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ArtsCultureMusic22TuesdayApril292014Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Otterisaplayfulandlovingkitten.Shelovestocuddle.OhhowshelovestocuddleWontyoutakeherhomeByJACKDANYLCHUKAt45for49pagesoftextandstarkblackandwhitepho-tosYellowknifeStreetStoriesisaslimexpensiveslicefromthelivesofadozenofthecitysmostimpoverishedresidents.KyleThomasspentayearphotographingandtalkingtosomeofthemostfamiliarfacesamongYellowknifesestimated300homelesspersonsandself-publishedtheresult.SeveralpagesaredevotedtoCharlieDelormeashybene-factorwhodiedshortlyafterdonating17000fromhisresi-dentialschoolsettlementtoYel-lowknifecharitiesandthelateWalterEdgiamemberoftheNorthwestTerritoriesSportsHallofFame.ReadersmeetregularsfromCanadaPostbenchesonFrank-linAve.therecyclersdishwashersandsidewalkcleanersRielamigrantworkerfromQuebecDouglasfromMani-tobaJ.J.fromsomeplaceabovetheArcticCircleLeonardandGinaamigrantcouplefromPrinceEdwardIslandandDaveavictimofsexualabuse.Itislikelythatsomeofthepeopleinthesepagesareex-criminalswhomayhavedonehorriblethingsThomaswritesintheintroduction.ButIhopethisbookwillintroduceyoutothekindermorevulnerablesideofsomeofthepeopleyouwalkpasteveryday.ExceptforEdjiandDelormenoneofthepeopleinYellow-knifeStreetStorieshavesur-namesbecauseThomassaidIwantedtheirstoriesnottheirdetails.Eventhentherewerenu-merousrejectionsbythosewhotookhimforareporterwritinganotherstoryonthehomeless.Butifthebriefstorieswantfordetailsthephotosdonot.AtthebookslaunchlastweekThomassaidhewasmovedtotakeontheprojectduringthelastmunicipalelec-tionwhenstreetpeopleandthehomelessbecameanissuebutdidntmoveonituntillastyear.Theprojectismadeoftwoelementsmydeep-rootedconnectionwiththehomelesspeopleinYellowknifeandmyyearningtodocumentphoto-graphandwritestoriesaboutthepeopleImeethewroteintheintroduction.ThebookisdedicatedtoThomasmotherCherylDe-lormeandEdgibutmuchoftheinspirationcamefromhisfatherCraigwhowentoutofhiswaytocareforthosehemetinthestreet...andinstilledthissamecompassioninme.ThomasgrewupinYellow-knifeandtraceshisconnectionwiththecityshomelesstotheSundaynightshespentwithhismotherandfatherservingdinnersattheSalvationArmywherehisparentswork.ThomasturnedawayfromtheSundaydinnersinhisteen-ageyearsandYellowknifeStreetStoriesishiswayofre-connectingwiththatpartofhispastandgivingbackhetoldTheJournal.Financedwithan8000grantfromtheNWTArtsCounciland5000ofhisownmoneythepressrunof300ismovingbriskly.AfterThomasrecovershiscostsallrevenuewillbedividedequallybetweenthemensandwomensshelters.PublishingabookisquiteeasyintheNorthwestTerri-toriesespeciallywiththeas-sistancefromtheArtsCoun-cilsaidThomasaprojectmanagerwithaYellowknifemediacompanyandblogger.Iwasabletopayaneditortolookitover.FamiliarfacescapturedinYellowknifeStreetStoriesArtsCultureBooksByMARIACHURCHForvemusiciansintheNorthwestTerritoriesanon-linecontesttondCanadasnextgreatestartisthasel-evatedthemandtheirtunesintothenationalspotlight.GreyGrittBryceYoungDanaSiposPredatorPreyandBetweenGigswerechosenasthetopveregionalnalistsfortheNWTonCBCsSearch-light-anonlinecontestthathasCanadiansvotingtondthecountrysbestnewartist.Thousandsofsubmissionsoodedinfromacrossthecountryfortheannualspringcontestrepresentingavarietyofmusicalstylesfromrocktobluestofolk.Thetopveineachregionwereselectedbyvoteandannouncedlastweek.GrittaYellowkniferandlastyearsNWTregionalnalistforSearchlighthasalongrepertoireofmusicalperformancesincludingnu-merousappearancesinCa-nadianmusicfestivals.ThesoulandbluesartistsaidtheNorthistheperfectplaceforemergingCanadianindiemusiciansbecauseofthelowmarketsaturation.WehaveasmallpoolofmusiciansthatareprettyhighcalibreGrittsaid.WehavealotofextremelytalentedartiststhatareJunoawardwinnersandnationallyandinternationallyrenownedandtheyareextremelyaccessibletofolkshere.GrittsaidSearchlightisagoodopportunityforartiststofurtherexpandtheirmu-sicalnetworkoutsideoftheNWTandmakefriendswithotherindependentmusiciansacrossthecountry.YoungaFortSmithlocalsaidhewasooredthathisacousticinstrumentalsub-missionwascountedamongthetop230tracksfromemergingCanadianartists.Itsdefinitelyflatter-inghetoldTheJournallastweek.Icheckedthenumbersandtheysaidsomethingliketherewere4500peopleacrossCanadawhoenteredandImoneofthe230lefttopveintheNWT.Itsdenitelyacon-dencebooster.Young24hasbeenplay-ingtheguitarsincehewasayouth.WhilehehasplayedinanumberofhighprolemusicfestivalsandeventsintheNorthhehasneverseriouslyconsideredtakingupmusicprofessionally.Currentlyworkingatadia-mondminetheyoungartistsaidhisunexpectedsuccessinSearchlighthasmadehimreconsiderthatoptionbutforthemomentheshappyknowinghishometownsup-portedhim100percent.Imbesidemyselfindisbe-liefintheamountofsupporttheyveallgivenmeandIdlovetothankthemallperson-allyhesaid.PredatorPreynamedNWTnalistForPredatorPreyabandcomprisedofAdamPhippsandDakdeKerckhovetheelevationoftheirtrackUnkindnessofRa-venstotheNWTregionalnal-istwassomethingofasurprise.WewerereallyexcitedandwefeltthatitwasunexpecteddeKerckhovesaid.Wereofcourseveryhappywithouralbumbutitsexcitingtoseehowmuchgreattalentthereisoutth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