Haiti

Haiti: On Thursday the Queen Street store will unveil a different kind of pop-up shop, featuring decorative homewares made by artisans in Haiti, with 25 per cent of the retail purchase price already paid to the artisans, according to The Star. Prices range from $12 for a papier m ch bird to $300 for a quilt and Hudsons Bay has signed up to give shoppers the chance to support Haitian artisans without having to travel to Haiti to do it. The items include handmade pillows and quilts , glittering glasssware in the vodou tradition and metal works and papier m ch objets d art. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.