In the Upper Country Kai Thomas Viking Canada, Jan. Set in Ontario at the terminus of the Underground Railroad, Thomas’s debut novel begins with the shooting of a slave hunter by an old woman. Young journalist Lesinda is summoned to encourage her to escape before the authorities arrive, but the old woman refuses, as she
As it gets progressively colder, the urgency to get people off the streets grows an urgency that is not lost on emergency shelters around the Maritimes.
There are currently a little more than 400 homeless people in the Greater Moncton area. Around 160 people will stay at Harvest House or the House of Nazareth, but it s not yet known where the rest will sleep when the winter comes.