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Gagnon likes being a messenger for aboriginal people

By JOANNA WONG JUNO NOMINATED aboriginal musi- cian Marcel Gagnon says he’s all about

roots.

It shows in his music, an eclectic mix of contemporary sounds grounded in the traditional rhythms and instruments of

his people, the Lheidli T’enneh Band.

“I just call it aboriginal rock,” says Gagnon, who will perform June 22 at the R.E.M Lee Theatre to cele- brate Skeena Aboriginal Days.

The concert will be Gag-

non’s official CD release &-

party for his second and newest album, The Watch- man.

Gagnon says he’s named the album after the caretaker figure in aboriginal commu- nities who used to make the

rounds on reserves at night to

check on children, the sick, and the elderly. “I'm trying to revive him

through music,” he says. “He’s one of the

things that we've allowed to slip away.” Aboriginal issues are close to Gag-

non’s heart, who dedicated his first

album, Crazy Maker, to school survivors,

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we like il or not it’s a part of our history in Canada,” he says. Crazy Maker, the album for which

Gagnon received a Juno nomination and

Marcel Gagnon

residential and Sound.

international recognition, launched, him into the spotlight as one of Canada’s up and coming musicians.

For Gagnon, the album was about the

inner demons that everyone faces. ,

“(The crazy maker is] the thing inside me that always wanted to make me do the wrong thing,” says Gagnon. “It’s a thing P?’'ve had all my life - we all have him and I’m aware of who he is now.” These days, Gagnon chan- nels his craziness into his shows, which he describes as fun, energy-charged per- formances full of audience participation.

“I love having the kids there and getting them singing,” says Gagnon, who frequently plays shows in elementary school in

Prince George.

Gagnon fans will have the opportunity to meet him before the big concert when he signs autographs this Saturday at Sight

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see more money spent pur- chasing books for adults and children,

That’s not surprising, she says, since most people completing the sur- vey were borrowing ar re- turning books at the time.

The third most popular spending priority was the children’s storytime pro- gram, offered since the fall, thanks to the addition of two new. children’s li- brary staff.

Users heaped praise on library staff and its ser- vices — like inter-library loans, computer classes, reading spaces, and even

people,” Gagnon says. “I’m rising to the

is.a big-hit with library users. A survey ‘ ranked the program third in spending priority,. after books for adults and kids.

Library users don’t mind paying fines, survey says

the “privilege” of paying library fines,

Some suggestions for improvement included in- stalling a public phone, in- creasing operating hours and better washrooms, which have since been up- praded.

“Spending several hours at the library conducting this survey allowed us to see first-hand whal a busy place it really is,” Gook says, extending congratu- lations to head librarian Ed Curell and his staff for ful- filling the mandate,

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