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Life of Bria creator tackles tough issues with comics, graphic art

August 28th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Life of Bria creator tackles tough issues with comics, graphic art)

picture 712banner pfr‘Life of Bria’ creator and illustrator Sabrina Symington has published five graphic novels and posts her work online, tackling everyday life, and topics like ‘coming out’ and ‘trans sports’

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New scripts, comedies and edgy material at 6th annual Nanaimo Fringe Festival

August 5th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on New scripts, comedies and edgy material at 6th annual Nanaimo Fringe Festival)

picture 701ebanner pfrPacific Coast Stage Company presents the 6th annual Nanaimo Fringe Festival in the heart of downtown Nanaimo from August 11 – 21, 2016

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Gabriola Theatre Festival to include intriguing human library

August 5th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Gabriola Theatre Festival to include intriguing human library)

banner pfr‘Human Library’ is a global phenomenon promoting compassion, dialogue, and understanding. The Gabriola Theatre Festival is presenting its first-ever human library this month

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Life-long focus on Inuit culture, and art in the everyday, drives creative purpose

June 13th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Life-long focus on Inuit culture, and art in the everyday, drives creative purpose)

picture 694_used with permissionbanner pfrA lifetime spent immersed in the art, culture and everyday lives of Canada’s Inuit and east coast maritime communities has helped make John Houston into a Canadian renaissance man

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Zander Sherman on schizophrenia, family, and searching for the brother he knew

May 31st, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Zander Sherman on schizophrenia, family, and searching for the brother he knew)

schizophrenia stole my brother

banner pfr“Mom sat at the computer as I dictated words for her to Google: paranoia, delusions, rambling. The Internet returned schizophrenia, and we both scoffed”

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Mike Pond’s story and search for answers led to new book, riveting documentary

May 1st, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mike Pond’s story and search for answers led to new book, riveting documentary)

wasted documentary cbc imagebanner pfrWasted, a book and documentary, is a harrowing, wry, and riveting account of a therapist’s struggle with alcohol and his quest to find a better way of treating addiction

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