Close to a hundred researchers and service providers gathered at at the four-day Northern Dialogues conference in Whitehorse this past week to discuss the promises and challenges faced by rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Canada.
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MEG CRAMER, HOST: I am looking at a picture on Instagram of Michael Gardner and his 9-year-old daughter, Ava. They re in front of a bright-blue brick wall. He s doing one of those cool Instagram squats. She s leaning against his shoulder. And they are wearing coordinated outfits - sunglasses, black sweatshirts and matching pairs of joggers in the same big botanical print. The caption says the fabric is from IKEA.
MICHAEL GARDNER: (Laughter) It s funny. I just was in IKEA the other day and saw that that fabric is still there. And I m like, I want to buy some more for - like, for some odd reason.
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