When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers. So you can imagine my surprise when the phone rang one day and I heard a voice on the other end of the line say: “Jason, it’s Will, Will Ferguson calling.” He […]
The last few Mondays have been “Meili Mondays” but a timely new video release from Corb Lund is a great time to revive “Music Monday” posting for a week…
You could probably do this for any two cities in Canada but since I lived in Calgary and am now back in Regina, those are the two cities I’m most familiar with. And they truly are two cities that share many similarities – oil & gas-based economies creating boom times, comprised of many people of […]
Not sure if you saw but Ryan Meili’s campaign is using Storify, a cool little tool that allows people and organizations to easily create a chronological timeline, pulling in content from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google and other sources. Ryan’s most recent Storify update includes a section on his presentation at the Alberta NDP convention as […]
Another great piece in The Walrus by Chris Turner looking at Calgary’s history, mythology and current culture. It touches on many of the things Shea and I experienced when we lived in Calgary – from the youthful energy that pervades the city to the embracing of the redneck stereotype (both ironically and otherwise) by Cowtown’s […]
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Posted 29 May 2012
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A great article on the behind-the-scenes of Naheed Nenshi’s improbable but ultimately successful campaign to become the mayor of Calgary (and if you want to get meta, there’s also a behind-the-scenes of how the original behind-the-scenes magazine article was compiled.)
Calgary had their annual Pride Parade this past weekend. Pride Parades are commonly held in major cities throughout Canada but Calgary’s recent parade set two important milestones – the first time the mayor of the city has appeared in the parade as new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, served as the parade marshall. The Calgary Flames also […]
It’s not often that you can take credit for being the first to do something notable in Canadian history. (Well, you could if you counted things like “first person to walk backwards down my street playing a kazoo and waving a Hamilton Tiger Cats flag.” But, to borrow a definition from Wikipedia, that’s not really […]
I’m currently reading a book called “Stampede! The Rise of the West and Canada’s New Power Elite” by Gordon Pitts of the Globe & Mail. This book came to my attention after winning a 2009 National Business Book Prize and, as you might expect given its title and author, it’s a fairly pro-business look at […]
We got back from our trip to Calgary last night but after unpacking and doing a few things around the house, I didn’t get around to posting. But I’ve decide to backdate this post on Tuesday to yesterday so I can do a Music Monday post as it connects pretty directly to our trip. We’d […]
