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New Faces in Camping

We went camping for the weekend to celebrate the end of the lockdown and getting our covid vaccinations. Arriving on…

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Daydreaming of Adventure Travel

Travel is back! Looking through a stack of travel brochures I am seduced by the pretty pictures of faraway places,…

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100 Indigenous Words that Changed English

Lost in daydreaming about adventure trips by canoe, kayak, snowshoes, and toboggan, I realised that I was using a lot…

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10 Places: Historic Black Churches in Ontario

Churches were the heart of the Black community back in the day. For many it still is today. I love…

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Why is Nature Writing so White?

How does race shape nature writing? This question popped into my head as I browsed the library’s shelves of nature…

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A Slow Walk Along the Lake

I slowed the pace of the walk. It was a marvelous spring day and I wanted to enjoy the view.…

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Foraging: Gathering Wild Foods Comes with a Price

What’s the difference between being a forager and a hunter-gatherer? Well, foragers are white, and their activity is an environmentally…

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pioneer stories and other lies in the village

Living Off-grid while Black

When Black people live without electricity, flush toilets and running water, it’s called poverty. When white people chose to live…

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Hungry in the City

Walking through the supermarket I fill the trolley with my weekly stash of fresh fruits and vegetables. I take it…

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Pokémon Go While Black

What are they doing, and why here? I was surprised to see a group of twentysomething men hanging out in…

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