ARCHIVE: Back on air

In case you missed it, I had my first story air on CBC radio on August 5. It was a fun piece about a lady who is selling her house in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood. This is kind of like an Up situation but also not really. She’s not being forced to move by developers but it is a little house nestled among high-rise apartments and it has unique zoning that could allow a buyer to demolish the house and then build condos in that lot. Honestly, that would be a huge shame because the house is beautiful. I especially like the kitchen.

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ARCHIVE: The Peahen

To start things off, I’ll go back a couple months to a story that I still find fun to tell… just in case you missed it.

Today was one of those days. It was lining up to be a ho-hum day when I got to work and saw the shooter schedule. My spot was empty. Nothing to do but wait for something to happen. In the meantime, I took the Omni car to get the windshield fixed. It had a few cracks. Consider that a foreshadowing of the day’s events.

For my friends who don’t live in Edmonton, here’s a summary of what’s been making headlines in the city. There was a peacock running loose. Well, it’s female so we call it a peahen. For the past few days, animal control officers and other people living in this neighbourhood have been trying to catch this peahen. Most of the time, it stayed on the roofs of homes and because of the recent snow and cold, it’s been too slippery to climb up to catch it. Once in a while, the peahen would drop down to ground level. That’s when they jumped into action with nets and blankets. Every time they came close, the bird would jump up and escape.

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