The student-run club is dedicated to making outdoor recreation activities more accessible and affordable for Black, Indigenous and other people of colour.
THUNDER BAY – Coming from Canada as a refugee, there was a lot that Aseel Hashim had to learn about her new home.
As a result of her research, Hashim sent an e-mail to Leigh Potvin, who is the director and assistant professor of the school of outdoor recreation, parks and tourism at Lakehead. “We had some resources in the forms of our staff and students who could support the club, along with our equipment depot.”
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