Johany Jutras will forever have a new appreciation for Labour Day.
For many in Canada, it’s the final holiday of the summer before the start of another school year. But for Jutras, it’s a time when diehard CFL fans gather not only to support their teams in rivalry games but also celebrate the league’s rich history in this country.
It’s a lesson the sports/documentary photographer learned firsthand while working on “Our League, Our Country,” a coffee-table book published in 2015 that chronicles the three-down game’s significance across in Canada. A commemorative 10th anniversary edition is now available.
“For me when I did the road trip to do this book, it was at Labour Day when I realized all that,” she said. “Until the Labour Day games, I don’t think I understood what it was really all