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, […]
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.
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]