Category: FiftyX50

Fifty X 50 : Oly Backstrom

I met up with Oly on another one of those unnaturally warm and sunny days in November. He suggested we meet at the foot bridge that connects the small park…

Fifty X 50: Melanie Verhaeghe

I worked with Melanie many years ago at a now defunct magazine , Winnipeg Homes. Then for a time we were neighbours, living next door to each other….

Fifty X 50 : Sabine Chorley

Sabine operates a busy wedding photography business under the name of Sterling Images. She approached this interview with the same passion and enthusiasm she brings to her own work. We met…

Fifty X 50: Leah Janzen

The many times my path had crossed Leah’s over the years, through work,  I saw her as a very focused and serious person. So I was surprised when she…

Fifty X 50: Sherry Punak-Murphy

I don’t know what it’s like to be 50 because I still feel 30, and so the whole idea of turning 50 just scares the crap out of me because…

Fifty X 50 : Steve Lambert

This is the first instalment of a special project I started when I turned 50.  It’s called Fifty X50 and my intention is to profile 50 different people…