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November 10, 2020

Consuming online content

E-newsletters are flowing into our inboxes everyday. And with good reason. Marketing professionals tell us all that people who have signed up for our newsletters really do want to hear from us. And I’m one of those people. Most of the time. I subscribe to and read industry newsletters on the regular. News from TIABC, […]

November 7, 2020

Volunteering with the Campbell River Salmon Foundation

Campbell River Salmon Foundation is one of my primary volunteer activities these days. As the new VP (!), I’m doing my best to learn from the other directors, help provide energy and direction to the organization, and find new and creative ways to elevate interest and engagement with what we’re doing.

November 6, 2020

Cooking lessons with Chef Nick from Wolf in the Fog!

I busted out of work at 5pm today to get prepped for our first cooking class with Canada’s Great Kitchen Party! Such a fun experience starting with veggies from local farm stands, Tide to Table delivery of locally caught Ling Cod and prawns, our very favourite Unruly Gin and Unsworth Bubbles (aka Charme de L’ile), […]

November 5, 2020

A game to play with people

This is one of my versions of BINGO that I like to play when I'm facilitating a strategic planning session, teaching a class, hosting a group of people who may or may not know each other very well. Simply think of a number of questions that people can answer about themselves, slot them into a [...]
November 4, 2020

For the love of reading books

For the love of reading books

I love reading books. Fiction and non-fiction. Tangible, paper books. I share them. I keep them. I buy them new from my local bookstore (Thank you Coho Books!) and when I travel I pop into an independent store to learn what books they’re displaying and recommending and often purchase one or two. I buy them […]

November 3, 2020

A Sociably Scientific monthly challenge: write every weekday.

In my personal life, I have been completing monthly challenges for the past 34 months (three years minus two months). One month will be a ‘yes’ or an add on, the next will be a ‘no’ month or an elimination of some sort. I’ve added in daily walks, I’ve taken away processed sugar, practiced yoga […]

October 17, 2019

Connecting Vancouver Island Tourism Colleagues

Tourism Vancouver Island’s Annual Conference is an event I try to attend every year.  Connecting with my fellow tourism colleagues face-to-face in a social and learning environment is high on my priority list.  We are in the business of sharing our local communities with visitors and helping to make people feel welcome, so it simply […]

October 2, 2019

This beautiful Island I call home

Vancouver Island is beautiful. I love that this is where I get to live.  And I appreciate that I have the choice to participate in leisure with all the rights and freedoms of a Canadian citizen.  So with those statements in mind, I’m now going to gush about how much I enjoy working on Vancouver […]

May 14, 2019

Career snapshot of 41-year young me

May 10, 2019

Lifelong Learning

I like to learn. A lot.  The field of leisure is a fascinating subject for me and I find there are numerous ways each day in which I can somehow glean new information, apply previous knowledge to a new situation, find a solution to a challenge through a conversation, or simply reflect on my own […]

April 9, 2019

Tourism & Recreation – Where Community Connects

Leisure is recreation.  Leisure is tourism.  Tourism development affects resident recreation, which impacts tourism development.  The amenities that residents enjoy are often the same as what attracts tourists to a community and as a Sociable Scientist, I thrive working on projects that focus on understanding, developing, and enhancing quality of life through community leisure assets. […]

March 26, 2019

Applying Leisure Research in Community

I know that ‘leisure research’ is not the most familiar term out there.  Over the years, I’ve had the discussion with many of my colleagues, collaborators, and friends as to whether or not the language I’m using resonates with people (and the organizations they represent) with whom I work (and/or want to work) – and […]

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Laurel Sliskovic
Campbell River, BC
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Exploring our backyard 💛 #IlovewhereIlive #wh Exploring our backyard 💛 

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Sunday explorations with this beauty 💛 #morewa Sunday explorations with this beauty 💛

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One more reason to go outside and get fresh air! One more reason to go outside and get fresh air! 

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