Writing samples

(Alumni profile for Ryerson University) Eric Morham, Business ’79, has followed a career path that reads like a Hollywood script. Morham’s first job was with Cartier, a small Canadian winery. His boss was Don Triggs, who went on to found Vincor International, now Canada’s largest wine company with brands such as Inniskillin Wines and Jackson-Triggs.

(Article published in Escarpment Views magazine.) Debby McLachlan has strict instructions: no big purchases, because her tiny condo is already jam-packed. So we’ve arrived at the Aberfoyle Antique Market about mid-morning, coffee in hand, “just to look.” Still, there’s no question we’ll take home something we love from the tempting treasures in front of us. [...]

(Profile of Judge Stanley Grizzle for Via Rail Magazine) A glance at Judge Stanley G. Grizzle’s shoes reveals an impressive shine. This pair happens to be smooth patent leather, but every pair he owns looks almost as glossy. It’s a habit; as a sleeping car porter back in the days of steam trains and gentlemen [...]

(Shelter profile for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Life on the street is no walk in the park. Still, every year, some 10,000 runaway and homeless youth in Toronto risk violence, exploitation, drugs and illness on the street because they have nowhere else to go. They come from every social, economic and cultural background, and [...]

(Customer success story for IBM) Baking a delicious loaf of bread has more to do with artistry than technology. But dealing with a swift rise in demand for a loaf that’s the greatest thing since sliced bread? That’s a job for high tech, as La Brea Bakery will attest.

(Employee newsletter article for Suncor Energy) Suncor retiree Earle McVicar has a mission: to find a cure for a disease that’s literally a pain in the gut. Retired in 1998 as Corporate Director of Environment, Health & Safety in the Calgary office, Earle and his wife Jeanine first became involved with the Crohn’s & Colitis [...]