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CONTRIBUTERS ROMEL & DOMENIC MAMARIL

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FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY DOMENIC MAMARIL

BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHY ROMEL MAMARIL

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1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. H LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HI TA CKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISS ING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT USWI H HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1.

DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PA R K LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. G H PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEA ONCE MOR IF YOU’RE STILL READI YOU’RE A WASTEMAN. 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BO 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DA MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MO 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A Y AR NCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKL B 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4.

HE LEFT US WI HH TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DA D MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEF US ITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MOR 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3.

HIGH PA R K 4. EFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT . HI PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONCE MORE 1.

DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4. HE LEFT US WITH HIS TACKLE BOX 5. A YEAR ONC MORE 1. DAD 2. MISSING THE POINT 3. HIGH PARK 4.

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Thanks giving address.

To you the reader,

This is only the beginning, but you should be appreciated. Some of our closest friends may have failed to make it this far. Much love to the people whom, for whatever reason may not be able to read this, or choose to skip this. In any case where you may not see eye-to-eye, as you read through our stories we hope you continue to stay open, as you were open enough to give this magazine a try. Now, before you begin I would like to give thanks to the faith in which I follow. And to you, the reader—I wish you well.

- romel mamaril | plus ultra

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dad

a.k.a bruno photography by domenic mattaeo

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T-Shirt VINTAGE ITALIA Pants WORN-IN DAD SWEATS

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MISSING THE POINT. how we as a first world society can misunderstand minimalism

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When I looked at the entire possessions of this family stacked on their table,

I remembered a conversation I had with a buddy of mine. We were in a Tim Horton’s along Queen Street and I remember him telling me about how he was turning a new leaf.

“I’m hitting the restart button,” he said, as he held onto his double-cupped coffee.

“I’ve started downsizing things! You know, trying to live minimal. Do you remember that big desk I had in my room? I replaced it with this small Ikea one I bought the other day!” he said.

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the belongings of a family in Batay 7

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High Park Photographed by: Domenic Mamaril

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howra at high park

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photographed by: romel mamaril

HE LEFT US HIS TACKLE BOX.

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a year once more a brief story about Serpent River First Nation.

Serpent River First

As we mourned his loss

Nation holds a special

with the community,

place in my heart. For

we decided to re-write

the last five summers

the script we had prior

i’ve

and put a focus on the

had

opportunity to

the work

simple

things

that

with children, friends

made Serpent

River

and families from the

First Nation so mean-

community to run a

ingful to us. Overtime

day camp through Day-

it became clear, that

star and Doxa Journeys.

as we remembered to value what little time

Last summer I was

we may have togeth-

there to create a video

er— the things

highlighting the time

were once truly import-

spent there.Though our

ant became important

time is mainly spent

again.

in the

that

summer, our

relationships remain at

In Anishnaabemowin,

a constant throughout

the language of

the year. I found myself

Ojibwe / Anishnaabe

taking that into con-

peoples, there is no di-

sideration during my

rect word for “goodbye”

editing in post produc-

(Brisbois, 2010).

the

tion. During our stay last summer, Serpent

I hope that we all, God

River First Nation suf-

willing -- remember the

fered

important things each

a

devastating

loss with the passing

day.

of our friend Connor Pelletier-Commanda.

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-- romel Mamaril

Fishing at Serpent River First Nation during the morning of the accident.

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