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What’s happening today
📖 A collection of poetry and prose by Métis author Emma LaRocque is getting a Winnipeg launch tonight at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson’s Grant Park location.
The Emma Larocque Reader: On Being Human offers insight into the life of LaRoque, who was born in Lac la Biche, Alta., and encountered racism, sexism and the effects of colonialism, which shaped her writing.
LaRocque will be joined by Peter Kulychyski, Warren Cariou and Elaine Coburn, the book’s editor, for the launch.
Dr. Emma LaRocque (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
Four beds reserved for people in meth-induced psychosis opened Wednesday at the province’s new 72-hour detox facility.
“We all see what goes on in our streets with meth,” Premier Wab Kinew said. “Well, today, we have a facility to be able to hold people until they’re not able to be a danger to other(s).”
The 20-bed facility at 190 Disraeli Fwy., which the province refers to as a protective-care centre, is operated by Main Street Project and fully operational.
The other 16 detox suites are for alcohol detentions and opened in December, which is when the province had hoped to have the entire facility operational. Gabrielle Piché has the story.
Four beds reserved for people in meth-induced psychosis opened Wednesday at the province’s detox centre at 190 Disraeli Fwy. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada.
Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous cultural and artistic expression, the group is among dozens of Indigenous performers taking part in a festival that celebrates their artistry through stories, song and dance.
The 19th annual Coastal Dance Festival opened at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on Tuesday and continues at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver until Sunday, featuring performers from across B.C., as well as international artists from as far as Norway. The Canadian Press has more here.
Members of the Dancers of Damelahamid, an Indigenous dance company, perform during the Coastal Dance Festival at the Museum of Anthropology, in Vancouver, on Wednesday. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)
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