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Nova Scotia Lobster Dispute: My Day 4
On October 25, 2020 by jmwebThis day was to consist of me heading out onto the water with an indigenous lobster fishing boat. The day before I spoke with a couple of fishermen about the possibility of going out. I arrived at the harbor where I was invited out by a couple of people from another boat. Having gone out
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Lobster Fishing Dispute: My Day 3
On October 24, 2020 by jmwebThe first thing you hear is sirens. Is it the fire department? Ambulance? Police? You are a bit drowsy since you are waking up in the middle of the night. It is the fire department driving by with their sirens on. You hear one, two, three go by. At this point, I was kinda awake.
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Lobster Fishing Dispute: My Day 2
On October 23, 2020 by jmwebI spent the first night in Saulnierville, waking up every hour on the hour to make sure I didn’t miss anything. A lot of the content of the late-night protests were coming from amateur video and I wanted to make sure I captured it, if it was to happen. It was now Sunday. At this
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Cover Photo for Globe & Mail
On October 19, 2020 by jmwebFor the second time in 80 days, I’ve gotten a cover photo on the Globe & Mail! On Saturday, I was assigned to cover the Lobster Fishing Dispute for Reuters in Southern Nova Scotia after a building went up in flames in West Pubnico. On Sunday, I reverted back to taking landscapes until I observed
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Toronto/Ottawa Sun Cover Photos
On May 31, 2020 by jmwebIn the past month I’ve had a couple big cover photos that I figured I would share with my viewers. They included the same shot in both the Ottawa & Toronto Sun as part of the Nova Scotia Shootings.
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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!
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Christmas Parades
On November 27, 2019 by jmwebCape Breton hosts many Christmas Parades. It raises spirits especially in spots like Louisbourg where the parade was developed out of a bad news story. Now the CBRM is putting a ban on night-time parades which are often organized and run by the work of many volunteer firefighters. And unsurprisingly, those firefighters have day jobs.