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Rob Alexander

Canmore writer and photographer Rob Alexander has a strong interest in all things historic, particularly in the West and in ancient cultures. He is the co-author of two books, Exshaw: Heart of the Valley and The Exshaw Cement Plant: Foundations for the Future.

Tim Bowling

Tim Bowling is a poet, novelist and non-fiction writer who lives in the Mill Creek neighbourhood of Edmonton, very near to the Muttart Conservatory. In April, 2010, Gaspereau Press will publish his poetry collection, The Annotated Bee and Me, from which these poems in Legacy have been excerpted.

John Chalmers

John J.N. Chalmers is a well-traveled Edmonton poet, writer and photographer with a particular interest in Canadian aviation history. He is widely published as a writer of magazine and travel articles accompanied by his own photos, and with his late father co-authored two books, Niddrie of the North-West and Navigator Brothers.

Caitlin Crawshaw

Caitlin Crawshaw is an award-winning Edmonton journalist whose work has also appeared in Alberta Venture, Food for Thought, the National Post, Travel Alberta’s online magazine CitySpice.com and the Edmonton Journal, where her column, "You’re Hired!" appears in the Ed section.

Susan Forest

Susan Forest 's novel for young adults, The Dragon Prince was awarded the Children's Circle Book Choice Award. Her short stories have been published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov's Science Fiction, Tesseracts Ten, Tesseracts Eleven, and OnSpec Magazine. You can check out her website at www.speculative-fiction.ca.

Shawna Lemay

Shawna Lemay is the author of four books of poetry, All the God-Sized Fruit, Against Paradise, Still, and Blue Feast. A book of essays on the subject of living with still life, called Calm Things, is in the works. She lives in Edmonton with Robert Lemay, a visual artist, and their daughter Chloe.

Naomi K. Lewis

Naomi K. Lewis's fiction and non-fiction have appeared in journals and magazines across Canada, and she is the author of one novel, Cricket in a Fist. She works as an editor, ghostwriter, and teacher, in Calgary.

Jacqueline Louie

Jacqueline Louie is a Calgary-based freelance writer whose work appears in newspapers, magazines, on the Internet and in the business world. She has written for Legacy on a variety of topics: cross country skiing in Kananaskis Country; the history of Chinese Canadian immigrants to Alberta; and an art exhibit honoring Canadian mountaineers. Louie is as passionate about culture, the arts and music, as she is about Alberta’s wilderness legacy and the Rocky Mountains.

Dianne Meili

Dianne Meili is a Cree/Métis freelance writer who lives in Stony Plain. She has written Those Who Know, a book about Alberta's Aboriginal elders, as well as three children's books.

Mary Oakwell

Mary Oakwell is a freelance writer who has published two Alberta-based books, Tea Time in Alberta, and Many Foundations: Historic Churches of Alberta, as well as many articles for magazines. She lives in Edmonton and is currently working on her next book of non-fiction, based on the ten-month experience of renovating a very old house.

Forest Susan

Susan Forest 's novel for young adults, The Dragon Prince was awarded the Children's Circle Book Choice Award. Her short stories have been published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov's Science Fiction, Tesseracts Ten, Tesseracts, Eleven, and OnSpec Magazine. You can check out her website at www.speculative-fiction.ca.

Geo Takach

Geo Takach has extolled Alberta's feats and foibles in print, speeches, comedy performances, songs and films. His latest adventures include a television documentary, Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up?, and an upcoming book, both exploring the elusive essence of Wild Rose Country. Our province fascinates and frustrates Geo to no end.

Angela Waldie

Angela Waldie is a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary, where her research focuses on portrayals of species extinction in contemporary Canadian and American literature. She is also working on her first volume of poetry, entitled A Single Syllable of Wild. When not reading, writing, or teaching, Angela can be found exploring hot springs, river trails, farmers’ markets, and dance studios.

Katherine Wasiak

In addition to working as a communication/public relations professional, Katherine Wasiak is a freelance writer who is always on the look out for an interesting story. Her articles have appeared in Legacy, Lethbridge living, New Home Trends, and GalleriesWest magazines. She lives and works in Lethbridge, AB.

Winter 2009
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After 14 years, Winter 2009 is our 56th issue of Legacy and our last.

As Legacy's publisher/editor/owner, I have been fortunate to work with remarkable people. My sincere thanks to our thoughtful associate publisher Gurston Dacks and encouraging business psychiatrist/music columnist Ron Chalmers. To talented, remarkable designer Mark Dutton. To patient general managers Mary Oakwell, Liz Grieve, and Yoko Sekiya; and determined ad sales manager Andrea Kopylech. And to two of the best, most sensitive associate editors, Eva Radford and Naomi Lewis. Thank you, also, to the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation for supporting school subscriptions and to Enbridge, Elly de Jongh, and Melcor Developments for public library subscriptions. To the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for editorial support. And to our committed advertisers and many loyal readers.

I have looked forward each issue to wonderfully written columns by Paula Simons, Sid Marty, Ron Chalmers, Laurie Greenwood, Johanne Yakula, Dorothy Field, Gordon Morash, and Patricia Myers. And to beautifully crafted prose and poetry by well-known and emerging writers alike.

But I have decided that Legacy's own story will conclude now. Indeed, it has been fun. Thank you all beyond words.

Barb Dacks, Publisher