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As a communications professional, writer, editor, columnist and blogger, Brian has enjoyed a successful career that has spanned more than 30 years. He has worked in a number of senior communications and public affairs roles for a variety of organizations in both the private and public sectors. An active blogger and social media enthusiast, he has been a frequent guest and regular panellist on CBC Radio Moncton’s Information Morning show. He has also appeared on CBC Radio’s As It Happens, Information Morning (Fredericton), Shift and Maritime Noon; CBC News New Brunswick (television); Radio-Canada’s Le réveil / Nouveau-Brunswick (radio), Michel le samedi (radio) and La matinale (radio); CTV’s Canada AM, CTV Atlantic’s CTV News at 5 and CTV News at 6. From 2005 to 2017, he wrote Hump Day, a general interest weekly column for the Moncton Times & Transcript. From 2010-2013, he also wrote a social media column called Social Media Matters for the newspaper. Throughout his career, he has written nearly 1,000 individual newspaper columns on subjects ranging from general interest, humour, social media, entertainment and restaurant reviews. He is a member of the Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG), National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Canadian Association of Journalists, Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton and Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick. He is also a member of the Alma City Club and serves on its Board of Governors. Fluently bilingual, he is a graduate of the University of King’s College with an honours degree in journalism and is an active member of the university’s alumni association. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of the Ancient Commoner from King’s in recognition of his “selfless dedication to the University.” In 2022, he was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal by the Province of New Brunswick in recognition of his community service. Today, he is president of his own communications consulting agency, Bricor Communications, and works for a number of major clients in the areas of strategic communications, government and media relations, writing, editing, translation and social media. As an entrepreneur, he also owns an online retail store selling specialty gift products – Acadistuff.com. In 2024, he released the bestselling recipe book Acadian Recipes and More – Volume 1. (Available through Amazon.)
Her articles have appeared in magazines such as WeddingBells, Home Business Report, Legion Magazine, Profit Magazine, enRoute, AmericanStyle, Fifty-Five Plus, Health Naturally, Antiques!, Airborn,This Country Canada and The Hill Times as well as The Globe and Mail newspaper. Her creative non-fiction has won awards of excellence for features and editorial writing as well as writing for seniors and books on Canadian history. BOOKS Ottawa Titans – fortune and fame in the early days of Canada’s capital. Calgary, AB, Altitude Publishing, 2004. Inside Outside – in conversation with a doctor and a clothing designer. Ottawa, ON, Creative Bound Inc., 2004. Spies in Our Midst: The incredible story of Igor Gouzenko, Cold War spy. Calgary, AB, Altitude Publishing, 2005. Marriage is a Business. Ottawa, ON, Baico Publishing, 2008 The Quest for the Northwest Passage: exploring the elusive route through Canada's Arctic waters. Toronto, ON, James Lorimer & Company, 2009 The Underground Railroad: the long journey to freedom in Canada. Toronto, ON, James Lorimer & Company, 2010 Treasure Under the Tundra: Canada's Arctic diamonds. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 2011 Code Name Habbakuk: a secret ship made of ice. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 2012 Flying on Instinct: Canada's bush pilot pioneers. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 2012 High Peaks Engineering: Rocky Mountain Marvels. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 2014 The Luck of the Karluk: Shipwrecked in the Arctic. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 2015 AWARDS U.S. National Mature Media awards in 2002 and 2004 for magazine articles about seniors. IABC International Association of Business Communicators EXCEL 2002 and 2010 awards for communication excellence in features and editorial writing. Ontario Historical Society (OHS) 2010 Huguenot Society of Canada honouring "the best book published in Ontario in the past three years which has brought public awareness to the principles of freedom of conscience and freedom of thought" for The Underground Railroad: the long journey to freedom in Canada.
With over 20 years of experience as a freelance writer and editor, I am able to manage projects start to finish and create compelling content for consumer and trade publications. I have also written annual reports, speeches, newsletters, specialty publications and niche publications. I was Editor in Chief at a local specialty publication for 7 years, earning industry recognition. Additionally I have been a writer in residence at an elementary school leading students in an in-depth writing project.
Freelance food/travel writer Contributing editor, Dreamscapes magazine Former columnist: Toronto Star, LCBO Food & Drink Former food editor: London Free Press, Toronto Sun 2 years CBC Radio national newsroom
My work focuses on gender and minority issues within a global context and I also write literary journalism. I have reported from Pakistan, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Lebanon, among other countries. I am also the founder and editor of Pilot, an online literary space focused on the female lens.
After writing all my life and trying to get into the video game industry, I fell backwards into editing translations for manga in 2018. After making small independent comics of my own, it made sense, and I've been cultivating my work in this field ever since. Current clients include Tapas Entertainment, Yen Press, J-Novel Club, and Penguin Random House, including imprints Square Enix Publishing and Inklore. Most clients are publishing houses, but I also love working with independent creators.
I have worked as a freelance journalist, editor and communications professional for over a decade. As a journalist, my work has appeared in Business London magazine, the London Free Press, Metro News, Yahoo Health, Sportsnet.ca, MLB.com, the Canadian Baseball Network, Western News, Western Alumni Gazette, The Londoner, St. Thomas-Times Journal, Victoria News, and other outlets. I also worked as a reporter for the Olympic News Service at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As a communications professional, I have produced stories, press releases, media guides, brochures, annual reports, advertisements, newsletters and more for universities, three different non-profit organizations, as well as a medical school.
Experienced Director of Photography, Camera Operator and Photographer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry.
Communications professional with extensive experience in content development for external and internal audiences spanning corporate, marketing, philanthropic, to crisis communications, across several channels and countries. A relationship-builder who thrives on developing constructive, meaningful connections across broad geographies, leading teams in multi-divisional environments, as well as working with media, employee, community and other key stakeholder groups. Community involvement and paying it forward are key to balancing professional life, as is a passion for creative writing.
Feature Writer: Technical writer, blog/website and all social media content, food writer, sportswriter, newspaper, magazines, corporate and non-profit organizations. Best selling author: Conversations That Make a Difference: Stories Supporting a Bigger Vision; A Daily Gift of Gratitude: A Collection of Stories from Grateful Hearts around the Globe; A Daily Gift of Hope: A Collection of Stories from Hopeful Hearts around the Globe; Bandaged Paws; Connected to the Land; Homespace (Ace Canada) Magazine; Rasperry Magazine;
Ann is the author of a number of bestselling books about pregnancy and parenting (including The Mother of All Pregnancy Books and The Mother of All Baby Books) and a magazine writer and content creator who specializes in writing about parenting and mental health. Her most recent books are Happy Parents, Happy Kids and Parenting Through the Storm. She is frequently invited to speak at health, education, and parenting conferences about the issues raised in her books. She is also the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio.
Canadian Media Guild, Canadian Press, CBC, Winnipeg Free Press, Transcona News, Winnipeg Tribune (intern)
I have written for heritage and genealogy magazines as well as local neighbourhood publications. I have also researched and written histories of non-profit organizations. I have also written articles for hockey history publications. I have published a book on hockey history and two on RCN journals from World War I and the Roaring Twenties. My series, The Heritage Detective, contains stories about old buildings in the Victoria, BC area and tell about the people who lived and worked in them. The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria was re-released in 2024 on a live national TV broadcast with over 8 million viewers. My latest book is "Victoria HarbourCats, Ten Years and Counting," the story of the baseball team of which I am one of the owners.
Owning and operating BE3Designs since 2010, Bree Emmerson works as a freelance web designer and developer out of Edmonton, Alberta. Bree also started and acted as Edmonton’s Chapter Lead for Canada Learning Code until December 2019, earning #learningcodeyeg a Yeggies nomination in 2013 for best in non-profit. Bree was nominated for AWE’s Celebration of Achievement in both 2014 and 2015, YWCA'S Women of Distinction in 2014 and has been recognized in Wanderer’s Edmonton’s Top 100 Women in Business in 2013. Bree Emmerson has also been featured on CTV News, the Edmonton Journal, a Capital Ideas entrepreneur panel, a cover-story issue in Alberta Venture magazine, a CBC Radio Edmonton AM show, a 2016 episode of the That's So Maven podcast, a panelist for EPL's CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap documentary conversation, GDX Edmonton's Inclusion in Games panel, a 2017 panelist for Driving Women in Tech's Edmonton Trailblazing Women in Tech Community Conversation, was profiled in a short documentary feature for STORYHIVE by Telus, and on a 2018 LGNYEG panel for Femmes in Tech & Gaming. 2025 will mark her fifteenth year in business as a WFH, sole proprietor, and Bree is excited to develop new service offerings to support her clients.
Over a two year period, I blogged for the Canadian Running Magazine website through a bi-weekly feature sharing the journey of my goal to run 12 Races in 12 Months. The experience not only highlighted the challenges in setting this epic goal for myself, but running alongside my children became a poignant experience as I watched them grow into young adults before my eyes. Biography writing is a passion of mine, and I have been commissioned by Woodlawn Memorial Park to write a legacy story for the Remembrance Day Service starting in 2016 about the life of a local veteran. Pitching an idea to my editor, I developed and wrote a regular feature for the Guelph Mercury entitled “Fondly Remembered” starting in October 2014. The column provided an opportunity to honour Guelph/Wellington County residents, and share their life stories through the Guelph Mercury newspaper and online formats. This column was a natural extension of the two-year term of being a Community Editorial Board member with the Guelph Mercury, writing about a variety of topics. As a Hospice Wellington Board member for eight years, I had the experience of writing many news releases and articles for the organization. I continue writing legacy stories as well as travel features in my spare time between working as Director of HR for a municipal Corporation. Samples of writing can be found at my WordPress site: https://susanfarrelly.wordpress.com
20+ years of newsletter editing; 12 years editor of The York Pioneer [journal of historical articles]
I have extensive writing, editing, and proofreading experience for a wide variety of audiences and clients, including a year as a Creative Services Coordinator for Lab Manager magazine. I also have many years of genetic and molecular biology research in a number of model organisms. As Research Coordinator, I was deeply involved in writing and editing a successful multi-million dollar grant for the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute.
I have extensive experience as a medical writer and reporter, producing coverage from medical conferences for various healthcare publications and websites in both Canada and the US, on a variety of topics. I also have produced summary reports from pharmaceutical advisory board and consultancy meetings held in-person and online and collaborated on touchpoint sessions with medical communication agencies leading up to these meetings. I have helped create Powerpoint slide decks for meetings and edited slide content. Additionally, I have created patient content for non-profit healthcare organizations like Asthma Canada, Cancer Care Ontario, and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada. I have also assisted healthcare professionals in drafting peer-reviewed papers. I have edited a patient handbook on managing hidradenitis suppurativa. I can do translation work and proofreading and editing to ensure meaning is consistent between English and French texts.
Accomplished and enthusiastic writer passionate about creating compelling works for a diverse array of clients and purposes. Self-directed and proficient in thorough research, editing and proof-reading content in a goal-oriented and deadline driven manner. Let me bring my unique voice and fresh perspective to your publication! My professional work experience has primarily been in the education sector as an elementary school teacher. Collaborating with colleagues to create dynamic and effective lesson plans and educational materials to improve student learning has been a key part of my position. My most recent role as school Mental Heath facilitator involved designing and leading captivating professional development workshops for my colleagues. I am currently working on completing my first full-length novel, while completing a fiction and poetry mentorship with the Owen Sound poet laureate.
