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Designer Robert Faulkner's side table and tray, Chute, wins him a trip to New York City to attend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
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Designer Robert Faulkner's side table and tray, Chute, wins him a trip to New York City to attend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
It’s a familiar sight to the girls who make their living on the streets of some of Edmonton’s most notorious neighbourhoods. The Salvation Army outreach van offers a refuge on wheels, an invitation for a warm place to sit, a cup of hot coffee, something to eat and a chance to talk. Driving the initiative is Corrine Frost, who once worked the streets like the girls she now tries to help. “When you’re out on the street, you think you’re nothing,” says Corrine, or Corry as everyone knows her. “You think you’re no good and that...
You may not have heard of Nancy Fares, but if you’ve enjoyed 3D movies in the theatres, you’ve experienced the results of her work. The movie industry wasn’t interested in adopting DLP, the technology which makes 3D possible, when Fares took over as General Manager of the DLP Division of Texas Instruments seven years ago. There were too many significant hurdles to overcome, not the least of which was the high cost of...
American Idol? X-Factor? Danielle Lowe, with her warm, engaging stage presence and perfect-pitch country voice, is easily as good as the top young contenders on these shows. But, alas, as a Canadian, the singer/songwriter doesn’t qualify. Regardless, the Edmonton high school student is too busy to watch others trying to launch their careers on TV. She’s focused on growing her fan base on the Internet. “YouTube is an amazing marketing tool,” says the surprisingly mature 16 year old, who records...
Meet Sister Annata Brockman. In a petite frame standing no more than four-foot-ten, she has eyes that sparkle with a life well lived and a warmth that envelops everyone she encounters. Sister Annata has had a remarkable career. She received an education few women of her generation would have dreamed of and went on to become a pioneer in the field of education. Last year, the Edmonton Catholic School Board named a school after her. At age 84, despite her difficulty walking after breaking both her legs last New Year’s Eve, the “officially retired” nun drives...
She always loved to sing, but would only mumble the words in public. Too many people, including her mother, told her she had a terrible voice. Ironically, it is while being incarcerated at the Edmonton Institution for Women that Rochelle Lalonde finally found someone to get her in tune. She was a member of the New Beginnings choir, under the direction of Eva Bostrand. “Now I’m doing solos in front of a camera,” laughs the inmate, referring to our Global News camera at the choir’s fall concert. “That’s the miracle (Eva) works....
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