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A Day to Listen: Tune in

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Bell Media, Chanie Wenjack, Corus Entertainment, Downie Wenjack Fund, First Nations, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, indigenous people, Residential Schools, Rogers Sports & Media, Secret Path, Stingray Radio

The past few weeks have brought the heartbreaking but, sadly, not unsurprising news that hundreds upon hundreds of children have

Blue Rodeo’s Michael Boguski and friends release song for Secret Path Week

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blue Rodeo, Cold Manitoba Project, Deep Dark Woods, DoSomething, First Nations, Gord Downie, Mental Health, Reconciliaction, Reconciliation, Secret Path, Secret Path Week, substance abuse, The Sheepdogs

Michael Boguski of Blue Rodeo is joining this year’s Secret Path Week efforts to help move Canadians toward healing and

Secret Path Week goes virtual; #reconciliACTIONs still encouraged

October 10, 2020October 9, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Secret Path, Secret Path Live, Secret Path Week

Hard to believe that we’re in mid-October already, but Secret Path Week is just around the corner. Started in 2017,

Answer Gord Downie’s Call to #DoSomething This Secret Path Week

October 17, 2019October 16, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Secret Path, Secret Path Week, Walk for Wenjack

By now, most of us are familiar with the story of Chanie Wenjack, the 12-year-old boy who tried to walk

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 249: Gord Downie’s Secret Path revisited

October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Secret Path

The scared boy and the rock star. The story of Chanie Wenjack is one of trying to get home. We’ve

Events Music News

Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, July Talk, Legacy Schools, Roy Thomson Hall, Sam Roberts, Secret Path, Secret Path Week, Tanya Tagaq, The Stills, Whitehorse, William Prince

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

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Attention, Tragically Hip fans: Secret Path Live set for October 19 at Roy Thomson Hall

July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Charles Spearin, Dave Hamelin, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Josh Finlayson, Kevin Drew, Kevin Hearn, Secret Path

In 2016, two months after the final Tragically Hip show, Gord Downie returned to the stage for a very limited

Residential school survivors heed Downie’s call to ‘Do Something’

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle, Chanie Wenjack, Downie Wenjack Fund, Durham, Gord Downie, Joel Clements, Oshawa, Reconciliation, Residential Schools, Secret Path

In one of his last few public appearances, Gord Downie issued a call to the nation: “Do Something.” The last

Random Music News for Thursday, October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Joel, Chanie Wenjack, Freddie Mercury, Gord Downie, Ivanka Trump, Las Vegasd, Liam Gallagher, Rami Malek, Secret Path, Sonos, Soundkick, Tom Jones

This is the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, a very scary stock market crash that freaked out everyone. Let’s see

Gord Downie is Up for a…Comic Book Award? Yep.

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comic Books, Gord Downie, Joel Schuster Awards, Secret Path

Canadian comic book nerds know all about the Joe Schuster Awards, which are given out to deserving Canadian creators. The

Gord Downie Makes Rare Public Appearance for Canada 150/WE Day in Ottawa

July 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Ottawa, Secret Path, WE Day

It was nice to see Gord Downie in Ottawa on Sunday for the Canada 150/WE Day festivities. He had something

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