In New Brunswick, Green Party MLA Megan Mitton says she’ll keep an eye on Susan Holt’s newly elected liberal government. To Montréal, where a Mohawk group says McGill University is to blame for the removal of a white pine peace tree, planted on their grounds just a few days ago. High-speed internet will soon bridge the gap between Manitoba’s rural communities and larger markets. Nanaimo’s new poet laureate is looking forward to sharing world poetry and language with his community. Local farmers who want to stay on the cutting edge of agricultural innovation could get help from the Experimental Acres funding program. And Saint John’s artist, Sheryl Crowley, introduces the community to her art project, Our True Selves.

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