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By Sam Laskaris \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Sandra Laronde, a member of Temagami First Nation in northern Ontario, is the 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Artistic Achievement in Dance honour from the Governor General\u2019s Performing Arts Awards. Laronde is a director, producer, choreographer and author, and the executive and artistic director of Red Sky Performance, a company she founded in 2000. Laronde says she\u2019s grateful for this latest accolade that acknowledges a lifetime of work, but there\u2019s still quite a bit more she still wants to accomplish in her career. \u201cI don\u2019t know why they give that to people so young,\u201d Laronde jokingly said of the award. She said she has no plans to slow down. \u201cMy energy level is good,\u201d she said. Laronde\u2019s now focused on one of… <\/p>\n

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By Sam Laskaris \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Sandra Laronde, a member of Temagami First Nation in northern Ontario, is the 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Artistic Achievement in Dance honour from the Governor General\u2019s Performing Arts Awards. Laronde is a director, producer, choreographer and author, and the executive and artistic director of Red Sky Performance, a company she founded in 2000. Laronde says she\u2019s grateful for this latest accolade that acknowledges a lifetime of work, but there\u2019s still quite a bit more she still wants to accomplish in her career. \u201cI don\u2019t know why they give that to people so young,\u201d Laronde jokingly said of the award. She said she has no plans to slow down. \u201cMy energy level is good,\u201d she said. Laronde\u2019s now focused on one of... <\/p>\n

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