"Remember to keep it focused on your community, and go from there!" What can you tell us about you? Can you present yourself? My name is Meesha Wittkopf (she/her). I am a non-Indigenous young adult who works, plays and lives on the traditional territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, otherwise known as Marsh Lake, Yukon Territory. I am a rural and remote communities advocate and seek to make change through grass-roots and community-based initiatives. Why did you join th

By Jennifer Houghtaling Houghtaling is a municipal councilor for Cumberland County in Nova Scotia. She is also an artist and potter who tends to express her beliefs through her art. This piece called “We are the Bear” was created after reading a book* about the melting ice in the north that causes the polar bears to become stranded out on the ice surrounded by ocean. Planting trees was literally a ground breaking moment in my life and likely most tree planters who could actua

By Joy Kwak Grassroots activism has defied countless odds and ensured numerous environmental victories over the years. The unique strength and resilience of grassroots activism is highlighted throughout the film “Water Warriors”, a documentary which describes the monumental standoff between New Brunswickers and SWN in 2010. The documentary opens with the sound of water and a single line: “nothing in this world can live without water.” That sentiment, which pushed hundreds and

By Lil MacPherson, Lead Mentor for the Maritimes On September 29th, 2003, Hurricane Juan struck Nova Scotia with a force that didn’t just change the landscape in the province, it reshaped my life forever. As I sat in my dark living room in Dartmouth waiting for electricity to return, I asked myself some tough questions. Would there be enough food in Nova Scotia if we were all cut off from the rest of the world for a few weeks, even a few days? The answer is no; we have about