Recovery efforts continue in Calgary, Alberta, from major flooding that occurred in late June, prompting Pages on Kensington bookstore to offer assistance to flood victims hoping to replace their book collections. The effort has been supported by several Canadian publishers, including Simon & Schuster and Anansi/Groundwood, that are offering increased discounts to pass on to flood victims.
Pages owner Simone Lee said other recent developments of note include the launch of YYC is Open, a "Rediscover Our City" initiative; and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi's reading at the bookshop of a new children's story, The River Throws a Tantrum, by local author Rona Altrows, who responded to Lee's suggestion that a book should be written for kids.
"We are going back to press for more copies, but hoping the book will have a real publisher soon," Lee said.
