Last weekend, after working 9 hours straight in the office on Saturday, I was lucky enough to be able to head out to Lake Winnipeg for a little bit of a break at Victoria Beach. The town has decided that they don’t want any unnecessary vehicle traffic in the summer months, which means that visitors… Read More
The Winnipeg Series
I’ve spent most of the summer in Winnipeg, and will be here until the end of August. I have ample opportunity to wander around the city (mostly downtown, though, as I don’t have a bike) and examine the ways in which this prairie city measures up to the one I know so intimately (Edmonton). I’ve… Read More
Walking (and biking) through Aboriginal Edmonton
My ‘Edmonton as an Aboriginal City’ project started out at home: I captured a few pictures of my sash in the morning sun one day while I was eating breakfast (the light streaming through my kitchen window was amazing!). Then I did what I do best: I set out on my bike and on foot… Read More
The Aboriginal City
In June I presented some of my ideas about ‘Edmonton as an Aboriginal City’ at NextGen’s Pecha Kucha #7. It was a brief summary of some observations I’ve made over the last few years regarding how Aboriginal history and presence is acknowledged in Edmonton. My great-grandparents moved to Edmonton in the 1940s after they retired… Read More
The City
I spend a lot of time walking in–and consequently reflecting on how we build–cities in western Canada. Gosh, that sounds a lot grander than I thought it would. I’m just a girl who likes to imagine what is and what could be, and I’m endlessly fascinated by what motivates us to do the things we… Read More
