Some residents of those communities escaped with little more than their lives when a wildfire tore through the N.W.T. s South Slave region on August 13, destroying homes and businesses.
Pandemic sewing surge propels quilting to unexpected successes
Yet another hobby from yesteryear has shot up in popularity through the COVID-19 pandemic: quilting. It s grown the Watergirl Quilt Co. from filling the owner s eastern Ontario living room to a full fledged store in just 11 months.
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Posted: Mar 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10
Michelle Peters started Watergirl Quilt Co. out of her home near Prescott, Ont. in early April 2020. Three months later, business was going so well, she opened a full fledged store in town.(Submitted by Michelle Peters)