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While a contract writer for the Town of Gibsons, I worked with chief administrative officer Emmanuel Machado in 2012/13 to produce news and press releases in local media.
Conservation issues were a key theme. My article “Gibsons moves to protect ‘world’s greatest water,'” which appeared in the Nov. 9, 2012 issue of the Coast Reporter, is one example.
Click on this Gibsons water link to read the article.
GREEN AT HEART I’m passionate about wildlife conservation, sustainability, and combating global warming. I support lifestyles and businesses that promote simplicity, natural and organic foods, and produce a small carbon footprint. I’m based in Vancouver, BC and the Sunshine Coast on Canada’s west coast. CHECK OUT MY BLOG Click here to read more environmental features,…
I am delighted to have worked as an editor on a new series of interpretive signs for the Community Health Trail on Mt. Elphinstone on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. As part of an initiative by Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF), the signs highlight the importance of old-growth forests and their flora and fauna. With himus (Calvin…
It was a delight to interview shíshálh cedar weaver Shyanne (“Shy”) Watters for Sunshine Coast Life magazine. Shy’s unique cedar hats range from a sasquatch version with long black hair to a red-dress-themed one honouring Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. Shy is perhaps best known for her culturally modified graduation cap whose pattern reflects ocean…
Want to read a range of my articles that cover eco-related topics? Click on the magazine cover of your choice to read the enclosed feature. ENVIRONMENT Click here to access a comprehensive archive of decades of my magazine writing in a variety of topics (under construction)
This article appeared in the May 2005 issue of Balanced Life magazine: BIRD-WATCHING: Find the essence BY HEATHER CONN If a stranger walked through your yard, peered at you through a window and made funny sounds to attract your attention, you’d likely call the police. Yet birds endure such attention every day. They’re the focus…
In the late 1980s, I served as publicist for an eco-tour hosted by the Quebec-Labrador Foundation/Atlantic Center for the Environment, based in Ipswich, MA. The Center retraced the steps of naturalist John James Audubon on the Quebec North Shore. I also took photographs and wrote about community-based educational projects to introduce children to Atlantic puffins….