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  • A WALK IN BREITHAUPT PARK WITH SAM MERCURY

     For self-described homebody and indoor kid Sam Mercury, a walk through Breithaupt Park provided a chance to connect with her new neighbourhood and establish the area as a green space […]

  • A WALK IN SNYDER’S FLATS WITH TENEILE WARREN

    Birdsong and the barking of friendly dogs provided the soundtrack for my walk in Snyder’s Flats with artist and activist Teneile Warren. The day was warm, the trail was inviting, […]

  • A WALK IN THE PARK WITH SHARL SMITH

    I met artist Sharl Smith for a walk on Sandrock Trail near her home in Kitchener. We strolled through her neighbourhood before connecting up with the trail through paths which […]

  • A WALK IN THE PARK WITH WILLA COWARD

    The ground at Huron Natural Area was slippery with a coating of late-March snow when I met musician and concert photographer Willa Coward for a walk. Despite wearing footwear better […]

  • A WALK ON THE WALTER BEAN TRAIL WITH LILY GYAMFI-KUMANINI

    Storytelling is at the heart of everything Lily Gyamfi-Kumanini does. The holistic healer, coach, actor, podcaster, writer and community builder—to name only some of her titles—focuses her work on helping […]

  • A WALK NEAR HIGHWAY 8 WITH ROSHAN JAMES

    “The Tibetan in me comes out in a really big way when there’s this much snow,” Roshan James said. “I just love it!”   James is a local artist, community […]

  • A WALK IN THE PARK WITH BRENDA MABEL REID

    It was a cold Saturday morning and George Lippert Park had not yet woken up. A pick-up hockey game at the rink would soon provide the soundtrack for the neighbourhood, […]

  • A WALK IN WATERLOO PARK WITH KEZ VICARIO-ROBINSON

    For Kitchener-born and raised resident Kez Vicario-Robinson, our walk in Waterloo Park was also a trip down memory lane.  “When I was growing up home-schooled, we would often meet [here],” Vicario-Robinson […]

  • A WALK IN THE PARK WITH AASHAY DALVI

    “I don’t usually go to parks,” Aashay Dalvi said. “I go to coffee shops, I go to bookshops.” It is why we started our outing at Whoopsie Daisy on the […]

  • A WALK IN RIVERSIDE PARK WITH VANESSA SPENCE, FOUNDER OF VIRTU-ARTS THEATRE

    A light rain had just started to fall when I met Vanessa Spence under the archway to Riverside Park in Cambridge. Undaunted and armed with an umbrella and a stroller […]