The Creator On the cover: Hoop dancer, musician and storyteller Nimkii Osawamick honours his elders while dancing to the beat of his own powwow drum
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The Moment Stocking up on staples with Reaching Families in Calgary.
Read MoreThe Tech Transition
The Business VizworX’s Jeff LaFrenz on translating big data and leading by example
Read MoreCube Cake by Michelle Ashurov of Reverie Deli
Artist’s Block Michelle Ashurov of Reverie Deli’s block is actually a slice
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Zen Unalike
The Interior Toronto’s Othership’s sauna and ice-bath house are all about shifting states
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Work-In-Progress How studio botté is upcycling Montréal’s refuse—and history
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The Conversation On Ukraine: museums, monuments and art reflecting conflict
Read MoreThe Long View
Make room for the arts Artist Sonny Assu is linking past and future in a changing city 45
Read MoreHomer Street
The 1KM Guide Made-to-order ice cream, indie films and other Vancouver summer delights
Read MoreFrom Tinsmithy Beginnings
Now & Then The Boardwalk Complex was once Edmonton’s hardware headquarters
Read MoreGlenn Harvey
Fill In The Blank Glenn Harvey’s orb-like urban infill
Read MoreContributors
ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAGAN MCLEOD

This issue’s The Creator (p. 26) and cover subject was shot by John Paillé, a Toronto-based Anishinaabe (Beausoleil First Nation) and French-Canadian portrait photographer.

Ossie Michelin (The Creator, p. 26) is an award-winning Inuk journalist and filmmaker from the community of North West River, Labrador.

Michelle Ashurov is a designer of food and space. She creates dream-like confections under the moniker Reverie Deli and contributed one of them to this issue’s Artist’s Block (p. 18).

A part-time freelance journalist and full-time public sector worker, Hunza Chaudhary (Rethink, p. 49) is passionate about social justice and the South Asian diaspora community.
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