Rest in Peace, Jacques Hebert

Senator Jacques Hebert, founder of Katimavik and Canada World Youth, former Canadian Senator and Civil Rights advocate has passed away at age 84, leaving behind a legacy so profound it ripples throughout Canada, impacting the lives of countless individuals in all corners of the country and indeed worldwide with those participating in Canada World Youth or having moved abroad to complete more good works after their experience, even those that have been touched by the works of Senator Hebert or the youth from the two fine programs he fought so strongly for, right down to those whose rights he fought with incredible gusto to defend.

He was a fine man, though I never had the privilege to meet him, I'm certain that he has left an impact in my life through Katimavik.

Rest in Peace Jacques.

Holy Cow...

It's been over a year now since I completed Katimavik and I can honestly say the time has passed much faster than I expected it to. In the year since my return, I've of course kept up with all my friends from the experience, but I've also started on the path to a promising career in telecommunications.

On the note of my Katimavik friends, I'm actually moving in to an apartment with one of them in the next 11 months. I'm really stoked, mainly because though I'm a prairie kind of guy for all time, I'm kind of getting sick and tired of the way things go in Alberta.

Rotation Two-One Year Later

I've been meaning to post this one for a while. Rotation 2 was definitely the scariest for our group in terms of member losses, as we almost ended up losing all but myself and another member. We were fortunate enough to find mercy so only a few left.

The First Rotation: One Year Later

Wow, it's already been a year since my first rotation. In retrospect, it was great. Save major turbulence within the group, we managed to survive without too much loss within the group. We got along, and sadly had to break off from our peers in Dubreuilville and White River to join the groups in Shawinigan and St. Elie. Little did we know that our group would almost be disbanded because of some of our foolish behaviour.