Rooted

'We just want to create that opportunity for Black students to have a platform or have a place that you can be around people that look like you or talk about issues with people that might know what you’re going through

'We wanted to create a comfortable space to extend that appreciation and education among woman because sometimes that’s hard. It can be difficult for women to feel comfortable in what is largely a male dominated industry'

'It is one of the easier forms in which to generate suspense and people just love that feeling of needing to read another page. I love that feeling myself and that’s why I wanted to write the best detective novel that I could, and I really didn’t expect that I would be writing more than just one'

'You’re just not sure when exactly that work is coming or what its going to be, but that’s also part of the excitement because you’re always staying on your toes and staying ready and you’re not doing the same thing all the time'

'I got a taste of representing the red and white which was an unreal experience...to be with our guys and represent Nipissing Lakers Athletics on the world stage and personally it was an eye-opening experience as well'

'The kinds of things they did in the community appealed to me. They had a focus on children and youth'

'We learned about how our actions and our words and putting it all out there and how that was affecting families and the community as a whole. That really moved me'

'I was grateful to have lived there. The people are friendly. They watch you put out your garbage and they see the hassles you get into and your ego is really in check and people are caring and supportive and give you your privacy and I was very grateful for that, I think that saved my bacon. But also, it is just a great place to live and North Bay has got so much to offer'

“I’ve looked through a lot of windows in my career, a lot of different people have inhabited me and it’s a great way to expand your own empathy which grows exponentially the more characters you explore and the more people you try to understand."

'Being able to put someone’s work into someone else’s office who will have a true appreciation for that is very exciting'