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Whit Fraser

Fraser is a journalist, author, and viceregal consort of Canadian Governor General Mary Simon. He is winner of the 2019

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Scott Osmond

Urban exploration enthusiast Scott Osmond has travelled extensively throughout Atlantic Canada, visiting and recording lost and hidden sites. He is

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Earle McCurdy

Earle McCurdy was president of the Fish Food and Allied Workers Union from 1993 to 2014, succeeding founding president Richard Cashin.


Ron Crocker

Ron Crocker grew up in Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland and Labrador, and is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland and

Lori McCarthy and Marsha Tulk sitting together at a table with prepared dishes and various ingredients on it.

Lori McCarthy and Marsha Tulk

***Winners of the 2022 Gourmand World Cookbook Award Best in the Food Heritage Cookbooks Category*** Lori McCarthy identifies fiercely as


Grandpa Pike

Laurie Blackwood Pike, a.k.a. Grandpa Pike, was born in Stanhope, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is retired from his position as

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Gerry Daly

Gerry Daly is a children’s author and illustrator living by the beautiful sea in Dublin. His previous books include the


Ashley Quirke

Ashley Quirke is a cartographer, artist and graphic designer who resides in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Susan Pynn Taylor

Susan Pynn Taylor is a writer who lived in Bishops Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ed Finn photo

Ed Finn

Ed Finn was the editor of the CCPA Monitor, the monthly journal of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a

Photo of forager and author, Shawn Dawson, at a boil up in the woods.

Shawn Dawson

Shawn Dawson makes his living from searching the Newfoundland wilderness for edible mushrooms, seaweeds, berries, molluscs, weeds, herbs, and teas.

Nicola Pierce

Nicola Pierce

Nicola Pierce published her first book for children, Spirit of the Titanic, to rave reviews and five printings within its

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