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salmonALERT features KickassCanadians.ca article
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013—NewsI’m honoured to have my KickassCanadians.ca piece on Dr. Alexandra Morton included as a reference on her salmonALERT page. Thanks to Wayne Froese for making it happen!
The Millstone gives shout-out to KickassCanadians.ca
Friday, November 15th, 2013—NewsThanks to The Millstone for featuring my latest KickassCanadians.ca article, on Olympian Perianne Jones!
Kitchissippi Times puts ‘Bliss’ front and centre
Thursday, October 10th, 2013—NewsThe latest issue of Kitchissippi Times features a cover story on my short movie, Bliss, and lead actress Kate Smith of Salamander Theatre. Thank you to writer Ted Simpson, and editor Andrea Tomkins of a peek inside the fishbowl.
‘Bliss’ to screen at 2013 Ottawa International Film Festival
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013—NewsI just got the happy news that my short movie Bliss will screen at the Ottawa International Film Festival (OIFF) on Friday, October 4 at 8:30pm in the Saint Paul University Theatre. The program also includes the documentary Fire in the Blood, a favourite at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. To buy tickets, visit the OIFF website.
Thank you again to the fabulous cast and crew: Kickass Canadians Miles Finlayson, Matt West & Ben Wilson and Clarke Mackey, plus the awesome Adam McLaren, Kate Smith, William Somers, Maxime Forgues, Alexi Merkis, Grant Schelske, Dave O’Heare, Laura Gauthier, Margaret Jensen-Palmer and Gavin Thompson.
The Champion’s Mind features Kickass Canadian content
Friday, September 13th, 2013—NewsSports psychologist and author Dr. Jim Afremow, who kindly featured me and KickassCanadians.ca on his blog last year, is gearing up to release his new book, The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive. It features a piece I wrote on Kickass Canadian Glenroy Gilbert and is available now for pre-order on Amazon (with a January 2014 release). Check it out!
KickassCanadians.ca founder deemed “notewordy”
Thursday, September 12th, 2013—NewsI’m honoured to be among the “wordy” Canadians chosen for Sheryl Gordon’s A Rewording Life project, alongside Kickass Canadians Rob Cohen and Shelagh Rogers. Follow @ARewordingLife on Twitter and read the story as it unfolds.
Ottawa Woman magazine gives nod to KickassCanadians.ca founder
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013—NewsI’m featured in the May 2013 issue of Ottawa Woman magazine in its ‘Women on the Move’ segment. The article mentions KickassCanadians.ca and our fundraising initiatives, including Kickass Talks for CARE and WIDE OPEN: A Canadian Perspective. Thanks so much to Ottawa Woman editor Janice Clarkson for featuring me—and promoting women in general!—and to Astrorocket designer Karem Laguna for nominating me.
KickassCanadians.ca gets press in the Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, March 7th, 2013—NewsKickassCanadians.ca was called out in today’s Ottawa Citizen article about Natali Harea, the mastermind behind Kickass Canadian Stephen Beckta’s delectable breads at his restaurants, Beckta dining & wine, Play food & wine and Gezellig.
Bliss nominated for Best Local Short award
Monday, February 25th, 2013—NewsBliss is up for the Steam Whistle Home Brew Award for Best Local Short at the 2013 Kingston Canadian Film Festival! Congratulations to the other filmmakers in this category.
Bliss to open Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013—NewsI just got word that my short movie Bliss will open the 2013 Kingston Canadian Film Festival! As part of the Local Shorts Program, Bliss will show before Kickass Canadian Michael McGowan’s latest feature, Still Mine, starring James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold and Campbell Scott. This is a huge honour for me, as McGowan has directed such Canadian film treasures as Saint Ralph (see the Saint Ralph review from April 2009) and One Week (see the One Week review from May 2009). Bliss can be seen at Kingston’s Baby Grand Theatre at 7pm on Thursday, February 28 (the opening night gala screening!) and 12pm on Saturday, March 2.
