Jamie Saari-Alvarez is an award-winning journalist and photographer who has spent the majority of her career in Winnipeg. With a wide array of experience working at Winnipeg media outlets, Saari has a natural flair for finding fascinating stories that have not yet been told. Her background includes having worked for the Winnipeg Free Press, CBC Radio, the Winnipeg Sun, A-Channel, Transcontinental Weeklies, the University of Manitoba and a variety of niche magazines and trade publications. Saari is also the president of Cobblestones Communications, a firm specializing in public relations, event management, writing, editing, photography, layout & design and website design. Saari is a passionate advocate for children and a licensed foster parent. She is also a co-founder of a local organization dedicated to helping single parents who are raising their children without the emotional or financial support of the other parent. In her spare time, she enjoys taking in the arts, reading, travelling and spending time with her family.
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Glen Swifte gives readers his unique insight into living in the beautiful Ashdown Warehouse Downtown. Swifte is living the metropolitan dream in owning a trendy warehouse condo that allows him to walk to work each morning to the Richardson Building. Swifte only has to step out his back door to be right on the doorstep of the Manitoba Theatre Centre or Concert Hall and thoroughly enjoys all the advantages of living downtown. His insight into downtown living is comical, enlightening and thought-provoking.
Cobblestones Magazine aims to keep neutral from any political affiliation. Regular columns written by politicians are done so because we believe the writer has insight into Winnipeg issues that are of interest to our readers. If you are interested in writing a guest opinion column, please email the publisher at jamie@cobblestonescommunications.com.
Due to the high volume of requests we receive by potential writers, we are unable to accomodate every request. Please be assured that your submission will be given full consideration. Please also feel free to submit your story ideas here. The best story idea per issue will receive $100 in gift certificates from various Winnipeg businesses and organizations.
Q94 FM radio personality, Dez, from the "Beau, Tom & Dez Show" offers a regular, humorous column on balancing marriage, motherhood and career in Winnipeg.
Q94 FM's Dez
"Dez Says"
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy was recently installed as the University of Winnipeg's sixth president. Over a political career spanning more than three decades, including more than 20 years in Parliament, Dr. Axworthy held several portfolios, including Foreign Affairs. Through his efforts, Canada became one of the leading proponents of a ban on landmines, for which Dr. Axworthy was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. He has helped establish an international criminal court, protocol on child soldiers and has received numerous prestigious awards for his international work. For the past three years, he has been the Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at The University of British Columbia. Dr. Axworthy was recently appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as Special Envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Donnie McDougall (guitarist for the Guess Who) provides his insight into the music scene in Winnipeg and beyond. He will also keep his eye out for upcoming, new talent in our city. If you have a live music venue you would like to invite Donnie McDougall to, please email him at donnie@cobblestonescommunications.com or email the invitation and details to:
