Tag Archives: Northern Ontario
Wawatay News – Celebrating beaver’s history at Mattagami
Wawatay News published out of Thunder Bay is one of the biggest Aboriginal weekly newspapers in the country — and this week, they published my story on trapping beaver with Leonard and Larry Naveau for Mattagami First Nation’s annual Beaver … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, ethical living, travel
Girl Guides & eating disorders; Big Pharma busted in Ontario; female breadwinners on the rise; Cda to takeover GM?
Here are my picks for National News, written for air this morning on Take 5, CIUT 89.5 FM Big Pharma bilks the system – but Ontario busts them for $34 million The Ontario Health Ministry has busted some pharmacies, drug … Continue reading
Filed under journalism, news, Toronto
Beaver trapping in Northern Ontario
Stripped of their tail, fur and legs, the six small beaver strung up side-by-side over the open fire look remarkably like the small pig carcasses commonly dissected in high school biology classes. “They’re done when the blood stops dripping,” says … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, travel
The Adventure diaries: Part 2 – Masawajo
We awoke to a cold, misty morning on Mattagami River. I squeezed some toothpaste onto my brush and took a glass of cold well water outside to brush my teeth. The others started emerging from their tents and trailers to … Continue reading
Filed under Aboriginal, Metis, travel
