Articles by Emilea Semancik

About Emilea Semancik

Emilea Semancik was born in North Vancouver. Emilea has always always wanted to work as a freelance writer and currently writes for the Vancouver Guardian. Taking influence from journalism culture surrounding the great and late Anthony Bourdain, she is a recipe author working towards publishing her own series of books. You can find her food blog on Instagram: @ancestral.foods

Five Minutes With: Art-Rock Project Grotoko

April 10, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Grotoko is an art-rock/baroque-rock solo project by non-binary composer, multi-instrumentalist, and cartoonist Blue McLeod. The project first gained traction with its debut singles, “The Waiting” and “January Bird Calls,” released in August 2016. Both tracks […]

Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Milan Horanski

April 9, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Milan Horanski doesn’t come to the stage with an agenda—just a genuine desire to give the room a good time. The Winnipeg-based comedian has built a following on light-hearted, conversational comedy that feels less like […]

Homegrown Business: Willows Christopher of Maple Leaf Rubber Stamp

April 6, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Willows Christopher directs Maple Leaf Rubber Stamp, a Winnipeg institution founded in 1932 that’s been manufacturing rubber stamps, promotional buttons, award ribbons, and engraved items for nearly a century from its Sargent Park location at […]

Five Minutes With: Post-Punk Band Bland

April 3, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Bland are a post-punk band from Winnipeg playing fast, slightly off-kilter songs built on jagged guitars, driving rhythms, and vocals that land somewhere between comedy and collapse. Their debut EP, Consumables, captures the nervy energy […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Kendra Malcolm

April 1, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Kendra Malcolm is a Canadian artist based in Winnipeg. She is recognized internationally for her 20 years of work in the art and advertising industry. Kendra earned her design degree from the Alberta College of […]

Charitable Choices: Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario

March 31, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For more than four decades, the Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario has worked to remove barriers to care for individuals and families facing financial hardship. Through programs focused on vision, hearing, medical travel, […]

Homegrown Business: Willows Christopher of CanMark Industries

March 30, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Willows Christopher directs CanMark Industries (also known as Canadian Marking Systems), a Winnipeg institution that’s been manufacturing wood-mounted and self-inking rubber stamps plus custom engraving since 1911, back when the burgeoning city looked vastly different […]

Homegrown Business: Willows Christopher of Shrugging Doctor Beverage Company

March 23, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Willows Christopher founded Shrugging Doctor Beverage Company as Manitoba’s very first wine vineyard, growing grapes in the Pembina Valley and producing everything from classic varietals to local prairie fruit wines, apple cider, mead from local […]