Profile 3 – James Parker

By Nancy Dorrancewith photography by Bernard Clark James Parker’s retirement plans sound suspiciously like a “busman’s holiday.” An expert in driverless, computer-controlled rail systems, he and his wife, Julie, look forward now to “doing a lot of train travel in Canada and abroad,” he says. “It’s actually my wife who’s the keen one,” laughs Jim. […]

Profile 2 – Constance Carrière-Prill

By Ann-Maureen Owens with photography by Bernard Clark Two years ago, while she was both a full-time law student at Queen’s University and the executive director of Kingston Native Centre and Languages Nest (KNCLN), Constance Carrière-Prill had the idea of establishing Indigenous-led legal services. As someone studying the law and running an organization that does […]

Profile 1 – Victor Mendes

By Christine Hamelinwith photography by Ian MacAlpine “Soccer is my world,” says Victor Mendes, who has been coaching the RMC Paladins men’s team for 26 years. “If I’m away from the field, that’s a problem for me.” A driven, storytelling, lovable man who calls a spade a spade, Vic has coached more than 500 young […]