Counter-protestors showed up on 17 Avenue on the Beltline in Calgary to thwart the Calgary Freedom Central “Freedom Protest” that they have had since the start of the lockdowns. Many of them had signs that showed support for AHS workers, and for healthcare for all. There...
On Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, the Ottawa police commenced onto the protestors that have held an encampment outside Parliament Hill for 21 days. Since then, the police have regained Parliament Hill and the streets surrounding it and continue to occupy in perimeters around the city....
While out shooting photos of a “Calgary Freedom Rally,” which took over parts of downtown Calgary, I met a lawyer that sat back and watched as people passed by. She sat curiously and quietly at a table on 12 Street downtown, with her hair in...
I am glad the US election is over. Sure, there is still the legal battle the Trump administration wants to fight, and the fact the press predictions don't make it official, but I am glad it is over. The legal battle is in regards to Trump's...
The past month has had me on some highs and lows. Reunions with friends = a high for sure. Berated with all manner of negativity on social media = a constant low. And by negativity, I mean the anger people have expressed with regards to...
When I was in Junior High School, I was a complete push over. I got bullied a fair amount, and I was called all manner of names, from racial slurs, accusations of being gay (because it was so ‘wrong’ to be gay), to my looks...
I walked into a boxing club in Calgary many years ago, and I was terrified. I walked in because I wanted to better myself, to feel better about myself, to challenge myself. But I was riddled with insecurities on whether I was good enough, if...
These are pressing times indeed. Whether you are hoarding the many rolls of toilet paper from fear of shitting yourself, or living in absolute denial of this thing, “begrudgingly” staying home or closing shop with work. We are all affected by this pandemic, and for...
When I was in high school, my mom usually came home late after work. So, if I wasn't working, me or my sis would cook dinner for the family before she came home. It was usually instant stuff, like hamburger helper or Kraft dinner, but...