A dancer performs at the 16th annual Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. The Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil honours and remembers murdered and missing indigenous women from across Canada. Elders, family members, police and politicians gather to share memories and vow to help end the systemic racism.

Amy Lundmann poses in her apartment in Calgary on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Lundmann, who moved to Calgary three months into the pandemic, lives with two roommates and enjoys practicing guitar, modelling and exploring the city in her free time.

A man takes a break from riding his bike at Prince’s Island Park in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Prince’s Island Park is a popular destination known for large trees and picturesque scenery.

Livia Manywounds is photographed at her family ranch home on the Tsuu'tina Nation. She beaded the felt hat, and wears a necklace and earring set by Ashley Wright. Behind her are family photographs, including images of her father, who won the Calgary Stampede steer-decorating competition in 1953, and her grandmother, Annie Manywounds, who was a teepee owner in the Stampede. Manywounds was crowned the Indian Princess, now First Nations princess, at the 2007 Calgary Stampede.

Snow flies in Calgary on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Leaves, still on the trees in the community of Erlton, are covered in a thick blanket of snow.

Caitie Jane Parsons and her daughter Luanna Klucker-Parsons visit their hives at the generational family farm in Rocky View County on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Parsons works as a set decorator in the film industry and sells honey through her business Caitie Jane Made. Part of a photo essay for The Globe and Mail. 

You can get almost anything in Tom Brown’s kitchen. A cappuccino, some homemade sauerkraut perogies with fried onions, a bowl of borscht. Try an eggs Benedict breakfast, some jalapeno poppers, maybe a perfect piece of cheesecake – each item carefully prepared from scratch with miniature tools and tiny appliances, and served up on dishes no bigger than coins. Photographed for the Globe and Mail's Craft Club.

Harvesting on the Breaker family farm on the Siksika Nation.

Ashley Engbrecht in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Engbrecht graduated with a diploma in fashion design from Olds College in December 2019. Engbrecht founded her technical fashion line UME in October 2019. Engbrecht models a jacket and hat she designed while her other designs fill the background of her studio apartment in Chinatown. ​​​​​​​

A man holds a sign as he shields himself from the rain at the Stand against Kenney and the UCP rally at City Hall in Calgary on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. The rally demands justice for those who are marginalized and impacted by cuts by the UCP government.

A security guard looks around the Devonian Gardens in The Core shopping centre in downtown Calgary on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Before the pandemic, the gardens were a popular lunch spot for downtown office workers. Now, with most downtown employees working from home, the gardens are a quiet place for people to seek refuge from the frigid temperatures outside. 

Rob Trung sits in a service van at his automotive shop, Tireworx, in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Trung started Tireworx in this service van in 2015, opening a brick and mortar shop a year and a half later. Tireworx is a family run business; Trung’s wife working reception and his parents filling in around the shop.

Shalev Groot poses for a portrait at Mr. Chen’s Asian Brasserie in Calgary on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. In her spare time, Groot volunteers at the Calgary Courts Centre with the Elizabeth Fry Society offering legal information, plea options and resources on criminal matters for low income and at risk individuals.

People gather to listen to a speaker at the 16th annual Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil at City Hall in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. The Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil honours and remembers murdered and missing indigenous women from across Canada. Elders, family members, police and politicians gather to share memories and vow to end systemic racism.

Jason Kenney announces the Canadian energy Centre's “War Room” at SAIT in Calgary on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The UCP government introduced the "War Room" to address myths and negative perceptions of the oil sands. 

Matt Swann poses for portraits in his apartment in Calgary on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Swann, a longterm Calgary musician, has been involved in various projects in Calgary since the early 2000’s. Swan’s current project, Astral Swans, will be releasing an album later this year.

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