Canada slow to limit the use of chemically treated wood
by Sandra Sawchuk

Glenbow Museum forecasts cash shortfall
by Tom Babin

Teachers’ appeal (and other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Strategy remains smoggy
Canada must negotiate with provinces on Kyoto Protocol
by Hamish MacAulay

CITY

Chaparral fill-in-the-blank
Generic street names in new communities only satisfy marketing plans
by Jeff Nield

WEB WATCH

Commercial vampire uprising
by Courtney Thompson

BOOKS

The three-balled cat’s meow
Writer Bill Richardson brings a literary pantheon back to life in feral form
by Trevor Klassen

BOOKENDS

Breath Taking Barbour reads
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

A Himalayan high in the Rockies
Good food and Asian ambience makes Zona’s Bistro worth a trip to Canmore
by Miles Pittman

GOOD LISTENER

Mr. Manners on vacation
Dos and don’ts of European travel
by Ian Doig

MUSIC

Poison kisses and blistering rock ‘n’ roll
The Deadly Snakes play venomous tunes as a salve for our troubled times
by Aubrey McInnis

The pause that refreshes
Hiatus searches for meaning Between the Lines with their latest release
by Christine Leonard

STREET SOUNDS

On your mark, get set, record!
It’s Fast Forward Weekly’s first annual Mix Tape Awards
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

No need to make a racket
Songs: Ohia’s Mi sei apparso come un fantasma
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Idaho’s Levitate
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Harp’s A Time to Sing!
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

VISUAL ARTS

Postcards from the cutting edge
Shelly Ouellet’s blend of materials and ideas works on many levels
by Jennifer McVeigh

ON STAGE

This actor loves tragedy
David McNally looks forward to his role in Death of a Salesman
by Lori Montgomery

COVER

Bloody tales from the crypt
Famed director Guy Maddin takes a unique stab at legend of Dracula
by Jaime Frederick

FILM

Empty hallways and cracked ashtrays
The Son’s Room tops the recent flood of parental bereavement on film
by Mark Hamilton

As impressive as the city of tomorrow
Remarkable animated achievement a testament to the Godfather of Anime
by John Tebbutt

(No) sex comedy not all bad
by Julia Williams

VIDEO

Banker reborn into world of alienation
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

Have jumpsuit, will hench
Want ads for out-of-work goons
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY

Community notes
Making the world a better place, one filthy lie at a time
by James Martin