Contributors
Heather Ramsay (reporter) is an award-winning community reporter, photographer and creative writer who lives in Queen Charlotte City. She is deeply intrigued by lives and landscapes—past, present and future—swirling around British Columbia’s Northwest.
Russell Bowers co-hosts Daybreak each weekday for CBC Radio out of Prince Rupert. He’s also a writer, actor and award-winning record producer. In his spare time he listens to music, pondering questions big and small, and avoids finishing his first book.
Betsy Trumpener is an award-winning fiction writer and CBC news reporter. She lives with her family outside Prince George, where she is now preparing for possible spring floods.
Amanda Follett is a Smithers-based freelance writer who aspires to musical genius on her dusty old Washburn guitar, and sometimes likes to pretend that her blue-eyed husky dog Belle is actually a fierce northern wolf who will protect her from the tax collector this spring.
Tracy Morton is a family physician on Haida Gwaii. His philosophy of care is to equip people with the best available information to make health decisions that are right for them. Besides medicine, his interests include kayaking, climbing, cooking, travel, yoga and hanging out with his family.
Frances Riley is a part-time writer, part-time musician and full-time outdoor addict living in sunny Prince Rupert. Raised on a sailboat and currently apprenticing in the mountains, she loves singing–and writing– northern BC’s praises
Hans Saefkow is an award-winning editorial cartoonist, illustrator and set designer. If you see this man, do not approach him, feed him, or listen to his idle chatter. It is simply best not to encourage him.
Julie Chaplin is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner. Born and raised in Ontario, she now resides in northern BC with her new family. With her pure love for life, you can find Julie painting, drawing, meditating and enjoying the great outdoors.
Rob Sturney has lived in New Hazelton since 1981 and has taught at Hazelton High since 1994. He is fanatical about cycling, coffee and travel, especially if he can enjoy them all simultaneously.
Jane Stevenson, born by the Atlantic and raised by the Pacific, has lived in the Bulkley Valley for eight years. She presently resides on an acreage near Telkwa with her husband and two little girls.
Facundo Gastiazoro is a freelance designer who focuses on logos, posters, layout and illustrations. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Facundo is currently living in Smithers. His illustrations appear in every issue of Northword Magazine.
Charlynn Toews has been in printing and publishing since 1985. She has published in daily and weekly newspapers, national magazines, and loves a good regional. She writes a regular column for Northword from her home in Terrace.
Sheila Peters, one of the founding members of the Driftwood Foundation, speaks through her writing of the diverse ways landscape affects the people who inhabit it. Her recent book, the weather from the west, is a collection of poems published in collaboration with artist Perry Rath.
Gail Cort, after retiring from competitive rowing (three-time Olympian), lived in New Zealand where she ran a fitness and lifestyle coaching business, coached sports, and raised three sons. She recently moved to Houston BC, where she is enjoying the northern lifestyle, the people, and the SNOW!
Tammy Luciow is a full time beachcomber and part time photographer. She likes shells, and sand. She doesn’t mind the rain and she always keeps trying even when she gets more stones than agates. Her favorite sport is shopping.
Rafe Mair is a former lawyer, cabinet minister and scratch golfer who went into honest work and became a broadcaster and writer on public affairs.
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