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19/04/2024

Congratulations!

18/04/2024

Amen.

18/04/2024

Saw the renovations you did, and it looks incredible. I can't wait to try it!

18/04/2024

Happening tomorrow! So excited to hear from Cody!

Please join us on Friday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. when award-winning author Cody Caetano will read from his memoir, “Half-Bads in White Regalia,” and discuss how he wrote the devastating story of his childhood with his Indigenous mother and Portuguese father.

With warmth, humour, and deep generosity, and writing in both Anishinaabemowin and English, Cody tells how he and his sister and brother survived living on their own and being moved from home to home because of their parents' alcoholism and the effects of the Sixties Scoop.

“Half-Bads in White Regalia” was an instant national bestseller and won the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for Best Published Prose. It was named one of the best books of the year by The Globe and Mail and CBC Books.

At the end of the evening on Friday, April 19, Cody will participate in a Q&A with the audience, moderated by Lauren Best, a former Owen Sound Poet Laureate.

On Saturday, April 20, at 1:00 p.m., Cody will lead a writing workshop covering topics of memoir, non-fiction, and creative writing.

Both events will be held at the Harmony Centre, 890 4th Ave E, in Owen Sound.

Free tickets are available for all Indigenous people to attend both events. Regular ticket prices are $35 for Friday $35 and $40 for Saturday and are available at www.owensoundmemoirseries.com and at the Owen Sound Public Library. For more information, please email Arlen Wiebe at [email protected].

18/04/2024

Congratulations Rebecca!

Hello friends! I'd like to offer a kind thanks and an introduction as your new poet laureate. I'm Rebecca Diem, a local author and poet. I grew up in Chatsworth, and recently moved back to the area from Toronto with my husband and newborn daughter. I'm so honoured to serve this community as the laureate, with a mandate to celebrate connection.

Last night I was formally introduced to city council. You can watch a video of the deputation (beginning around 14min) here: https://pub-owensound.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=98ae0690-002d-45c7-b89c-23b14ea0bd73

I'll also be making a couple appearances around town this month, including this Saturday, April 20th 1:45pm at Earth Day Grey-Bruce alongside former poet laureate Richard-Yves Sitoski, and on Saturday, April 27th 7:00pm at Ginger Press Bookshop and Cafe with even MORE poets laureate in celebration of National Poetry Month and Canadian Independent Bookstore Day!

I'll be sharing more details soon about upcoming events and how you can participate in the legacy project plans.

I'm very grateful to the library staff and the donors for this initiative, Cathy Huntley, Phillip Faulkner, Pat Lorenzo and David Madill, CFP of BMO Nesbitt Burns. As I said at council last night, it means a great deal to belong to a community that values the arts as we do.

Thank you! --Rebecca

https://www.osngupl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/24-03-Media-Release-Poet-Laureate.pdf

15/04/2024

I'm thrilled to announce that the Owen Sound Memoir Series has been honoured with the City of Owen Sound Arts, Culture, and Volunteer Award for Most Promising New Event! Next event is on April 19&20th, get your tickets at: www.owensoundmemoirseries.com

Huge thanks to the incredible visionary behind it all, Arlen Wiebe. His dedication and passion have made this series what is it today.

A special shoutout to Solidarity Sunday, the other nominee in this category. I've personally attended and it's a fantastic event that showcases the spirit of unity in Owen Sound. If you haven't been there yet, you've got to go! Happening every Sunday from 10am-12pm a

Lastly I'd like to extend my gratitude to the jurors for recognizing the value this series has in the community, and to Owen Sound Tourism, Events and Attractions!

10/04/2024

A heartfelt shoutout to Arlen Wiebe , the driving force behind the Owen Sound Memoir Series! His vision and leadership have paved the way for this incredible local event series. It has been, and is still, an honour to be part of the project.

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08/04/2024

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11/10/2023

Wanted to give a shout out to Naagan’s Stagiaire for doing an amazing this job this weekend, we were skinning and breaking down geese and she didn’t hesitate to jump in and get it done, thank you for travelling all the way from Ottawa to join us.

Another big thank you to Our Intern as he leaves us to attend one of the best Culinary schools in Canada , thank you for your hard work and dedication this summer, we look forward to seeing you grow and return next year.

Miigwetch.

10/10/2023

Philosophy is the (philo) love of (sophia) wisdom; and for me, it has been one of my favourite subjects to study, ever since I found out I could buy ancient wisdom from my local book store.

The sculpture below is of a man named Epictetus, a Stoic philosopher who was born into slavery and went on to educate himself in philosophy, earn his freedom, and become a respected teacher.

I've read through his book "Enchiridion" (translates to 'handbook') many times, and often found myself leaning on it for guidance. Today I'd like to share a passage from it with you; it's the opening two sentences, and it encapsulates an idea which is repeated throughout the book.

"Of things some are in our power, and others are not. In our power are opinion, movement toward a thing, desire, aversion (turning from a thing); and in a word, whatever are our own acts: not in our power are the body, property, reputation, offices (magisterial power), and in a word, whatever are not our own acts."

This idea, upon first reading, will seem to most people (myself included) to be at odds with what we believe to be true. How can we accept that our reputation, our property, and even our own body are not in our control? And if stoicism is meant to bring someone into calm harmony with reality, how could this idea accomplish that?

From my experience, the truth is often simple to understand, and hard to implement. The truth of the statement above is that we are only ever in charge of our actions, and making them the best we know how. The result of our actions, although it may be the reason we did the action at all, is ultimately out of our hands.

Someone who takes good care of their body can get sick, someone who makes a good name for themself can be ostracized from society, and someone who's owned property in their family for generations can have it taken from them.

I'm going to cut myself off, because I feel I could write much more but I need to eat lunch. I'd like to finish with a closing thought.

I think one of the reasons modern people can't wrap their heads around this idea is because they lack faith in a higher power. To be clear, what I mean by having faith in a higher power isn't an attempt to control the outcome by bribing some man in the sky with your prayers. Having faith doesn't have any bearing on the outcome at all; what it does is define your attitude towards the outcome. If it is bad, you accept the challenge and are thankful for your trial; if it is good, you look to the next steps and are thankful for your success.

This idea that the result of our actions is not in our control leaves people uneasy, and makes them double down on attempting to control the very thing they cannot control. This is a downward spiral which I don't think ends well.

So today, in our secular/digital world; see how it feels to have faith in the face of uncertainty.

You are strong enough to take on the challenges handed to you.

You are strong enough to bear the successes laid on you.

Believe in the good of the universe, and watch how it will return the favour.

27/09/2023

Big shout out to for the great gifts I was lucky enough to win at a silent auction. loves the bracelet. 🙏🪷💯 check out the shop @ breathebt.ca