Over many decades, we ve made some serious urban planning mistakes. We’ve designed and built our cities for the comfort and convenience of our cars and trucks
Northern Light is a book by Kazim Ali.(Goose Lane Editions)
Kazim Ali was the child of South Asian immigrants, who unexpectedly spent years of his childhood in the small Manitoba town of Jenpeg, a town that existed because of the hydroelectric dam nearby. As an adult, he found himself wondering about the town: did it even exist anymore? And if it did, what was it like? These questions sent him on a journey, one that looked at the environmental destruction the dam caused, and the local Pimicikamak community that fought against it.
Northern Light is Ali s story, the story of the Pimicikamak community and the story of a town that no longer exists.
Playwright Brad Fraserâs new memoir fans the flames â¨of his provocative legacy
Brad Fraser is not a psychic, though people have often suspected otherwise. He explains that his keen intuition was developed as a child, reading his parentsâ mercurial moods. âWhen you are raised as I was by parents who youâre constantly second-guessing, who donât tell you what theyâre really feeling, who expect you to know whatâs going on inside, as a young child you learn to read the signs,â he says.
That observational ability has served him well over more than 40 years as a playwright. Heâs now turned that lens inward for
Can You Hear Me Now? is a book by Celina Caesar-Chavannes.(Random House Canada)
Can You Hear Me Now? is a memoir by entrepreneur and former politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Caesar-Chavannes was the first Black MP to represent the riding of Whitby, Ont. But her political career wasn t easy, and she was known for speaking out about social and racial injustices within political institutions and in her community. She eventually decided to leave the party she ran for, the Liberals.
Can You Hear Me Now? tells Caesar-Chavannes story, from her early childhood through her business and political careers to today, where she is a sought-after consultant, alongside offering leadership advice.
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Books make great gifts. From history to fantasy and everything in between, here are some suggestions for your mom on Mother s Day.
If your mother likes mother/daughter stories, try
My Mother s Daughter is a memoir by Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien.(Martin Brown, Doubleday Canada)
Perdita Felicien s mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter s athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada s greatest track athletes.