2000s Jameson Parker ’06 (Lake’s) is celebrating his 1-year anniversary as the Director of Development at Vancouver-based film production company Brightlight Pictures. “Brightlight was founded by Shawn Williamson in 2001 and since then has produced films like The Interview, 50/50 and The Company You Keep directed by Robert Redford. This year, we premiered Colossal with Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis at the Toronto International Film Festival and produced the TV series Wayward Pines for Fox, Haters Back Off for Netflix, and, currently, Timeless for Sony/NBC. As the Director of Development, I am in charge of our slate of original productions and I package, finance and produce on both the feature film and television side.”
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Hugh Cape ’08 (Ripley’s) has been keeping busy since graduating from the Dalhousie acting program. “I’ve had a decent amount of work on stage and screen. While still living in Halifax, I have worked on CBC’s Mr. D for two seasons and had a small role in the miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes. I was also lucky enough to go on tour to the International Fadj Theatre Festival in Tehran, which was an unbelievable cultural experience. The first job I got when I moved to Toronto took me back to Halifax, funnily enough, and I was hired to choreograph and perform a piece at the Canadian Country Music Awards alongside Alberta duo High Valley. Most recently, I landed a ‘Spiked Snapple’ commercial, which was a lot of fun to shoot. I’ve also been trying my hand at writing my own material and slowly building up the confidence to perform some stand-up.”
Hugh Cape in the Grand Bazaar in Shiraz with a nomadic tribesman from southeastern Iran. Struan Robertson ’06 (Copeman’s) graduated in 2016 with his J.D. from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Struan and his wife, Laura, have moved back to Vancouver where Struan is articling for DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. He has found a passion for commercial and civil litigation — arguing with his parents, siblings and teachers has finally paid off! Laura Robertson, who briefly did her practicum at Shawnigan, is now working in corporate training and people development at the Lululemon headquarters. Struan and Laura continue to maintain strong ties to the Shawnigan community, both by choice and through family ties.
Harriet (Guard) Klumper ’09 (Renfrew North) was recently married this October near Whistler. “We met in Ottawa but both grew up in British Columbia and so we were thrilled that our wedding took place in a setting that reflected the West Coast, sea-to-sky feeling. It was a perfect weekend with near-constant rain, a good amount of dancing, and lots of laughter. I am thrilled to gain a huge Dutch family, and to officially become a Klumper. The alumni in attendance were Courtney Handja ’09 (Renfrew North), Katelyn Ward ’09 (Renfrew North), Gemma Guard ’12 (Renfrew South), Rebecca Guard ’06 (Groves’) and Michelle Child ’09 (Kaye’s).”
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