Harrowsmith – September 2019

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HS

What’syourfavourite

independentbusiness?

BM

Ourlocalhealthfood

store,HomeGrownFoods.

It’sbeeninourcommunitynow

forover 20 yearsandisthego-

toorganicgrocer.It’sa small

businesswithhelpfulandfriendly

staffthathelpmefindwhatI need,

whetherit’sa producttohelpmy

teethingbabyorwhatthebest-

tastingorganicdarkchocolate

baris.

HS

Whencompanyarrives

fromoutoftown,where

doyoutakethem?

BM I drivesouthwest

andtakethemtosome

beautifulsecretspotsbythe

NorthSaskatchewanRiver.In

thesummermonths,I gotothe

riversidetotakeintheviewsof

breathtakingcascadingcliffs

toweringovertherunning

water.Thesceneryteemingwith

greeneryandlifeissocalming.

Kidscanswiminshallowparts

oftheriver,andI sometimesfish

there( butrarelygeta bite...haha).

HS

Doesyourtownhavea

mascot?Anyunusual

roadsideattractionsor

monuments?

BM

Weareknownasthe“town

witha paintedpast.”Murals

depictingourhistoryandother

expressionsofartadornmany

ofourbuildings.Theyevengive

horse-drawnwagonmuraltoursin

thesummer.

HS

What’sthestrangest

annualeventorfestival

orlittle-knownfactabout

yourtown?

BM

SinceI wasa kid,the

mostexcitingtimeofthe

Models pose in Mixed Blood Apparel designs at the Royal Alberta Museum.

The clothing line has helped revitalize and celebrate Indigenous languages.

BRANDI MORIN