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Take Refuge:
Colour and Light in
the Canadian Shield

JULY 2010

“Almost anything you will do seems insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

It was these few words that moved Claus Zindel to create an illustrated book, Refuge for the Soul — a photographic report about Sand Lake. In his heart, this beautiful wilderness lake became “home” for him many years ago and he hopes it will remain so for many years to come.

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THERE IS NOTHING
ORDINARY ABOUT
THIS RAG

June 2010

Maple Leaf Rag is a dynamic, jazz-infused riff on Canadian culture. With rhythm and edge, Kaie Kellough’s verbal soundscape explores belonging, dislocation and relocation, and national identity from a black Canadian perspective. This collection of poems is both written word and musical score — a dictated dub replete with references to African Canadian and African American culture (current and dated), Canadian history and politics, and characters ranging from dancers to piano players to boxers.

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HISTORY IN THE
MAKING AT
FORT GIBRALTAR

AUGUST 2010

Originally built at the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in 1810, Fort Gibraltar was a North West Company fur trade post that also helped control the pemmican trade. The Festival du Voyageur inc rebuilt today’s Fort on the east side of the Red River in 1978.

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