Sketchnotes from Wolastoq Priority Place’s second Gathering in February 2024
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ABCD- Asset Based Community Development
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is defined as a sustainable approach to community-driven development. I’ve been using ABCD models since I first dabbled in social enterprise & community development 15+ years ago. Recently, I went
Continue ReadingRejection Sensitivity
A few weeks ago, I shared some of my sketchnotes on Rejection Senstive Disphoria on instagram, and was amazed at the response. Here’s what I wrote: I decided to learn one or two things every
Continue ReadingThis is a 230lb Woman
Can I say weight is weird?This is a 230 lbs woman.In stores, I’m between a 12 and an 18, a large and a 5xl. I’ve been more. I’ve been less.I just got a smart scale
Continue ReadingWhen a system is dying…
A few weeks ago, with 9ft snowbanks , it started to rain. I live on the world’s biggest salt marsh, and it was just cold enough the soil was partially frozen, so water had nowhere
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Getting to WeavEast
I recently visited The Campbell Carriage Factory in Sackville New Brunswick, the lovely town where I live. On their seasonal opening day, I heard them talk about the felloes of the wheel. Do you know
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A Wee Biography
This is just a wee, unedited biography. I was born on the South Shore of Nova Scotia and raised by Newfoundlanders.I sometimes refer to myself as a Newfie Scotian. The daughter of a Doctor & a
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Running for Election
After much encouragement from citizens, I’ve decided to run for Municipal councillor of Sackville in the by-election to be held on December 10th 2018. This would only be a 16-month position, to replace Megan Mitton
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What can the future of Arts Education look like?
I had the honour of joining ArtsLinkNB running Town Halls across NB. We’re asking how to shape K-12 Arts education in Anglophone schools in New Brunswick. It opened my eyes to the current gaps in
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