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Emilea Semancik was born in North Vancouver. Emilea has always always wanted to work as a freelance writer and currently writes for the Vancouver Guardian. Taking influence from journalism culture surrounding the great and late Anthony Bourdain, she is a recipe author working towards publishing her own series of books. You can find her food blog on Instagram:
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Magella
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Five Minutes With: Singer-Songwriter Magella

December 26, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Magella is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter whose music carries the weight and warmth of the diasporic blues. With a voice both powerful and tender, she paints vivid sonic landscapes through the many colours of her tone. […]

Victoria Rose Torre
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal-based Visual Artist Victoria Rose Torre

December 24, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Victoria Rose Torre is a traditional oil painter with an iconoclastic vision. Hailing from New York, where she received formal training at the Pratt Institute, Torre is expanding her practice to Montreal, where her schooling […]

The Refugee Centre
Charity

Charitable Choices: Kinan Swaid of The Refugee Centre

December 23, 2025 Emilea Semancik

In Montreal, where the refugee experience often collides with complex bureaucratic systems and fragmented services, one organization has emerged as a model for holistic, person-centred care. Co-founder and Executive Director Kinan Swaid leads The Refugee […]

The Wesleys
Music

Five Minutes With: Montréal Indie Band The Wesleys

December 19, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Formed in 2022, The Wesleys are an indie outfit blending garage grit with jangly pop charm. With three albums already under their belt—including their latest, Explosive Device—the Montreal-based band has quickly carved out a reputation […]

Seby Jacob
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Montréal Comedian Seby Jacob

December 18, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Dark, razor-sharp, and meticulously crafted, Seby Jacob’s comedy transforms cultural identity, masculinity, and immigrant life in Canada into bold, unexpected laughs. With fearless confidence and precise misdirection, Jacob invites audiences to lean into discomfort—only to […]

Rafael Sottolichio
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Painter Rafael Sottolichio

December 17, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Rafael Sottolichio is a painter who likes to have a good time. Born in Chile, he’s been in Montreal since the seventies. He works many different mediums, like acrylic and oil on small paintings, but […]

Quebec Drama Federation
Charity

Charitable Choices: Rahul Gandhi of the Quebec Drama Federation

December 16, 2025 Emilea Semancik

As the Operations Manager of (QDF), Rahul Gandhi brings both artistic vision and organizational leadership to Quebec’s English-language theatre community. An award-winning actor, director, and producer, Gandhi has been deeply involved with QDF since 2016, […]

Marlene Millar
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Artist Marlene Millar

December 10, 2025 Emilea Semancik

A typical morning for Marlene Millar, a Montreal film director, producer, and curator, could include a shoot with renowned dancer-choreographer Louise Lecavlier, and a Zoom pre-production planning meeting with a French producer for a community […]

Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
Charity

Charitable Choices: Na’kuset of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal

December 9, 2025 Emilea Semancik

For over two decades, Na’kuset, Executive Director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, has been a tireless advocate for Indigenous women and children. Since joining the organization in 1999, she has dedicated her life […]

Koily Kurls
Business

Homegrown Business: Senika Paris of Koily Kurls

December 8, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Montreal-based mother-daughter trio Shenika Paris and her young entrepreneurs, 13-year-old Kyra Milan Brown and 9-year-old Kali Brown, are redefining representation and self-love through their business, Koily Kurls. What began as a simple idea sparked by […]

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