The Huskies have shown their ability to score enough goals to win games, averaging five goals per game while only giving up three. Seven of the top ten scorers in the league belong to the Huskies, and with so many threats to score, shutting them down will be a difficult task.
Where coach Todd Alexander wants to see progress is in the Huskies’ discipline. The dogs have amassed 56 penalty minutes (PIM) in just two games. By comparison, the Vipers have only 22 PIMs and the Flyers have 26.
“Discipline is not a word, it’s who we need to be. Moving forward, we will get better at it, as it can cost you games,” said coach Alexander.
The Huskies will move into their familiar home at the North Peace Arena starting next week, and the first home game will be Friday, October 22nd against the Fairview Flyers.
Waivers are now listed at 2:00 p.m. Eastern instead of 12:00, a change that started this year. Both Ouellet and Belpedio will be assigned to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League should they clear.
Ouellet played in one pre-season game for the Canadiens, while Belpedio only played in the team’s scrimmage. Montreal has two back-to-back games Friday and Saturday and the Rocket open camp on Monday where they are expected to have around 30 players.
Ouellet, 28, has been the Rocket’s captain for the last three seasons, and it’s a role he’s likely to play again should he clear waivers. He has played 37 regular season games for the Canadiens over three seasons plus 10 playoff games.
Belpedio was signed this off-season and was always going to provide more depth to the Rocket. The 25-year-old has four NHL games in his career.
With Ouellet and Belpedio cut, there remain 66 players in Canadiens training camp.
With the short high school season, the focus for every volleyball team in Moose Jaw is as much rapid improvement as possible before the city and regional playdowns hit.
The Central Cyclones appear to be on that right track in senior girls action
The Cyclones posted a 3-2 record in the round robin at a tournament in Weyburn over the weekend before going on to claim the bronze medal. A few days later in league play, Central nearly took the first set off the powerhouse Peacock Toilers before eventually falling in three sets.
It’s all a sign that things are moving in the right direction in the eyes of Cyclones coach Joe Gunnis.
“We’ve been getting better each and every tournament,” Gunnis said. “With more practice time and getting back to the sport they haven’t been able to play for a while, it’s been great, and to see the girls continue to improve and gain knowledge in the game is really important. They’ve been able to get a little bit better every day, and that’s what we want to see.”
Their showing in Weyburn was a prime example. The tournament featured a host of 5A teams -- including Weyburn, Regina Riffel and Yorkton -- and offered a good test as to where the 4A Cyclones currently stand.
“It was definitely a great weekend, the competition has been good and there’s lots of parity in the province from what we’ve seen as well,” Gunnis said. “Weyburn has a great team, Riffel has a very scrappy good team and we seem to meet them in every playoff in every tournament we’ve been in and have been going back and forth. This time in Weyburn they had our number, but I’m sure we’ll see them again… There was lots of great competition and some close games, so the girls definitely worked for everything they achieved and played some great volleyball.”
Central opened with a hard-fought 25-17, 25-27, 13-15 loss to Riffel before reeling off wins over Yorkton (25-17, 25-19), Weyburn 2 (25-13, 21-25, 15-3) and Lumsden (25-15, 25-16). They closed out their round robin with a 25-19, 25-19 loss to Weyburn 1.
The Cyclones then dropped a 25-19, 25-13 decision to Riffel in the semifinal but rebounded to defeat Lumsden 22-25, 25-21, 18-16 and win bronze.
Against the Toilers on Tuesday night, Peacock took a 25-23, 25-12, 25-17 victory. The contest between Vanier and Briercrest Christian Academy was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Caronport.
“Peacock shows a bit of a different game than some other teams and it’s about getting used to that, being able to play good defence,” Gunnis said. “So we continue to push forward and try to learn from any mistakes that were made and that’s the important thing. We played really well and were competitive in the first set, so we’ll continue to push to practice those things we need to and get better as we go and see what happens when we see them later in the season.”
High school girls league action continues Tuesday, Oct. 5 with Peacock at Vanier and Briercrest tentatively at Central. Game times are 8 p.m.
Reliance Properties has bought the Upper Harbour Place buildings on Tyee Road in Vic West.
“We do have a firm contract to purchase,” Jon Stovell, president of Reliance, wrote in an email Wednesday.
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Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada had listed the Class A office space for sale through Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc. since April.
The two buildings comprise 147,302 square feet of space above Dockside Green on the Upper Harbour, adjacent to the Bay Street Bridge.
In its offering summary, Colliers said the five-storey Upper Harbour Place 2, built in 2007, has 83.5% occupancy and six tenants, including the Times Colonist and Amazon-owned Abebooks.
The four-storey Upper Harbour Place 1, built in 2003, has five tenants, including provincial government ministries. It has an occupancy rate of 88.6%.
Other major tenants in the buildings include Read Jones Christoffersen, Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Stantec Consulting and the B.C. Construction Association.
Reliance Properties, based in Vancouver, has been an active player in Victoria’s development scene. The company received council approval in early August for its plans to redevelop the heritage Northern Junk buildings.
Reliance also redeveloped the Janion Hotel property in 2013.
The company is proposing a 6.7-acre re-imagining of Victoria’s downtown in what could be one of the city’s biggest redevelopments.
Reliance is proposing a transformation from the foreshore of Victoria’s Upper Harbour east to Government Street, between Discovery and Chatham streets. The area includes the historic Capital Iron building and its parking lot, Mark’s Work Wearhouse and other stores.
The Victoria 3.0 plan, adopted by council last year, calls for an arts and innovation district in the area. Reliance’s plan caters to the vision, with live/work studios for artists and a proposal to provide land at the corner of Store and Discovery streets to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
The Indigenous Student Resource Centre (ISRC) is welcoming new and returning Indigenous students studying at the St. John’s campus to a new home: Juniper House.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 28, members of the Memorial community, special guests, Elders, and knowledge keepers gathered for an open house event.
Elders offered greetings and prayers, smudged and lit the kullik. Musicians drummed and performed throat singing; guests were offered refreshments including tomato juniper soup and a gift of handmade juniper soap.
But, as much as guests are welcome, the overarching purpose of Juniper House is to serve Indigenous students’ needs.
A Juniper House sign is revealed in front of the newly opened Indigenous Student Resource Centre on Elizabeth Avenue in St. John’s. From left are students Holly Tait and Draco Dunphy.
Photo: Rich Blenkinsopp
Located at 208 Elizabeth Ave. in a former private resident, Juniper House used to be known as the Butler property. The house was retrofitted to accommodate the services and programming the ISRC offers to Indigenous students and to provide students with multifunctional gathering and study spaces.
Juniper House has a social room, computer lab, eat-in kitchen, Elders’ space, multimedia room and office space.
The design was thoughtfully crafted through consultation with students, Elders and knowledge keepers who envisioned a space that would feel like a home away from home.
“As an Indigenous student, I am very pleased with the new space for the ISRC,” said Liam Watts, a second-year engineering student from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
“It has a welcoming feel, with each room designed with Indigenous art, traditions and culture in mind. The study spaces are great, too, and the computer and printing services are helpful. I will definitely be back to do some of my online work there.”
From left are drummers and singers Holly Tait, Marie Eastman (back on) and Veronica Madsen at Juniper House.
Photo: Rich Blenkinsopp
Student-led initiative
The centre’s previous site was a single room in the University Centre where students socialized, studied, attended programming and made use of services such as tutoring.
A more suitable space was obviously needed. This was accomplished through the work of a dedicated student-led initiative.
Memorial alumnae Lindsay Batt (BSW’20) and Ona (BSW’20), who were involved in the visioning of Juniper House, say the need for an improved space for Indigenous students was critical.
“This increased space will allow us to … carry out many of the actions recommended in Memorial’s Strategic Framework for Indigenization.” — Catharyn Andersen
“The ISRC is a crucial space where Indigenous students, especially those from rural areas, can connect, build upon their sense of identity and find a place where they are represented and belong,” said Ms. Batt.
“The numbers of students and services have grown, and finally so has our ‘home away from home.’”
Ona concurs.
“Indigenous Peoples at Memorial share a diverse and distinct community kinship,” said Ona, who does not use a surname.
“Indigenous advocacy for Juniper House centred on the urgent and necessary need for a place on campus where more than 700 Indigenous Peoples at Memorial could identify, culturally interconnect and belong interdependently.”
Longstanding recommendation
The creation of a dedicated and visually defined Indigenous space at Memorial University speaks to a changing climate focused on Indigenization and reconciliation.
The sounds of Tama Fost’s drum and throat singing welcomed guests to the opening of Juniper House on Sept. 28.
Photo: Rich Blenkinsopp
According to Catharyn Andersen, vice-president (Indigenous) at Memorial the move addresses a longstanding recommendation.
“This increased space will allow us to more effectively carry out many of the actions recommended in Memorial’s Strategic Framework for Indigenization, including supporting Indigenous student success and engaging with Indigenous community members,” Ms. Andersen said.
“Juniper House is a stepping stone to Indigenous House, a project that we are still actively working towards.”
Elder Max Penashue drums and sings as part of the opening of Juniper House.
Photo: Rich Blenkinsopp
‘Energy and spirit’
There is still a great deal of work to be done in the pursuit of Indigenization, and to better support Indigenous students, but Juniper House is a strong step forward, says Ms. Batt.
“I hope our Elders, students, faculties and the broader community feel warm and welcome in this space, and that it stands as the first step towards decolonizing Memorial and honouring our Indigenous ancestors.”
With Juniper House, Ona says, Indigenous identity now has a “place of presence” within a campus on Indigenous territory that sends a clear message of welcome and that Indigenous students are being considered in anticipation of increased Indigenous student enrolment.
“I hope Juniper House is a place of traditional ecological knowledge and that all previous and current Indigenous advocates can appreciate the outcome of the effort and energy they offered – it is our energy and spirit that will make Juniper House a home.”
For a video tour of Juniper House and to hear from Indigenous Elders who visited for the first time, watch the video below.
THUNDER BAY – Grace Place is setting up its fifth annual Out of the Cold program, which is going to start a bit early this year, offering overnight emergency shelter to people in need starting this October.
“The Out of the Cold program is very successful in getting people inside from the cold, but yeah, we decided to extend it because numbers are high as well as, it is cold in October,” said Melody Macsemchuk, Out of the Cold program manager.
“We had the extra funds from the coldest night of the year walk that we held in the city here of Thunder Bay, so we decided that was a good way to use those funds.”
The Out of the Cold program works with other shelters in Thunder Bay to make sure everyone has a warm place to sleep during the Northwest’s colder seasons.
“It’s a collaborative effort with the other media shelters, Shelter House and the Salvation Army, so, our clients are referred from those organizations and once they arrive here, we do an intake with them, take some information down, the first few times, there’s a little bit more information to be taken down,” Gary Macsemchuk said.
“After that, it’s fairly routine, their winter clothes are put into a bin and their possessions and things, and they come in and the first thing they want to do is basically eat, and at that point, they're given a bed and the opportunity to shower and to clean up and have their clothes laundered, it’s a well-run process and the workers do very well.”
Staff and volunteers at Grace Place try to keep the process the same overnight to provide a sense of consistency to the people who use their service.
“Consistency is important when dealing with clients that have addiction issues and mental health issues, and just, consistency of the process here at Grace Place through the overnight program is very very important because that leads to that safety, it brings peace to the people, to our clients, and it brings the best out of them,” Gary Macsemchuk said.
Grace Place is able to offer 15 beds as well as three of what they call Compassion mats which are available depending on the situation. People who use the service are given supper and breakfast in the morning as well as a bagged lunch for them to take with them when they leave.
For more information about the services offered by Grace Place as well as to find opportunities to volunteer or to donate, visit their website.
Global News has learned The Forks and City Council have been told by Starlight Developments that they will not proceed with purchasing Portage Place, and have asked for their deposit back.
Clare MacKay of The Forks North Portage Partnership confirmed the board was told by Starlight that they could no longer proceed.
“I can confirm that we are aware, yes,” she wrote in an email. “All inquiries on why they are not proceeding should be directed to Starlight.”
Starlight Investments refused to comment Wednesday.
The value of the deposit they are looking to have returned has not been revealed.
This isn’t the first time Starlight Investments has threatened to walk away. At the end of February, the company threatened to pull out of the ambitious project because they said the federal government hadn’t engaged in meaningful discussion about chipping in funding.
The developer originally asked all three levels of government to pony up $20 million to help build the project. The province and the city both agreed in early 2020.
The federal government, however, said Starlight changed its ask to $50-million in grants and a $240-million loan.
“That took everybody by surprise. It especially took me by surprise, at this late stage of their own deadline, to all of a sudden up the ante,” said St. Vital/St. Boniface member of Parliament Dan Vandal at the time.
Global News has reached out to Vandal for comment.
The project, a $400-million renovation that would see numerous housing units, community amenities and public spaces added, would also include a refresh of the beleaguered mall itself.
The courtyard at Edmonton Street for the proposed new development at Portage Place. Starlight Investments
This Place tells 150 years of Canadian history through Indigenous stories, music and more. It features Indigenous creators — including David. A Robertson, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette and Brandon Mitchell — and incorporates elements of fantasy and magical realism to examine Canadian history from Confederation to now.
The podcast is hosted by Rosanna Deerchild. Deerchild worked with an Indigenous team of writers and audio producers to develop the episodic series.
Told in chronological order, This Place starts in 1868 and highlights the battles and triumphs of Indigenous trailblazers.
Here are the heroes you'll learn about.
Annie Bannatyne
Despite the discrimination she faced, Métis heroine Annie Bannatyne stood up for Indigenous women and for her community. (Scott B. Henderson/colours by Donovan Yaciuk, Archives of Manitoba: Annie McDermot Bannatyne 1, Personalities, P1263, [1870s] N10672)
Annie Bannatyne was a formidable Métis business owner and important civic figure in Winnipeg. Born Annie McDermot at Red River Settlement in 1832, she played an instrumental role in fundraising and founding the Winnipeg General Hospital. Bannatyne was dedicated to charitable causes and philanthropy.
In February 1869, she became known for horsewhipping Toronto writer Charles Mair after he published disparaging remarks about Métis women in the Toronto Globe. It is believed that these actions inspired the young Louis Riel.
Annie Bannatyne was a formidable Métis business owner and important civic figure in Winnipeg who played an instrumental role in fundraising and founding the Winnipeg General Hospital. She also inspired a young Louis Riel with a public act of resistance — highlighted in this story. 27:26
Chief Billy Assu
Chief Billy Assu stands with a missionary on the beach at Cape Mudge Village. He was known for the many potlatches he gave. (Kyle Charlescolours by Scott A. Ford, submitted by Sonny Assu)
Born in 1867 in Cape Mudge, B.C., Billy Assu was one of the most respected and influential potlatch chiefs in Ligwilda'xw history.
He became a Chief at the age of 24 after his uncle Chief Wamaish died. As Chief, Assu was able to secure better wages for his people. He also negotiated with the government for the right to fish with the same modern equipment as non-Indigenous fleets.
Assu was known for the many potlatches he gave. He organized several hundred, including a large one with thousands of guests that lasted over three weeks. In 1910, Chief Jim Naknakim bestowed upon him the name "Pasala" meaning "to give many potlatches".
Listen to author Sonny Assu explore the life of his great-great-grandfather on the This Place episode Tilted Ground.
27:26Tilted Ground
Author Sonny Assu explores the journey of his great-great-grandfather, Chief Billy Assu, who was one of the most respected and influential potlatch chiefs in Ligwilda’xw history. 27:26
Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow
Francis “Peggy” Pegahmagabow was one of the first Indigenous soldiers to serve in the army. (Natasha Donovan, Canadian government/Wikimedia Commons/public domain)
Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow remains one of the most decorated Indigenous soldiers in history. Born in 1891 on what is now the Shawanaga First Nation north of Parry Sound, Ont., he was a fierce and respected Ojibwe sniper in the First World War.
Almost immediately after war was declared in August 1914, Pegahmagabow got enlisted in the army. He was one of the first Indigenous soldiers to volunteer for overseas service in the war.
After the war he returned to Parry Island in 1919, where he continued to serve the Algonquin Militia Regiment. However, Pegahmagabow found himself facing persecution and poverty, so he became involved in politics demanding better treatment for Indigenous peoples.
Listen to Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow's journey from Parry Island to the frontline of war and back on the This Place episode Peggy.
27:28Peggy
An Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band, Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow is one of the most decorated Indigenous soldiers in Canadian history. This story follows Peggy as he demonstrates bravery and skill on the battlefields of the First World War, only to return home and be denied fair treatment. 27:28
Frank T'Seleie
Dene Chief Frank T’Seleie is best known for his impassioned speech to prevent the Mackenzie Valley pipeline from cutting through the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Alberta. (Scott B. Henderson/colours by Scott A. Ford, Alex Brockman/CBC)
When the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline was proposed in the 1970s, a young Dene Chief of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., vowed to stop it. Frank T'Seleie is best known for his impassioned speech to prevent the pipeline from cutting through the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Alberta. From his youth to his days as a band administrator, T'Seleie was an ardent protector of the land.
"You have come to destroy the Dene Nation. You are coming with your troops to slaughter us and steal land that is rightfully ours," T'Seleie said when speaking to the representative of Canadian Arctic Gas during the Berger Inquiry. His comments made front-page news across the country.
It's 1975 in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, and a young Dene Chief named Frank T'Seleie is about to change the course of history. Follow Frank's fight to stop the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline — from his youth, to his days as a band administrator, to his celebrated speech at the Berger Inquiry, which is remembered as an integral part of the efforts to protect and defend the lands within the Northwest Territories. 27:26
Ellen Gabriel
Ellen Gabriel is a Mohawk activist and artist who came into the public eye for her work during the Oka Crisis. ( Andrew Lodwick, Ka'nhehsí:io Deer/CBC)
Ellen Gabriel is an activist and artist from Kanehsatà:ke Nation — Turtle Clan — who served as the official spokesperson, chosen by the People of the Longhouse, during the Oka Crisis.
Since 1990, she has advocated for Indigenous rights and has worked to educate the public, academics and politicians on Indigenous history, culture and identity. During the Oka Crisis, when her work brought her into the public eye, Gabriel traveled across Canada, Europe and Japan to inform people about the events happening in her community.
Gabriel holds a BFA from Concordia University, is a board member of the Mohawk Language Custodian Association and is part of Indigenous Climate Action's steering committee. In 2008, she received the International Women's Day Award from the Barreau du Québec/Québec Bar Association and the Indigenous Women's Initiative "Jigonsaseh Women of Peace Award" for her advocacy work.
This isn't your average coming-of-age story. It’s the summer of 1990 and apathetic Anishinaabe teen Washashk is on a road trip with his mom Raven. She wants to support the land defenders at Kanesatake. Washashk wants to go to the movies, but it's in The Pines that he'll find his place in the world. 27:26
If you want to learn more about Indigenous resistance and resilience, you can listen to the entire series on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Moose Jaw AAA Warriors are only a few hours away from taking the ice for their first game of the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League season.
The Warriors will face the Estevan Bears in their home opener at Mosaic Place, marking the first regular-season contest for the local squad since a 4-3 loss to the Regina Pat Canadians back on Nov. 21, 2020. A few days later, the remainder of the SMAAAHL season was put on hold due to the ongoing pandemic, and was later outright cancelled.
Moose Jaw posted a 2-1 record through the pre-season, falling 5-4 to the Yorkton Maulers in their first exhibition game on Sept. 14 before taking both ends of a home-and-home with the Swift Current Legionnaires, winning 4-2 on Sept. 17 at Mosaic Place and 5-3 on Sept. 19 in Gull Lake.
Estevan, meanwhile, capped their exhibition schedule with a 2-1 record, taking a 2-0 win over Regina on Sept. 4 and a 5-2 victory over Notre Dame Sept. 11 before dropping a 3-2 decision to the Pat Cs on Sept. 19.
The Bears are in their second season of existence after going 2-3 in SMAAAHL South Division action in 2020-21. They played their first two games of the 2021-22 campaign this past weekend, dropping 4-1 and 5-1 decisions to the Warman Wildcats.
Returning veteran Jackson Allan had four goals and six points to lead the Warriors in pre-season scoring; Kole Keen was Estevan’s top scorer with a goal and four points through three games.
Puck drop tonight is 7 p.m.,and fans are reminded that masks are mandatory in public spaces under the ongoing provincial health order, including Mosaic Place.
The building in La Tuque, Que., once housed a residential school, but now the space is being used as a daycare where Indigenous kids are encouraged to speak their native language and learn about their culture.
About 60 per cent of kids at the First Steps daycare are Indigenous, and they take part in special programming where they get to participate in activities that connect them with their Atikamekw heritage.
The daycare also offers programs where Indigenous and non-Indigenous children spend time exploring the forest and learning about the values and knowledge of Indigenous communities.
The staff at the daycare say that introducing Indigenous and non-Indigenous children to these values and fostering relationships between them is paying off.
"It removes prejudices. It creates nice connections," said Christiane Morin, who has been the daycare's director since it opened in 2001.
Staff say bringing together children from different cultures helps break down barriers for both kids and parents. (Delphine Jung/Radio-Canada)
Morin says it has the same effect on parents whose kids take part in the program.
She says at the beginning, many non-Indigenous parents had preconceived notions about the Indigenous children.
"When there was an outbreak of lice, they thought it was because of the Indigenous children," said Morin.
Morin says she didn't tolerate this kind of attitude, and that giving the kids time to get to know each other helped break down barriers.
The daycare features a forest program where the kids get to explore nature and learn about its value in Indigenous culture. (Delphine Jung/Radio-Canada)
While she recognizes the sombre history of the building, Morin feels that a new chapter is being written within its old walls.
"We no longer see sadness. We see children who are happy. We can see that they are having fun. It buries the tears that were here before."
'A way to remember that it happened'
For Indigenous parents, giving their kids a place where their language and culture will be validated and celebrated brings peace of mind.
Laurianne Petiquay, who comes from the community of Wemotaci on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River, says she felt that putting her kids in a program where they could speak Atikamekw would give them a better chance to succeed.
Petiquay felt the program at First Steps would also help her kids feel more included.
Laurianne Petiquay sends her three kids to the daycare. She said she's happy to have them in a place where she knows they won't face discrimination. (Delphine Jung/Radio-Canada)
"It's hard to choose to stay in an urban setting when you're an Indigenous mom who speaks the language and whose kids speak the language. I worried they were going to suffer discrimination [elsewhere]," she said.
Considering the building used to house an institution aimed at separating children from their language and culture, Petiquay said she feels the new mission of acceptance and inclusion is important.
She said repurposing the building is a "way to remember that it happened. The fact that this place has come back to life in another way, by bringing back children with a beautiful program for the First Nations ... is a way of remembering and not just demolishing it to forget."
Only the building that housed the classrooms remains of the former school. The chapel and dormitories were demolished because they were dilapidated.
At the daycare, Indigenous and non-Indigenous kids are regularly outdoors and explore the forest with magnifying glasses, shovels and a vegetable peeler.
Taniassa Laloche, an educator at the daycare, speaks to the kids in Atikamekw and helps them develop their vocabulary. (Delphine Jung/Radio-Canada)
When they return to the classroom, the Atikamekw kids spend time with Taniassa Laloche, who runs the program for Indigenous kids. Laloche speaks to them in both French and Atikamekw, and runs special programming where they listen to stories and myths told by elders or learn about cultural practices, like tanning moose hide.
Conserving the language
Laloche brought her father, Jean-Yves Birothé, into the class to teach the kids how to make bannock.
While they waited for the bread to bake, Laloche taught the kids how to say numbers and shapes in Atikamekw to broaden their vocabulary.
"It's important for the conservation of our language," she said.
Romeo Saganash, a Cree lawyer who served as the member of Parliament for the Quebec riding of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou from 2011 to 2019, attended the residential school in La Tuque for 10 years when he was a child.
Romeo Saganash, a Cree former MP, spent time at the residential school in La Tuque that now houses the daycare. (Hugo Belanger/Radio-Canada)
He remembers the smell of the old building and the way the staff would address the children in English, even though Saganash at that time spoke neither French nor English.
He remembers being at school and being told his father had died and that he wouldn't be allowed to attend the funeral.
"I stayed in my seat without crying, totally enraged. I told myself I would try even harder to get out of that place," said Saganash.
He says he supports the impact the daycare is making today, but says that educating young people about the history of these buildings and the legacy of residential schools is crucial to moving forward.
The Callander museum recently received a large donation of Dionne quintuplets’ memorabilia. Museum curator Natasha Wiatr said the gift “is the most significant donation we have received to date,” and “probably the biggest.”
Richard and Nancy Fraser donated the items—five large tote bins full of photos, dolls, magazines, and other memorabilia—from the collection of Richard’s mother, Doris.
The family lives in Maine. Doris called Bethel home, and Richard and Nancy are a little further south, in Harrison. However, because of Doris’ fascination with Quint collecting, the Callander and North Bay areas were always places of great interest to her.
Doris recently passed away at the age of 97 and during her long life amassed a large collection of Dionne memorabilia.
“She was a big collector,” Nancy Fraser said, and “she always wanted to go visit where the Dionne’s were from.”
That goal was achieved 20 years ago, when Nancy brought her mother and Doris to Callander for a visit to see the Dionne sites in the region.
“We took mother to visit the place, way back along,” Fraser recalled, “and she wanted the collection to stay all in one place. We figured the museum was the best place if they were willing to take it.”
“And when I contacted them, they were thrilled, so we were happy to send it up there for them to display it.”
Doris was an avid collector—“she’s been collecting since she was a child”—and the family were no strangers to antique shops and collector’s groups, always searching for a new treasure to add to the ever-growing Dionne collection.
“Wherever we found it, we’d bring it home for her,” Nancy said, referring to her and Richard’s travels through the States and the many antique shops they stopped in along the way.
Doris was always searching as well, and prominently displayed her collection throughout her Bethel home, especially the pictures.
“They were all displayed,” Fraser said, and “I had to fill all the nail holes,” Richard joked, after packing up the donation for the museum.
“She always hoped the collection would stay in one place,” Fraser said, and donating to the Callander museum “was the obvious choice for us.”
“We could have tried to sell it,” she said, “but in her memory, we knew it was going to stay in one place so it was well-worth donating it to the museum, and they were so thrilled to get it that we feel really good about it.”
“And I’m sure she’s thanking us up there for doing it.”
Fraser emphasized Doris’ desire to have these items displayed, as many “people collect things, and they put them away, and you never see them again.”
Once out of sight, the stories these items tell can also be lost, and “I think the whole story of the Dionne’s needs to be remembered for what the country did to the family, taking them away like that.”
“It needs to be kept alive,” Fraser said, and now that the Fraser’s donation is part of the museum’s catalogue, “a lot of people will get to see this collection.”
After losing 34-24 in front of 12,108 in the stands, it turns out the Ottawa Redblacks were the ones playing against the worst team in the league
Author of the article:
Gerry Moddejonge
Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Praise Martin-Oguike (95) tackles Edmonton Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius (15) in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.Photo by Justin Tang /The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA — Welcome to the basement.
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The Edmonton Elks came into TD Place Stadium on Tuesday to play against the worst team in the Canadian Football League.
But after losing 34-24 in front of 12,108 in the stands, it turns out the Ottawa Redblacks were the ones playing against the worst team in the league.
That leaves Edmonton with a 2-5 record, pulling even at the bottom of the heap with the Calgary Stampeders, who still have a game to play this week, while Ottawa improved to the same 2-5 differential, with both of their wins coming against Edmonton, who dropped a 16-12 decision at home to the Redblacks to open the season.
“We played really poorly in all three phases and I’m embarrassed, disappointed and I’m obviously frustrated,” said Elks head coach Jaime Elizondo, in his first game back in Ottawa since his departure as Redblacks offensive co-ordinator. “But they beat us in all three phases, there’s no doubt about it.”
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The things is, this one wasn’t supposed to even be a contest, with Edmonton going on the road, where they have won both of their games, against an Ottawa club that came in not having won at home in their previous 11 attempts.
And that’s not even considering the home team was forced to feature rookie quarterback Caleb Evans, who was making his first professional start with Matt Nichols and Dominique Davis both injured.
He finished an admirable 15 of 22 passing for 191 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Of course, on the other side, Taylor Cornelius was making his second start in a row with franchise quarterback Trevor Harris out with a neck injury. He completed 22 of 31 passes for 334 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
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“Just getting off to that slow start hurt us in the first half and then in the fourth quarter, we’re driving there with five, six minutes left in the ball game to make it a one-score game and throw an interception,” Cornelius said. “You’ve got to come out with points right there and help our defence out.
“Guys are going to keep rolling and we’re going to make this thing work.”
This one was already 14-0 before Edmonton snapped the ball a second time.
Ottawa came up with a touchdown on their opening drive, when Elks camp cut Kenny Stafford — deemed not to have been a “cultural fit” — came up with a 37-yard reception into the red zone to set up a 20-yard touchdown toss to Ryan Davis for a 7-0 lead two-and-a-half minutes in.
Edmonton’s first possession ended with former Redblacks receiver Greg Ellingson fumbling their first pass of the game right back to Ottawa at the Elks’ 31 yard-line.
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Three plays later, Ottawa doubled their lead when running back Timothy Flanders spun his way to a 15-yard touchdown, all of which came after the catch, before going ahead even more on a 15-yard field goal.
But Edmonton came to life prior to halftime, as Cornelius stepped up in the pocket and rifled a deep ball caught in stride by Shai Ross, who out-legged Redblacks safety Antoine Pruneau, playing in his 100th CFL game, to the pilon for a 77-yard touchdown to trail 17-7.
The longest offensive play by the Elks this season was Ross’s second career touchdown and first of two on the night, capping a five-play drive that covered 104 yards and took up 1:32.
Any momentum the Elks earned at the end of the half was extinguished when a sack by former Elks coverage linebacker Don Unamba led to a two-and-out, before the ensuing punt was returned 73 yards to the end zone by Dedmon for a 24-7 Ottawa lead.
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It’s the second punt-return touchdown allowed this season by an Edmonton club that hasn’t scored one of their own since 2015. Edmonton dismissed two offensive co-ordinators this year, with A.J. Gass getting his walking papers three weeks prior to training camp and Chris Rippon three weeks into the season.
But the Elks bounced back with a 24-yard catch by Tevaun Smith, before Tyler Higby, a rookie centre playing in place of David Beard, who was left back home in COVID protocols, hiked the ball over Cornelius’s head. Still, that didn’t stop the quarterback from turning the next snap into an 18-yard touchdown toss to Ellingson to trail 24-14.
The seven-play, 77-yard drive took 3:11, before Edmonton made it a one-score game before both sides traded field goals to close out the third quarter.
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With Edmonton marching, Ellingson came up with a 22-yard catch at Ottawa’s 26 yard-line, before Cornelius was intercepted in the end zone by Brandon Dandridge on a pass intended for Mike Jones.
It was the second of three turnovers in the game featuring the two worst turnover ratios in the league, with all three giveaways belonging to Edmonton, who have been snakebitten in that department all season.
“It’s hard to put an exact finger on it right now,” Elizondo said. “The one that kills you is the one in the end zone when we’re obviously getting back into the game and getting some momentum. You’re not going to win many games turning the ball over as much as we have. First play of the game and then going into the red zone, they’re just … it’s got to get fixed.”
Ottawa was able to pad their lead in the final six minutes, with Evans finding a diving Stafford for a seven-yard connection in the end zone to double up on the Elks, 34-17.
Ross’s second touchdown of the night came with 2:20 to go on an eight-yard flip pass into the end zone after Ellingson brought Edmonton to the doorstep with a 52-yard catch.
Next up: The Elks take to the road to face the first-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Oct. 8 (6:30 p.m., TSN, 630 CHED).
Hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, This Place tells 150 years of Canadian history through Indigenous stories, music and more. It features Indigenous creators — including David. A Robertson, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette and Brandon Mitchell — and incorporates elements of fantasy and magical realism to examine Canadian history from Confederation to now.
To bring the characters to life, 22 Indigenous actors from across the country were cast.
Here are the people behind the voices you'll hear in This Place.
PJ Prudat
PJ Prudat is a Métis Cree actor, playwright and poet from Meadow Lake, Sask., Treaty 6 Territory. (Submitted by PJ Prudat)
PJ Prudat is a Métis Cree actor, playwright and poet from Meadow Lake, Sask., Treaty 6 Territory. She has been a company actor for the National Arts Centre and the Shaw Festival, and has performed in many Indigenous-led productions across the country. Prudat was the recipient of the 2017 Reveal Indigenous Art Award.
Chris Mejaki is an emerging actor from Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation. (Tim Leyes)
Chris Mejaki is an emerging actor from Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation. He grew up in Peterborough, Ont., and studied at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto in 2015 and the National Theatre School in 2018. His recent credits include Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society's dance drama Okotoks and the play Vimy, a production of the Western Canada Theatre.
Sheldon Elter is a Métis actor and writer from Peace River, Alta. (Kevin Clark Studios)
Sheldon Elter is a Métis actor and writer from Peace River, Alta. His theatre credits include One Little Indian Productions's Metis Mutt, the Belfry Theatre's Ministry of Grace and Crazy for You, a co-production of Citadel Theatre and Theatre Calgary.
He co-created and starred in the 2016 comedy TV series Delmer & Marta.
Kevin Loring, the artistic director for the Indigenous Theatre. (Jean Delisle/CBC)
Kevin Loring is an actor, playwright and director. He is a member of the Nlaka'pamux Nation from the Lytton First Nation in British Columbia. His first play, Where the Blood Mixes, won the 2009 Governor General's Literary Award for drama. Loring is the founding Artistic Director of Savage Society, a not-for-profit production company that tells Indigenous stories using contemporary mediums.
James Dallas Smith is a Six Nations Mohawk actor, writer and musician. (Submitted by James Dallas Smith)
James Dallas Smith is a Six Nations Mohawk actor, writer and musician who has been performing for over 20 years. He acted in the OMNI TV series Metropia and some of his theatre credits include Soulpepper's The Government Inspector and This is How We Got Here from Native Earth Performing Arts.
David DeLeary is an Ojibway composer, producer and performer. (Submitted by David DeLeary)
David DeLeary is an Ojibway composer, producer and performer from the Walpole Island First Nation Reserve in southern Ontario. He has worked on everything from alternative rock productions to theatrical sound design and television scoring.
He was the voice of McDonald, Powell and the cousin in Tilted Ground, the Mountie and the judge in Red Clouds, and the soldiers and John Daly in Peggy.
Darla Contois
Darla Contois is a Cree playwright and actor from Grand Rapids Cree Nation in Manitoba. (Submitted by Darla Contois)
Darla Contois is a Cree playwright and actor from Grand Rapids Cree Nation in Manitoba. Her debut play, White Man's Indian, follows a teenage girl from the reserve, who is forced to live with her estranged father in the big city after her mother dies. Contois was the recipient of the Summerworks 2017 Emerging Artist Award presented by The Theatre Centre.
Marcel Petit is a playwright, filmmaker and actor from Saskatoon. (Submitted by Marcel Petit)
Marcel Petit is a playwright, filmmaker and actor from Saskatoon. He has worked on short dramas to feature documentaries. His recent theatre work includes Live Five's production of Salt Baby, Centaur Theatre's Reckoning and Dancing Sky Theatre's Blow Wind. Petit is currently the executive director of Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op, a youth centre in Saskatoon.
Joyce Delaronde is a writer, director and actor originally from Duck Bay, Man. (John K. Photography)
Joyce Delaronde is a writer, director and actor originally from Duck Bay, Man. She is the creator of The Skinny Kookoo Comedy Sketch Show, which played at the 2020 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival. Delaronde is a member of the Winnipeg Indigenous Filmmaker Collective and a coordinator for the annual Indigenous Film Summit.
Rosie is the fifth episode of the podcast This Place. Set in the early 1940s in Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Rosie is a nod to shamanism — a secret history of Inuit. (GMB Chomichuk/CBC)
Annabella Piugattuk is an actor from Igloolik, Nunavut. She performed in The Snow Walker directed by Charles Martin Smith, Steven Spielberg's miniseries Into The West and The Hunt, from Jordan Tannahill. Piugattuk is the host Alianait Festival, Iqaluit's annual music festival, and she most recently hosted the first online pandemic edition.
She was the voice of Ruth, the witch and Aasivak in Rosie.
Reneltta Arluk
Reneltta Arluk is the director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre. (Submitted by Reneltta Arluk)
Reneltta Arluk is the director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre. From a young age, Arluk knew she wanted to tell Indigenous stories from an Indigenous perspective. This led her to the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto when she was just 19 and then onto the University of Alberta, where she became the first Indigenous woman to graduate from their BFA acting program.
Lucas Wade is an actor, producer and musician. (Submitted by Lucas Wade)
Lucas Wade is an actor, producer and musician.
He was the voice of the buyer in Rosie and the Chief in Nimkii.
Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen
Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen is an Ojibwe Swampy Cree and English Irish descent theatre artist based in Vancover. (Submitted by Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen)
Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen is an Ojibwe Swampy Cree and English Irish descent theatre artist based in Vancouver. Her work is rooted in Indigenous protocol, ontologies and decolonial methodologies. She is an associate artist with Full Circle: First Nations Performance and playwright-in-residence with Delinquent Theatre.
Cooke Ravensbergen was the voice of adult Nimkii and the social worker in Nimkii and elder 1 in kitaskînaw 2350.
Sarah Ellis Fox
Sarah Ellis Fox is Métis audio producer, content creator and artist. (Matt Klassen)
Sarah Ellis Fox is a Métis audio producer, content creator and artist. They have worked on several podcasts including And Still We Rise hosted by Angela Marie MacDougall and Talks with Tamara Taggart from Telus.
Nimkii is the sixth episode of This Place. In the episode, Sixties Scoop survivor Nimkii shares with her daughter the story of her life, and the promise she made to a little boy. (Ryan Howe & Jen Storm, coloured by Donovan Yaciuk/CBC)
Cooper was the voice of Pauki in Rosie and child Nimkii and the daughter in Nimkii.
Cameron Watts is a Nuu chah nulth First Nations actor and filmmaker from the Tseshaht tribe in British Columbia. (Kaitlyn Redcrow)
Cameron Watts is a Nuu chah nulth First Nations actor and filmmaker from the Tseshaht tribe in British Columbia. He studied acting at Capilano University and made his directorial debut with the short doc A Story of Skin and Ink. His short film Pookmis screened at the 2018 LA Skins Fest.
Kira Doxtator is an Anishinaabe and Dakota artist from Ottawa. (Lindsay Sarazin)
Kira Doxtator is an Anishinaabe and Dakota artist from Ottawa. She is currently studying political science and cinema studies at the University of British Coloumbia and working in the film industry in Vancouver.
Doxtator was the voice of Kanontienentha in Warrior Nation.
Cheyanna Kootenhayoo
Cheyanna Kootenhayoo is a director, filmmaker and music industry professional, also known as DJ Kookum. (George Lawson)
Cheyanna Kootenhayoo is a director, filmmaker and music industry professional, also known as DJ Kookum. She is a member of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and grew up in Cold Lake, Alta. Kootenhayoo is the music supervisor for the children's television series Coyote Science and the host of Immersive Knowledge Transfer, a podcast produced by the Indigenous Matriarchs 4 Media Lab.
Art Napoleon is a television host, producer and musician from the Saulteau First Nation in British Columbia. (Dean Azim)
Art Napoleon is a television host, producer and musician from the Saulteau First Nation in British Columbia. He is the co-host of Moosemeat & Marmalade, a television series which explores Indigenous food culture, traditional cooking methods and modern culinary techniques.
Theresa Cutknife is Nehiyaw and Puerto Rican actor, writer and creative producer from Maskwacîs, Alta. (Submitted by Theresa Cutknife)
Theresa Cutknife is Nehiyaw and Puerto Rican actor, writer and emerging creative producer from Maskwacîs, Alta. She is a member of the Samson Cree Nation and has worked with Native Earth Performing Arts, Punctuate Theatre, Common Boots Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Young People's Theatre.
Adeline Bird is a status Indian from Rolling River First Nation, Man. Her mother is Ojibway and her father is from Tanzania. (Submitted)
Adeline Bird is an Afro-Anishinaabe author, filmmaker and producer from Winnipeg. Bird is a graduate of the CBC New Indigenous Voices program. She made her directorial debut with the short film Nappy Hair, which is available to stream on CBC Gem.
