A4 Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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An introduction: Harmeet Singh hsingh@therockymountaingoat.com
As the newest reporter for the Rocky Mountain Goat and new resident of Valemount, you may see me wandering the village, confused by all the streets named after trees. I’m from Ontario, the part where we don’t have trees. I like to think I’m more complex a person than can be explained in a short article. But I’ll give you the basics: I am 5’1” (and three quarters), single, childless and I enjoy caffeine. I hail from Niagara Falls, Ont., which is nothing like Toronto, so I shouldn’t be considered evil. The past four years of my very long life have been spent in Ottawa at Carleton University, being educated (and put in place) by some of Canada’s best journalists and media experts. Hopefully, the skills I’ve learned obtaining my bachelor’s degree in journalism will serve this community well. Though I was born in Canada, I am from an Indian family (just in case my name didn’t tell you that). This means
that I may not survive winter. This does not mean that I will be worshipping the cows who reside in the Robson Valley region. I will, perhaps, photograph them from time to time. Journalists are often over-eager people who like to know more than other people (or at least act like they do). I am not the exception to this. I am, in fact, fresh out of journalism school, which means that I (a) ask a lot of questions (b) am a little bit annoying and (c) must either intern for the Rocky Mountain Goat, or wash dishes for a living. In all seriousness, working for the Rocky Mountain Goat and moving across Canada was actually a choice, one that’s shaping up to be a good one. Community news is crucial and I am grateful that I can contribute to this community alongside talented young people. After all, it is a great community. Since being here, I have discovered the hilar-
ity and inventiveness that is VCTV, that food tastes better in Valemount than in many other places and that waking up to mountains makes it much easier to get out of bed. I will also soon feel comfortable enough to use “wwoofer” in a sentence and not feel like it’s an insulting word. I look forward to learning more about the people that make this area so amazing (that means you). So if you feel like stopping by to educate me about the happenings of Valemount, please do— I’ll need your help.
Publisher’s note: Harmeet is but one of many professional journalists who has answered our call to come help build a new culture in small town journalism. Instead of absantee owners siphoning economic funds out of our community, we present a vision for the future: A newspaper where journalism is our highest priority, and where journalists can also call themselves owners. We are comitted to our cause, but we also need your support. Thank You!
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