The Stoke: Harvest Food Bank Drives Get Amped For Glory
I am in awe this week for many reasons. Things turn and always seem to turn for the good when you let them pass through your honest intentions. A series of events turned misfortune into a crazy opportunity this week for Campbell River, Comox Valley and Powell River Food Banks. Shaw Communications has stepped up [...]
Gratitude: Getting Juiced On Passion
Gratitude. Being positively passionate about something will make you a grateful person. I call this idea my Zactivist Passion Principle. Everyone has a passion principle and by the end of this blog you will have a chance to name your own. I think that it’s important to define your own ZPP because it’s become a [...]
Parents: Tell Me How You Exemplify Compassion To Your Kid
In light of the upcoming Free The Children – We Day season I will be giving away a copy of The World Needs Your Kid. Authors Craig and Marc Kielburger are the founder and co-founder of Free The Children, the largest organization in the world of children helping children. Craig attests that his mother’s actions [...]
The Power Of R Poetry Contest
I am really excited about introducing the SLAM SOLID WASTE POETRY CONTEST to the youth of School District 71 and 72. I created some funky posters that you can see in the slide-show below and I look forward to shooting the winning artists in High-Def. The idea behind this contest is to get youth thinking [...]
The Power Of R Essay Contest
One of the most common questions I get asked as an environmental educator is, “Why don’t we shoot our garbage into space?” The funny thing is that after 10-20 minutes of animated discussion we always come up with an answer. Now it’s your turn to tell us ‘why’ for the chance to have your words [...]
Kingfisher Executive Show Suite
The Kingfisher Resort & Spa recently updated their Executive Show Suite and it is very impressive. Over 270 degrees of ocean, beach and forested views light the suite. I really enjoyed the feeling of this room and commented to manager Mike O’Hara that “I’d like to spend some time here.” My main focus with this [...]
10 Minutes To Build A Community And Create Equality In The Eyes Of Children
In 2010, the Comox Valley Food Bank is providing food for 934 people a month. A staggering 40% of that number, 374 individuals, are children. I stared at that sentence I wrote for about three days before writing this one to really try and comprehend what it meant, the stories behind each one of the people, and the children in that number. I can’t.
Eagle View Acres – Real Estate Video
I created this video for a client with a 20-acre parcel of some incredible ocean front. Capturing the magic and essence of this extraordinary section of earth was a real sensory treat.
Personal Revolution and The Genius of Banksy
He’s celebrated as the most famous graffiti artist in the world and yet, very few people even know who he is. In a world of celebrity and 15 minutes of fame Banksy is building notoriety by being invisible. His messages however, are powerful enough, loud enough, truthful enough, to break through all the billboards and [...]
Natalie & Clay – When The Numbers Line Up
Today Natalie and Clay were married.
