Folk Music Ontario Conference Celebrates 30 Years

 All photos by Andre Gagne. When Murray Foster of Great Big Sea and other bands took the stage at the Folk Music of Ontario Conference Awards Brunch on Sunday, he admitted it was his first time at the conference. He didn’t know what to expect and now that it is

Remembering Gil Levine with the Power of Song

 Photos by Andre Gagne A child of Jewish immigrants born into depression-era Toronto, Gilbert Levine (February 3, 1924-Novembr 16, 2009) has been called one of the most influential labour leaders of his time.  As the first Research Director of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), he was a pioneer