Month: February 2023

Heritage Day 2023 Honours Rita Joe, Mi’kmaw poet and writer. Elder Rita (Bernard) Joe was born in We’koqma’q Mi’kmaw community and called Eskasoni Mi’kmaw community her home. She wrote many books of poetry and was known as the Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaq. Rita Joe’s first collection of poetry was published in 1978, and she […]

Cogswell Park is small triangular green space with beautiful old trees. Sitting near the infamous willow tree intersection, this small park is at the crossroads of many important neighborhoods for our city.