Tanya Haye, North Vancouver, British Columbia (“Harmonizing Cultures”)
Rob Rainer, Perth, Ontario (“Conserving Canada’s Wild Species”)
Ann Dwyer Galway, Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (“Recess in the Arctic”)
John A. Gervais, Embrun, Ontario (“The Dream of Belonging”)
Carmel McDonald, Garson, Ontario (“Hunting With Mémère”)
TALENT
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Marcia Godbout, Innisfil, Ontario (“Learning to See”)
Sophie Milman, Toronto, Ontario (“Russian–Israeli–Canadian Jazz Singer”)
Mary Kroetsch, Guelph, Ontario (“Saving Shoebox Memories”)
Patricia Kuhnen-Beaver, Port Stanley, Ontario (“Woven in History”)
Boshdayosgaykwe (Tracey Pawis), Parry Sound, Ontario (“G’zaagin: A Gallery of Love”)
Josef Mukli, Nanaimo, British Columbia (“Helene’s Gift”)
Robyn Meyer, Gilbert Plains, Manitoba (“Towering Over the Prairie”)
Catherine Lafrance, Montreal, Quebec (“Journey of Discovery”)
Shaun Markey, Ottawa, Ontario (“The Art of the Deal”)
Robert Williamson, Hamilton, Ontario (“Making History”)
George R. Roberts, Victoria, British Columbia (“For Better or Verse”)
Adrienne Assinewai, Sudbury, Ontario (“Fine Felted Friends”)
Amy Longley and Emily Di Matteo, Burlington, Ontario (“Musical Ambassadors”)
Len Sherman, Fosterville, New Brunswick (“Artist and Dreamer”)
Our Canada, Our Country, Our Stories
Inspirational Tales From the Heart and Soul of This Great Land
From the Editors and Contributors of Our Canada
Foreword by Gary George
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