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Readers and writers: Your guide to gritLIT 2026

By Meredith MacLeod Apr 10, 2026

The literary festival offers five days of readings, panels, workshops, and social events that celebrate writers of all kinds and the readers who read them. For 22 years, the Hamilton-born gritLIT has celebrated established writers, helped new ones develop, and given readers a front-row seat to well over…

Arts + Culture

CFMU: A unique voice and vision

By Jamie Tennant Feb 9, 2023

As McMaster University's campus station celebrates its 45th anniversary, Jamie Tennant looks back on the trials, tribulations and, yes, triumphs of bringing community radio to life, and to the community. This year, CFMU celebrates its 45th anniversary on the FM airwaves. On Jan. 13, 1978, at…

City Life

Fall gardening is about beginnings, too

By Jason Allen Nov 12, 2022

If you'd like native plants to flourish in your yard next spring, many of them need to be sown right now, says urban environmentalist Jason Allen. It’s autumn, and it’s time to clean up the garden, put the toys and tools away and get ready for a winter…