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New Moon Editions, 2012

Researching new editions of Moon Atlantic Canada and Moon Nova Scotia last summer was a family affair, with two trips to the Atlantic provinces with kids in tow. I doubled up on a solo Newfoundland and Labrador trip last June, researching the Moon guidebook and also...

2013 Canadian Rockies Calendar

As is standard practice in the calendar industry, it may be early 2012, but I'm proud to announce that my 2013 Reflections of the Canadian Rockies calendar is on sale at retailers throughout the Canadian Rockies. With our designer Linda Petras, we choseĀ  a selection...

New Moon Editions, 2011

I had a few commissions in 2010, which along with preparing the 40th anniversary edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, kept me busy work-wise. Updates for Moon British Columbia and Moon Vancouver and Victoria were both fairly straightforward. With two children...

Banff’s Urban Wildlife

Banff is well known for its resident wildlife. Over the years we've seen grizzly bears, black bears, elk, deer, coyotes, and even a moose, all passing by out home. Cougars and wolves are also present and occasionally come into town, nearly always under the cover of...

New Moon Editions, 2009

With two young children at home, rather than one extended trip to Atlantic Canada, I broke my research into two trips in 2008, and managed to cover all cities and major travel destinations through the region. The 5th edition of Moon Atlantic Canada and the 2nd edition...

Why Heejee.com?

By 2000, my last name as a domain had been registered (and to this day never used), so IĀ  started looking for a short, memorable domain for my personal website. I went to the local Whyte archives and poured over historic maps, looking for unusual place names that...