Age Friendly GIANTs was a project conducted from 2017 and 2019 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The project was organized via Age Friendly Thunder Bay and StoryCentre Canada and coordinated by Nancy Angus. "GIANTs" stands for "Grand Individuals Aging with Neighbours in Thunder Bay." The project was designed to support strategies for seniors' aging in place in the region and improve the health and well- being of seniors living alone. The project was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 (2017) provided a digital storytelling workshop to ten older adults, with a focus on neighbourhoods, communities, and aging at home. Results of the project included ten videos produced by the participants, posters and tip sheets, and several public events. Phase 2 (2019) included the development of an education kit to accompany the Phase 1 videos, Tea Talks held throughout the summer to develop community, a concluding "Giants Castle" event in October 2019 to share information about aging at home, and a series of cable television spots.
Adam Sapa is a student studying Archives and Records Management at the University of Toronto's iSchool.
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Annie Harrar is a graduate student at the University of Toronto, pursuing a Master of Information degree with a concentration in Archives and Records Management. Harrar earned their Bachelor of Arts Degree at Connecticut College in 2017 with a double major in Gender and Women's Studies and Philosophy. After completing their undergraduate degree, they pursued a brief career in litigation as a paralegal before beginning their postgraduate studies in September 2023.
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Niloofar (Nil) Taghipour is a visual artist, photographer, and emerging archivist whose work explores themes of memory, everyday life, and personal storytelling through lens-based media. Born and raised in Iran, she developed her artistic voice over three decades before relocating to Canada, where her practice expanded to include archival methods and self-publishing through photo books.
Nil holds degrees in photography and art studies from institutions in Iran and Canada and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Information and Archival Science at the University of Toronto. Her artistic practice spans analog and digital photography, often using 35mm color film to document intimate, unnoticed moments of urban life. Her work emphasizes the quiet poetry of daily experience, frequently curated into periodical photo projects or exhibition prints.
The Nil Tag Fonds reflects this ongoing practice, comprising photographic negatives, scanned digital images, writings, correspondence, and curated artist books. The materials document not only the evolution of her visual language but also the cross-cultural and geographic shifts in her life and work — from Tehran to Toronto, with projects created across multiple cities during periods of travel.
Nil’s work has been exhibited and collected privately, and her archive is actively maintained by the artist as both a personal and professional record.
Kayla Kendall was an ADHD-haver and a Star Wars droid enthusiast who attended the iSchool from September 2023 through Summer 2025.
Kayla Middleton is an ARM student at UofT. She was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario.