You know of a nice, 2 bedroom suite/apartment in Vancouver that’s available for August 1. West of Commercial Drive would be great. Close to good public transit is helpful too.

evan@evanduggan.com

Looks like I’ll be in Vancouver for December after all.

Scheduled to depart for India on December 9 to begin our shoot, it now seems we won’t get our filming permits or our visas in time.

Disappointing at first, but the delay gives us time to think more about our shooting schedule and our reporting. Should be ready to go by February.

I realize it has been far too long since I wrote anything.

Not for lack of want, but for lack of time. I am caught in the current of research, assignments and projects, and finding it difficult to catch my breath.

For those of you who, like me, are feeling some strange sense of urgency, give Ray LaMontagne’s new album a listen. Pulls me back to centre quite quickly.

Greetings from Vancouver.

Back to school last week. It feels good to be back at school after a challenging and rewarding summer in Ottawa/New York/The Okanagan.

I have a feeling that this will be a busy year. Many projects—journalism and academic—are revving up, and I will do my best to keep those of you who are interested apprised.

Cheers and happy fall.

Apologies to those who are interested for my lack of communications since I returned to B.C.

I’m back home in the beautiful Okanagan valley to enjoy the tail-end of this fine summer. I’ve finally found some time to get into the great outdoors! A friend and I spent three days tramping around in the Canadian Rockies in Kootenay National park—albeit in the snow—and today I’m heading up into the hills above Lumby for a brief session of uncoordinated fishing.

Back to the journalism grind immediately after Labour day. Looking forward to seeing some familiar and friendly faces in Van-city.

Back in Vancouver after two months in Ottawa. Made it home a couple of days ago after a brief visit to New York City and an even quicker stop in Montreal.

The Rideau Canal at sunset in Ottawa. Photo by Elyse Fortin

Good to be home amongst our mountains and our fresh coastal pacific air. A nice reprieve after living in the perpetual steam of the Ottawa valley and tramping around in the concrete mega-sauna that is NYC—though the entire experience was wonderful and un-repeatable. Wonderful places, people and experiences.

I put up a few photos on flickr for those who are interested. (You can access the rest of the photos by clicking on one of the pictures on the side bar).

Now, time to get outside and enjoy this British Columbian summer.

Happy 143rd  birthday Canada.

Celebrating this day in Ottawa seems to come with its own set of responsibilities. Firstly, I must find something red to wear immediately. I came here quite unprepared.

Happy Canada Day. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons (ScottsPicks)

I think it might actually be a misdemeanor to leave the house on July 1 without the proper Canadian colour.

Secondly, I need to accept the mission of celebrating as enthusiastically as possible. I think the masses are already assembling in front of the centre block for what I hear is the party of the year.

Word is the Queen is joining us later on the hill for a little shout out.

Rather enjoyable.

I’m heading east to join the team at Embassy Newsweekly, one of Canada’s premier foreign policy reports.

Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons: bouche.

Should be an interesting experience monitoring and reporting on the complex political machine that is our foreign affairs. I’ll be interning at the mag for June and July and hopefully pumping out interesting stories about trade, diplomacy and international development.

Feel free to contact me at evan@evanduggan.com if you have any news tips related to Canada’s foreign policy.

I’m all ears.

Greetings all.

May 3 happens to be World Press Freedom Day.

Some of the best journalism often comes at a cost. In many situations and countries across the world, journalists must pursue their work without the support of civil rights protections. Censorship, intimidation and barriers to governmental information continue to impede democracy and journalism.

Take a moment to check out what Amnesty International has to say about this important issue.

Thank you to everyone who has visited the site over its first few months.

I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I haven’t written much over the last couple of weeks, but I’m looking forward to producing more content after the holidays.

Please keep checking back, and feel free to comment on any the posts, or on anything that you feel warrants some attention in current affairs, politics or human rights.

Much more to come.