Music, Youth, Kenora
As lots of people in Kenora and Northwestern Ontario realise there are quite a number of amateur musicians in this part of the world.
I’m friends with one or two… and acquaintances with one or two more. There’s a wealth of musical talent here, whether it’s vocals or music producing… but in my honest opinion they’re all being held back somewhat by a lack of a professional grade music studio.
I remember a while back I was working in the same office as my buddy Jordan McDonald and mentioned to him whilst listening to his music that I could tell it was made in a garage. He took it negatively but what I actually meant was the audio quality itself. You can quite clearly distinguish a recording made on $500,000 worth of equipment between a recording made on $5,000 worth of equipment.
It’d be great if we had a music studio in Kenora… people like Jordan could polish their awesome talent into overdrive and bust out onto the world stage ennit!
There’s plenty of youth from all different backgrounds in Kenora that share a common bond in music – a studio would help these youngsters realise their full potential.
I wonder if the Ontario Arts Council along with the City of Kenora would ever consider funding a studio.
A Soldier in Northwestern Ontario
As some associates already know I recently joined the best and most competent gang in the world – I became a member of Canadian Forces. My local unit – the 116th Independent Field Battery – is obviously a unit of the Royal Canadian Artillery.
There are certain things that don’t make sense to me about Canadians. For instance… the population of Kenora is about 16,500 – but our unit strength is not even 1% of Kenora’s population… let alone the combined total of Kenora and the surrounding areas of Dryden and Fort Frances that our unit serves too.
Considering how splendidly Canada beat the daylights out of Germany in both World Wars, why is it that Canadians (in Kenora) are not signing up to contribute to a greater society, to help those who can’t help themselves and to help stop the spread of evil?
I don’t understand why Canadians don’t place a higher priority on national defence. It might appear to some that saving innocent people across the globe from either human conflict or natural disaster isn’t as high a priority on many Canadians list as it ought to be.
The good news I’m hoping I’ll be able to make a difference soon as I start two days a week with our Unit’s Army Reserve Recruiter – Bombardier Lynn Danielson. If you’ve an interest in a career in the military… you should give Bombardier Danielson a call on her cell at: 807-466-3474.