People and Passions columnist Aislinn Cornett is a freelance writer, artist and art therapist. She has also contributed a drawing series titled Aisy Doodles.
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People and Passions
Issue: 2017-12-06, PHOTO: Rory Wadham
Better communities, 100 women at a time
Sitting in a circle with the seven women and organizers of the sixth annual 100 Women Who Care event is a bit like curling up fireside. The ambiance is cozy, intimate and undeniably supportive. The answer “Because we care” resounds like a... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-30, PHOTO: Émeraude Dallaire-Robert
Émeraude Photography and Design
When Yukon born-and-raised photographer and graphic design artist Émeraude Dallaire-Robert was 14-years-old, her dad gave her a camera, and not just any old hand-me-down camera. The camera was given to her dad in exchange for rent by a tenant who... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-23, PHOTO: April Howard
From Storms to Spectres, and All Surreal Things Inbetween
As a child, April Howard remembers spending hours quietly flipping through her dad’s collection of Robert Bateman books, getting lost in, and inspired by, the intricate and realistic details of the iconic Canadian artist and naturalist’s works... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-09, PHOTO: Katie Thom
Fresh Fast Food
Culinary queen and DIY entrepreneur Katie Thom might be flying by the seat of her pants, but when she sets her mind on something, she does it, and with force. Though operating a food truck has been on her mind for the last 10 years, it was a... Read more
Issue: 2017-06-28, PHOTO: courtesy of Justine Alton
Healing through Massage
Justine Alton is no stranger to health issues. Since she was 19-years-old, the born and raised Yukoner has had a keen interest in psychology, bodywork and holistic health and wellness, but it was her own 10-year struggle with deep seated physical... Read more
Issue: 2017-06-21, PHOTO: Cosenti Graf-Smith
There’s a New Drummer in Town
Meet Lee Campese, Yukon’s most recent import and the latest addition to the groovy rhythmic assemblage, Major Funk and the Employment. Campese, who has been drumming for 18 years, is no stranger to the spotlight, but this summer marks his first in... Read more
Issue: 2017-06-14, PHOTO: John Alderson, Bicycle Ride Productions
Ski Bum Pizza Co. is Making Tracks
There’s a new enterprise to the Yukon pizza scene. It’s big, unmistakably blue, and it’s serving up local ingredients atop a wood-fired crust, slope style. Ski Bum Pizza Co. is Yukon’s first pizza food truck, and the brainchild of longtime Yukon... Read more