A travel series for the senses.
AMI & BLACK RHINO CREATIVE PRESENTS
AMI’s new series Postcards from… is an invitation to everyone to reimagine travel through the five senses.
What does it feel like to climb a mountain on your hands? To hear your breath as you float free in adaptive scuba gear? To taste the char of fire-roasted salmon while watching an elder tell stories in indigenous sign language? From culture to culinary, nature to adventure, you’ve never experienced Canada like this. Every episode, Christa Couture meets up with fun and entertaining locals in-the-know.
These locals are our guide to a sensory experience that goes beyond the traditional hop-on hop-off bus tour. Each episode will contain segments that explore the five senses; taste, touch, smell, sight and sound. Join us on this journey that will captivate you like never before.
Postcards From…Season 6
What do you get when you mix two best friends, an alpaca, molten glass and an ATV? A perfect day in Frelighsburg, obviously. Host Christa Couture kicks off her travel adventures in Quebec’s Eastern townships by hitting the road with her ride-or-die Susan, her best friend of 40 years. From cuddling fuzzy alpacas to crashing a pop-up concert, the duo dives headfirst into the region’s small-town charm as they reflect on their lifetime of friendship.
Wednesday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 1: Frelighsburg
Edmonton-born Christa Couture heads into the “enemy” territory of Calgary to explore the rivalry between Alberta’s two biggest cities. From a DIY Caesar showdown in a cowboy bar (complete with mechanical bull) to roping lessons with comedy legend Bud Edgar, Christa gets into Calgary’s western spirit. She tours the city on an adaptive bike, tries her hand at goalball, and remixes city sounds into a surprising tribute song at Studio Bell. Even an Edmontonian can admit it: Calgary’s kind of cool.
Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 2: Postcards From Calgary
Episode 3: Postcards From Grose Morne
Cod tongues, underwater robots, and screech—it’s a wild welcome to Newfoundland. Host Christa Couture explores what it really means to “own it” in Gros Morne, a small town on the edge of the Atlantic brimming with big pride and bigger personality. Christa connects with a local 10-year-old amputee and her family who are finding their own way in a landscape that isn’t built for access. From shed jams to Mi’kmaq flutes, Gros Morne sings its own song.
Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. ET
What do bugs, queens, and aunties have in common? They all rule in Victoria, British Columbia, where our host Christa Couture travels to answer the question: what makes a matriarch? From queen impersonators to spider wranglers, Indigenous artists to Chinese historians, Christa gathers her strength in this coastal city shaped by feminine power.
Wednesday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 4: Postcards From Victoria
Episode 5: Postcards From Ottawa
Is Ottawa more than a government town? Host Christa Couture heads to the capital for a wintery reset in the snow-covered heart of Canada. From ice skating for the first time in 30 years to a crash course with sledge hockey champs, Christa finds a warm welcome in the world of accessible winter sports. The journey heats up with rabbit stew over an open fire, a lesson in maple syrup traditions, and a joyful dance party led by a local Somali rapper Hawa Haaji.
Wednesday, June 11, at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 6: Postcards From Prince Edward County
Who needs the city when there’s a drag show in a barn and local wine in your glass? Host Christa Couture finds a sweet escape in Prince Edward County, just a few scenic hours from Toronto. After smashing away stress in a rage room, Christa cruises to wineries in a vintage car and sets sail in the sunshine with the wind in her hair. Rustic charm never looked so fabulous.
Wednesday, June 18, at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 7: Postcards From Osoyoos
Host Christa Couture finally stops to explore Osoyoos, BC, a desert town she used to drive past as a touring musician. She joins local rodeo kids for barrel racing, takes her first swing at golf, cools off with Indigenous soapberry “ice cream,” and pushes her limits on an off-road truck course. With a sunset paddle on Canada’s warmest lake and laughs along the way, Christa discovers Osoyoos is more than a pit stop.
Wednesday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET
Episode 8: Postcards From Saskatoon
Summer in Saskatoon doesn’t last long, but host Christa Couture is making it count. Join us to bask in the heat with stock car racing, wheelchair basketball, outdoor pottery burns, and perogies on the go. Christa soars above the prairie in a WWII open cockpit plane at sunset. It’s the season finale, and Saskatoon says: go big or wait ‘til next summer.
Wednesday, Jul 2, at 8 p.m. ET
Postcards From…Season 5
Join host Christa Couture as she retraces her steps to Drumheller, the “Dinosaur Capital of the World” she once visited as a child. Roll up your sleeves and dig into the past with prehistoric expert Kathryn from the Tyrell Museum. Fascinating locals introduce us to the lesser known side of Drumheller as we chase ghosts, rev up a motorbike and try the infamous culinary delicacy prairie oysters.
Episode 1: Postcards From Drumheller
Get charmed in Fredericton, a delightful historical city in the heart of Canada’s maritimes. Host Christa Couture arrives just in time for the highland games, a Celtic infusion of music, dance, and outrageous Scottish athletics like the giant log toss. We try everything this charismatic city has to offer: axe throwing, celebrity latte art, fiddlehead ferns and a trip back in time to King’s Landing.
Episode 2: Postcards From Fredericton
Episode 3: Postcards From Dawson City
Who are the new adventurists of Dawson City, once the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush? Our host Christa Couture travels to this remote haven tucked into the wilds of Canada’s Yukon where she’s welcomed with a sourtoe cocktail, a legendary drink with a real human toe. Join Chista as tries her luck at gold panning and meets with an off-grid artist, a queer burlesque dancer, and an Indigenous river guide.
Getaway to laid-back Salt Spring island and unwind with our host Christa Couture on Canada’s West Coast. Slow down and enjoy as Christa tries her hand at cow milking, beekeeping and sampling the local cannabis cuisine. Christa stops in to see disabled artist Murray Siple at his studio for a creative collaboration, and dives in with the Salt Spring Seals, a group of women who swim in the ocean year round.
Episode 4: Postcards From Salt Spring Island
Episode 5: Postcards From Niagara Falls
Take a trip on the kooky side at Niagara Falls, one of Canada’s most famous tourist hot spots. Feel the raw power of the Niagara Falls up close on an accessible tour with our host Christa Couture and local disability advocate Donna Herrington. Prepare for wackiness we stop in on Clifton Hill for Go-Karting with local Comedian Joe Pillitteri and sneak a backstage look at Greg Frewin’s spellbinding magic show. A lucky meeting with the charismatic town Mayor leads to an epic and colourful surprise at Niagara Falls by night.
Episode 6: Postcards From Montreal
Are you ready for a glow-up in Montreal, Canada’s most fashionable city? Join our host Christa Couture as she takes on the town with a fresh fade and new art for her prosthetic leg. The fun continues as we swing by a laughing yoga class, a circus session and a medieval-themed meal. A visit to St. Viateur Bagel for a taste test completes this fabulous vacation.
Episode 7: Postcards From Edmonton
Join host Christa Couture for a nostalgic visit back to her hometown, Edmonton. Reconnecting with old friends and new, we head straight for the action with a trapshooting lesson, a hoop dancing performance, and a crash course in pro wrestling. A meetup with STUMP Kitchen to make green onion pancakes and the musician Tzadeka for a jam session rounds out the trip.
Episode 8: Postcards From Whistler
Whether you like to ski or decidedly do not, adventure awaits in the mountain town of Whistler. Host Christa Couture is on a mission to find accessible excitement, starting by taking a lap with the sit-ski community at Whistler Adaptive. For Apres? Chainsaw ice carving, champagne sabering, and a gourmet meal cooked on the fire by “Adventure Chef” Jen Wong. Listen in as Christa tries her luck at yodeling with some tips from some of Whistler’s Swiss-born residents.
Postcards From…Season is hosted by Christa Couture, musician, writer and amputee.
Christa Couture is an award-winning performing and recording artist, non-fiction writer, filmmaker and broadcaster. She is also proudly Indigenous (mixed Cree and Scandinavian), queer, disabled, and a mom.
Over the course of her acclaimed career, Christa has become known, unenviably, as an expert in loss: singing, speaking and writing about the childhood cancer that led to the amputation of her left leg, abortion, and the tragic deaths of her two infant sons. When it came time to make her fourth album, 2016’s eclectic, upbeat and twangy Long Time Leaving, a more run-of-the-mill loss, divorce, provided inspiration.
Postcards From…Season 4
Big adventure awaits in Yellowknife, home to the elusive Northern Lights. Join host Therese Estacion as she learns the ways of the North from locals: dog sledding, ice fishing, and how to keep warm in sub zero temperatures. Don’t miss this epic look at life in the Northwest Territories, including a tour of the Snow Castle, a massive structure built every year on the Great Slave Lake by the maverick Snow King.
Episode 1: Postcards From Yellowknife
Join host Therese Estacion as she explores what makes Vancouver one of the most irresistible destinations in the world. We try everything this outrageously beautiful coastal city has to offer: flying high with an acro yoga lesson, a meetup with celebrated slam poet Brandon Wint, and an insider’s trip through Chinatown, Granville Island and the Punjabi market.
Episode 2: Postcards From Vancouver
Episode 3: Postcards From Toronto
What are the travel secrets of the 6ix, Canada’s big and bold metropolis of Toronto? Join host Therese Estacion as she dives into what makes Toronto one of the most diverse cities in the world. We try it all: a traditional handpoke tattoo, beatboxing, and a soca dance lesson. Talented locals including comedian and actress Ann Pornel and activist Spencer West show us a side of Toronto we’ve never seen before.
Can adventure and accessibility co-exist in Squamish, the famous outdoor sports mecca? Chief Ian Campbell welcomes our host Therese Estacion to Squamish territory with song and story before a cook-off with Indigenous Chef Mr. Bannock. Fascinating locals offer a new perspective on Squamish including para alpine athlete Alex Cairns, cold plunge specialist Claudia Medina, and freediver JennaMae Togado-Webb.
Episode 4: Postcards From Squamish
Episode 5: Postcards From Lunenburg
Travel back in time in the maritime town of Lunenburg, where local ingenuity is keeping old traditions alive and thriving. Join host Therese Estacion as she’s invited to learn the secrets of this historic shipbuilding community, including how to fire a live cannon and shear a sheep. A tour by horse carriage of this UNESCO town explores how history can be both preserved and accessible.
Postcards Season 4 is hosted by Therese Estacion, poet, writer and amputee.
Therese Estacion is part of the Visayan diaspora community. She is an elementary school teacher and is studying to be a psychotherapist. Therese is also a bilateral below knee and partial hands amputee, and identifies as a disabled person/person with a disability, and lives in Toronto/ Tkaronto. Her first collection of poems, Phantompains, was published by Book*Hug in Spring 2021 and was a finalist for both the 2021 Indies Foreword Reviews and CLMP Firecracker awards.
CAST & CREW
Season 4 Host | Therese Estacion
Season 5 Host | Christa Couture
Director | Ryan Mah
EP | Leah Mallen
Producer | Joanna Wong
DOP | Rich Tran
Director | Danny Berish
Co-Editor | Cindy Au Yeung
Co-Editor | Tommy De Witt
Field Producer | Rachael Ransom
Co-Editor | Alex Barker
Co-Editor| Dia Klassen
Director | Jon Chiang
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