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Weekly Roundup: November 14-18

November 13, 2016 |

Monday, November 14 2016 Northern Ontario Tourism Summit – The Northern Ontario Tourism Summit was developed as a partnership event between Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario (NOTO) and Tourism Northern Ontario (TNO) to bring together tourism businesses, organizations and suppliers as well as all levels of Government to find solutions to challenges facing the industry. This important event also brings industry together to learn about the latest trends, markets and tourism products in order to keep our industry offerings competitive on the world wide stage. Cost: $349 – November 14 @ 12 p.m. – November 16 @ 5:00 p.m. – Holiday...

Weekend Roundup: November 11-13

November 11, 2016 |

Friday, November 11 Best of Hot Docs-Sudbury Film Festival – A 4 day downtown walkable film festival bringing top award winning and audience favourites in this year’s documentary films- hot from Hot Docs International Film Festival and Sundance. With 20 feature doc screenings plus artists talks, Live Filmmaker Q and As and Industry events- this will be an exciting 4 days for cinema lovers from across the region. November 10 @ 4:30 p.m. – November 13 @ 6:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Secondary School – 154 College Street Lo-Ellen Christmas Craft Show 2016 – It’s coming soon!!! The biggest craft in Sudbury, bigger...

GET YOUR SCREAM ON WITH LAUGHING HORROR

October 31, 2016 |

Today is the day! The day when all the creatures, ghosts and goblins come out to play! But what about those who want to celebrate year round? Laughing Horror has got you covered, keeping you up-to-date with all the best in the horror movie genre. There’s nothing better than a case of the jeepers creepers that only comes from watching a great scary movie! If you find yourself looking for a little gore in your life Kyle Lafreniere is an expert on the subject and the mastermind behind Laughing Horror podcast. Gather around guys and ghouls, because we’ve got...

The Dependent: A Memoir of Marriage and the Military

October 11, 2016 |

Latitude 46 Publishing recently released one of its fall titles, The Dependent: A Memoir of Marriage and the Military written by Danielle Daniel. Danielle is an artist and children’s author and her children’s book ‘Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox’ was recently nominated for a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Award. We had the opportunity to speak with Danielle about her memoir and her future writing plans! What inspired you to write a memoir? Was it challenging to put your story on paper and share it with the world? When I first began writing my story, it was in my journal and it...

Collaboration, Community, and Crafts: Meet Makers North!

October 05, 2016 |

Tracy Baker and Julieanne Steedman are the co-founders of Makers North, a collective of makers here in Northern Ontario. Tracy is an illustrator/graphic designer who, with partner Josh Turnbull, created The Awful Alphabet, a children’s book poking fun at the darker side of the alphabet. Julieanne paints and sells her original artwork as well as prints, cards and pillows of her paintings. How did you come up with the idea to start Makers North? Julieanne: I met Tracy a couple of times over the past year at different events around Sudbury. This summer we were both at an event...

Weekly Roundup: September 26-30

September 23, 2016 |

Tuesday, September 27 Sudbury Trivia Night –3 rounds of 15 questions, and one bonus question per round. Pages are marked a-la grade 5 math class by passing them to a friend. Points scored for being awesome and promoting awesome things! Find a funny answer on someone’s card, even if it’s not the right answer you can still nominate them for an awesome star. We also reward jokers and pranksters and all those who don’t cheat! Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes. Did we mention that the overall highest score takes home half the pot? 8:00 p.m. @...

Our Crater X Cambrian College Graphic Design: Tom Beltrame

September 01, 2016 |

We’ve had the chance to talk to some of Sudbury’s finest designers who are all graduates of Cambrian College’s Graphic Design program! Each designer in this series were born in raised right here in Sudbury, and have continued to grow their careers all over the world. Today’s designer is: Tom Beltrame! Name: Tom Beltrame School and Program: Graphic Design Program at Cambrian College Current Location and Profession: Graphic Designer at Legend Boats, Sudbury, ON First things first: do you have a favourite memory from Cambrian College? Why should other budding designers attend the school’s art and design programs? My...

Sudburian Spotlight: Connor LaRocque

August 29, 2016 |

Sudbury is growing every year. The connected digital age has brought more modern and alternative businesses and individuals. With the ability to reach people with new information, Sudbury is creating unique people in every walk of life. I sat down with local author and friend Connor LaRocque to discuss his successes, failures and what he learned authoring two inspiring books. The genre he is passionate about would classify as self help, though it’s covers much more than that. Connor is a young entrepreneur making the moves to elevate his small business off the ground. He recently released his second...

Spotify Playlist: College Survival Kit

August 22, 2016 |

Oh lordy, it’s here. Somehow summer is already over and the school year is right up in your face. Whether you’re a freshman or not, college is a total rollercoaster. Don’t you worry though, I’ve always got your back and this month I have a survival kit of all the songs you need to get through the carnage. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) – Weezer Everybody feels insecure sometimes and I’ve got the definition of a pick me up right here. It’s impossible to listen to this song without getting your strut on...

Our Crater x Cambrian College Graphic Design: Frank Chartrand

August 16, 2016 |

We’ve had the chance to talk to some of Sudbury’s finest designers who are all graduates of Cambrian College’s Graphic Design program! Each designer in this series were born in raised right here in Sudbury, and have continued to grow their careers all over the world. Today’s designer is: Frank Chartrand! Name: Frank Chartrand School and program: Cambrian College, Graphic Design Current location and profession: Los Angeles, CA – UX Designer First things first: do you have a favourite memory from Cambrian College? Why should other budding designers attend the school’s art and design programs? Throughout high school, I had...