Biographies

Michelle Chretien When it comes to exploring the creative arts, Michelle Chretien has been at it for more than half her life. The Métis and French European artist received her first sewing machine at 13 years old.  Turns out it has come in handy since she progressed her skills, and now makes clothing. Her love for creativity continued evolving as she began painting fabrics, eventually leading her to work on...

Michael Cywink Michael “CY” Cywink is an internationally acclaimed artist born in Little Current (Manitoulin Island), Ontario.  He’s a graduate from the Museum Studies Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, New Mexico). He was first published in 2006 with his short story The Adventures of Crazy Turtle and has been exhibiting his artwork since 1979. His broad repertoire includes interning with Walt Disney Imagineering and then...

One in four Canadian adults, 23.9 — 26.4 per cent, are reportedly obese with projections continuing to rise over the next 20 years. These predictions also happen to see a trend that shows its more prevalent in the male population.