Award-winning Canadian children’s writer and storyteller Michael Kusugak on growing up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, surviving residential schools, what inspired his first book, and how he carries traditional Inuit stories and culture with him wherever he goes.
Your name? Colleen Jones. Home (or adopted) town? Halifax, Nova Scotia. Population? We are the ultimate little big town: around 400,000. Years in residence? All of my 56 years. Where do you live now? A block from where I’ve always lived: West...
Your name? Roy MacGregor. Home (or adopted) towns? Whitney and Huntsville, Ontario. Population? 700 in Whitney and 18,000 for the greater Huntsville area. Years in residence? Whitney: 0–2. Huntsville: 2–23. Where do you live now? Ottawa. Local school...
Your name? Guido Basso. Home (or adopted) town? Near Consecon, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Population? It’s a small town. Years in residence? 32. Local school attended? Not so local. My schooling was in Montreal (a long time ago). Local jobs held? The Picton Jazz...
Your name? Hayley Wickenheiser. Home (or adopted) town? Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Population? 20,000. Years in residence? 12. Where do you live now? Calgary. Local school attended? Bishop Carroll High. Class of 19--? ’96. Local jobs held? Full-time athlete. Favourite...
Your name? Calvin Vollrath. Home (or adopted) town? St. Paul, Alberta. Population? 5,000. Years in residence? 18 years. Where do you live now? St. Paul, Alberta. Local school attended? Sturgeon Composite High School, Namao, Alberta. Class of 19--? 1978. Local jobs...
Your name? Carol Bruneau. Home (or adopted) town? Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Population? In 2001, the town proper had 7,312 people, down from about 9,000 in the 1960s and 10,000 in the 1930s, when coal was truly king. Recent StatsCan...
Your name? Amber Holland What will you be up to in 2017? 2016 was a year of change and new for me. I stepped down from my long-time job (20 years) at CURLSASK to move to my partner’s farm in Loreburn, Saskatchewan, and back to my roots of living on a farm. I will...
Your name? Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne. Home (or adopted) town? Kelowna, B.C. (Originally, New Orleans.) Population? 200,000 in Kelowna. (New Orleans: 380,000.) Years in residence? Two years. Where do you live now? Kelowna, B.C. Local jobs held? Lifetime musician....
Born in Milton, Ontario, Kevin shares his love of his hometown, his youth, and his love for his family.
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The country star discusses his home town of Pictou County, Nova Scotia and why he loves Canada.