Beauty That Overcomes Doom

Salima Versi

Edmonton’s Salima Versi finds in the glories of the city’s Aga Khan Garden a reminder that goodness grows even in ground tainted by bigotry and fear.

George Monro Grant

William Christian

George Monro Grant pursued the academic life after an injury prevented him from taking over the family farm. Grant immigrated to Canada at 25 and began an influential career organizing and fundraising. He would go on to spend twenty five years developing Queen's university into a successful institution.

A Symbol of Hope

Anita Brinkman

A parachute that brought supplies and the hope of liberation to a family in the Netherlands during WWII has since been repurposed into a baptism gown with an even greater meaning of hope.