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: Singer-Songwriter Andrea Cormier

May 15, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Raised along the coast of small-town New Brunswick, Andrea Cormier is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Halifax. In 2020, she released her first solo album, Creatures of Illusion, followed by a bilingual self-titled EP […]

Charitable Choices: Anastasia Payne of Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank

May 12, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank is Nova Scotia’s largest independent food bank, funded entirely by community partnerships, grants, and private donors. We provide wraparound support for Halifax-area residents experiencing poverty through diverse programs designed […]

Homegrown Business: Nathalie Rousseau of ROUSSEAU Chocolatier

May 11, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Nathalie Rousseau didn’t set out to solve a problem — she set out to fill a feeling. Together with her husband, Julien, a French Master Chocolatier, she built ROUSSEAU Chocolatier from the ground up in […]

Charitable Choices: Trey Russell Johnson of The ALS Society of New Brunswick

May 5, 2026 Emilea Semancik

The ALS Society of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia stands as the sole advocate for ALS patients and their families across both provinces, providing critical support through an Equipment Loan Program that delivers roughly $100,000 […]

Charitable Choices: Sara Coffin of Mocean Dance

April 28, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Sara Coffin, Co-Artistic Director and Program Director of Mocean Dance, has spent nearly a decade building Moving with Mocean into Halifax’s most accessible dance offering—a free, inclusive class that has reached over 1,800 participants since […]

Charitable Choices: Jacquelyn Miccolis of Creative Community Impact Association (CCIA)

April 21, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Jacquelyn Miccolis founded the Creative Community Impact Association (CCIA) in 2025 after years of community arts initiatives in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) revealed a persistent gap: accessible, inclusive arts programs for adults and underrepresented communities who’ve long […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Performing Artist Sara Coffin

April 15, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Sara Coffin (she/her) is an award-winning dance artist, choreographer, educator, and Co-Artistic Director of Mocean Dance, whose work weaves together interdisciplinary collaboration, improvisation, and the study of human movement to explore vulnerability, resilience, and connection […]