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Peterborough: Something in The Air

Some of my branding work with the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation. Peterborough: Something in the Air. For larger versions, please click on the images.
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Globe and Mail: Internet Troll

Obvious troll is obvious. The Globe and Mail prints a pro-fracking column on Earth Day. Wow. Desperate much?
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Small Print Features National Lacrosse League Scoring Champ, Shawn Evans

With the news that Shawn Evans has once again won the National Lacrosse League scoring title, I figure that it is the perfect time to share this story I wrote on kids’ lacrosse, featuring… well… Shawn Evans. For the entire article, please visit the current editions of: Peterborough Kids Lakeridge Kids Northumberland Kids An excerpt: [...]
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Maple Leaf Fans: The Foghorn Leghorn of Sports

I kind of like it when Leaf fans trash talk. It’s cute. With no cups 45 years, no playoffs in what, eight years? they get all puffed up after a win. They’re like the Foghorn Leghorn of sports fans, spouting off louder and more obnoxiously than the fans of any other team — oblivious to [...]
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Snowpocalypse: April Version

The internet is alive… With the sound of weather. There’s a winter storm watch, you see.  In April.  That month that usually gets a flurry or two – or at least did before this whole damned climate change thing crept in. It’s the headline story on several news sites.  It is the talk of the [...]
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Harry the Horny House Finch

Harry the Horny House Finch has a few lessons to learn about the fairer sex. He seems to think that jumping random ladyfinches from behind is his ticket to reproductive bliss… without even offering to buy them a drink or a few sunflower seeds first. Poor fellow. He’s often found all alone at my feeders, [...]
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Serena Ryder Commercial Missing a bit of Stompa

While putting together some portfolio pieces, I stumbled across these commercials I wrote a few years back featuring the lovely and talented Serena Ryder. Serena was gracious enough to offer her voice and her music for a great cause. Serena Ryder Carbon Countdown Serena Ryder Carbon Countdown Holiday tip Can you imagine how these commercials [...]
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Something in the Air in Peterborough, Part II

I’ve been working with the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation on several branding projects. One of these projects, a partnership with the talented folks at Studio N Graphic and Web Design, has been a photo essay on Peterborough’s aerospace/aviation sector — my words, their design. Over the next few weeks, I’ll continue to offer [...]
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Friday Flashback: Staple Maple Syrup Column

A friday flashback moment.  Last year, around this time, I wrote this Peterborough This Week column on Jill and Robert Staples and their award winning syrup. The Art of Maple Syrup It was way back in 1813 when the Staple family, newly landed in Central Ontario, first took notice of the maple syrup potential of [...]
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Small Print is Looking for Casual/Occasional Administrative and Program Assistance

I’m looking for a bit of admin/program assistance that could lead to further opportunities. Needed: Occasional assistance dealing with: client/project outreach, proposal writing/correspondence, research. Skills/Experience: Excellent writing skills (and I am a writer/editor, so I am pickier than most); strong online research skills; demonstrated interpersonal/communications skills; some knowledge of “App” software for mobile devices; a [...]
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