This issue of The Northern Sun, published by Food Matters Manitoba, focuses on Indigenous food sovereignty. Key articles address the severe mercury contamination in fish from Manitoba Hydro's Keeyask project, making them inedible for locals in Makeso

This issue of The Northern Sun, a publication of Food Matters Manitoba, focuses on Indigenous food sovereignty, particularly in Northern Manitoba. It highlights the challenges faced by remote Indigenous communities due to unpredictable winter road ac

The Northern Sun is a quarterly publication designed to inform and educate readers about Food Matters Manitoba’s efforts in Indigenous food sovereignty. Articles reinforce these values, efforts, and highlight our Northern partners’ work in their

The Northern Sun is a quarterly publication designed to inform and educate readers about Food Matters Manitoba’s efforts in Indigenous food sovereignty. Articles reinforce these values, efforts, and h

How Indigenous non-profit Food Matters Manitoba is helping northern communities heal from the trauma of colonization by building local food systems. *Note - The term “Indian” when used to identify Indigenous Peoples may be offensive. The term in this…

Local Indigenous non-profit tackles food insecurity in Northern Indigenous Communities in Manitoba through community driven change. Remote areas in Northern Manitoba often experience a constant struggle to acquire the bare necessities they need to…

Remote areas in northern Manitoba experience a constant struggle to acquire the bare necessities needed to survive. It wasn’t always like this though, explains Executive Director of Food Matters Manitoba (FMM), Demian Lawrenchuk. “For thousands of…

Virtual technology provides access to conversations with Holocaust survivors for future generations Eszter Andor’s day began in the hours of the early morning leaving Montreal to pick up Holocaust survivor Marguerite Quddus from her residence in…

Quebec Researchers and Patients Hoping for Alternatives After undergoing an upper left lobectomy for stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a non-smoker in 2016, Tim Monds’ routine CT scans continued to confirm the same results—all clear, no…

Chantal Schromeda & Reina Ephrahim Murray Levine has been living near Trudeau Airport for more than two decades but is worried it could be bad for his health. “Hearing that the level is four times that of downtown is shocking,” he says. According