Sep 8, 2021 | Stories that Amplify
Image courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker Flickr When I was a kid, the arrival of fall was always a big deal. I used to look forward to the return to school and, most importantly, the return of the fall TV schedule. Growing up in the late 70s and early 1980s, I looked...
May 4, 2021 | General Blog, Stories that Amplify
This month, I’m going to talk about how I’ve spent the last year working on a very special, and geeky project that will be part of my own legacy. I took this picture of a Magpie at the 2016 CAGP National conference in Banff. It was an amazing week in one...
Mar 4, 2021 | Stories that Amplify, Stories that Inspire
Everyone once in a while I run into a story about someone I haven’t met that just resonates with my inner nerd in a way I can’t describe. This month, I’d like to share with you one such story about a young man who grew up to turn his childhood...
Nov 3, 2020 | Stories that Amplify
This month, I’m delighted to share with you a unique charitable gift by my friend David (pictured above in his favourite pastime of birding) that reads like a textbook of how to make a fantastic and impactful charity gift. David is well known in the charitable...
Oct 7, 2020 | Stories that Amplify
I have a confession to make to all of you, my faithful readers, and it’s a deeply personal one… I’m a lifetime chronic saver. . . but now, for the first time in my life, I’ve gone three whole years without making an RRSP contribution! It’s slowly killing...
Aug 27, 2020 | General Blog, Stories that Amplify
When you openly embrace curiosity and learning, while exploring the world around you, your legacy will find you naturally As most long-time readers probably know, I’m an avid astronomer and astrophotographer. During the last few weeks, I’ve been in astro-heaven, as...
