Last week, as I was standing back looking at a shelf of spices in my local grocery store, a guy walked behind me, pushing his cart.  As he did so, I heard him say to himself, “They’re playing Christmas music already!”  I turned and caught his eye.  “I know,” I said.  “Crazy, isn’t it?” No,… Read more »

If you’re looking to see green when it’s blizzarding outside, botanical gardens make for a wonderful visit with friends, family, or even by yourself. They are one of my favorite places to visit in the chilly Canadian winter.   I find it extremely serene and peaceful to take a walk in some of the botanical gardens… Read more »

What does it mean to me to be Metis? –   Lexis Roy Taanishi! To me, being Métis is embodying being unique, resilient, and full of vibrancy! Growing up in a heritage that combined two totally different ways of life, the First Nations and European culture and bringing those together. But because of those differences, it… Read more »

I’d managed to forget about it (For a week at least), But now it’s here, it’s back again, That truly scary beast. Such a harmless-looking message, It’s in my inbox now: “Your Assignment has been Marked! Click Here, Review it Now!” I didn’t understand them well (The essay options given), And now I’m sure the… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Melveena Roberts, a part-time student from Cold Lake, Alberta.  On a personal note, Melveena let us know that she lives with her husband and “four children on earth and two in Heaven.” She is currently enrolled in EDUC 201: The Profession of Teaching, with the… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Nadia Limani, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student currently living in Hartland, New Brunswick.  Post-graduation, Nadia hopes to pursue a master’s degree in counselling.  She explained, “I would love to be a psychotherapist and work with youth and their families to help people have… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Emily Nicholls (she/they), a Bachelor of Arts student double majoring in English and Psychology, currently living in Windsor, Ontario.  She acknowledged “I reside on the ancestral territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: comprised of the Ojibwe (oh-jib-way), the Odawa (oh-dow-wah), and the… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Christine Bulk (she/her), a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies student located in Truro, Nova Scotia. Christine acknowledged, “I would like to begin by acknowledging that in Nova Scotia we are in Mi’kma’ki (MEEG-MA-GEE), the traditional (or ancestral) territory of the… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Aaron (he/him), a Bachelor of Commerce student in Business Technology Management currently based in Mississauga, Ontario (although he grew “up in and around Toronto”).  Post-graduation, Aaron is “looking to move into a Senior management or Director of IT role.” On a personal note, Aaron describes… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Paige Loggie (she/her), a Bachelor of Arts student with a double major in Anthropology and Psychology, living in Snow Lake, Manitoba.  (On a personal note, although Paige currently lives in this northern Manitoba town, she was born in the nearby mining town of Flin Flon,… Read more »