EDITOR’S FIX

Contributors

ANDREW VALLANCE is a cinephile nerd who currently lives on the west coast. Girlfriendless, he spends his time going to movies, buying DVDs and flirting.

ANGE QUALIZZA is a nutty economist who has a passion for policy, governance and everything to do with municipal government! Let’s lift up the carpet and take a closer look inside City Hall.

ASHLEY KRISTINA has studied astrology for over twenty years and has been reading/teaching for five. For an in depth natal chart reading, email mountainashastrology@gmail.com.

BRAD PARSELL is the manager of the Fernie Chamber and loves working with our local vibrant business community. He is also a music nerd with an ever-growing collection of records in his basement.

JESSICA BOZOKY quit her editing job in Australia to chase the snow. Having settled in Fernie, she’s found herself at home surrounded by mountains (of books).

JULIE KELLY is the Manager for the Fernie Trails Alliance and loves spending time on the Fernie trails.

KEVIN MCISAAC haunts the coffee shops and streets of Fernie to find his column source material. LYNDA BIRD and her husband moved to Fernie in 1975 and raised their two daughters here. During the past forty-six years, Lynda has been a teacher, an active participant in community theatre, a volunteer and a long-time member of Knox United church.

MICHAEL HEPHER is a painter, printmaker, sculptor and musician living and working in Fernie. His work is collected internationally and can be seen at Clawhammer Press and a variety of galleries in Western Canada.

Every month SADIE ROSGEN teams up with some of Fernie’s brightest young writers collaborating on a given theme. If you are reading this and think that you are that person, drop her a line at sadiepumps@gmail.com.

TAINA TURCASSO is a naturopathic physician, midwife, and new mama who is at long last practicing in Fernie. She is enjoying getting reacquainted with all of Fernie’s offerings with her family.

TYLA CHARBONNEAU is a Registered Psychologist (CPBC2385), dog momma, and nature lover. She loves talking with others about mindfulness, self-compassion, and human nature. When we are young, we learn the meaning and value of kindness. We learn about bucket filling* and how our actions can have a direct impact on how someone else feels. And we carry this fundamental lesson within us as we move through the world. We may stumble now and then but generally we move towards wanting the best for everyone.

Lately the negative resounds, dampening the kindness out in the world. But we know it’s there. We know that the majority of humans have the ability to empathize and practice compassion. We know what Aristotle meant when he said, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’ And while we may continue to struggle from time to time, we know kindness begets kindness.

This November, I challenge you to practice one act of kindness daily. Involve your family and see the impact it has on you and others. These little acts will ripple through our community, drowning out the negativity, and filling buckets as we head into the winter season.

Editor’s Fix

By Krista Turcasso, Editor

*Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud and David Messing is available at Polar Peak Books and Treasures, for all ages.

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