FATHER JIM HOLLAND, 72, THE PRIEST FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS

at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, a Catholic parish in Edmonton, has been told he’ll be transferred out by September, and the move is hitting the community hard. They’ve circulated petitions to keep “Father Jim,” in place for as long as two years to help his replacement take over his duties. Although not Native himself, Father Jim has dedicated himself to the inner-city church. Father Jim was ordained at the Aboriginal Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage at age 51. Sacred Heart has been his only parish.