The Creator On the cover: Cultural producer Umbereen Inayet provides a new lens for looking at our past and imagining the future.
Read More10310 102 Ave.
The 1KM Guide Icy cocktails and more wintery fun in downtown Edmonton.
Read MoreA Vancouver Staple
Now & Then How one man made groceries a growing concern in Vancouver’s historic Gastown.
Read MoreA Wide Canvas
Make room for the arts Muralist Lindsay Hill celebrates Toronto’s Queen West community.
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Artist’s Block Shaheer Zazai’s coded forms.
Read MoreOlia Mishchenko
Fill In The Blank Olia Mishchenko’s urban infill.
Read MoreOn the Horizon
The Conversation On Black futures: representation, conversation and visionary thinking.
Read MoreShoring Up an Icon
Work-In-Progress How a group of modern architecture enthusiasts are working to preserve a Toronto icon.
Read MoreThe Future of Vintage
The Business Calgary consignment shop The Revente’s Lauryn Vaughn on vintage’s future.
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The Moment Journey to space without leaving a Montreal gallery.
Read MoreZero Sum
The Interior A zero waste office reno is both sophisticated and ‘granola’.
Read MoreContributors
KAGAN MCLEOD

Ximena Gonzlez (The Interior, p. 20) is a freelance writer and editor who explores the intersections of people and place. She lives in Calgary.

Artist and educator Olia Mishchenko (Fill in the Blank, p. 50) is known for her drawings of public spaces, built landscapes and architecture.

Shaheer Zazai is an Afghan-Canadian artist who works in paint and digital media. He contributed this issue’s Artist’s Block (p. 18).

Linda Hoang is a blogger, vlogger, social media strategist and founder of the Edmonton International Cat Festival. She gave her local recos for 1 KM Guide (p. 46).
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