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!
Trains of the Western Canada
On January 22, 2020 by jmwebA common theme on this trip has been capturing photographs of the trains traveling around Alberta and British Columbia, also known as rail fanning. Being honest, this is one of my last resorts to photograph when the weather isn’t co-operating.
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
2018 Maritime Tall Ships
On January 14, 2020 by jmwebIn 2018, I was assigned to cover the Tall Ships Festival in Charlottetown, PEI. My first trip of the summer weather had me going over to Cape Breton about a week before the tall ships arrived in Charlottetown. What sat fourth was an amazing experience covering the tall ships from multiple maritime cities. This photo
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.