Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
2023 Nova Scotia Floods for Globe & Mail
On December 10, 2023 by jmwebI got home late on a Sunday night (in July) after covering the floods for Reuters. My Monday was pretty regular, went into the office. Monday night I was off to Baba’s for comedy night. While there, I received an email from the Globe & Mail asking if I’d go back to Nova Scotia to
Assignments . Blog . Editorial . Nova Scotia . Photos+Stories
2023 Nova Scotia Flooding
On December 2, 2023 by jmwebBack in July, Nova Scotia experienced a massive continuous series of thunderstorm. As the storm was impacting South of Halifax, I was chatting with a friend (Jessica) in Truro about it. I was watching it unfold on radar. As time went on, the storms got worse. I ended up taking some screenshots of the radar
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Hurricane Lee Coverage from Nova Scotia
On November 4, 2023 by jmwebIn September, an editor at Reuters called and asked me to cover Hurricane Lee as it came up the Eastern seaboard. I had been following this storm as it was in the South. Within a 24 hour window, this storm escalated quickly. In the early mornings of September 6, 2023 this former wave was a
Assignments . Blog . Nova Scotia
Globe And Mail Cover Photo
On October 16, 2023 by jmwebCan we rewind a few months? Things have been extremely busy and back in September, I was tasked with creating imagery for Reuters of Hurricane Lee. As such, I went to Southern Nova Scotia to capture the blast as it made landfall. Sure enough, the next day I had captured an image that made the
Assignments . Editorial . Prince Edward Island
Hurricane Fiona Hits PEI
On July 4, 2023 by jmwebWhen Hurricane Fiona hit the Atlantic Canada region, I was heading from St. John’s to Port aux Basques to cover the storm for Reuters. As mentioned in previous blog posts, it was our game plan. As the storm progressed, I was being updated by numerous friends as to what was happening on Prince Edward Island…
Assignments . Editorial . New Brunswick
Justin Trudeau’s Visit to Moncton
On April 9, 2023 by jmwebOn Friday, March 31st, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited New Brunswick where he had a few stops in Moncton and Dieppe. After a crazy busy week, probably my busiest, I woke up Friday morning and immediately went over to Moncton where the first announcement was taking place at Oulton College Dental School. I was
Assignments . Editorial . Hockey . Nova Scotia . Sports
Interview: Photographing The World Juniors
On January 19, 2023 by jmwebLast week, Mitch Cormier of CBC Island Morning interviewed me on photographing the World Juniors. I’ve wanted to do a behind the scenes post and I figured, maybe if I wrote out our interview it might suffice. I will also expand on some of his questions. Do you get to watch the whole game? You
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22 Stories from Twenty 22
On December 20, 2022 by jmwebTwenty-22 was a busy year yet slower year. I’ve had the honor of covering Canada and telling the stories of Canadians from coast to coast. Covid really impacted what I thought I was going to be doing and adjustments had to be made. For instance, the Memorial Cup (Saint John, NB) was held in late
Assignments . Blog . Editorial . Newfoundland . Photos+Stories
Hurricane Fiona Aftermath
On October 14, 2022 by jmwebOn September 27th, I woke up early. It was foggy out and I wanted to re-capture some of the destruction Hurricane Fiona left in Port aux Basques with the eerie fog. As time went on, more people came visible walking the streets. Wanting to help out. City staff was ensuring everyone was fed meanwhile those