90s they’ve seen a few breakups and shakeups, but lead guitarist and singer Ian Thornley has been the constant. You know what else is constant? How good they are live. Tickets start at $30, with options for VIP areas with booths if that’s how you want to roll. Show starts at 8 pm.

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Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Part of the Jeans ‘n Classics series, this new show combines the best of The Police and Sting. The show will feature punk, jazz, and reggaeinfluenced hits like “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle” as well as mellower tunes like “Every Breath You Take,” “An Englishman in New York,” and the emotionally moving “Fields of Gold.” Maria Fuller will be conducting and the evening will feature Ian Jutsun—an award-winning singer/songwriter and actor—on lead vocals, and Kathryn Rose—who has been dubbed “Canada’s original bombshell”—on backing vocals. And of course, bringing it all together is our very own talented and sensational TBSO. The show starts at 7:30 pm and tickets can be purchased online. tbso.ca

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It’s time to get ready for winter! This multi-day educational event in Grand Marais is a celebration of the landscape and history as well as the crafts and customs of life in the north. Winter travel enthusiasts and admirers of northern culture can participate in seminars, courses, and workshops and inspiring, thought-provoking films that centre around arctic living, held on the gorgeous shores of Lake Superior. Some highlights include Dinner on a Stick and Outdoor Film Screening, Snowshoe Shuffle and Community Contra Dance, The Great Gear and Ski Swap, and more. Visit their website for the full list of events and to sign up for courses like wood carving and how to build your own snowshoes. Spots fill up fast!

Just in time to get everyone in the spirit for the upcoming festive season, it’s the launch of the inaugural Heart of the Holidays—a three-day event packed with excitement and good cheer. Organizers suggest you start with the tree lighting in the Bay/Algoma neighbourhood before proceeding to the north core for Downtown and Dusk—a special shopping experience that will see many stores staying open late. On Saturday there will be photos with the Grinch and word has it there will also be horse and carriage rides. Plus, there’s always plenty of delicious dining opportunities. The weekend will culminate with the Craft Revival on Sunday, which is an interactive shopping day with the best local crafts, as well as artists, dancers, and performers. Come one, come all!

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uring an interview with Nick Sherman about his third album, Made Of, I ask the young singer-songwriter what he thinks makes a good song. He laughs a bit, then provides a response that shows of course he’s thought about this question—good songs are all that he wants to write. “A good story is important. It’s hard to write a song around a story that isn’t literal… that allows the listener to have their own interpretation. Other days, I just really want to hear some kick-ass drums. So I guess if a song has both….” So much of Sherman can be explained just by that duality. There are many great songs on

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Made Of where Sherman masterfully combines the intimacy of a lonely acoustic guitar with the force of a rock band. A devastating moment occurs in the song “Winterdark,” when Sherman’s voice cries out, “Find me a place to live/find me with ghosts breathing down my neck,” and the pedal steel guitar whine shivers like it’s been cleft with a cold knife as the drums suddenly punch in alongside a raging guitar riff. It’s abrupt and effective, an old trick that must be executed with skill: it’s the perfect moment to push the song towards maximum emotional damage. I know you’ve got hope, he seems to say, but then you also have to know about

in Thunder Bay while preparing to release his first album, Drag Your Words Through in 2012. “It was an exercise in uncertainty, but I knew I just needed to go for it,” Sherman says. His second album, 2015’s Knives and Wildrice, proved to be an even bigger challenge because his increasing popularity as an artist had to be balanced with new fatherly responsibilities. At 32, happily married and with two kids, Sherman is looking ahead at a busy year with confidence. Made Of was released at the end of October, and he’s got a small tour arranged before doing a much longer stretch on the road over next summer. Carver, the local rock band he fronts, has plans to record an EP this winter as well. Additionally, Sherman also regularly travels to remote communities as a sort of musical ambassador. “I try and bring music to communities in the best way for the students to learn. For example, if they want to learn guitar, I bring guitars… I want to help maintain a musical movement from the North, to keep the passion going.” It’s what’s fueled Sherman throughout, whether he’s playing clubs in Toronto or sharing his skills on a remote reserve. It’s Sherman’s past informing his future, and Made Of is helping him lead the way. Made Of streams on all digital platforms; downloads are available through iTunes and CDs will be available at shows and select local retailers. Visit nicksherman.ca for details.

Robin Ranger ► What’s your style/genre? Jazz How long have you been around? 15 years Favourite song you cover? “Wild is the Wind,” written and performed by Nina Simone but popularized by David Bowie. Best song you’ve written? “It's Only For Us,” a personal favourite from In From Out of the Rain. If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? Be part of the production team under Miles Davis (perhaps in charge of microphones) at Columbia Records during the making of Kind of Blue. Just to watch him work.

What would be your dream gig? First Montreal then Montreux. What’s new? Launching a new website, which will feature all previous material for free download. Going into the recording studio with new material and after a very successful tour to Poland this past summer, and planning for another European tour for autumn 2020. What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene? Jazz is a cooperative musical environment and I’m so grateful for all of the incredible jazz musicians in Thunder Bay. Their inclusion, encouragement and support have meant everything along the way. Contact: robin.ranger@gmail.com or facebook.com/robinrangermusic.

Shatterhorn ▼ What’s your style/genre? Heavy psychedelic sludge rock Who’s in the band? Josh Therriault (vocals), Louis Zucchiatti (guitar), Rob Hibberd (bass), and TJ Gunnell (drums) How long have you been around? Josh, Louis and Rob had been tossing around ideas for the band as far back as two or three years ago and recorded a demo that was slightly reworked and became one of our songs, “Enchantress.” We got together for our first jam after Josh and TJ were talking about a

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hopelessness. Like many musicians, Sherman first picked up the guitar because people in his family played. Between growing up in Sioux Lookout and spending weeks in the far north helping with the family trap line, the instrument soon had a hold on him. “At first, I wanted to learn other people’s songs, but then I realized that I could come up with my own melodies… and just learn that quicker,” he says. In Sioux Lookout, Sherman and his friends became part of the small punk scene. Even then, though, Sherman knew that if he wanted people to listen to him it was important to sound good on the songs he was burning onto CD-Rs for friends. Punk gave Sherman a subculture dedicated to music, but also an approach to having music in your life. “Punk had something to say that was based in togetherness. You’re given a foundation of being aware and importance of making yourself heard and making connections,” Sherman says, and he’s aged comfortably with that outlook. Post-graduation had Sherman moving to Winnipeg for business college, but it was a chance to tag along with a friend’s band doing sound and opening shows that really pointed towards his future career. He thrashed around for a few more years, doing labouring jobs and trying to get closer to a career in music. Eventually he finished studying broadcasting in Toronto and found himself working for CBC

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some tips for his hair care routine); Zucchiatti: Jon Bovi (“Living or dead” must have made him think of dead or alive); Hibberd: The Sugar Crisp Bear (for his laid-back vibes and solid hookwriting capability); Gunnell: Lemmy (just to bask in the glory and jam with the godfather of heavy music).

Best song you’ve written? That’s a hard one, its subjective—but we all agreed it has got to be one of our new songs we haven’t played live or named as of this point.

What would be your dream gig? We’d be stoked to play Kilroy’s, but that isn’t going to happen is it? Just a dream… First Ave in Minneapolis would be a good alternative.

If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? Therriault: Bette Midler (so he could pick up

What’s new? We’ve been steadily playing gigs, but taking some time now to work on getting several new songs sounding tight, with our

new band during a busy Cover Show season. That caused the formation of the band sometime in April 2019.

first real recordings taking place just around the corner. Keep those peepers peeled. What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene? It’s got to be the sense of community and depth to the scene. There are so many great bands supporting one another and tonnes of talented musicians. Getting to know other folks and jamming helps us all grow and get better at our craft. Contact: Hit up ya bois at shatterhorn.tbay@gmail.com or on Facebook/Instagram.

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Danielle Pollari ▼ What’s your style/genre? I describe my genre of music as soulful R&B pop. It’s raw, honest, and vulnerable.

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How long have you been around? I’ve been performing my whole life really. I fell in love with acting and singing when I got the lead role of Annie in our high school musical at St. Patrick High School. I moved to Toronto to study acting where I got a yummy taste of acting for film and TV. I would sing on the side but it wasn’t my focus. I recently decided to move back to Thunder Bay to focus on my mental health. A big part of this soul care was creating music and sharing it with the world. I started to take my music career more seriously a little over a year ago. So far it’s been a challenging yet beautiful healing journey.

Megan Nadin ▲ What’s your style/genre? As I’ve walked along this music journey trying to find out where exactly I fit, my music has been described and labelled as a variety of different styles/ genres. Some have called it pop, adult contemporary, folk-rock—some even soul or contemporary R&B. How long have you been around? Although I’ve been singing and songwriting from a very young age, it was always behind closed doors due to my insecurities. I only began publicly sharing my love of singing/songwriting with those closest to me in 2013, after a life-changing trip teaching abroad in Cambodia. I’ve only been publicly pursuing music since 2016. Favourite song you cover? “Me and Bobby McGee” Best song you’ve written? Although each song I write is important to me and for different reasons, If I had to pick at this point in time I’d say “Watermarks.” I wrote it when I first started using my guitar in my songwriting process and it was one that literally fell out of me. If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? After seeing Sir Elton John on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour this past October, I’d love to write a song with that man! And truthfully for all the same reasons I’d want to collaborate with Freddie Mercury. He went through and overcame so many obstacles both personally and professionally; his art came from his heart and soul and he was truly in a class of his own.

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What would be your dream gig? My dream gig would be to play on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I’ve been a huge fan of her for well over a decade and wanting to attend her show since about 14 years old. What’s new? Well, I’ve been working my butt off to put together a package of six songs with plans to release them to the world, one at a time. I’ve written about 45 songs in the last year and a half, narrowing it down to the first(s) I want to share. They are currently in the production phases, which is so incredibly exciting! What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene? I'm really new to the TBay music scene, so for me it’s been so awesome meeting and connecting with so many incredibly talented and creative people. Thunder Bay is filled with so many amazing singers, songwriters, musicians, producers… the list goes on. If I have the opportunity to see a show, I go. As someone who was so afraid of putting myself out there, I can’t help but want to show love, respect, and support to anyone who is willing to be vulnerable in front of a room full of people and put their art out there, music related or not. I'm excited to continue to get to know all the incredible musical creatives that call Thunder Bay home. Contact: Instagram @megannadin, youtube/megannadin, facebook.com/ megannadinmusic, and megannadin.com.

Favourite song you cover? “La Vie En Rose” by Louis Armstrong. I sing it to my pug, Gumby. He’s my biggest fan. Best song you’ve written? “Liquifying.” It’s so soothing to sing and play on Luna (my ukulele). If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? I would love to work with the Australian singersongwriter Matt Corby. His music and his voice bring my insides to life.

What would be your dream gig? My dream would be to find my own band of like-minded, soulful, talented musicians and go on tour! We would play at festivals and charity events. We would perform for TED Talks, NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. We would do gorgeous video performances for Mahogany Sessions and Colors X Studios. What’s new? I just released my very first single! It’s called “Ain’t Good For Me.” It’s on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and all the other online platforms. What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene? Although I still feel new to the TBay music scene I have already found it incredibly supportive. Because we have such a small pool of artists here compared to Toronto, it really feels like we are all on the same team, building one another up. There is so much talent here and I’m really excited to connect with more artists, to create, collaborate and inspire each other. Moving back to Thunder Bay was so crucial for myself as an artist. Contact: Instagram: @daniellepollari or shoot me an email at daniellepollari7@gmail.com.

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LockyerBoys ► What’s your style/genre? Pop alternative/rock/country Who is in the band? Will and Charlie Lockyer. We are brothers who have been around music all our lives and want to continue for as long as we can. How long have you been around? We have been performing as LockyerBoys since we were eight and ten (seven years). We started playing piano with Lyn Walter and participated in the Lakehead Festival of Music with Applauze Productions. We also were just in All the Daze’s Les Misérables at the [Thunder Bay Community] Auditorium and will play lead roles in Shrek the Musical at the Auditorium on December 6. Favourite song you cover? We enjoy playing “Chicken Fried” (Zac Brown Band) because we get the crowd interacting and singing along with us. We also like playing “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”—we even get a volunteer to play the cowbell.

ICOSA ▼ How long have you been around? I first picked up DJing as a hobby in 2012 and didn’t know any other local DJs at the time. I listened to music at home all the time and thought it was time to get a bit more hands-on with it. After some encouragement from friends, I played my first live show in February 2015 at Black Pirates Pub. Since then I’ve played over 100 shows ranging from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg all the way over to B.C., including music festivals such as Emotion (Manitoba), Motion Notion (B.C.), Bring Your Love (Manitoba), Solstice (Saskatchewan) and Love and Kindness and Tumblestone locally. If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? Wow! There are so many talented musicians and DJs I would love to collaborate with. Over the years I’ve taken influence from many artists, especially those that have diversified their sound. I guess some of my top picks would be Big Chocolate (USA), Zeds Dead (Toronto), My Nu Leng (U.K.), and Moody Good (U.K.)

Best song you’ve written? “Take You There” is a song we wrote that will be on our next album. We have been playing it for a while now—we actually got our fans to name it! This song has a neat little feature where we actually recorded our grandparents singing along in the car and we added it to the beginning of the recording. It’s moments like that the song is about. If you could collaborate with any musician/band, living or dead, who would it be and why? The Honest Heart Collective. We saw them on Canada Day at the Marina and they’ve always been our favourite local band! What would be your dream gig? That’s a tough one. We really feel like the best gigs are not about the venue but about the people listening. Some of our best times have been in our living room with family! What’s new? We’re finishing off an album to be released before the end of the year. We’re also opening for Coney Hatch in November! What’s new? 2019 has been wild and I had a lot of fun travelling across Canada playing at some new music festivals and opening for DJs including Abstrakt Sonance, Stickybuds, Greazus, and AppleCat. This year was definitely one of transformative growth where I’ve been able to hone my unique style and capture it in the last few mixtapes I released. What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene?

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What’s the best thing about being part of the TBay music scene? The best thing about the Tbay music scene is how welcoming and helpful everybody is and the fact that there’s so many opportunities to perform

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Community 100%. Although Thunder Bay is a small city, our music and arts scene has been really developing. Some examples within the electronic music scene are Atmos Club and the Thunder Bay Rave Community (TBRC). The TBRC started just as I began DJing in 2015 and has since built up a base of over 1,400 members with fantastic shows happening every weekend and a community-oriented vibe that promotes safety and PLUR

[Peace Love Unity Respect]. Atmos is relatively new and started as an after-hours club that has the best sound system in Northwestern Ontario and rivals many other clubs across Canada despite its small size. Without community, Thunder Bay would not have the electronic scene as it is today.

Contact: info@lockyerboys.com, Instagram/Facebook @lockyerboys. Also on Apple Music, Spotify, and other major music platforms.

Contact: facebook.com/djicosa, soundcloud.com/icosa, or instagram. com/djicosa.

What’s your style/genre? My alias ICOSA is based on the icosahedron, which is the fifth and final platonic solid representing the element of water, the sacral chakra, freedom of expression, creativity, and going with the flow. My music is a reflection of this as I do not like creating genre-walls when I DJ and consider my style to be “versatile bass music” that is always changing. Some genres I like to include in my sets include dubstep, bassline, grime, hip hop, deep house, trap, and drum ‘n’ bass.

What would be your dream gig? Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo, B.C. This was my very first experience attending a music festival and also what inspired me to begin DJing in 2012. This was a life-changing event for me and since this is where it all started for me I would love to go full circle and play there myself one day.

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Group Builds Musical Fellowship Through Concerts, Weekly Jams By Kris Ketonen

hunder Bay’s bluegrass and old-time music players are a close-knit, passionate bunch. “The people are very nice,” says Eddy Van Ramshorst, a committee member of the Thunder Bay Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Association. “Good friendships. Everybody knows each other.” The association was formed years ago as a way to promote bluegrass and old-time music in Thunder Bay. Today, the group’s members play regular concerts throughout the city, and the association's largest event is its annual Thunder Country Bluegrass Music Festival, which takes place every April. But central to the association—and Thunder Bay’s bluegrass community as a whole— are the weekly public jams, which happen at 7 pm every Wednesday night at the Vickers Heights Community Centre on Broadway Avenue. “Bluegrass is based on getting together and jamming,” Van Ramshorst says. “We don’t need to stand up, we

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don’t need to have microphones. We like to join in vocals and harmonies. That’s a big thing in bluegrass.” Van Ramshorst credits a jam with launching his career in bluegrass, in fact. In his case, it took place in Texas in 2002, while he was on vacation. “Right across the street, there was a jam that was going to be happening,” he says. “I saw these vehicles pulling up, and all these people taking in banjos and basses and mandolins, and I thought ‘I gotta go see this.’” Van Ramshorst was a casual musician before sitting in on that Texas jam, and after sitting in, he decided he’d join an association jam when he got back to Thunder Bay. Today, Van Ramshorst plays guitar, banjo, and bass in the local band The King’s Highway. Musicians can learn a lot by participating in a bluegrass jam. “It’s playing along with other people,” Van Ramshorst says. “Keeping the timing of other people, being sensitive to other people, the volume of your own instrument. When to come in

with a harmony. How to start a song, how to end a song.” As far as the overall Thunder Bay bluegrass and old-time music community, Van Ramshorst admits it’s in a bit of a lull. “We’ve got only a few… young people now playing,” he says. “But if you just go across the border, to Minneapolis, they’ve got dozens and dozens and dozens of kids, that

are eight, 10, 12 years old, and are masters of all these instruments. In Minnesota, bluegrass is naturally staying alive and healthy. In Thunder Bay, we don’t have enough young or middle-aged people that are into the genre right now. It’s going to have to naturally change on its own, I think.” For more information, visit tbbotma.weebly.com.

The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer

Keegan Richard

The Thunder Bay Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Association

had a survey for people about who they’d like to see, what price range they would pay for tickets and so on. There was a lot of interest, so we kicked it off with our first concert series that fall.” Nearly 100 shows later, the society’s formula still works: put on between four and six concerts a year in the fall and spring, bring in a balance of established and emerging groups and solo acts, and provide musicians with a venue where they can genuinely share their art with an engaged audience. “What we do is about the performance and the performers, that they have a good experience and that the people who want to hear them, can.” Tose says they hope to continue to bring in enigmatic singer-songwriters like Benjamin Dakota Rogers, who will be here in February, immensely talented musicians like Ariel Posen, who blew fans away at this year’s Thunder Bay Blues Festival and will return in March, and high-energy, creative bands like the Slocan Ramblers, who will be on stage November 30. Reflecting on the past two decades, Tose marvels at the fact that while venues have changed and funding has ebbed and flowed, the Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society is largely the same as it always was: a group of good friends putting on great concerts. She hints that plans are in the works for their big anniversary celebration, and that after 20 years it may be time to start passing the torch on to others. On the other hand, they are still having too much fun. The Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society concerts are held at the Port Arthur Polish Hall on Court Street. Visit sleepinggiant.ca for this season’s lineup and ticket information.

The O’Pears and the Barrel Boys

Keegan Richard

n 19 years, the Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society has hosted some incredible performers: The Good Lovelies, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Scarlett Jane, Union Duke, as well as The Mudmen. For Elly Tose, an original member of the society, it’s nearly impossible to pick a favourite. “One of the best concerts we ever had was The Lost Fingers [a gypsy jazz band from Quebec] doing cover tunes in the style of Django Reinhardt. They were just so entertaining and unique—it was incredible,” she recalls. “We also had an amazing Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert with about 11 performers doing different interpretations of his music.” “Our concept of folk music is probably a lot broader than people think,” she adds. “We’ve had traditional singer-songwriter shows and pipes and drums, but also bluegrass, Louisiana blues, and funky jazz groups that fill the stage and have people dancing, hooting, and hollering.” The Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society was born out of a desire to fill the niche between large auditorium performances and bar shows. In the late 1990s, the city’s music scene was vibrant but lacked a venue for intimate, interactive concert experiences. In early 2000, former CBC host and music lover Gerald Graham put out a call for people who might be interested in bringing something new to the scene. Tose was one of those who showed up at the first meeting and never left. She now considers the core group of organizers among her best friends. “We had our first concert at The Outpost and brought in Ian Tamblyn, who was gracious enough to do the show cheaply and bring lots of friends,” she laughs. “We

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By Kat Lyzun

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CoverStory

Members of The Shortstops and The Shakes jamming at a Blues Society house party

(L-R) Wilma Ayre, Elizabeth Ganiatsos, Monica Whicher, Christina Visa, John Poniatowski, and John Futhey (1981/1982)

Thunder Bay Blues Society

Consortium Aurora Borealis

Bringing High-Quality Blues to Town

40 Years of Music-Making in the North

Story by Tiffany Jarva, Photos by Darren McChristie

here is a reason why the Thunder Bay Blues Society’s “Real Deal Chicago Blues” event featuring Grammy-nominated John Primer sold out in two weeks. “The word is out that we are bringing in higher-level performers,” explains president Rob Croves. “And people are having a really good time. They come to listen to quality music, dance, and have fun.” Vice-president Murray Armstrong agrees whole-heartedly. “It’s a symbiotic relationship,” says Armstrong, former Thunder Bay Blues Society (TBBS) president and one of the founders of the non-profit volunteer-based organization. “People want to dance and bands want to see people dancing.” Croves laughs, telling the story of blues musician Ray Fuller, booked to a sold-out crowd this past May, who mentioned while on stage that it was good to see that people in Thunder Bay like to dance just like those in Texas! Armstrong explains

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that the quality of musicians being booked doesn’t happen by accident—performers have been seen and are recommended by someone on the board of directors and put to a vote. Every year TBBS tries to host two main events, featuring talent from out of town, usually in the spring and fall. They have also recently started the very well-received Blues House Parties, featuring local bands and a blues jam to end the night. Plus, they host the annual local challenge to send a representative to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. This year’s winner was Sunday wilde Duo. “The competition is stiff,” says Armstrong. “It’s an enormous opportunity, allowing local people to go on an international stage which exposes them to peers and to learn more about the blues culture.” TBBS alternates between sending a solo/ duo and a band to the competition. Both Croves and Murray

By Ayano Hodouchi-Dempsey

The Shakes discovered blues music when they were in college. “Blues is so versatile,” says Murray. “If it wasn’t for the blues there would be no rock.” Croves concurs. “It is very appealing. It’s a lot of fun and I think in every person there is a blues fan but they may not have discovered it yet.” In 1998, Murray and a handful of others started TBBS, which originally helped launch the Thunder Bay Blues Festival before it become a community entity of its own. TBBS continues to be a self-funded, successful arts organization more than twenty years later. It’s the only blues society between Toronto and Saskatoon. Recently Croves took over as

president and has watched TBBS membership almost double. Murray believes this is because the music especially appeals to people over 40 who don’t have many live venues in the city to go to where if feels age-appropriate, clean, and safe. “It is really about promoting fun and continuing to appreciate the genre of music known as the blues,” says Croves. The next Blues House Party is in November. To learn more about upcoming TBBS events or to buy an annual membership ($15/person or $20/couple), visit thunderbaybluessociety.ca.

hen Elizabeth Ganiatsos arrived in Thunder Bay in 1974 (after answering an ad in The Globe and Mail for a string instructor at the Catholic District School Board), she found the city to be a musical desert. Accustomed to the range of classical music concerts available in Toronto, particularly early music (Renaissance and Baroque, her speciality) she decided to make her own—“For the sake of my soul!” Ganiatsos exclaims. Consortium Aurora Borealis was established in 1979, with a mission to educate as well as to entertain. A music historian, Ganiatsos also taught early music history at Lakehead University and wanted live examples of the music to supplement what she taught. The Consortium places an emphasis on historical approach to music, performing on reproductions of historical instruments and adhering to authentic performance styles.

In the 1980s, the Consortium performed lavish “Tudor Court Spectacles” with musicians, madrigal singers, court dancers, poets, and the monarch, all in period costume. Heraldic banners were made, furniture was borrowed from all over the city, and Henry VIII even had a real turkey drumstick. Initially, the Consortium used a little harpsichord that belonged to the symphony, but they “fundraised like mad” and acquired their first harpsichord, a Flemish-style double-manual (two rows of keyboards). A highlight of the early years was a quadruple harpsichord concert in March 1989; Ganiatsos managed to somehow wrangle four harpsichords in the city and put on an evening of Johann Sebastian Bach’s concertos for one, two, three, and four harpsichords. Over the past 40 years, the venue has changed from the Lakehead Presbyterian Church to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery to its current home,

St. Paul’s United Church, as audience numbers grew. Keeping ticket prices low was always a priority; they started with a plate at the door and currently admission is $15—a very small sum, considering the quality of the performances. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council, donors, and subscribers (they have over 180 annual subscribers, a very large number considering their concerts typically have an audience of 400) the group continues to bring music and musicians that would otherwise not be heard in our city. Last year, they celebrated their 40th season and successfully fundraised to replace their aging harpsichord. An eternal doer, Ganiatsos is still

the organization’s artistic director, despite moving back to Toronto after retirement in 2003. “As long as I live, I know I’m going to be doing this somewhere.” Currently she is busy programming the 2022/23 season, booking the Rolston Quartet, which just performed in Thunder Bay this September. “The ensemble really loved the energy of our audience,” says Ganiatsos. “Without exception, the artists that we engage are struck by the great appreciation of the people of Thunder Bay. That speaks really well of our community—the performers feel the warmth and support.” For more information, visit consortiumauroraborealis.org.

From the Elizabethan Extravaganza, February 26, 2000

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BLUES HOUSE

PART Y 2 @ PORT ARTHUR POLISH HALL 102 S. COURT ST.

Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca all-ages library program

For the Love of Music

The North Shore Music Association Story by Adrian Lysenko, Photos by Sarah Reller

art of the North Shore Music Association’s (NSMA) mission is to inspire lives and create community by offering exceptional live performances and for more than 30 years, they’ve been doing just that. Formed in 1985, the NSMA’s first concerts/dances were most often held at the Schroeder Town Hall, but also included other venues such as schools, the old Grand Marais Playhouse, and other spaces. “The founders could see there were very few musical events happening on the North Shore and that there was an ever-increasing visitation rate by tourists. It seemed that providing music would be another good draw for people to visit the North Shore,” says Wayne Russ, NSMA’s Grand Marais vice chairperson. ”It may not happen as much today, but folks would travel considerable distances to attend our concerts. There were always people from Grand Marais, plus as far away as Duluth and Thunder Bay. Sometimes we had 150 attendees; sometimes it was down to 30.” In 1986 and 1987, NSMA produced the North Shore Music

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Festival, a three-day multi-stage summer music festival that included workshops, concerts, and dances. Since 1988, NSMA has presented a monthly concert and dance series featuring national, regional, and local artists. It was in 1998 that things changed for the organization, when they established a home in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA). “The ACA provides our community with a space dedicated to an interface between artists and attendees, whether the art form presented is theater, dance, or music,” says Russ. “When NSMA moved into the ACA, we finally had an office, an equipment storage room, and a performance space and green room all under one roof. Setting up sound reinforcement became easier, and we sold our sound-equipment trailer.” Over the years, NSMA has put on a variety of popular concerts, including blues pianist, singer, and songwriter Kelley Hunt, guitarist Leo Kottke, and singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow. “[They] all sold out, and we had to turn away overflows of disappointed people at the

door,” says Kate Fitzgerald, NSMA’s director. The organization also partners with other area nonprofits at least two or three times a year. “We frequently partner with area schools—including the Sawtooth Mountain School District and Great Expectations School—to bring music education programming to local youth. This includes short residencies and workshops,” says Fitzgerald. For the future, NSMA plans to

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keep providing the community with musical performances and educational outreach that organizers say concert-goers have come to expect and appreciate. “The important niche we continue to fill in Cook County is a demand for a wide variety of music and teaching/school programs that broaden our community’s awareness and sense of belonging within the national and global communities,” says Russ. For more information, visit northshoremusicassociation.com.

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Food

DRINK OF THE MONTH

Vietnamese Lemongrass (Chicken) Noodle Bowl

Anchor & Ore Signature Anchor & Ore

Serves 4

Meat and Marinade: 1 – 1 ½ lb skinless, boneless chicken 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice 2 Tbsp fish sauce 1 Tbsp soy sauce 2 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp canola oil 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only** Nuoc Cham: ¼ cup fish sauce 4 Tbsp rice vinegar

You can use whatever protein you’d like. I listed chicken here, but you can also use pork, beef, shrimp, or tofu. Combine meat and marinade ingredients in a zip-top bag for at least one hour, but best to leave it in the fridge overnight. **Peel away the tough outer leaves of the lemongrass stalk and bruise the remaining part with the butt of your knife. Cut the stalk into 2” pieces you can easily pick out before cooking. You can also use a good glug of lemongrass paste.

Mix well until sugar is dissolved. You can play with the amounts here to suit your taste. The chili can be substituted with some sambal oelek chili paste, too.

2 Tbsp white sugar ½ cup water

Oodles of Noodles By Chef Rachel Globensky

n the summer of 2000, I worked for a forestry company in Whitecourt, Alberta, northwest of Edmonton. Virginia Hills was an hour or two outside of Whitecourt, and in 1998, 170,000 hectares of the area had burnt in a devastating fire. Due to Nature being the renegade she is, by the time our crew cruised those hills, the entire area was absolutely covered in berries. Heaven! Unfortunately, the land was also where the province relocated “problem” bears hanging around in Jasper and Banff National Parks, so the entire area was also covered in bears gorging on berries. Gah! I got to know the tell-tale signs of grizzlies fairly quickly, including the unmistakable smell of rotting meat. Gross—they liked to “age” their kill

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2 garlic cloves, minced 1 red Thai chili, finely chopped 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice Noodle Bowl:

in loosely covered caches, and they generally didn’t stray too far from their meat lockers. Aside from a large population of human-habituated bears, that part of north-central Alberta is home to a substantial population of Vietnamese Canadians, some of whom own and operate restaurants. After work, our crew would meet at one of these little eateries for Saigon beer, and recount harrowing tales of meeting a grizzly sow with cubs on the road or being followed too closely by a curious yearling. It was there in rural Alberta I fell in love with Vietnamese cuisine—the super fresh vegetables, juicy marinated meat, and nuoc cham, the tangy, spicy, richly-flavoured sauce that goes on everything.

7 oz dried vermicelli noodles ½ Tbsp oil

2 carrots, julienned 5 cups iceberg lettuce, finely sliced 3 cups bean sprouts Handful of mint leaves

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Soak vermicelli noodles in hot water for about 3 minutes, or whatever the package says. When soft, drain and rinse under cold water to prevent them from sticking together. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Remove chicken, etc. from marinade, shaking off large pieces of lemongrass. Cook until chicken is dark golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest for a few minutes. Slice thinly before serving. To serve, place noodles in a bowl, and top with veggies and herbs. Top with chicken pieces and a few tablespoons of nuoc cham. Garnish with lime wedges and sliced chilis.

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When she’s not training and racing her heart out, Special Olympics BC – Burnaby’s Katie Little is known for her bright smile and fun-loving nature. But when she is training and competing, watch out! This Special Olympics Team BC 2020 Training Squad snowshoer is the epitome of focus and dedication. This is the third time Little has qualiﬁed to represent BC in snowshoeing, after her successful appearances in the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in 2012 and 2016. Little captured four silver medals in her races at the 2019 Special Olympics BC Winter Games, and felt good about that performance.

Little has been training many times a week in order to achieve her goals for the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. She aims to improve her times in all her events, and hopefully reach the podium again. This determined athlete is working hard and dedicated to being at her best.

November can be a bit temperamental—snow, rain, moody skies, leaves scattering in the wind, and days that slip too quickly to dark. In a month that can have a lot of grey, we suggest creating your own cheer by throwing on a cosy layer and meeting friends for a casual catch-up. And we’ve found just the place to lift your spirits. The recently opened Anchor & Ore has gorgeous views of Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant and a signature drink inspired by the accompanying sunrises and sunsets. The cocktail consists of vanilla vodka, amaretto liqueur, cranberry juice, orange juice, and apple syrup—making it an ideal aperitif in that it is neither too sweet or too bitter. What it is, is a pretty promise that with changing and unpredictable days ahead, there are some things that remain constant. So order a round, sit back, and enjoy. That’s what we did!

Anchor & Ore 2240 Sleeping Giant Parkway 285-9317

Little also participates in athletics, basketball, bowling, Club Fit, curling, soccer, softball, and swimming.

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Handful of cilantro leaves Sliced chili, for garnish Lime wedges, for garnish

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Food

Deccan Spice

Bringing the Heart of South India to Thunder Bay By Susan Pretty

ooking for a new taste sensation? Then Deccan Spice might be the place for you. Coowners Syed and Zeba Shujath have created a calm, relaxing ambiance that will transport you to the heart of South India, and a menu that is ripe with intriguing flavours, and includes traditional breakfast items as well as a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. We begin our meal with the mysore masala dosa, a large, thin rice crepe filled with onions and potatoes served with a satisfying sambar (reminiscent of a thick lentil soup)

and peanut chutney for dipping. Zeba lets us know this dish was not for filling up on, and typically is more of a starter or snack. We also tried the Chicken 65, consisting of marinated chicken pieces, fried and flavoured with soy sauce and ginger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A bit of Indochina,â&#x20AC;? Syed informs us. We follow that with their best-selling dish, Hyderabadi chicken biryani, a fragrant chicken and rice dish with saffron and a bit of chili, which Syed says goes very well with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Masala Pepsi.â&#x20AC;? Masala Pepsi, you ask? Envision an ice-cold Pepsi with lemon, salt, and pepper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

confusing!â&#x20AC;? Syed chuckles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it works well together.â&#x20AC;? Next is the chicken kothu paratha, Indian bread chopped and minced with chicken, egg, and a blend of spices. A warm, comforting dish, it is reminiscent of an exotic-tasting stuffing. Have a sweet tooth? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in luck! Carrot halwa is a tempting treat made of grated carrot, raisins, and cashews served up warm and sweet. Rasmalai is decidedly sweeter, a tender dish of rich cheese balls served in a scented cream, rather like a rice pudding. The fine folks at Deccan Spice

also do catering for up to 15, and can make birthdays extra special by custom-making a favourite dish with a bit of advance notice. Future plans include a meal plan and a lunch buffet. Currently open for dinner only, and closed Tuesday, the restaurant is on Skip the Dishes for your dining pleasure.

Deccan Spice 36 South Cumberland Street 286-6107

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s winter is quickly approaching, it’s a great time of year to hide inside in the evenings and enjoy robust and malty pints of beer with your friends and family. Munich dunkels, American brown ales, Belgian dubbels, and Irish extra stouts are all great for the cold autumn nights. In addition to generally having more alcohol than your average lawnmower beers of summer, these styles also have deeper colours and stronger flavours that primarily come from the specialty malts that are added to the brew. The majority of malted barley used in brewing beer is typically called “base malt.” Base malts like two-row, Pilsen, Golden Promise, and Maris Otter provide the enzymes needed to convert starches within the malts into sugars during the mashing process (to learn more about this area, look into diastatic power of malts). Base malts typically make up 80–90% of malt used in a batch of beer and provide a light contribution of malt flavour and golden colour. Specialty malts, on the other hand, usually only comprise a small amount of the grist but can pack a big punch. The choice of specialty malts will have a massive impact on the flavour, mouthfeel, and colour of the final beer. There are two basic categories of specialty malts: caramelized and roasted. Caramelized malts are made by a maltster who first soaks the malted barley in water, which allows

Food some of the starches within the grain to be converted to sugars. The malt is then dried at a temperature between 82 and 177°C. This heat causes sugars produced in the soaking step to caramelize through pyrolysis. The exact temperature and time used in this process will affect both the flavour character as well as the colour that the malt provides in a finished beer. Caramelized malts come in many forms, but all provide colour (from golden to red to brown) and the characteristic toffee, raisin, and prune flavours found in many British ales. The other category of specialty malts is known as roasted malts. These malts are not soaked in water like caramelized malts but still go through a similar kilning process. Roasted malts also have a range of flavours and colours, this time produced through a Maillard reaction using temperature and time. Technically, most base malts can be considered a roasted malt, but they are kilned only to a small degree. For specialty malts, the maltster will extend the kilning process to create a wide range of roasted malt types for brewing. Roasted malts produce flavours like cracker, nutty, cookie, chocolatey, coffee, and burnt. When developing your own recipes for brewing beer at home, be sure to use a light hand when it comes to adding specialty malts. Too much can easily make a brew unbalanced and unpalatable. In other words, a little can go a long way. When used in large amounts, darker caramel malts can provide an astringency or a strong burnt character. Roasted malts can also provide too much flavour, from an overly dominant cracker character from biscuit malt to the intense astringency of black malt. If you are not a homebrewer, head down to a local brewery and try out some of the malty brews on tap, knowing that much of that malty goodness was produced locally at the Canadian Malting Company facility on the waterfront.

Brew It Yourself

Caramel Malts Examples

Roasted Malts Examples

Dextrine Malts: Going by names like Carapils and Carafoam, these are the lightest of the caramel malts. They provide very little colour and flavour but add sweetness and help with body and head retention.

Munich Malt: Provides notes like cookie and toasty along with some caramel sweetness. Often used in dunkels, Märzens, and altbiers.

Light Caramel Malts: Caramel or crystal malts with Levibond ratings between 10–30L. These malts provide a light honey-like sweetness and a touch of colour. Medium Caramel Malts: Caramel or crystal malts with Levibond ratings between 40– 60L. These malts impart the characteristic caramel flavour that you might find in a pale ale or an extra special bitter. These malts also add body and help with head retention. Dark Caramel Malts: Caramel or crystal malts with Levibond ratings between 70–220L, as well as specialty malts like Special B. These malts add significant burnt sugar and toasted marshmallow flavours and dark colours, but also can provide some bitterness from the high temperature in making them.

Amber Malt: Malts like Victory from Briess Malting Company and Biscuit malts produce a sharp toasty and biscuit character that is often found in brown ales and porters. Melanoidin Malt: Includes malts like aromatic and darker Munich malts. These provide cake-like maltiness but are very toasty in their character. Often found in dark Belgian ales like Dubbels or strong dark ales. Chocolate Malts: Adds complexity to the malt character of dark ales, porters, and stouts. Rather than chocolate, these malts produce more coffee and roast characters in beer. Black Malt: Often found in modern stouts and porters, black malts add a ton of dark red colour to beer as well as a deep roastiness and burnt character.

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Food This Dia de Muertos, raise a glass of liquid sunshine to celebrate your ancestors and enjoy a rich Mexican tradition!

Blanco

Reposado

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Anejo

Mezcal

$54.15

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Classic Tequila Cocktails:

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By Jeannie Dubois, Certified Pommelier and Sommelier

his month, the sleepy mantle of winter slowly descends on the north shore of Lake Superior as the soft days of autumn fall behind us and November opens its chilly arms. South of the border, however, Dia de Muertos—or the Day of the Dead—ushers in the month of November on the sunny shores of Mexico, celebrated with their ubiquitous aqua vitae, tequila. Distilled from the piña, or core of the desert thriving agave plant (which incidentally is not a cactus, but a member of the amaryllis family), tequila comes in a myriad of varieties. Silver (blanco) tequila is a blend of the pure distillate and is clear, unaged, and is often characterized by a slightly vegetal

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note with hints of citrus or pepper. Reposado tequila is blended and then aged in large oak tanks, which lend it both a soft golden tone and mild aromatics from the wood, often including a slight smokiness. Añejo tequila is blended and then aged for some time in small oak barrels, predominantly of the American bourbon and French cognac variety, which impart a deep mahogany colour and rich notes of baking spices as well as a smooth roundness. Interestingly, all tequilas fall under the catch-all of mezcal (any distillate from the agave family). It is produced in a small, delimited region, while very few mezcals are actually produced in the Tequila region.

The Margarita

Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients: 50 ml tequila 25 ml lime juice 25 ml Cointreau Rough salt Ice

Ingredients: 50 ml tequila 100 ml orange juice Dash of Grenadine Orange wedge Ice

Method: Dip edge of a margarita glass in lime juice and then dip in salt to rim. Shake together all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until frosty to the touch. Strain into the margarita glass and enjoy!

Method: Fill a Collins glass with ice, add tequila and orange juice, stir to mix. Pour grenadine over top of drink, garnish glass with an orange wedge, and enjoy!

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ans of Vietnamese food will likely already be familiar with Village Market. Over the last three years, Trang Chau and her husband Son have been providing traditional Vietnamese food for takeout and delivery with the help of their three children and Trang’s sister, Karen. Originally opened by the Gleeson family around 30 years ago, the space housed a grocery store and deli before evolving into a convenience store. The Chaus purchased Village Market in 2016 and continue to operate the convenience store. Chau explains it was their passion for cooking, the existence of a small kitchen, and the desire to fill a gap in Thunder Bay cuisine that led to their current offer. “We wanted to bring traditional authentic Vietnamese cuisine to the community because there were only a few places that offered it.” Village Market is currently the only place in Thunder Bay where one can find banh mi. “Banh mi is

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a traditional Vietnamese sub filled with different types of meat, pickled daikon, and carrots, cilantro, and cucumber,” says Chau. “Our family loves banh mi, but we always had to travel to bigger cities to get them. So we decided to create our own variations of the banh mi so that others could try it. Now it has become one of our most popular items.” In addition to banh mi, Chau lists pho (beef noodle soup), noodle bowls, salad rolls, spring rolls, bon bons, and sweet and sour chicken balls as being popular items. Chau shares that many menu items are prepared from scratch and made to order. Village Market also adapts a number of traditional meat dishes to include tofu, and also offers a vegetarian fish sauce. “Traditionally, these dishes are made with meat, but we wanted our vegetarian customers to be able to enjoy them as well. We also kept our menu small so that we could focus on making quality dishes,” says Chau.

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Over the course of their ownership, the Chaus have expanded both the kitchen and their business. They added Chinese and Canadian dishes due to customer interest, installed some booths for patrons to be able to dine in, and joined SkipTheDishes for food delivery. Social media and word of mouth have helped them earn a growing number of loyal patrons. “We are so grateful to the community for all the support and positive feedback,” says Chau. Village Market is located at 336 Wardrope Avenue. Visit them on Facebook for more information or find them on SkipTheDishes (Village Market Kitchen) to make an order.

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The lamps are going out all over Europe, we will not see them lit again in our lifetime. - Sir Edward Grey (Ralph Richardson) in Oh! What a Lovely War

he 100th anniversary of the end of World War l occurred last year in November. Last month, Thunder Bay unveiled, in Current River Park, the city’s newest monument, devoted to remembering some 750 citizens from here who died in that war. And 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Paris Peace Conference that was supposed to gather the nations of the world and unite them in an effort to never let a war like that happen again. That story of that war—“The War to End All Wars”—has been told and retold hundreds of times in the movies. Most of them are sombre. Some of them feature love stories or unrequited love stories. One even has a horse as its central character. As Remembrance Day on November 11 was established in honour of the end of that war, here are four movies about WWI that are genuinely worth your viewing.

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Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) Richard Attenborough was a young director when he assembled a stellar cast of the finest British actors (Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Dirk Bogarde, Colin Farrell, and the entire Redgrave family of actors: Michael, Venessa, and Corin) for a movie based on the stage musical of the same name, featuring many of the famous songs that came to be associated with the war and that era. It structures the narrative around the Smith family, all of whose members become involved in the war effort. And it replicates some of the most famous incidents of that war, including the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce that occurred in the trenches between British and German soldiers. The film is a dark musical comedy. Highly recommended.

Paris 1919 (2009)

Journey’s End (2017)

This is a documentary about the Treaty of Versailles, which negotiated the terms of the end of WWI. Made by Canadian director Paul Cowan and co-written by him and Margaret MacMillan, based on her original award-winning book, it uses archival footage to recreate the hopes raised by the victorious nations, the punishing terms inflicted upon the losing one (Germany) and the dashed hope of ending all war. The script is written and edited well. Narrated by actor R. H. Thompson, the documentary stays true to fact and becomes a succinct history lesson for all of us about how victors squabble over the spoils of war.

This story has a long literary pedigree. This version—there was one made in 1930 and several others since then—has a screenplay by Simon Reade, based on the stage play by R.C. Sherriff, which was adapted by Sherriff from his own novel co-written with Vernon Bartlett. My guess as to why filmmakers keep returning to this story is that there are no battle scenes. It takes place entirely within the muddy trenches of the war. It explores class structure in the British military (officers and the general enlisted men) and the psychological pressure that weighs on them as they prepare for a looming battle in their sector. It is a riveting examination of what we now describe as the foundations for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The term used after this war was to be “shell-shocked.” The brilliance of the writing is that it shows the atmosphere of war itself is mentally degrading without ever even experiencing the shelling. It is a tense, taught war drama with yet another great British cast lead by Paul Bettany.

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) This is the “jewel in the crown” of WWI movies. Made by Peter Jackson using only British archival footage and authentic audio recordings made during the war and interviews with veterans after the war, it is an astonishing achievement. Cameras in 1916, 1917, and 1918 were primitive at best and shot only black and white film. Jackson makes a bold move and colourizes the footage. In a remarkable sequence that begins in black and white, we see soldiers and their equipment moving through a field and suddenly we are looking at them as real people, fully alive in their natural flesh. He also shows us the dead with similar shocking clarity. I have not seen any war documentary that can equal this movie in its authenticity and ability to engage an audience.

Here are six more movies that take a look at WWI from different perspectives: Wings (1927), A Farewell To Arms (1932), A Bear Named Winnie (2004), Joyeux Noel (2005), Passchendaele (2008), and War Horse (2011). Special note: watch for the next major feature by director Sam Mendes coming early in the new year, titled simply 1917.

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espite what its title suggests, Magnus Theatre’s upcoming production may not provide clarity to a family shaken by tragedy. This is How We Got Here, written by Northwestern Ontario native Keith Barker, had its debut on October 24. It tells the story of a family dealing with the suicide of a son. According to Magnus Theatre’s artistic director Thom Currie, the chronology isn’t linear, and the answers are hard to find, if they are there at all. “We are never told why this happens… and we’re never really

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told how. This is all the aftermath of that,” Currie says. Currie, who directed the play, says the intention behind the play is to capture the universal heartbreak of loss in a northern setting. There’s dialogue about hunting moose, taking saunas, fishing at camp, and the backwoods life on the Trans-Canada Highway. Currie maintains, though, that it won’t take a born-and-bred northerner to be moved by the humanity of the story. “There are universal themes. Anyone who has lost anyone will be able to relate,” Currie

says. “The challenge was finding that authentic ‘everyman’ voice, and placing it in northern Ontario.” Told through a series of non-linear flashbacks, the play transcends chronological structure to depict specific moments of a family struggling to deal with life after tragedy. Although the play deals with immense hardship, Currie believes the play’s humorous moments add a level of levity that makes it all the more relatable. “Whenever tragedy strikes, I always try to get close to the people who are going to make

me laugh,” Currie says. “I think that’s a big part of what we can expect from the show.” The show will feature a cast from Toronto, with Natalie Robitaille in the role of Liset, Troy Adams in the role of Jim, Ramona Milano in the role of Lucille, and Sweeney MacArthur in the role of Paul. This is How We Got Here runs until October 24 to November 9. For more information, visit magnustheatre.com.

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possible they can see how an audience responds. This is a chance to see new, local work in progress—stories about us and our lives here in Thunder Bay. “In the long term, I would like to see many more writers in the region see their work on stage, no matter what length it is, and that we would be able to share it with others outside the region,” says Winslow. Come experience local playwrights, directors, and actors learning the art of creating a play from the ground up on November 22 at 7 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Magnus Theatre box office.

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Story by Amy Sellors, Photos by Cathi Winslow to learn what goes into developing plays, and a chance for audiences to see what happens before a full production lands on the stage. Last August, candidates submitted their plays. The two plays, chosen by a jury of theatre professionals, are Pop Tart Days by Susan Rogers and Play Your Cards Right by C.B. Campbell. “It’s exciting, especially for the audience, to get to see the behind-the-scenes glimpse of how plays are written. We don’t get a lot of opportunities in Thunder Bay to see that,” says Winslow. The selected playwrights had until October 18 to make revisions. The term “making revisions” is broad and can be a very emotional time for a writer. The directors, along with Lisa O’Connell (a professional dramaturg specializing in new play development) reviewed the plays and presented the writers with questions and feedback. Receiving the feedback from O’Connell made playwright Susan

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The Wonderful World of Matilda Paramount Live Presents Musical Based on Beloved Children’s Book By Amy Sellors

he story of Matilda the Musical is a story within a story. The story within the story for Paramount Live’s upcoming production of Matilda the Musical is how talented, hard-working, and utterly charming the cast is. Husband and wife team Lawrence and Candi Badanai knew their youth performers would do an amazing job with the story, the songs, and the many dance numbers. They also knew Thunder Bay audiences would flock to see it. Based on the 1988 children’s novel by Roald Dahl, the story of Matilda was adapted as a musical by Dennis Kelly (music and lyrics by Tim Minchin) and premiered in the West End in 2011. This award-winning show has been performed around the world. The cast is made up of 38

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performers aged 12–17. Some are new to the group and others have been with the group for many years. Lawrence and Candi Badanai co-direct the show and Candi is also the choreographer. “Matilda the Musical is such a great family-oriented story and we think that all the kids who have learned it in school, or have seen the famous movie that was a blockbuster hit will love to see it live on stage,” says Candi. Gabby Carlin plays the title role of Matilda. “I love the message she displays, which is that even if you’re little and you think that it's not fair and the odds are stacked against you, if there’s a will there’s a way and you can do anything you set your mind to,” says Carlin. Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull, and Mrs Phelps are pivotal characters who play a big role in Matilda’s

life. Miss Honey is played by Kaylyn Dawydenko. Dawdenko loves being back at Paramount after taking a few years off to focus on dance and school. She loves singing all the songs. “The music is so interesting and so different,” she says. Becca Start brings to life the villainous Miss Trunchbull. “Villains have always been my favourite characters,” says Start. “I don’t like yelling at people. But no one takes it personally, it’s just the character.” Mrs Phelps the librarian has a special bond with Matilda. Arley Henry says the key to playing Mrs Phelps is “always paying attention to Matilda and giving my full reaction to everything.” Henry has been with Paramount for six years and has just begun directing shows for the younger kids. Raija Myllymaa is part of the

busy ensemble and loves to sing. “It helps you to expand your vocal range and build up your confidence, and it requires a lot of commitment,” Myllymaa says. Leo Watson plays the “Escapologist” and saying any more gives too much away. Watson is having enormous fun. “My favourite part of the week is coming here to rehearsals, learning stuff, doing shows, and when the show is done, the bittersweetness of closing night,” he says. “We’re a second family for each other and it’s the best.” Come and see these incredibly talented young people living their best lives. The show runs November 14–16 and 21–23 at Paramount. Tickets are available at the Paramount Theatre box office.

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The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol

Cambrian Players Presents a Twist on the Dickensian Favourite By Savanah Tillberg

ntering their 71st season, Cambrian Players proudly presents The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol. In true British farce fashion, The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol follows an eclectic group of women as they produce their own comedic rendition of the Dickensian favourite. Director Beverley Gravelle-MacLeod believes that this production is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season,

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and if you love to laugh you will not want to miss it. “It’s a delightful time,” she says. “There is original music, classic Christmas carols, audience participation, and a whole lot of comedy.” This play within a play brings the audience along for all of the Farndale Dramatic Society’s “nonsense, fun, and mistakes while they attempt to put on A Christmas Carol,” says Gravelle-MacLeod. “In

community theatre, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong… which is sort of the running joke of the Farndale girls. There is nothing subtle about this production and this is truly an untraditional take on A Christmas Carol.” This upcoming show is a sequel to the 2017 production of The Farndale Avenue Murder Mystery and will welcome back the same cast, who will be reprising their

roles. Gravelle-MacLeod explains that working with the actors once again has been nothing short of fantastic. Ruth Currie, Alec Jecchinis, Jennifer Jones, Mari Lukkaroinen, and Lauren Payette will all be returning to the stage as their characters from the successful 2017 production. “It was like putting on a cosy house coat,” Gravelle-MacLeod says. “They all fell right back into their roles again and it has been so much fun.” Cambrian Players is happy to announce that this production will take place at their new home theatre located at 818 Spring Street. There will be eight performances of The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol on November 27, 28, 29, 30, and December 4, 5, 6, and 7. Tickets are available online via eventbrite.ca and at designated ticket outlets.

Join members of the community to celebrate Canadian literature and watch the live awards broadcast! The 5th annual Giller Light Bash in Thunder Bay will kick off with delicious eats, cocktails and the Guess the Giller contest! Hosted by Lisa Laco, CBC.

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heritage and was recently immersed in artist in residency programs in Iceland and Finland to deepen her knowledge of traditional methods through hands-on experience. After obtaining a Masters degree in Social Justice Studies from Lakehead University and seeking to build on previous studies in felting, dying, and weaving at the Kootenay School of the Arts and printmaking at Lakehead (where she is also an instructor), Hansen was looking for additional professional development opportunities. “I felt the need to immerse myself in my artistic practice, and researched a textile artist residency in Blönduós, Iceland,” she says. This led her to the Icelandic Textile Centre Textílmiðstöð Íslands in September 2018. “It both invigorated my dyeing practice and reignited my passion for weaving. During this period of focused activity, I acquired a

Exploring the Nature of Textiles Following the Work of Fibre Artist Tuija Hansen By Nancy Saunders

hunder Bay textile artist Tuija Hansen is well-known locally for her cosy and comfortable wearable art creations that showcase natural fibres and an eco-friendly aesthetic. Hansen describes her practice as being

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deeper understanding of traditional, Scandinavian plant-dye technology via hands-on experimentation.” “I create while reflecting on the significance of place, migration, and location,” Hansen says as she describes her process of “foraging for plant materials in the urban and rural environments.” She then turns these resources into plant dyes and uses them to “alter new and recycled materials to stitch, weave, and felt environmentally minded works of art and clothing.” While in Iceland, this involved looking closely at lichens, mosses, and seaside flora, and then taking that perspective and transferring it into embroidered and felted pieces using plant-dyed wool threads and yarns. “I worked to re-create macro viewpoints of flora,” she says.”Living on the Canadian Shield in Northwestern Ontario, I have the opportunity to study local mosses, lichens, and mushrooms in continuation of this project.” In June 2019, Hansen and second cousin Caroline Kajorinne attended the White Nights Residency in a small community on the west coast of Finland: Kristinestad | Kristiinankaupunki. Hansen explains that the long days and short evenings “encouraged a very productive month of creating.” Hansen foraged the landscape and used

materials to naturally dye fabrics, and, “referencing the traditional Raanu method of weaving, wove a ‘map’ using the regionally-derived colours.” Hansen’s most recent artist residency was closer to home—at Jumblies Theatre in Toronto this past September to October—and involved exploring “urban greenspaces and various neighbourhoods from Etobicoke to Scarborough to forage plants for 40 skeins of wool that will be woven into a ‘map-like’ Toronto weaving.” This mapping project using plant dyes is one that Hansen hopes to extend across the province. Back in Thunder Bay, Hansen continues to happily create oneof-a-kind clothing and accessories from her home. You can find her wares year-round at Ungalli Clothing Co. + Local Collective, as well as at various upcoming holiday events: Artisans Northwest 44th Annual Art and Fine Craft show November 16 and 17; The Craft Revival holiday edition (at the Foundry) November 24; and Craftland at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (stage) December 1. For more information, visit facebook.com/TuijaHansenFibreDesign or find her on Instagram.

strongly influenced by our northern boreal forest surroundings, and credits it for “keeping her engaged with her ancestry via meditative, concentrated, and tactile processes.” Hansen draws heavily on her northern Ontario and Scandinavian

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Moving Through This Transitory Life The Art of Damon Dowbak By Betty Carpick

he accomplished multi-disciplinary artist Damon Dowbak is intrigued by looking for a thread within his creative practice. His exhibit No Phase weaves a tactile mix of recent painting, photography, and drawing styles into a coherent whole by combining memory, imagination, and reflections of nature with the components of technology. Dowbak delves into the interconnectedness and impermanence of the world through his willingness to capture

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reality and illusion simultaneously. The art itself reflects the process as a journey and a bridge. For Dowbak, the seasonal landscape of Northwestern Ontario with its smooth plateaus and low hills intersected by rivers and lakes are the preeminent teachers of the play of light and sculptural form. Capturing the luminosity and intense colours can be an elusive process that takes patience. “Over years of walking through these places, I’ve given myself lots

of time to be receptive to degrees of sharpness, to the acuity which can be obtained through the process of being aware,” says Dowbak. “It’s a constant working meditation where the colours, textures, sounds, illumination, and darkness pull you into the moment.” Integrating the intimacy of the landscape with his different practices and activities has been a lifelong journey. Dowbak continually keeps in mind the Buddhist concept of “dependent arising”—what is happening now is part of what happened before, and is part of what will happen next. He approaches the process of creating art with inquisitiveness and acceptance. “Hopefully I’m closer to clarifying how my approach comes from the same source of inspiration,” says Dowbak, “Art is my way of contributing intentions and energy in a

physical form and sharing them.” American artist Laurie Anderson says, “Everything keeps changing in this transitory life”. No Phase provides an insight into how, by shifting and combining perspectives, Dowbak has made it his purpose to interpret an understanding of the nature of things as they are. Perhaps, more than anything, the subtle thread of Dowbak’s work is a curiosity about the mystical and an invitation to look at the brilliant reality of the world in new ways. “People want words to describe things,” he says, “You don’t need to have the words. Just learn to look.” No Phase is co-curated by Damon Dowbak and Andrea Terry and will be on exhibit at In Common Restaurant at 40 South Cumberland Street until January 10, 2020.

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Corrina McKay Emerging Artist Surrounded By Grandfather’s Artwork at Lakehead University By Kim Latimer

orrina McKay remembers riding in the car with her grandfather Paul McKay and his friend Norval Morrisseau when she was only five years old. She remembers going door-to-door with her grandfather and her father to sell paintings on campus to faculty at Lakehead University. She says selling art was a main source of income for her family. “I remember him [grandfather] in his studio and he’d always be painting,” she says. “I remember him retouching paintings before we would go out to try to sell them.” McKay, now 23, is an emerging young artist from Longlac 58 living in Thunder Bay. She works on the side as a custodian at Lakehead University to supplement her income. Every day while she’s at work on campus she passes her

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grandfather’s artwork that hangs on the walls in various buildings at Lakehead. Two of her grandfather’s works are in the Advanced Technology & Academic Centre building, three others hang in the Chancellor Paterson Library, another by the security office, and another at the Aboriginal Student Lounge. “I remember how every single painting my grandpa did had a story element behind it,” she says. “In the one in the Indigenous Centre, there is a medicine bear gifting a medicine bag to a human. It was because bears hibernate for the winter and they would go to the spirit world. Then after winter they would return and that when all the medicines would sprout in the spring so I think that’s what he intended to do with that painting. I guess not a lot of people

know a lot of the stories behind my grandfather’s art. It’s personal to me, and here I am working here and seeing all of his art and it’s just so interesting the way the world works, right? To be surrounded by them. I’m hoping to incorporate storytelling into my own pieces,” she adds. She describes her grandfather as a devout Christian, and he would incorporate elements of Christianity into his Woodlands style of artwork. He was a residential school survivor but McKay says he would never talk much about his experiences. But he did, on rare occasions, tell her stories. “I remember when he would sit us down and tell us what happened. And he would tell us stories and I was a little kid and I didn’t really understand what he was trying to tell us,” she recalls. “So it’s really disheartening now when you hear people dismissing it or you see really hateful comments online.” Art was how her grandfather would spend the majority of his time. She says she naturally started to doodle and draw too. “My dad would say, ‘you’ll be like your grandpa.’ And I’m like, I just want to figure myself out first before I go and do paintings,” she says. “But that was then. Now it’s interesting because I like to do life drawings and sketching and I finished school so I’m trying to get back into acrylics and painting.” McKay’s style is a unique mix of graphic novel with traditional Woodlands style. After college, she was accepted to an art residency run by Quill Christie-Peters.

Christie-Peters is an Anishinaabe arts programmer and self-taught visual artist living in Northwestern Ontario. McKay also participated in Neechee Studio, a program for Indigenous youth through Definitely Superior Art Gallery. Neechee Studio offers seven varied art projects per month that culminate into an online exhibition, a live exhibition and a publication. McKay says the group art experiences, especially the residency with Peters, went beyond art. “I thought we would just be doing art the whole time, but it was cultural and more about culture and feelings and we talked about colonialism and racism and how it affects us.” “With art, I think it’s a lot of trying to express emotions. Sometimes I don’t even know what I want to express so I just kind of go at it and see what happens,” she says. “One time when I was feeling really depressed and sad I drew a seed in soil, and then the panels progressed to rain coming down and then the seed sprouting into the plant, and this is how I decided to express my emotion through my artwork.” She adds that the art community has become a support system for her. “I can’t express how important our art community here is because it just feels really open and welcoming and I was thinking about how I have people around me now.” “Art feels like a gift they left behind for me, like I have something to share. I hope I can pass it down too, to my family or to others. It feels really good to have a gift they gave us.”

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lay Breiland says art has been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. Family members have told him he was immersed at a very early age, etching out his own creations around the same time he learned how to take his own steps. “I suppose drawing was play to me, as much as action figures or video games,” he says. The 32-year-old began producing pieces almost exclusively in graphite and coloured pencil, but

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says his work took a notable switch to watercolour painting about four years ago. “I enjoy the fluidity of the gesture... and the ability to play with the medium on the paper,” he says of watercolours. “With layering it can convey a luminosity, which brings human subjects to life.” Breiland also uses chalk and oil pastels, which he believes bridge the gap between drawing and painting. His Instagram page shows many life-like portraits, landscapes and

the occasional animal on display that incorporate these mediums. And while Breiland points to masters such as Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, and Picasso as inspiration, he’s turned his current focus to the works of Young-sung Kim, Marcos Beccari, Joel Rea, Duane Keiser, and Michael Workman. “These days I’m really intrigued by ultra-high realism,” he explains, adding that he attempts to add impressionistic elements and interpretations in his own work. “I’m searching for ways to get the most across—the greatest sense of realism, using the fewest gestures.” He also notes that the artistic talents of his mother and grandmother have strongly influenced his creative endeavours. Their approval, he says, has always mattered to him. Breiland, who primarily works as

a concrete contractor, says he hopes that in the future he will eventually be able to have his art become a viable career. Artistically, he explains that he’d like to return to the days of his childhood when he was able to let his imagination run free without creative self-censorship. But in whatever medium or time in his life his art was created, he says he wants his audience to see the same beauty that he’s trying to capture and recreate. “My only hope is that they might experience the same sense of peace and wonder that one experiences when they encounter beauty out in the world.” Clay Breiland will showcase his art at the Holiday Craft Revival on November 24. To see more of his work, visit his Instagram page @ claybreiland.

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eople who live in Northwestern Ontario tend to understand the healing properties of nature and it is possible that regional artist Leo Yerxa (1947–2017) understood this more than most. The work of this award-winning artist from Couchiching First Nation

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has been gathered for a retrospective exhibition, Unfold Time: The Work of Leo Yerxa, currently on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and guest curated by Andrea Terry. The exhibition includes a wide range of Yerxa’s work, from early watercolours, dramatic paper works, and later graphite drawings. As you walk through the gallery, it is possible to see how the artist changed and developed. No matter how his medium or technique changed throughout his long career, there is always a

thoughtful, contemplative quality to all of Yerxa’s work. This is extremely evident in his landscape paintings, including Untitled [trees]. This painting was also included in Yerxa’s 1984 exhibition at the gallery, Renegade. Describing the piece in the accompanying catalogue, curator Elizabeth McLuhan wrote “Yerxa’s subtly wrought watercolours ... seem to move from a naturalistic to a more symbolic approach to the landscape, becoming more intent on capturing the essence of a season rather than

the appearance of a scene.” That essence, whether it’s of a season or any other subject Yerxa focused on, is what is felt when viewing his work. While connecting with nature has the ability to heal, it has been well-documented that art can have the same impact. It can be healing for those who create it, but also those who view and experience it. Make a point of taking in this commemoration of the life and work of Leo Yerxa before it closes on December 1.

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breed, a bird dog will either “flush” the bird (startle the bird so it flies) or “point” (freeze on the spot, with one front paw lifted and the nose pointed in the direction of the bird) so the hunter can make a shot. Then the dog will retrieve the downed bird, and get plenty of praise and pats from its owner. Both Viehbeck’s dogs come from hunting lines, so they have a lot of natural hunting ability, he says, but it does take some training for a young dog to learn how to point and hold their position, or approach a bird cautiously. “Our dogs are our hunting partners, but they are family companions too,” he says. “They live in our house and get treated like royalty! They’re part of the family.” Karli Strohschein and Brandon Gidley also hunt grouse,

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f a dog can smile, then they’re smiling ear to ear,” says Davis Viehbeck about hunting with his dogs, a two-year-old British Labrador named Tig and six-monthold Birch, an English setter. “That’s what puts a smile on my face, is to see how much joy they get out of it.” Viehbeck hunts grouse and woodcock with his dogs in the fall. “When you’re hunting with a dog, you tend to go off the trail a little bit more and you’re getting access to what I what I call untouched birds that your regular foot hunter just won’t ever really see. That’s a huge advantage and it makes it kind of fun when you start to get off the beaten path.” In the bush, a bird dog will follow the scent of a bird like a grouse or woodcock. Depending on the

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exceptional at finding a downed bird, so it isn’t lost in the brush or water. Stohschein loves to watch Wilma’s reaction to a hunting outing. “After she retrieves a bird she rolls around on her back, this whole happy dance. It’s pure joy and it’s pretty funny. [Hunting dogs] have such a zest for hunting and for life. That’s the exciting part, seeing them—you just know they love it.”

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humans is because of the cannabinoid system. THC and CBD, being plant-based chemicals, are phytocannabinoids, which can change our bodies’ own endocannabinoids. These endocannabinoids are naturally produced in our central nervous system and are present even if you’ve never consumed cannabis. The endocannabinoid system helps our bodies regulate sleep, appetite, memory, and even pain. When cannabis is consumed, THC binds itself to CB1 receptors in the endocannabinoid system, which produces the euphoric effect. For many people, though, THC also produces negative side effects such as dizziness and paranoia. Though THC and CBD have similar molecular makeup, CBD has a very different effect on our endocannabinoid system. Some research is showing that CBD blocks an enzyme that regulates and destroys excess human endocannabinoids. CBD seems to “flood” our central nervous system with its own excess. This produces a greater effect on the body than the brain, and can even counter some of those negative THC effects. The Ontario Cannabis Store recently focused on some new CBD strains, and I was fairly impressed with their stock. A CBD strain doesn’t look, smell, or taste any differently than a THC-dominant strain does—it’s still cannabis, and you can use whatever method you’d

prefer to consume. Both Altavie North Star CBD (sativa-based, THC 0.5%; CBD 13.33%) and Pure Sunfarms Pure Sun CBD (hybrid, THC 0.5%; CBD 18%) were reasonable choices. Both strains were affordable, good-looking buds. If you’ve only ever consumed THCheavy strains, a CBD strain can be disorientating precisely because it isn’t. You feel it in your body, for sure, but it’s comfortable—think of the afterglow of a warm bath and fuzzy pyjamas and you’re getting close. I didn’t especially feel ambitious, but it wasn’t a chore to accomplish those daily tasks that seem to be impossible with a THCheavy strain. I could easily read, do the dishes, and carry on a conversation. Most interestingly, there’s no “burnout” period with CBD— eventually, you just stop feeling the effects. Because CBD is linked to THC, though, you can also find balanced strains that offer the best of both chemicals. A strain like Up’s Moon is ideal, as it’s an indica-hybrid that has 4.5% THC balanced with 7.7% CBD. You get a bit of the head euphoria, but that’s in combination with the effect on your body. Strains such as these are a great alternative for people looking to try cannabis but who’ve had bad experiences in the past or merely want something to aid relaxation.

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t’s the perfect time of year to curl up with a good book and a steaming hot cup of tea. The perfect addition? A homemade candle, courtesy of Randle’s Candles. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, you can find Lynda Randle at the Thunder Bay Country Market, happy to chat with shoppers and share her hand-poured creations. It’s easy to see that the business is a great passion of hers, and it’s paying off: her products are high-quality and carefully made, and she has grown a long-standing base of loyal customers who come back time and time again. Randle started her candlemaking business in her kitchen with her daughter-in-law, Sharon. Through trial and error, the pair discovered their perfect recipe, and the business has been up and running since 2015. Randle’s products are widely varied in terms of scent, making it easy for everyone to find something they like, no matter what their preferences may be. Country Harvest is the perfect autumn scent, while options like Watermelon and Coconut

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if you like books, these people have amazing stories… to hear an author read from their own work is pretty special as we don’t have that opportunity here that often.” Ann Hui, Globe and Mail journalist and debut author, will be reading from her critically acclaimed first book, Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Café and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurants. Her book explores the stories and rich family history behind Chinese restaurants in small towns across Canada. It includes an unexpected mention of Thunder Bay after her curiosity was piqued upon hearing

about Chinese restaurants inside curling clubs. It has become a point of interest in the book. “Whenever I’m out talking about the book there are a few lines that always hook people right away,” says Hui. “One is the idea of the Chinese restaurant in Stony Plain, Alberta that is run by [...] the mayor of Stony Plain and the other is the idea of a Chinese restaurant inside of a curling club. I just love it. It's such a cool, regionally specific, unique thing.” Hui will be joined by award-winning Norwegian author Rune Christiansen, and author and former host of the CBC’s The Fifth

Estate, Linden MacIntyre. Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) is hosting a workshop in conjunction with this event. “NOWW is excitedly planning a workshop with Ann Hui as part of the Lit on Tour event. We are fortunate to have someone such as herself come to Thunder Bay and share her knowledge with local writers” says Jodene Wylie, president of NOWW. Tickets are available online at festivalofauthors.ca/events or at all Thunder Bay Public Library locations.

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but it’s exaggerated to be brighter and more magical.” The bright colours in the artwork are mirrored in Zachary’s style of decor and because of this, it’s difficult to tell where the studio space ends and the art begins. Zachary says her studio is also where she does her planning. Every year, she organizes a big Christmas artisan show called Craftland. “My office is where I do the behind the scenes work, vendor recruiting, layout planning and advertising,” she says. Craftland will be held at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on December 1, starting at 10 am. Zachary will be there selling her art, as will 70 other amazing artists and vendors.

Where Studio Décor and Art Converge Janna Zachary's Shared Studio Story and photos by Leah Morningstar

anna Zachary has been making art since she was a young child and has been working as a professional artist for over a decade. While building her reputation as a solid and unshakable part of the local art scene, Zachary earned three university degrees, worked as an intern at Willow Springs Creative Centre, overcame cancer, taught art classes to adult prisoners and young offenders, and has spent a lot of time participating in and organizing artisan sales. Zachary shares a studio space in the upper level of the Ruttan Block on Court Street. It’s a lovely old building full of shops on the bottom and offices, small businesses, and art studios on the top.

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Zachary has a storage area, a living room area, a music area for her partner, and a bright and colourful painting area for herself. A lot of artists and creators enjoy the convenience of a home-based studio, but Zachary prefers to keep her artist life separate from her domestic life. The storage space in the studio is literally packed to the brim with art supplies. It’s just too much and too messy; Zachary likes a clean and clutter-free apartment but she doesn’t mind a messy art space. The room where Zachary does the majority of her creative work has several storage shelves, a big table to display works in progress, and another big table for sketching, painting, and daydreaming

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hats and mitts to be given out with the coats and Tbaytel has donated the same. Over the years, the project has grown, and gets closer to its goal of keeping everyone in the community warm. North of Superior Healthcare Group collects coats at North Shore hospitals, which are then delivered by Courtesy Courier. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre collects too. There are so many caring hearts around the north keep the spirit warm. One of Wynn’s favourite moments is when two young women came to donate the coats collected at their own elementary school coat drive. They had done the whole thing on their own. With valuable lessons like these being learned at an early age, the campaign will surely be in warm hands and hearts for years to come. The main recipients of the coats are Shelter House, Grace Place, and Precious Bundles. As the name

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Canada

1.00%

Ontario

0.97%

Nipissing

1.98%

Parry Sound

1.21%

Manitoulin

1.22%

Sudbury

0.99%

Greater Sudbury

0.72%

Timiskaming

0.96%

Cochrane

1.12%

Algoma

1.30%

Thunder Bay

1.39%

Rainy River

1.42%

Kenora

1.84%

Figure 1: Proportion of the employed labour force that works in public protection (CAF, police, and firefighting), country, province, and Northern census districts, 2016 census Region

CAF Employees

Canada

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Ontario

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Nipissing Parry Sound

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CAF officers, commissioned police officers, fire chiefs, and senior firefighting officials), as well as officers in front-line public protection (non-commissioned CAF, police officers, and firefighters). First, we examined the proportion of those employed in public protection services across northern Ontario’s census divisions. We found that in 2016, Nipissing,

Sudbury

Greater Sudbury

Timiskaming

By Alex Ross, Senior Data Analyst, Northern Policy Institute or this month’s issue of The Walleye, Northern Policy Institute examined the proportion of the employed labour force that work in public protection occupations, and in light of Remembrance Day, we put a particular focus on employment in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Public protection in general includes managers (commissioned

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Thunder Bay, Rainy River, and Kenora had the highest proportion of people employed in public protection. At the same time, Nipissing and Thunder Bay districts also had the highest number of people in northern Ontario employed in the CAF, followed by Algoma and Greater Sudbury.

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Rainy River

Kenora

Figure 2: Total people employed in the Canadian Armed Forces (commissioned and non-commissioned), country, province, and Northern census districts, 2016 Census

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Further, when examining the percentage of women employed in public protection, we noted that there is a higher proportion of females in this field in four Northern census districts (Manitoulin, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and Kenora), when compared to provincial and national proportions. We noted that Thunder Bay’s proportion of women that work in public protection is lower than that of the province and the country, and has decreased by 4% since 2011. Figure 3 outlines both the 2016 proportions, and the difference in proportion from 2011 to 2016. Finally, NPI examined the proportion of those who work in public protection in northern Ontario that are considered young adults. We note that Thunder Bay, Kenora, Nipissing, Sudbury, and Manitoulin districts all have a higher proportion of young adults aged 15–34 that work in public protection, when compared to provincial levels. This proportion has increased for many northern districts significantly since 2011.

Region

2016

Difference from 2011 to 2016

Canada

16.58%

0.97%

Ontario

16.85%

0.90%

Nipissing

14.79%

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Parry Sound

15.91%

Manitoulin

25.00%

Sudbury

27.78%

Greater Sudbury

14.55%

6.36%

Timiskaming

25.93%

5.93%

Cochrane

13.58%

-1.36%

Algoma

14.63%

6.23%

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2016

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Figure 4: Proportion of young adults that work in public protection, Canada, Ontario, and Northern census districts, 2016 census

These figures examine the proportion females and young adults that work in public protection. However, we examine the proportion of females that work specifically with the Canadian Armed Forces in northern Ontario, the results are different. Both Nipissing and Greater Sudbury districts have a higher proportion of females that work for the CAF than provincial and national averages. Also, when examining the proportion of young people employed in the Canadian Armed Forces in northern Ontario, NPI found that Thunder Bay has one of the highest proportions of young CAF employees out of all census districts. in Thunder Bay, 73% of the total employed CAF workforce is between the ages of 15–34, which is higher than the provincial and national average at 44% and 49%, respectively. *regions with lower population are typically more susceptible to statistical fluctuations; data should be used with caution.

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Five Questions with Marion Agnew By Susan Goldberg

arion Agnew is the author of the forthcoming Reverberations: A Daughter’s Meditations on Alzheimer’s and Family. She grew up in Oklahoma and lived in Arkansas, New Mexico, and Colorado before finally relocating to her true home in Canada—ten acres near Lake Superior, a summer camp that was part of her mother’s legacy. The Walleye: Who is this book for? Why did you write it? Marion Agnew: This book is a collection of personal essays about my family, during the time that my mother had dementia and the years since. I wrote it for me, because I wanted to document what I was seeing, so that I couldn’t look away

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from my parents’ daily lives, or look back later and say, “Oh, that wasn’t so bad.” I also wrote it for other people who might be going through something similar, for anyone who has lost or is losing a loved one to dementia. TW: All mothers are, but your mother was pretty exceptional. MA: She was. She graduated from high school in Port Arthur, Ontario, at the age of 15. She went to Queen’s University and graduated with a BA and MA in mathematics and economics after four years, and she earned a PhD in mathematics from Harvard in 1941. During World War II, she researched neutron transport equations as part of Canada’s atomic research project. She was a distinguished mathematics professor. And she raised five children with my father. As I write in the book, the neuropsychological tests she took to help diagnose her Alzheimer’s disease may be the first tests she ever failed in her life. So, there’s a lot that felt ironic in her diagnosis. My mom for so long had been over-identified with her immense intellect. For her to lose that was very, very difficult. And so I also wrote this story for my mother, because she couldn’t bear witness to her own illness. I wanted to make sure she could be seen. TW: How did you negotiate the vulnerability that comes with sharing intimate details and moments?

MA: It does help that the main characters—my parents—have died. I wrote the bulk of it while they were living, but I don’t know that I could have ever published it then. And of course, I couldn’t have, because the story was still going on. In order to write it, though, I definitely had to pretend to myself that no one was ever going to read it. And then I took baby steps: I’d publish an essay, and then another one, in a small literary journal or anthology, and then worry about what people would say, or if people would hate me. And people were supportive, and the essays were well received. No one hated me. I tried to be as honest as possible—about, for example, how angry I was at my dad, and how unfair that seems to me now. And if that honesty and vulnerability can be a jumping-off point for other people to see themselves in my experiences, then that makes it more valuable. TW: When you lose somebody to a long illness, it can be hard to remember what they were like before they got sick. How were you able to remember your mom before Alzheimer’s? MA: I have my memories, but I also have things like my mother’s letters to me, as well as the letters she kept from people like former students. Some of her former students have given me letters she wrote to them. She also wrote a

memoir of her family’s camp on Lake Superior, and so I have those stories, in her voice. I can hear her in my head, and I remember what she was like before—I hope that’s evident in the book. I’ve been really pleased that I can see dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as a chapter of my mother’s life, not as her whole life. TW: Your family’s two camps— where you spent almost every summer of your life—and your subsequent, permanent home on Lake Superior play a huge role in the book. They’re essentially a major character. MA: My mother was a different person at camp. At home, she was so regimented: teaching mathematics full time, raising five kids, and running a home. When the movie The Sound of Music came out, I felt quite akin to the von Trapp children. But at camp, my mother was happy and energetic. She was fun. She talked about how she loved this place. I didn’t grow up with grandparents, but being at camp with my mom was like seeing her with her elders. TW: What’s next for you? MA: I’m completing a novel. It’s also set on the shores of Lake Superior. I don’t think I’ll ever be done telling stories about this place. This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

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The showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, Stay Gold: Duets & Duos comes from a song by First Aid Kit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stay Gold,â&#x20AC;? inspired by a poem written by Robert Frost titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing Gold Can Stayâ&#x20AC;? about the fleeting nature of beauty (and yes, a cover of the song will be performed). Jolene explains that every detail of the show has been thought through and has its own significance: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything has to have meaning for me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a carefully crafted joint experience, which I think is something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing in society.â&#x20AC;? As an emerging artist looking to foster community, Jolene has been chasing the exhilaration that comes from a good performance and artists collaborating to create something truly beautiful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about attaining that gold feeling, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fleeting, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sweet musical moment that brings everyone in the room together.â&#x20AC;? Advance tickets and more information about the show can be found at talitajolene.com.

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Big Wreck Returns to Thunder Bay Rock Band Stops in the City to Promote New Album

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ig Wreck had a specific— and straightforward—goal in mind for their new album: rock and roll. “A lot of it is just sort of letting things happen naturally and then following it, but we did consciously want to make a rock record,” says Ian Thornley, Big Wreck’s lead singer and guitarist. “A little more raw, a little rougher around the edges.” “It felt like the right time to do this kind of record,” he says. “Where I was at in my personal life, and everything sort of came together in the right way that it was a really easy

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and natural record to make.” The new album, titled … but for the sun, was released at the end of August, and Thornley says the band took a different approach when it came to putting the album together. “We consciously spent very little time demoing, because we wanted to capture as much of zip and the magic in the actual recording,” he says. “I’ve done that before, where I’ve really fleshed out the demos so much so that […] you get into the studio, and you’re just re-creating what you’ve already done. I think it worked. There’s a lot of wonderful

moments on the album. I still listen to it, and I still love it. Yeah, I couldn’t be happier with it.” Big Wreck is currently in the midst of its … but for the sun tour, which will bring the band back to Thunder Bay later this month. And after that? More music is certainly coming, but in that regard, Thornley says, the future is wide open.“I’m just as curious as anybody else,” he

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They’re a group of solid musicians who know what they’re doing and do it well. Their focus is high-energy rock and roll, playing songs that anyone can and will sing along to. The band started out in 2016 as a weekly jam project lead by Biscardi with various rotating local musicians. After only a few months the core players decided to turn these jam sessions into a regular group and the band was born. With a considerable age gap between Stiles (the youngest, who they call “Junior”) and the other four members, the band decided

to call themselves Junior and the Bifocals as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the years between them. Later on, the name was shortened to The JB Band. The band’s roots mostly lie in rock and roll, with over 50 years of combined musical experience among the group. Many of them have played in several local bands over the years including The Electric Church, Coppersmith, Nightshift, The Jukes, The Benders, The Rockaholics, Xenon, Centreline, In Denial, Magazine, Royal Tease,

Diamonds in the Rough, Riff Raff, Radar & The Rockets, UnFitting, Paper Mast, and Above Atlantis. After only a short while, The JB Band found themselves playing to packed bars and clubs around town, with spots at major local festivals like BrewHa!, Ribfest, and the fast-growing AmberJam. “We have been truly humbled by the amazing fan support we are receiving and our band keeps growing in popularity,” says O’Neal. “We plan to keep expanding our repertoire, to keep our show fresh and high-energy.”

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et ready for what might be the biggest karaoke contest Thunder Bay has ever seen. As part of the Drop the Mic karaoke contest, five local venues (The Foundry, The Bar, The Itai, The Fastlane, and The Royalton) will be holding simultaneous karaoke contests over a five-week period. The contest kicked off last month and will continue into December (semi-finals) with the finale at Magnus Theatre on January 11, 2020. “We are looking for the diehards, the newbies, the professionals, and the shower singers,” says Amanda Mihalus, an organizer of the competition. “Karaoke is essentially about having fun no matter the level of vocal talent. It is not just about how great one can sing. It’s also about how it’s performed and that is not always about the best vocal talent. This is a karaoke contest; not a singing contest.” The competition is in partnership with local DJ company City Wide Sound, which has been operating in the city for almost 13 years and hosts karaoke nights at the five venues in the competition. “Having multiple venues also allows for contestants to have multiple chances at being in the semi-finals, which lead to being a finalist. Every contestant can be a semi-finalist at each venue but only once, and can be a finalist at only one venue,” says Mihalus. “Another interesting aspect is that each venue hosts the contest on a specific night a week, allowing for the focus to be on the contest that night only but again, allowing for multiple chances to qualify in the same week with the same theme.” The themes include country/folk, R&B/disco/funk, rock, as

well as showtunes (movies and Broadway). “The themes are used to encourage contestants to go outside of their comfort zone and try something new,” she says. “Every theme poses a different challenge vocally, and through performance. It allows the contestants to shine while pushing themselves to try something different. You never know, they may find something they never expected.” There is no entry fee and all people have to do is connect with

the City Wide Sound karaoke host on the contest night at any venue. Costumes are also encouraged but not expected. Each venue will be giving prizes to their top two contestants on week six. These prizes will range from cash to event tickets. Some venues will also be giving away small prizes on a weekly basis to their semi-finalists. The top 10 (the top two from each venue) will then be performing at Magnus Theatre in January. Magnus Theatre and their sponsors will be

putting up a prize for the finale that Mihalus believes is worth $3,000 (stay tuned for details). “Karaoke creates a community all on its own,” Mihalus says. “People support the efforts of others, encourage each other, and share in the joy that singing can provide to both those doing it or to those watching it.” For more information, visit facebook.com/pg/DropTheMicTBay.

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Music instrument. Soon after, Stevens was enrolled in violin lessons in her hometown of Almonte, Ontario. She would eventually go on to study at the Conservatory at Mount Royal University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the University of Ottawa before joining the TBSO in 2011. And the TBSO has proven to be a good fit for a number of reasons, including its relatively small size, she says. “We’re quite a small [orchestra],”

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she says. “So you have a big role.” For example, Stevens says the TBSO has eight core violinists, while larger symphonies can have up to 24. “Eight is very small. You have a very important role.” “Your voice matters,” Stevens says. “Not that it doesn’t in a big symphony, but in a really big symphony you’re part of a bigger voice, whereas in Thunder Bay it feels like you have more importance.”

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f you were to ask The Slocan Ramblers what makes bluegrass so special, they’d probably rather show than tell. “Bluegrass is a music that really is best heard live,” says bassist Alastair Whitehead, who along with bandmates Adrian Gross (mandolin), Darryl Poulsen (guitar), and Frank Evans (banjo) will play the Port Arthur Polish Hall on November 30. The Slocan Ramblers began as a group of roommates, friends, and friends of friends who had all “been

bitten by the bluegrass bug,” says Whitehead. “Things just clicked, we all got along, and had a blast playing music together.” What started as a casual exploration of their musical interests eventually lead them to a weekly gig at the Cloak & Dagger Irish Pub in Toronto for two years. But, as they built their experience as performers, the band became more serious as artists. “We made a record and started touring. Eight years later, here we are three records in and about

to start working on our fourth,” says Whitehead. Their latest album, Queen City Jubilee, earned a 2019 Juno nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year. How’s that for getting serious? As for their writing process, Whitehead explains that they all contribute, which allows their wide range of influences to guide the songs. “We capture the raw energy and aesthetic of early bluegrass music, but sneak a lot of more modern influences in there.”

This year saw the ensemble tour steadily across the U.S. and the U.K., which Whitehead shares was “very important to the identity and success of the band...I think in a lot of ways this band’s sound has been shaped on the stage rather than in the studio.” Since they’ll be coming straight to Thunder Bay from a lengthy tour, “the band should be tight and firing on all cylinders,” says Whitehead. “If you haven’t heard bluegrass live, come on out, we promise it won’t disappoint!”

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Music complicated by a regime and dictator who admired and loathed him in equal measure—admired him for his genius, and hated him for being untameable. Gritty, determined, and disconsolate, the concerto captures the essence of life as an artist in the Soviet era—longing underlined by fear, a grim humour that masks a desperation to survive, and finding beauty even in ugliness. The concerto was written for cellist Mstislav Rostropovich in 1959. Haas had the opportunity to work with Rostropovich at the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. in 2005 and remembers sitting in his dressing room, hearing stories about Shostakovich and life in the Soviet Union. “Having these incredible memories and experiences, it just blows my mind, that I get to approach a piece like this,” says Haas. Gustav Mahler seemed to believe in “the more the merrier” when it came to the number of musicians (and instruments) on stage.

His music requires an ensemble several times the size of the TBSO, but thanks to American conductor Yoon Jae Lee, who has made it his life’s mission to arrange Mahler’s symphonies for smaller orchestras, Thunder Bay can hear the first symphony live. Youthful and exuberant, Titan never fails to stir the soul. The music starts with a beautiful spring sunrise, goes through a folk dance and odd funeral march before blasting into a tumultuous finale that eventually climaxes in triumph. “My hope is that this audience can really fall in love with Mahler,” says Haas. “Part of my plan going forward was to stop spending money hiring extras. We can make a huge sound with this orchestra. It’s part of a long-term experiment in how to expose this audience to amazing music without breaking the bank!” For more information, visit tbso.ca.

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to a “catastrophically joyful dream,” explains Haas. ‘It’s high-energy, brilliant playing. And it’s not completely in sync, and what makes it so beautiful is that it’s not completely in sync.” The evening continues with Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich’s deeply unsettling Cello Concerto No.1, with Stéphane Tétreault tackling the notoriously difficult soloist part. Despite being one of the greatest stars of Soviet culture, Shostakovich’s life was

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Music showed Sloan’s age, they dismissed any concerns when they returned to the stage for their second set of hits. Forget the old narratives about the fuzzy “Seattle of the East Coast” scene and the winking comparisons to The Beatles— Sloan turned the distortion way up and used all the arena-sized songs from their extensive catalogue to the crowd’s delight. Even a relatively benign song like the smarmy “Coax Me” was sped up and used to transition to the white fire of “Ill Placed Trust.” The audience’s repeated shouts of “SLLLLLOOOOAAANNNN” hurried the band along to a false ending before coming back for an encore. The law of averages dictated that it needed to be “The Good in Everyone” to finish the night off properly, so that’s how Sloan said goodbye, a fitting end to a night of ageless rock and roll.

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loan returned to Crocks at NV NightClub on October 16 to greet another packed house. The long-running Halifax quartet have been touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their 1998 album Navy Blues, a reminder of why they’re still one of Canada’s brightest rock bands. Dispensing with an opener, Sloan treated fans to two sets of classic material and a distorted dose of nostalgia. How much time has really passed for Sloan? I would say we’re decades past those nights at the Palais Royale, if we’re being honest, but also not really much time at all. As much as they’re labeled a quirky indie band with their share of diminutive songs, a Sloan live show is all about huge guitar heroics and big choruses. That kind of music just feels young, despite all the wrinkles and grey hair on display.

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The success of an album anniversary show really depends on the strength of the album, so I wasn’t wrong when I figured Navy Blues would be a mixed bag when played in its entirety. To some extent, Sloan is still living off the success of their first decade, of which Navy Blues—with its brash centrepiece of “Money City Maniacs”—arguably remains the band’s peak. Even though it’s an excellent album, I’m guessing there are songs which haven’t received much attention over the years, and it showed. The band seemed a bit bemused to have to wade through their unconventional songs like “Sinking Ships” in order to blast off with the faster tracks like “Chester the Molester”, with the audience patiently waiting for the big rock anthems. While a few awkward moments during the Navy Blues set

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BURNING TO THE SKY

The Who By Gord Ellis

hen the British band The Who burst onto the scene in the mid-1960s, they did it with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Keith Moon, the legendary drummer of the band, was about as far from a standard blues/rock percussionist as you could get. It was as if he were in a race, and the more he played the faster he would go. John Entwistle, the bassist, was as still as he was fashionable. Entwistle was also a virtuoso musician. His bass solo break in the band’s anthemic “My Generation” was perhaps the first bass lead in a pop song, and certainly the most memorable. The lead singer, a stocky, blond lad named Roger Daltrey, had the good looks and charisma to go with his powerhouse vocals. Then there was the guitar player. He was tall, painfully thin, with a big nose and sad blue eyes. Pete Townshend looked like anything but a typical 60s rocker. Yet with a guitar in hand, he made sonic art via slashed chords, feedback and, finally, the smashing of his guitar.

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Townshend destroyed many, many perfectly good guitars. He would try to glue them back together as well, with mixed results. It all should have been pure chaos. Yet The Who, through the 1960s and a good chunk of the 1970s, were the single most powerful show in rock and roll. The Who was made all the more powerful thanks to Townshend’s brilliant songwriting. Not only could he write great songs, but he could arrange them. For most of The Who’s prime, the band took Townshend’s fully realized demos and basically copied them. On record, they were usually very close copies. When you hear the demos of songs like “Behind Blue Eyes” or “The Kids Are Alright,” it's clear that Townshend was not prepared to have his vision changed too much. His use of electronic loops, such as the one that threads through “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” was entirely groundbreaking in its day, and a product of Townshend’s endless tinkering at his home studio. That song, and “Baba O’Riley” are heard

daily on television and radio to this day. It should also be noted that Townshend and The Who basically created the rock opera concept (for better or worse) with the epic Tommy. Nearly all of rock’s concept pieces can trace back to that album. However, when the band went live, all bets were off. A Who show could careen from disastrous to brilliant within a couple of songs. The backing loops so instrumental to many of the songs, would sometimes get out of sync with the band. Moon, a brilliant and primal drummer, was not born to play with a click track. Yet the sheer force of the band drew legions of fans to their shows. They became one of the great arena rock bands. I saw The Who in 1982, in Buffalo, New York, on what was then billed as their “Farewell Tour.” The show was as powerful as I’d hoped, and I will never forget the sight of Townshend, with a black Telecaster slung slow, scissor kicking and windmilling as the massive sound of the band rolled over 80,000 people. It was epic.

Sadly, the band was not immune to the extremes and excess of rock and roll. Moon “The Loon” overdosed on a drug that was supposed to lessen the severity of alcohol withdrawal. He was replaced by Kenney Jones, who was behind the kit when I saw them in 1982. In 2002, bassist Entwistle died of a heart attack brought on by cocaine use. It was another immense blow to the band, but they carried on. Townshend survived his own alcohol and drug abuse b3ut just barely. It is now he and Daltrey that remain. And they continue to tour and record. The Who has a new album coming out called WHO, and the two songs I've heard from it are surprisingly vital. On “Ball and Chain,” Townshend’s guitar is equal parts finesse and snarl, while Daltrey’s voice remains a powerful and unmistakable force. Both these men have defied age and time, and continue to carry the banner of the thinking man’s rock and roll band. God bless The Who.

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Colorado is Neil Young’s first album with Crazy Horse in seven years. The 10-track release features a handful of songs that Young had performed months prior, so it's only fitting that the finished production feels raw, unfiltered, and characteristic of Crazy Horse’s many live records. Much like Young’s latest releases, Colorado is largely political, but not nearly as heavy-handed as his previous effort, The Visitor. The best of the bunch, “Green is Blue,” is an almost childlike ditty about climate change, complete with xylophones and sombre, deathladen lyrics. Colorado also channels the songwriter’s past hits through “She Showed Me Love,” a 13-minute journey through grungy guitar solos that echoes “Down By the River,” and “Eternity,” a shuffling pianodriven love song whose stylistic twin is “Till the Morning Comes.” Overall, Colorado is a Neil-by-numbers that plays to the songwriter’s strengths. But, when your strengths are as tried and true as Young’s, why not stick to them?

Music is art and art is music. But when one of these tries to hard to become the other, it usually does not work, or is too cerebral for most to appreciate. In that regard, local rockers Starless have pushed musical limits with their latest release, Heart of Cards. My initial listen was a bit dismissive, and I felt that it was just slappedtogether music under the guise of artistic deconstruction. The more I listened, however, the more I picked up on what they were doing and appreciated the experimentation. My top tracks are “A King at Sea,” “The Meadow,” and “Wind,” but if you are the type of person who likes their rock with a bit of artistic exploration, you will like the whole album. Overall Heart of Cards is an interesting genrebending trip rolling through metal, alternative, jazz, and rock. It is not likely to be a favourite amongst the Top 40 crowd, but that’s more than okay.

Walrus have returned with their sophomore album and things are a bit slower this time around, but that’s not entirely a strike against the Halifax psychrockers. What Cool To Who lacks in the energy of their live shows and previous efforts, it makes up for in maturity. The album still features their fuzzed-out mix of garage rock,1960s psych, and a splash of 90s Britpop but songs are on the mellower side. Recording at the Old Confidence Lodge, an old theatre on the banks of the LaHave River in their home province, Walrus aimed to capture the intensity of their live shows in the large space, but it sounds at times like they’re burnt out from life on the road. Although it’s a little heavy on the retrospective side and lacking the intensity of seeing them in concert, Cool To Who is still definitely worth a listen.

Whether you’re a history buff or not, throw this podcast on during your morning commute and you’ll be guaranteed to walk away enlightened and entertained. History on Fire reveals the most influential people and events from the past, and magically makes them come alive during the episode. Daniele Bolelli (who is also a writer and university professor) delivers material that has been obviously thoroughly researched while occasionally adding some humour, making the vibe really enjoyable. Aside from his soothing Italian accent, Bolelli takes a nuanced approach to the content, forcing the listener to appreciate the fine-point details about what makes history great. From unrecognized heroes to feared villains, History on Fire pays homage to these important individuals and their actions, which in turn have helped shape our world as we know it.

The Testaments, Atwood’s longawaited sequel to her famous The Handmaid’s Tale, sheds further light on Gilead—the United States in the near future, after its transformation into a Christian theocracy. The story is comprised of multiple viewpoints: a Canadian outsider, the daughter of one of Gilead’s elite, and one privy to its inner workings. The author explores the country’s frightening past, and a present filled with repression, corruption, and Machiavellian wheeling and dealing—a commentary on both the problematic state of the real world and a cautionary tale of what could be if we allow the rights and freedoms that we so often take for granted to erode. And Atwood showcases her strength and experience as an author by making this side of the story clear without overshadowing a compelling, forward-moving plot. Though I would have preferred less overt explanations as we toured a familiar dystopia, they were never so heavy-handed that they ruined things—and I suspect other readers will welcome such clarity.

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Opeth’s 13th album is one seductive monster. These 10 tracks of indulgently immersive progressive rock have the veteran band sprawling out in about a hundred different musical directions, all of which lead directly to your ear-centred pleasure receptors. How so? This is a band that understands composition—it’s not just the melodies of Venenum that make the songs memorable, but more so how those melodies twist, turn, and transition over the hour run-time. For comparison, think of the big 1970s prog albums in any vinyl junkie’s crate but with a symphony-backed chamber performance as the terminal point instead the banality of classic rock radio. In addition to heavy-psych prog rock, Opeth has layered up keyboards (helllllo, Mellotron!), choirs, and strings to give these songs a lusty emotional weight and immediate replay value. The lessons the band learned in their initial iteration as a sophisticated death metal act are finally being applied to their new direction, all for your benefit. Opeth has the expertise and confidence to do what they want, and at this stage in their career, they’re looking to the future—care to join them?

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Original location of Cenotaph at City Hall directed a city council committee to meet with representatives from the Great War Veterans Association, War Widows Association, and the Imperial Veterans Association to discuss the construction of a memorial for Fort William’s fallen soldiers. No further action occurred until December 7, 1920, when the Women’s Patriotic Society requested permission to build a war memorial on the site of Fort William’s City Hall, on the corner of Donald Street and Brodie Street. In late January 1921, representatives from the Women’s Patriotic Society met with Fort William’s Property Committee, and one month later, Fort William City Council voted in favour of allowing construction to begin.

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Cenotaph at City Hall he origins of the cenotaph located in front of Thunder Bay’s City Hall can be traced to a July 1919 Fort William City Council meeting that saw the proposition of a by-law to commit $75,000 to the construction of a war memorial. A second by-law, for the sum of $50,000, was proposed in January of 1920, but both were defeated. The proposed commemoration initially included a memorial park and hall located across from Fort William’s McKellar Hospital on Arthur Street, however, little emerged from early attempts to establish a monument in Fort William. On March 8, 1920, momentum resumed when the mayor of Fort William, Albert H. Dennis,

the cenotaph. Later, inscriptions would be added to memorialize the soldiers who served in World War II and the Korean War, and today, the front of the stone base reads: “In proud and grateful remembrance of our honoured dead and those who carried on in the Great War, 1914–1918, 1939–1945, 1950–1953.” Public debate ensued in 1967 about the possibility of relocating the statue, but it was not until 1976 that the statue would be moved to its current position in McGillvary Square in front of Thunder Bay’s City Hall at 500 East Donald Street. Nicholas Duplessis is a graduate student in the Department of History at Lakehead University and a member of 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/heritage.

Thunder Bay Archives 1991-1-97

Adrian Lysenko

On October 19, 1921, the cenotaph at the corner of Fort William’s City Hall site was formally unveiled by Robert J. Manion, Fort William’s Member of Parliament. The cenotaph cost $8,000. Designed by the Thomson Monument Company, the cenotaph features a soldier leaning on a cross inscribed with the words, “In Flanders.” Underneath the soldier reads “Our Duty Done.” Emerging forwards from the stone base is a rectangular stone, shaped to resemble a tomb, with intricate flowers, a helmet, and a soldier’s rifle sculpted into it. Upon its reveal, Mayor Dennis declared a half-holiday to allow for public participation, and the event included a parade, speeches, and the reading of “Last Post,” a letter written by Fort William’s Stanley Rutledge, who lost his life in the war. The Women’s Patriotic Society disbanded upon completion of the monument and the City of Fort William assumed responsibility for

Architecture

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Architecture

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Health

Dr. Annabella Zawada

STIs: Knowledge is Power By Sara Chow, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

et’s not beat around the bush: Northwestern Ontario has some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the province. And according to Dr. Annabella Zawada, the best advice in preventing STIs is to have knowledge about them. Gone are the days when we refer to STIs as STDs—where the “D” stood for disease. “The reality is that most STIs are easily detected and easily treatable. Most are simple infections. The new name is more accurate and hopefully has less stigma attached to it,” explains Zawada, who opened the Umbrella Clinic in Thunder Bay to specialize in and advocate for sexual health. The high rates of STIs in our region are a concern. “Currently, our region has extremely high rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea. We also have information about a

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recent HIV outbreak,” says Zawada. Chlamydia is caused by the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria, and it is one of the most common STIs in the world. It can affect the cervix, urethra, and occasionally the rectum, eyes, and throat. Gonorrhea, also known as “the clap,” is caused by the bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae and can cause infections in the genitals, rectum, and throat. Both of these STIs occur more commonly in younger men and women (15 to 24 years), are spread through unprotected sexual contact, and neither show symptoms for weeks after infection. This means that infected individuals won’t know that they have an STI and they can unknowingly spread it. In Northwestern Ontario, the rate of chlamydia is highest among 20–24 year olds at 2,282/100,000 (Ontario is 1,637/100,000), and

gonorrhea is highest among 25–29 year olds at 461/100,000 (Ontario is 177/100,000). Our region also has the highest rates of hepatitis B, and higher rates of syphilis and hepatitis C. When it comes to contracting an STI, Zawada says that in her experience many people don’t think that they are “at risk,” but as she explains, there is always some sort of risk. “Having multiple sexual partners (regardless of your age) puts you at higher risk for contracting an STI. Other risk factors, such as injection drug use can increase your risk of blood-borne infections like hepatitis C and HIV,” she says. “Even if you are at low risk, it is recommended that you get screened intermittently for these infections. The sooner you know your status, the sooner you can start treatment and prevent future health problems related to untreated infections.” Although talking about getting tested, and getting tested, can feel awkward or embarrassing, Zawada doesn’t want embarrassment to stop you from taking care of your health. “Knowledge is power. Many, many, many people have sex, and many people have been diagnosed with an STI. You are not alone. Although it can be scary to be told

that you have an STI, treatment is often simple and easily available,” she says. “It is tough to have that conversation with a sexual partner about sexual history and STIs, but I find that honesty and respect are key. You could say something like, ‘I know this isn’t a sexy conversation to have, but I want to be honest with you and tell you that I get tested for STIs regularly. When was the last time you were tested?’” She also advises using barrier protection methods like condoms. Services at the Umbrella Clinic are available to anybody. They are focused on sexual health because they understand that this may be a difficult topic to discuss and sometimes it is easier to talk to someone other than your primary care provider. Unlike other walk-in clinics, the Umbrella Clinic has a special-focused practice designation with the Ministry of Health so your primary care provider will not be penalized for you attending the clinic. You can find out more about the Umbrella Clinic, its mission, values, and services by visiting umbrellaclinic.com. For more information about STIs, visit sexandu.ca.

We Remember As an educational community, we are connected to Reservists, active Soldiers and Veterans. We are also the memory keepers of past students and classmates, gone, but never forgotten. This month, we remember those we have lost, and those who continue to defend our civil liberties and freedoms.

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NovemberEventsGuide November 1–9, 7:30 pm

This is How We Got Here Magnus Theatre

A heart-wrenching drama about a family dealing with loss and working to maintain the ties that keep them together, by Northwestern Ontario playwright Keith Barker.

magnustheatre.com

Until November 2

Six Hands, One Bond

Baggage Building Arts Centre An exhibition of works from Tine Schrijvers, Clay Breiland, and Cole Breiland in mediums including watercolour, oil, pastel, metal, stone and clay, and photography.

684-2063

November 2 & 3, 9 am

26th Annual Country Christmas Craft Fair Vanderwees Garden Gallery

Visit the 26th annual Country Christmas Craft Fair at Vanderwees! Over 70 tables of handmade goods!

vanderweeshomeandgarden.com

November 2, 5:30–10 pm

Black-Tie Fundraising Dinner The Chanterelle

Shelter House invites you to come and enjoy a beautiful black-tie dinner at The Chanterelle. All proceeds raised will go to the SOS Program.

shelterhouse.on.ca

November 3, 1–3 pm

ORCC’s Christmas Tea & Bazaar

November 3, 3 pm

November 6–27

Taylor Swift Workshop with Nicole Avella

Vox Popular Presents: Northern Arts SkillBuilding Workshops

320 Bay Street

At Army of Sass Thunder Bay, they know that sometimes you just gotta shake it off. So call it what you want, but they are calling it a Taylor Swift heels dance workshop. Preregistration is required.

armyofsass.com/thunderbay

November 4, 7–9 pm

Trinity Hall (310 Park Avenue)

Advance your media arts skills by taking one of the three fall workshops offered by Vox Popular. Arduino Computers: November 9, 16, and 23, 1–5 pm; Projection Mapping: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 6–9 pm; Acting for the Camera: November 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6–9 pm. Workshops are $100 each. Space is limited.

voxpopular.ca

Art Fiend at The Bean Fiend

November 6, 13, 20, & 27, 7:30 pm

The Bean Fiend Cafe and Sandwich Bar

The featured artists for November and December are students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. Come out to support the young talent of Thunder Bay. All are welcome!

beanfiendcafe.com

November 4, 7 pm

Beers & Books

Weekly Wednesday Trivia Night with Chris Barstow The Foundry

Weekly Wednesday Night Trivia with Chris Barstow is a cutting-edge trivia experience, rewarding your knowledge with gift certificates and Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. prize packs!

thefoundrypub.com

Red Lion Smokehouse

Thunder Bay Public Library and Red Lion Smokehouse present an evening of literary discussion of Bullets, Blood and Stones by Donna White, craft beer, and some delicious snacks.

November 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2–4 pm

tbpl.ca

Red Lion Smokehouse

November 5, 7 pm

Lit on Tour

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

An evening with Rune Christiansen, Ann Hui, and Linden MacIntyre. See this month’s City Scene for more info.

theag.ca

Babies & Brews (New Parents Meet Up) Connect with other new mums and dads every Wednesday. Bring your little one and hang out with other new parents. Nursing is welcomed and both of their washrooms include changing facilities.

redlionsmokehouse.ca

November 7, 9:30 am–8:30 pm

PAROBiz 25th

Oliver Road Community Centre There will be tea, coffee, juice, sandwiches, and desserts, as well as a bake table, white elephant table, raffles, and more! $5 admission.

Valhalla Inn

PAROBiz 25th is packed with workshops, a one-of-a-kind trade show, engaging networking opportunities, a keynote luncheon, and evening awards gala honouring women in Northwestern Ontario who have made positive contributions in their community.

345-9531

paro.ca

November 7–10, 10 am–8 pm

The Thunder Bay Rock n’ Gem Show CLE Coliseum

Over 41,000 kilos of hand-selected pieces, including majestic amethyst angel wings, Lemurian quartz clusters, citrine cathedrals, agate mantle slabs, and other one-of-akind pieces.

November 7, 14, 21, & 28, 8 pm

Wesfort’s Comedy Idol The Westfort

The Westfort is excited to be holding their first Comedy Idol competition, hosted by Trevor Green. $5 entry fee. Pre-registration is required by November 3; entry forms are available at the main bar.

November 9, noon

Christmas Market for Cystic Fibrosis Castlegreen Community

Come out and get in some early Christmas shopping. There will be raffles, a bake table, hotdogs, and coffee available for purchase. All proceeds going to CF. Admission is silver collection by donation.

287 Cougar Crescent

Join Terry Favel-Lagowski for a candy house workshop that will illuminate your holiday season! Prepaid registration is required by November 6. Cost: $65 per participant (or per child and parent pair).

475-9114

castlegreen.on.ca

632-1724

November 7 & 28, 5–6 pm

November 8, 7:30 pm

November 9, 1–5 pm

November 15, 7 pm

Laughter Yoga Elevate

Great for all abilities. No previous yoga experience is required. You will experience breathing exercises, simulated and spontaneous laughter, and some gentle stretches. Please pre-register. $10 per person.

laughteryogatbay.ca

November 7, 6–7:30 pm

Conquer the Tower Canada Games Complex

PRO Kids and the Thunder Bay Diving Club are looking for participants to jump off the towers at the Canada Games Complex in support of their organizations. The more pledges raised, the higher the jump.

prokidsthunderbay.ca

November 7, 6–9 pm

Ladies Night Out

Vanderwees Garden Gallery

This event will feature live models displaying Vanderwees’ fall and winter fashions, exclusive fashion specials, live music from James Boraski, raffles, a gift bag for every attendee, and a cash bar featuring spirits and wine from Tremonte Wines. Proceeds support the Northern Cancer Fund.

vanderweeshomeandgarden.com

November 7, 6:30 pm

Let’s Get Quizzical

Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.

Hosted by the United Way of Thunder Bay’s GenNext, this will be a fun evening of team building, networking, friendly competition, and brain-busting questions.

John Cleese: Why There is No Hope Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

Don’t miss the one and only John Cleese as he examines the dysfunctional world we live in.

tbca.com

November 8 & 9, 7:30 pm

Thunder Bay Museum 2019 Adult & Teen Challenge Holiday Market & Thunder Bay Open House Thunder Bay Museum

Purchase handmade arts and crafts from local vendors, enter to win prizes, and experience all three floors of exhibits. Admission is free.

thunderbaymuseum.com

Experience The Magic Live at the Finlandia

Until November 10

Mackinley Oliver, professional deception artist, invites you to experience the magic, live at the Finlandia. Tickets are $20.

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

mackinleyoliver.com

theag.ca

November 8, 6:30–11:30 pm

Until November 10

Finlandia Association

Hog Wild 2019: A Tomlin + Roots to Harvest Pig Roast The Chanterelle

Dig into this family-style culinary event so Roots to Harvest can dig in too! See this month’s Top 5 for more info.

rootstoharvest.org

November 8 & 9

Christmas Craft Market

Oliver Road Community Centre Crafts on both floors. Canteen open. Free admission.

345-9531

Beads, they’re sewn so tight An exhibit featuring the work of four contemporary artists who innovate in the field of beading and quillwork.

Their Breath in Beads Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Featuring the works of 10 regional bead artists representing a microcosm of the diversity of what is happening in the contemporary beading scene in this region.

theag.ca

November 10, 3 pm

Lovers Workshop with Stephanie DePiero 320 Bay Street

Join Stephanie DePiero for this sensual and sassy style workshop. Pre-registration is required to reserve your spot.

armyofsass.com/thunderbay

November 13, 8–11 am

Pancake Breakfast with Santa

St. Joseph’s Foundation of Thunder Bay

Connecting you from coast to coast tbaytel.net/mobility

102 2 The Walleye

Terry’s Candy House Workshop

canadagemshows.com

uwaytbay.ca

November 15, 7–8:30 pm

Rogers and the Mobius Design are trademarks of or used under license from Rogers Communication Inc. or an affiliate.

St. Joseph’s Foundation kicks off their fifth Annual Be Their Secret Santa campaign with a pancake breakfast with Santa.

sjftb.net/santa

November 14–16 and 21–23, 7 pm

Matilda The Musical Paramount Live

Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. See this month’s Film and Theatre section for more info.

Italian Cultural Centre

Enjoy an evening of testimonies, music, food, and fellowship while hearing about the good things happening at Adult & Teen Challenge. Tickets are complimentary but must be reserved in advance.

teenchallenge.tc

November 16, 10 am

29th Annual Rotary Santa Claus Parade Various Locations

Get in the Christmas spirit! The parade will travel along the Harbour Expressway and Memorial Avenue, with a sighting of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus as the grand finale. Bring the whole family!

fwrotary.ca

November 16 & 17, 10 am

Artisans Northwest 44th Annual Art & Fine Craft Show Valhalla Inn

Artisans Northwest’s existing members are excited to show you what they have been mastering over the last year, what media they’ve added to their repertoire, and what new, innovative designs they’ve made.

artisansnorthwest.ca

November 16, 11 am–3 pm

Country Christmas Market Murillo Community Hall

Visit the Murillo Community Hall on November 16 to take a look at some local vendors and crafts. Donations for the Rural Cupboard Food Bank will be accepted at the door.

oliverpaipoonge.ca

November 17 & 24, 10 am–4 pm

5th Annual Holiday Pet Photos Kontrol Media Studios

Bring your pet to a professional photography studio for their annual photo with a fresh new holiday scene. Session cost is $10 for a digital print with options to purchase printed copies. Cash only please.

November 18, 7–11 pm

November 23 & 24

November 27–30

RiVAL: The ReImagining Value Action Lab

Cambrian Players

Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.

Art and Activism Workshop

gillerlightbash.ca

The ReImagining Value Action Lab is pleased to welcome Sam Gould to Thunder Bay to present two free interactive workshops on art and activism.

Giller Light Bash

The Giller Light Bash is an exciting evening where people come together to celebrate the Giller Prize and raise money for Frontier College, Canada’s original literacy organization. Tickets are $25.

November 22, 7 pm

rival.lakeheadu.ca

10x10 Act Up Residency November 23, 5:30 pm Presentation Thai Night 2019 Magnus Theatre

Come experience local playwrights, directors, and actors learning the art of creating a play from the ground up. See this month’s Film and Theatre section for more info.

10x10tbay.ca

November 22, 7–11 pm

Waggin’ Whiskey Night Oliver Road Rec Centre

Sample Whiskeys of the World in support of Adopt a Mutt Rescue and Northern Reach Rescue Network. Tasting tickets: $80; non-tasters: $40.

muttstbay@gmail.com

November 22, 7:30 –9 pm

Joie de Vivre

Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel Army of Sass Thunder Bay invites you to a night of dance performance, drinks, desserts, and Paris love!

armyofsass.com/thunderbay

November 22–24

Winterer’s Gathering & Arctic Film Fest North House Folk School

Celebrate the crafts, customs, landscape, history and stories of winter travel and traditional lifeways in the north. See this month’s Top Five for more info.

northhouse.org

November 22–24

Heart of the Holidays Various Locations

Port Arthur Polish Hall

The seventh annual Thai Night is a wonderful way to experience the best of Thai culture right here in Thunder Bay. The evening includes a fantastic Thai meal and music followed by dance performances. Advance tickets available at the Thai Healing Centre. There will be no tickets available at the door .

thaihealingcenter.ca

November 23, 6 pm –1 am

Blackjack Gala

United Way of Thunder Bay

Mark your fall calendars for this new Thunder Bay event. There will be dinner, live and silent auctions, gaming, entertainment, and dancing.

uwaytbay.ca

November 23, 6:30 pm–midnight

A Night at Hogwarts Urban Abbey

Your Howarts acceptance letter is on its way! This is an all-ages event, in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Tour the Great Hall, sit amongst your house-mates, visit The Three Broomsticks for a themed cocktail and enjoy a plethora of whimsical food sponsored by Red Head and the Chef.

tbdhs.ca

Quiz Night

Red Lion Smokehouse

Brought to you by Lake of the Woods Brewing Company. Teams of up to six players. $2 per person. Prizes to be won. Booking recommended, walk-ins welcome.

redlionsmokehouse.ca

November 28, 11 am– 3 pm

Holiday Craft Market at the Moose Moose Hall

Visit the Moose Hall for their Holiday Craft Sale. They will have 60 tables full of great shopping.

627-4400

November 30, 11 am–4 pm

Christmas Bake Sale St. Michael and All Angels

Free tea and coffee as you make your selections from the bake table, deli station, and craft tables.

stmichaelstbay.com

Until December 1

Unfold Time: The Art of Leo Yerxa Thunder Bay Art Gallery

An exhibit celebrating the life and work of Leo Yerxa, the awardwinning artist, poet, and writer from Couchiching First Nation.

Until January 2020

Waterfront District BIA

In Common

The Craft Revival Holiday Edition 2019

thecraftrevivaltbay.com

This is a mixed one-day bonspiel. Through the day 50/50 tickets will be available. There will be adult beverages available and supper to transition you from bonspiel to entertainment for the evening.

November 27, 8–10:30 pm

November 24, 10 am–5 pm

November 23, noon–6 pm Fort William Curling Club

improv@cambrianplayers.ca

theag.ca

thewaterfrontdistrict.ca

Mixed Day Spiel

Entering their 71st season, Cambrian Players proudly presents The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol. See this month’s Film and Theatre section for more info.

344-5433

The largest geographical artisan event of its kind, The Craft Revival is an avenue where consumers can shop independent, while meeting the makers and getting to know more about the craft.

A three-day event packed with excitement and good cheer to kick off the holidays. See this month’s Top Five for more info.

The Farndale Avenue Christmas Carol

No Phase: The Art of Damon Dowbak Enjoy paintings, drawings, and photographs from Damon Dowbak. See this month’s Art section for more info.

344-4450

November 24, 10 am–4 pm

Holiday Market DaVinci Centre

Crafters, vendors, and food! Food and beverage service available (take out).

davincicentre.com

EVENTS GUIDE KEY

General Food Art Sports Music Film/Theatre

630-2665

paramountlive@shaw.ca

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NovemberMusicGuide November 1 TBSO, Elmer Iseler Singers, and TBS Chorus Present: Haydn’s The Creation St Paul’s United Church 7:30 pm • $10–$40 • AA

DJ Big D + Rudone The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

November 2 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Bluegrass Masters Weekend Concert w/ Michael and Jennifer McClain and the Banjocats Lutsen Resort 8 pm • $10-$20 • AA

Queer Dance Party In Common 9 pm • $5 • 19+

Undercover

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

November 3 Open Jam

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 4 Every Folk’n Monday The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 5 Jersey Boys - Night One Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $60–$99 • AA

Open Mic

Cheer’s The Village Pub 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 6 Jersey Boys - Night Two Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $60–$99 • AA

Jersey Boys - Night Three Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $60–$99 • AA

Gutter Demons Black Pirates Pub 8 pm • $10 • AA

Open Jam

The Wayland 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Stage with Craig Smyth & Tiina Flank The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 8 TBSO Northern Lights 1: Roy Coran Big Band - Night One Italian Cultural Centre 7:30 pm • $12–$45 • AA

Rock Steady

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

November 9 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Stay Gold Duets & Duos w/ Talita Jolene & The Carriers Urban Abbey 7 pm • $20 • AA

TBSO Northern Lights 1: Roy Coran Big Band - Night Two Italian Cultural Centre 7:30 pm • $12–$45 • AA

November 10 Open Jam

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 11 Every Folk’n Monday The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 12 Open Mic

Cheer’s The Village Pub 8 pm • No Cover • AA

Danny Johnson’s Piano Bar Shooter’s Tavern 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Kman & the 45s w/ The Bay Street Bastards + Action Cat Black Pirates Pub 8 pm • $10 • AA

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

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November 13 Danny Johnson’s Piano Bar Shooter’s Tavern 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 14 Jazzy Thursday Nights The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Jam

The Wayland 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Stage with Craig Smyth & Tiina Flank The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 15 Big Wreck

November 21 Jazzy Thursday Nights

November 28 Jazzy Thursday Nights

TBOS Masters 2: Mahler The Titan

Barely Alive & Bandlez

The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $12–$53 • AA

Open Jam

NV Music Hall 8 pm • $30-$45 • 19+

The Wayland 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Luke Warm and the Cold Ones

Open Stage with Craig Smyth & Tiina Flank

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 16 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons

November 22 Us as Them: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Blues House Party 2 w/ The Roosters, Dr. Buck and the Bluesbangers, The Blooz Berries with Tara O + The Shortstops

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7:30 pm • $12–$53 • AA

Pretty Decent

Scott vanTeeffelen Band

Us as Them: Led Zeppelin

Christina Martin and Dale Murray Location TBA 6:30 pm • $20 • AA

Open Jam

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 18 Every Folk’n Monday Night The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 19 Open Mic

Cheer’s The Village Pub 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 20 Danny Johnson’s Piano Bar Shooter’s Tavern 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Open Stage with Craig Smyth & Tiina Flank The Foundry 10 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 29 Back Forty w/ DJ Big D

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 9 pm • $5 • 19+ The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

November 24 Open Jam

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 25 Every Folk’n Monday The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

November 26 Open Mic

Cheer’s The Village Pub 8 pm • No Cover • AA

November 27 Gentlemen of Harmony Presents: Singing 4 Sharing Hilldale Lutheran Church 7 pm • $TBA • AA

Danny Johnson’s Piano Bar Shooter’s Tavern 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

November Show Spotlight

Top 20 1

Begonia* Fear Rex Baby

The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

November 30 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons

Steve Bell

Italian Cultural Centre 7 pm • $25 • AA

The Wayland 8 pm • No Cover • 19+

Polish Hall 7 pm • $30 • AA

TBSO Pops 2: Jeans ‘n Classics Presents Roxanne! Music of Sting & the Police

Prince Arthur Hotel 6 pm • $20–$25 • 19+

Open Jam

The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Port Arthur Polish Hall 6:30 pm • $20 • 19+

November 17 Poetry Night Reading Series & Acoustic Performances

Atmos 8 pm • $40–$45 • 19+

November 23 Folk’n Saturday Afternoons The Foundry 1 pm • No Cover • 19+

Port Arthur Legion Branch 5 8 pm • $5 • 19+

The Foundry 7 pm • No Cover • 19+

LU RADIO’S MONTHLY TOP

SGFMS Presents: Slocan Ramblers

Alternative Radio

Consortium Aurora Borealis Presents: Jeremy Bell The Italian Violin

Hosted by David Barsamian Thursdays from 1–2 pm

St. Paul’s United Church 8 pm • $10–15 • AA

The Honest Heart Rock Revival The Foundry 10 pm • $5 • 19+

Rooftop Love Club w/ Reverb Bomb + Secret Baby The Royalton Hotel 10 pm • $TBA • 19+ Brought to you by:

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November episodes:

Selected Speeches: Malcolm XRivers That Were: Barbara Bernstein Revolutionary Ecology: The Legacy of Judi Bari - Noelle Hanrahan Return to the Nuclear Crossroads: Resistance at Rocky Flats - David Wilson

Music

Jitensha* Periscope Self-Released Moon Duo Stars Are the Light Sacred Bones Winternom* Bully RESET House Media The New Pornographers* In the Morse Code of Brake Lights Concord

CILU 102.7fm’s Monthly Charts for this issue reflect airplay for the month ending October 22, 2019. Check out our weekly charts online at luradio.ca and tune in to the Top 20 Countdown, Mondays from 7 - 9 am. Keep it locked on 102.7fm - online streaming at luradio.ca

John Coltrane Blue World Impulse!

Miles Davis Rubberband Rhino/Warner

16 Fruit Bats Gold Past Life Merge

The Time Flies Powerlines Acme

17 Bridal Party* Too Much Kingfisher Bluez

Gordon Grdina Quartet* Cooper’s Park Songlines

14 Hippo Campus Demos II Grand Jury 15 Twin Peaks Lookout Low Grand Jury

18 Possum* Space Grade Assembly Garment District

Hip Hop 1

19 The Black Keys Let’s Rock Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch 20 Black Pumas Black Pumas ATO Records

M83 Digital Shades Vol. 2 Mute

The Hold Steady Thrashing Thru the Passion Frenchkiss

A.Y.E.* Soul Food: The Audiobiography Of... Makebelieve

Elaquent* After Midnight Urbnet

Tongue Helmet* Psychotropic Ape Urbnet

Jidenna 85 to Africa Wondaland

Electronic 1

Danny Brown U Know What I’m Sayin? Warp

International

Bon Iver i,i Jagjaguwar

Mr. Merlot* City Sex Vol. 2 Self-Released

Lee “Scratch” Perry Rootz Reggae Dub Megawave

Metronomy Metronomy Forever Because Music

Mister Lies Mister Lies Self-Released

Mazacote* Patria Justin Time

10 Hollerado* Retaliation Vacation Royal Mountain

Bat for Lashes Lost Girls Self-Released

Gisto* Self Made Historical

11 Mauno* Really Well Tin Angel

Wake Island* Last Ruins Self-Released

Lakou Mizik HaitiaNola Cumbancha

12 Peach Pyramid* Bright Blue Oscar Street

SBK Kingdom of Sobek Self-Released

13 The Babe Rainbow Today 30th Century

Guaxe Guaxe OAR

Jazz 1

The Souljazz Orchestra* Chaos Theories Do Right!

Loud 1

Red Arms* Critical State Yeah Right!

Ezra Furman Twelve Nudes Bella Union

Oh Sees Face Stabber Castle Face

Good Riddance Thoughts and Prayers Fat Wreck Chords

Alienatör* Pariahs Self-Released

Folk•Roots•Blues 1

Hiss Golden Messenger Terms of Surrender Merge

Ostrea Lake* Don’t Sway Above Me Self-Released

The Avett Brothers Closer Than Together Republic

Guitar Shorty Trying To Find My Way Back Essential Media Group

The Dead South* Sugar and Joy Six Shooter Records

* Indicates Canadian Content

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WeatherEye

POTTERY SALE

Marina Park

CMY

Forecasting Winter, Not So Simple

T H U N D E R B AY P OT T E R S ’ G U I L D

tbpg.ca

Story by Graham Saunders, Photo by Keegan Richard

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peculation about the coming winter often begins with the first bout of cold temperatures in September. Early sightings of snow flurries also reinforce musings about the approaching season. These “signs” have prompted me to think about some of the complexities of weather prediction for the winter season. First, winters are changing. The Arctic and the mid-latitudes are warming over time, especially in the winter season (December, January, and February). In Thunder Bay, winter temperatures are about 2°C warmer than the mid-20th century. Both the amount of snow and the duration of snow cover have declined. These trends are connected because more time spent at melting temperatures (at and above 0°C) results in more rain and freezing rain rather than snow. In addition, warmer air can hold more water vapour and can result in heavier snow (or rainfall) amounts. However, it is not a simple matter of adding 2°C

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to the winter temperature forecasts, because the weather is now also more variable, with more temperature fluctuations from mild to very cold. Second, the behaviour of jet streams seems to be changing. Jet streams are located in the higher atmosphere, and guide or drag lowand high-pressure systems into the lower atmosphere across oceans and land areas. They are located where there are greater contrasts between warm and cold air, and form more frequently in the winter season because there is a greater difference between the temperature air masses. Weather systems tend to track from west to east. This westerly “zonal flow” would often move a low-pressure storm from near Calgary, Regina, or Winnipeg to Thunder Bay, and so on. This zonal flow still occurs, however in the last two decades jet streams and associated weather systems also seem to be more prone to slowing down or stalling in one place. Similar

weather can now persist for two or more days. This can spike precipitation amounts and/or durations of unusually warm or frigid cold temperatures. The Environment Canada threemonth forecasts are issued on the first day of each month. The forecasts predict temperature in terms of above, below, or near average. This format is also used for precipitation amounts, but this has become more complicated in modern times. In winter months of the 20th century, most northern Ontario communities experienced only minimal rainfall—precipitation was usually in the form of snow. In the 21st century, rain amounts can be considerable. For October to December, Thunder Bay and regions to the north and east are predicted to be warmer than normal. Fort Frances and westward were noted as near normal. Precipitation was forecast to be above normal. We have to wait until New Year’s Eve to confirm

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the “skill” of these forecasts, but October certainly was above normal with precipitation. The three-month “winter” forecast for December to February will not be issued until December 1, but it is easy to find other winter forecasts, with varying credibility. Do forecasts by the Farmers’ Almanac have skill and credibility? Saying January will have cold spells and there will be snow storms may turn out to be true, but do not qualify as forecasting skill. Winter prediction in Canada is sometimes assisted by El Niño, the surface water-warming in the distant tropical Pacific Ocean that can translate into a warmer winter with reduced snowfall in central Canada. Last winter, El Niño was moderate but short-lived. This may have contributed to warmer conditions until mid-January, which was then followed by serious winter conditions. For better or worse, there is no El Niño in the wings this year.

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Radon Detector Loan Program Piloted in Northwestern Ontario By Caroline Cox, Program Coordinator, EcoSuperior

he latest resource in Northwestern Ontario libraries isn’t a book or tablet, but rather a radon detector. Digital radon detectors, which measure levels of the lung cancer-causing gas, will make their debut in local libraries for Radon Action Month this November. Detectors will be available to check out in Thunder Bay, Oliver Paipoonge, Dorion, Nipigon, and Marathon, with additional communities joining the initiative in 2020. This program first ran in Nova Scotia in 2017, where it was an instant hit. Similar initiatives have been popping up throughout Canada ever since.

While EcoSuperior has sold long-term radon test kits for several years, this is the first time that the reusable digital detectors will be available locally. Many residents cite the $50 cost of the long-term test kit as a barrier. The digital radon detectors, on the other hand, offer a free way for residents to learn more about radon levels in their home. Residents should still confirm their results using a longterm test, which Health Canada recommends as the most accurate testing option. If a home tests above Health Canada’s guideline of 200 Bq/m3, residents should take action to reduce their levels. Radon gas is the leading cause

of lung cancer among Canadian non-smokers. In Northwestern Ontario, studies have shown that radon is a significant problem. Province-wide, 5% of homes tested for radon detect levels above Health Canada’s guideline, but 16% of homes in Thunder Bay, 17% of homes in Marathon, and 65% of homes in Oliver Paipoonge returned results above the national threshold. The digital detectors will bring radon outreach to areas where few homes have been tested and will provide additional data about radon levels throughout Northwestern Ontario. An information workshop will be held on Tuesday, December 3

from 6–7 pm at Waverley Library. Long-term radon test kits are available in EcoSuperior’s office at 562 Red River Road for $50, tax included. Looking for workshop or radon test kits outside of Thunder Bay? Call EcoSuperior at 624-2141 for details.

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TheWall You arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t paying that $5 to get into the venue; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually paying for the entertainment the venue has arranged to increase your enjoyment. Additionally, Newbold points out that the admission revenue is always pushed forward to book the next set of acts, which means that attending a show one night helps guarantee a future night out. Not many people are going to get rich playing music anymore, so the $5 that venue charges isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to change a musicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortune. What it is going to do is encourage them to practise hard, write good songs, work their stage presence, and take pride in their name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I'm sure if we scrapped the cover and charged more for booze and advertised free shows, we could get a crowd some nights,â&#x20AC;? says Onur Altinbilek of Black Pirates Pub. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But that usually only works for a couple of weeks and then the venue dies out.â&#x20AC;? The caveat about your $5 is that it also indicates that the show will be worth seeingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially true since our city is such a pressure

cooker for talent. In April 2018, much hullabaloo was made of a British study conducted by behavioural scientist Patrick Fagan and commissioned by venue giant O2, which found that found that going to concerts was good for your health. Feelings of well-being, comradery, and mental stimulation all showed dramatic increases in test subjects during a live musical performance, which apparently translates into longevity. The day after a show might be a different story, but when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the dance floor and a band is doing their best to get the crowd moving, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different feeling from queuing up season eight of Dynasty on the idiot box. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like being out late, or fighting for cabs, or dealing with the cold? You should still go. Go see the symphony, go see your kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school musical, get out of your comfort zone. Have an awesome night or a terrible one, and be amazed at how far $5 can take you.

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less these local bands, for they are doing good work. Bless them even if they play out-of-tune or off-time. Bless them for their cover songs and their originals. Bless them even though they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;your thingâ&#x20AC;? and you mostly think they suck. Bless them because those arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t faultsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are the hurdles that every band must surmount to become listenable. These local bands play your local venues, over and over, all for your $5. These bands play on Mondays, on Thursdays, on Boxing Day, and the day after St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. They play to empty rooms and bored bar staff. They play to their friends and partners and parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they

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really want to play for you. They play for free, or for beer, or simply the chance to get paid for their art in cash instead of â&#x20AC;&#x153;experience.â&#x20AC;? Bless them because $5 is a small token to see greatness, even if it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always sound great. Inflation has affected everything, except for the tithe you pay to get in. Consistently, and if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no touring headliner, local shows have been $5. Dane Newbold of The Foundry puts it this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five dollars is the accepted charge for live entertainmentâ&#x20AC;Ś so [when we opened] we adopted the same model. It hasn't ever increased, and honestly it has been the community standard for the last 20 years.â&#x20AC;?

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By Sunny Disposish

Aries

Cancer

Libra

Capricorn

You have two speeds this month: fast, and faster! You are on fire like the fire sign you are. Your energy is ramped up and you find yourself waking up early and getting a head start on the day, bossing people around at work, and coming home and baking up a storm. Put down those brownies and give yourself a break. Slow your roll with the side hustle midmonth and get some much needed R&R.

Jupiter, the planet of abundance, is in your sign’s work zone, so make sure you are paying attention in class and doing your homework! This applies to all Crabs, as you are—let’s face it—all students of life. It’s not too late to hit the gym. This is the month to stay connected with family members, especially your mom. Plan on attending a Remembrance Day service with somebody special.

Enjoy the Black Friday sales this month by getting out your wallet and treating those around you to something a little extra special. Now is the time for work-life balance, resting and recharging. Inquire about a yoga class or invest in a new journal. Soul searching may come into play as we approach the new decade. What changes are you going to make in your life? Try to avoid the temptation to overindulge at month’s end.

Feeling the urge to travel this holiday season? The stars just might be in alignment for you to start making plans. Dust off the luggage or tune up the car and open up your heart to some increased inner circle connections. A surprise gift from someone special will warm your heart. A last-minute shopping trip for baking supplies uncovers some great deals. Get started on those fruit cakes—you know your family loves them—and don’t skimp on the brandy.

Taurus

Leo

You have started a new chapter this month, Bull. The full moon on the 12th will have you finally realizing that things aren’t what they used to be. Time to start preparing for the upcoming season—yes, that means putting your patio furniture away. If you’ve recently changed jobs, people at your old place of work miss your careful and conservative outlook—why not drop by for a quick visit?

An unexpected home reno may occur this month. Stay positive— it could mean a fresh new look and fresh new outlook. Mars is in your sign, which is causing some disruption at work as well. Stay the course and things will settle by the new moon at month’s end. Some early seasonal shopping may take your mind off things. Your generous nature leads you to overspend sometimes so keep an eye on the pocketbook.

Gemini

Virgo

Feeling a little blue? Somber Pluto swings into your sign at the beginning of the month, leaving you feeling a little down in the dumps. Shake it off by swinging by the shops downtown and getting jiggy with your hygge. The third sign of the zodiac is paired with communication, articulation, and speed, so pipe up and share your feelings with a loved one. Things will be looking up before you know it. And a London Fog at The Bean Fiend always helps too.

Stuck planning the office Christmas party again? Your perfectionist nature comes in to play here—a Virgo never overlooks a detail. Feisty Aries swings into your sign this month, so feel free to go all out and make this year’s fete one to remember. Why not swing by Tony and Adam’s for some festive fare? Your younger family members are looking up to you for advice.

Scorpio Happy birthday Scorpio! This is your birthday month for most. You are swinging into high gear, and the expansive planet of Jupiter swings into your sign, causing you to be at your peak, energy-wise. People are seeking you out, so don’t disappoint! New friends and new experiences await. Enjoy some after-hours socializing and hammer out some new ideas. Which direction do you want to go? Do some brainstorming at a vibing hot spot—a flaming cocktail at King Ghidrah, anyone?

Sagittarius A work meeting resolves some outstanding issues—although normally a talkative sort, some Archers display a bit of “don’t rock the boat” syndrome while at work. You wouldn’t break promises to others, so don’t break promises to yourself either! You can make great strides with a new fitness regime at the beginning of the month. Treat yourself to a gelato with a trusted friend.

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Aquarius You airy folks are known for your quirky personality and unconventional wisdom. This month, focus on your creative outlets and have some fun with it. Delegate elsewhere to deal with the office paperwork—your star is shining too brightly right now. Meet with clients and dazzle them with your great ideas, but try not to make promises you can’t keep.

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The new moon is the time for intention setting. What are you going to achieve? You might think about staying off social media and getting some things done around the house. It could be time to dust off the coats and boots in storage and accept the fact that a new season is upon us. Consider an impromptu outing to the library or bookstore—you may find some wisdom in those chapters. Stay in touch with an old pal.

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