Jodie Thomson

Erin Corbett’s voice reverberates over the phone line. She’s in the bathroom of the Old Fire Hall where, aside from the echoed cadences from her voice, the occasional yelps from performers can be heard. “I have to whisper. I’m getting yelled at,” Corbett says, voice fading into a whisper. It’s obvious that Corbett keeps busy. …

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Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association is a half-hour jaunt north of Whitehorse. Long enough to relax, unwind and appreciate a raven making an upward climb through Rabbit’s Foot Canyon along the Alaska Highway. The small ranch is home to fewer than a dozen horses, one of which is a brand-new mechanical one named Ronald. “Watch …

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Jamella Hagen likes to play with fire – at least in her poetry. “There is something very attractive but also troubling about fuels,” Hagen says of the concept behind the inflammable title of her new book, published by Nightwood Editions. “They have tremendous energy but also, of course, very high costs over the long run.” …

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