Opening Up Outdoors

Illustrator Florence Rivest dwells on one shore of the St. Lawrence; across the water live Uapukun Mestokosho and Shanice Mollen Picard, cousins and co-directors of Shipu (“rivers”). All three are finding new ways of experiencing the great outdoors by contemplating and connecting with the land.

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Going Sideways / Episode 02
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Opening Up Outdoors

Illustrator Florence Rivest dwells on one shore of the St. Lawrence; across the water live Uapukun Mestokosho and Shanice Mollen…

Going Sideways / Episode 05
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Regrowing Nature

Lawns no longer rule supreme for these citizens bringing back native plants. In Montréal, Emile Forest and Philippe Asselin are…

Going Sideways / Episode 06
16:13

Tending Community

All too often, we underestimate the power of community. In Montréal, Les Filles Fattoush has created work—and a warm welcome—for…

Going Sideways / Episode 03
15:48

Reinventing Work

Should you change your career or reinvent it? Quilt maker Marilyn B. Armand and fashion entrepreneur Inder Bedi may have…

Going Sideways / Episode 01
15:56

Living Differently

In this episode, we rethink the meaning of home and imagine other ways of living. Catherine Laporte and Rémi Poirier…

Going Sideways / Episode 04
14:50

Revamping the Pantry

Maggie Lamothe-Boudreau raises queen bees in Québec. John Winter Russell is the owner and chef of the renowned Montréal restaurant…

Airs / Episode 02
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Klô Pelgag

In partnership with La Fabrique Culturelle

Klô Pelgag in her hometown of Rivière-Ouelle, a place bathed in the saltwater calm of the St. Lawrence River.

Airs / Episode 01
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Cedric Noel

In partnership with La Fabrique Culturelle

Cedric Noel et l’artiste Le Ren, au parc Frédéric-Back, à Montréal, par temps brumeux.

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