CHL Pauses due to COVID-19
On March 12, 2020 by jmwebToday the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced that they will be suspending the rest of the seasons. The other team CHL teams (the WHL & OHL) followed suit which wasn’t a shocker considering the National Hockey League has also announced they are suspending their season. The QMJHL was only a couple weeks from starting
Congratulations Matthew Welsh
On February 28, 2020 by jmwebOver the past five years, I’ve had lots of opportunities to photograph Charlottetown Islanders goaltender Matthew Welsh for numerous purposes. In his first game in the QMJHL, the 16 year old (at the time), stopped all 20 shots against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles with a shut out winning 5-0. Very fitting considering tonight he
Wet’suwet’en Support in Moncton
On February 23, 2020 by jmwebOn Friday, February 21st, a protest was planned in the Caledonia Industrial Park in Moncton, New Brunswick. As part of Reuter’s coverage on the Wet’suwet’en support, I was assigned to cover the protests taking place. Here are some of the photos taken of the event. Here is some additional coverage from Reuters.
Wet’suwet’en support at Confed Bridge cont.d
On February 18, 2020 by jmwebIndigenous supporters and demonstrators showed up at the entrance to the Toll Booth at the Confederation Bridge on Monday until around noon. They were showing their support for the Wet’suwet’en. The demonstrations were peaceful and slowed cars by a few seconds however at no point was there a full closure of the road. Police were
Wet’suwet’en Protests at Confed Bridge
On February 16, 2020 by jmwebAt 230am on Sunday morning, I got up and shortly thereafter departed Charlottetown for the Halifax Region. I was tipped off as to a protest that was supposed to happen in the Halifax area and my Globe and Mail editors wanted me there. As we got further away from the Confederation Bridge, doubt about the
Freezing Rain of Halifax
On February 7, 2020 by jmwebI am in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a couple of days and we are currently being pelted by a freezing rain storm which is causing everything to turn to ice. Although my sneakers did amazing, my jacket is none the less now frozen. She’s a bit icey/wet out there!
Morant’s Curve | Lake Louise
On January 20, 2020 by jmwebAn iconic Canadian photography hotspot is Morant’s Curve near Lake Louise in Alberta. Nicholas Morant created some iconic images for Canadian Pacific Railways as well as the Canadian Mint for a couple of denomination bills. One of his most popular was taken at Morant’s Curve in Alberta. Morant’s Curve is located at the same exit
Ranking the Maritime QMJHL Arena’s
On January 15, 2020 by jmwebSome pre-amble, I’ve been sitting on this post for a while now needing one more photograph. Then yesterday Saltwire launched their rating of the best QMJHL arena’s. This was well after my friends from Journal de Quebec launched their best QMJHL arena’s as well as the worst. The big difference between my version and the
Snowstorm Impacting PEI
On January 12, 2020 by jmwebA snowstorm is currently impacting downtown Charlottetown. The day started off with some ice pallets really impacting the roads however it has now changed over to a snowstorm. Don’t forget to take a moment to subscribe to my newsletter, as visible in bottom right corner.