Thanks again to; Clint Harris, The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, eleven-seventeen and Catchlight Video Solutions for making the video possible.

Thursday July 9th. When Piotr talked about the concept for the introduction video… ” you, sitting in a room of empty seats and inviting people to come forward to fill the seats”, I immediately thought about the beauty of our … Continue reading →

It’s been a very busy and powerful month. Thank you to everyone who have come forward to share their story of losing a loved one to suicide and choosing to participate in the Collateral Damage project. As I listen to … Continue reading →

Today I had planned to write about the incredible week it has been talking and emailing with people who have lost loved ones to suicide and the path of recovery that they are on. This is certainly something I will … Continue reading →

June 16th, 2009, 1:00pm: Coming to you live from the CBC Radio studio in Thunder Bay. A special thanks to my good friend and photographer Alan Dickson for photographing the launch on Ontario Today. If you missed the show you … Continue reading →

Friday May 1, 2009: I remember getting a call from Cathy Alex of CBC Radio a few weeks ago to ask if we were ready to go for June 16th with the Collateral Damage project. I was immediately taken out … Continue reading →

10:13 pm:  My trip to Ottawa was to meet Alex and get an understanding of how logistically I would do this project. I know now that the dialogue between survivors of suicide is powerful, healing and good. There is no … Continue reading →

1:15 pm:  I went walking and my anger intensified. I called Wendy (my sister) who was supposed to pick me up and I told her to hold off until I called her back. I called Alex and asked if he … Continue reading →

8:40:  After a wrong turn and rush hour traffic I made it to Alex’s office. Unassuming, it looked like they had just moved in. Alex was hired to run the Summer Own the Podium program. The mandate is to assist … Continue reading →

7:10 am: Outside the pool, Alex, Wendy (my sister) and I wait for Ashton so I can get a few photos. His hair still wet, bleached by chlorine and standing on end, Ashton looks just like his dad at 15 … Continue reading →