Exploring south Baffin Island’s art, culture and wildlife
Cape Dorset, Nunavut: We’re walking down a rocky path in Cape Dorset when we unknowingly bump into one of Canada’s most exciting young Inuit artists. The teenager catches up to […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Allford
Getting Up Close with Polar Bears — While We Still Can
Saturday Evening Post, Sept/Oct, 2018: “Hello, beautiful,” the guide says, in the gentlest tone, to the polar bear lumbering toward us. We’d been watching her feed on berry-laden bushes on the […]
Riding moguls of water tidal bore rafting in Nova Scotia
The Daily Beast, Sept 1, 2018: “Don’t white knuckle this part,” our guide says from behind the wheel of the red zodiac as we bomb along the brown river. “Save […]
Beyond the sale rack: More than shopping at the mall
Calgary Herald, Sept 1, 2018: After an especially good haul at a sale, my dad, a dapper dresser and committed bargain hunter, would grin and pronounce that he was “going […]
Laugh, cry or punch a wall? Go for the laugh
Calgary Herald, August 4 2018: We do live in interesting times, don’t we? They’re so interesting I deleted Twitter off my phone. It wasn’t to save hours scrolling through tiny […]
Why did the visitor cross the road in Phnom Penh?
OCanadiana May 12, 2018: Crossing the street in Phnom Penh is an adventure all its own. The Cambodian city has 2.3 million people and at least 2 million of them […]
Beef on a bun girl judges lobster roll contest
OCanadiania Feb 15, 2018: White Point Resort, Nova Scotia—My training regime includes eating lobster poutine, creamed lobster and lobster in the shell. There is gravy, cream and butter, forks, bibs […]
The history beneath our feet
Calgary Herald, June 30, 2018: We throw the street names around every day while navigating the roads in Calgary. Shaganappi, the one that’s fun to watch visitors say, is a […]
Packing pipeline placards for Vancouver
Calgary Herald, June 2, 2018: When your kids are little you worry about them running with scissors. When they grow up and decide to go to grad school at UBC, […]
Looking for love
Calgary Herald, May 5. 2018: I scroll down looking for handsome faces, long legs and strong backs. I like the big guys and I fall half-in-love with each picture I […]
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