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.
My Mother s Daughter is the story of these two women, and how their love for each other got them through difficult times and changed their lives.
Events in Metro Vancouver: Live and virtual things to do April 22-28 This week’s events around Metro Vancouver include online theatre, a noted writer’s online interview and reading plus Canada’s largest alternative literary festival
Author of the article: Shawn Conner
Publishing date: Apr 21, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read • Playwright Tetsuro Shigematsu performs his 2017 show 1 Hour Photo in a filmed stream April 23 and 24. Photo by Raymond Shum
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Whether you’re looking for date-night ideas, free things to do or just something fun to do with the kids, you can’t go wrong with our list of events happening around Metro Vancouver between April 22-28. Headlining this week’s picks is the return of 1 Hour Photo.
Book review: Eden Robinson offers surreal escape into familiar but fantastical world Never a minimalist storyteller, the acclaimed novelist and member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations takes a stacked cast of supernatural characters with dizzying intergenerational grudges and adds a few more
Author of the article: Michelle Cyca
Publishing date: Mar 15, 2021  â¢Â March 15, 2021  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â Author Eden Robinsonâs series of Trickster novels has a growing base of devoted fans, hooked on its potent and distinctive blend of YA, horror and fantasy, infused with Haisla and Heitsulk mythology. Photo by Red Works Photography /Penguin Random House
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The Crash Palace is a book by Andrew Wedderburn.(Coach House Books, Malcolm Overend)
The Crash Palace is about a woman named Audrey, who used to work in the oil fields and attend parties at a remote lodge in the wilderness known as the Crash Palace. Audrey has long left that life behind her, and now has a daughter. But one night, she is compelled to return to the now-abandoned Crash Palace where she must also reckon with her past.
When you can read it: Jan. 12, 2021
Andrew Wedderburn is a writer from Alberta. He is also the author of
The Milk Chicken Bomb, which was a finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. He is also a musician, and writes and performs with the groups Hot Little Rocket and Night Committee.
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 5:30 PM ET | Last Updated: January 14
Out of approximately 91 residents, 23 declined the vaccine.(Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography)
Earlier this week, residents and community members of Wigwamen Terrace, an Indigenous retirement home in Toronto, received COVID-19 vaccinations. It was an amazing day; to us it was like history in the making, said Harvey Manning, director of programs and services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto. It s a really important initiative and it s the first vaccine that rolled out for Indigenous communities in Toronto.
The Anishnawbe Health Mobile Healing Unit delivered the Moderna vaccinations Tuesday with the support of Women s College Hospital.