Q- What was the hardest part of that experience and the best moment and why?
A- I guess I threw myself a life vest in deciding to step back and to focus on creating work for myself where I got to spend so much time doing what I love most: canoe tripping. The work definitely fed me and I felt again more connected to my humour, a joie de vivre. I met some pretty fabulous people.
Q- Why Sudbury? What was the connection in that town?
A- I was pretty set in my mind to have a base of operations, and so I had been searching out properties which had ready access to canoe trip destinations. When my search brought me Sudbury-way, people started coming out of the woodwork with very positive reviews of the town. I heard stuff like: a real leftie town, a strong women’s community, and Ontario’s best kept secret. This was all music to my ears.
Q- What do you love about northern Ontario? What is your favourite thing?
A- Some of my favourite things: Waking up in the middle of the night to the song of the loon; heading out my front door on cross-country skis in the wintertime; the proximity to wildlife; how relaxed and friendly people are.
Q- What does the outdoors mean to your soul, mind and body?
A- Well, we are a part of nature , though modern Western society has brainwashed us to believe otherwise. For me, it means a feeling of being connected – to those parts of myself (mind, body and spirit), and all living things. The natural world is where I most feel the spiritual component to life, where the questions and answers sometimes come to me.