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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 chose a selection...
Frommer’s Newfoundland
The 1st edition of Frommer's Newfoundland and Labrador was published in 2004. Frommer's approached me to write an update, but the assignment ended up as a complete rewrite, and the 2nd edition was published in my name for the 2006 summer season. Subsequently, I...
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...
Frmmer’s Projects 2011
I've been writing for the Frommer's series since 2004, mostly about Atlantic Canada. This I contributed to year three very different projects for the company. Frommer's Day by Day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island is part of a new series of...
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, 2010
My 2009 research trips kept me close to home, with solo and family trips throughout the Canadian Rockies, across the southern Alberta prairies, through the Kootenays/Okanagan Valley and to Vancouver Island. My city time was spent in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton,...
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...
New Moon Editions, 2008
Our second child was born in late 2007, so travel was somewhat limited through the summer, but we did all make an extended trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island, travelling from north to south and out to the west coast, where we all enjoyed a three-night stay at the...
Why Heejee.com?
By 2000, my last name as a domain had been registered (and to this day never used), so I 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...