Samples

Here are samples of different projects we’ve worked on, as well as copies of the articles we have published.

Click on any of the titles below to see them.

Climate Related Work

Glasgow Financial Alliances for Net Zero (GFANZ):

Manuals and Guides

Articles/White Papers (prepared for the Chartered Insurance Professionals Society)

Newsletters

Business Articles

Writer’s Edge columns (published in CICBV’s Business Valuator)

Know thy [fill in the blank] (Spring 2016)
A Style of Your Own (Winter 2015)
Keeping it Short (Fall 2015)
Accentuate the Positive (Summer 2015)
Could You Repeat That (Spring 2015)
The Editor’s Role (Winter 2014)
Getting Dates Right (Fall 2014)
Random Acts of Capitalization (Summer 2014)
Why Layout Matters (Winter 2013)
Are Your Readers Taking Your Cue? (Fall 2013)
SEO Your Email (Summer 2013)
Creating Ambiguity (Spring 2013)
In Praise of Paragraphs (Winter 2012)
In 500 Words or Less (Fall 2012)
Where to Place References (Summer 2012)
Citation Formatting (Spring 2012)
Help for Poor Spellers (Winter 2011)
Are you using “a”, “and”, and “the” properly? (Fall 2011)
The Art of Writing Good Headings (July 2011)
Pesky Prepositions (March 2011)
How Long Is Your List? The Series Comma Makes It Clear (December 2010)
Executive Summaries (September 2010)
Are You a Slasher? (June 2010)
Applying Storytelling Techniques to Report Writing (March 2010)
The Ideal Length (December 2009)
Crafting Bullet Lists (September 2009)
The Virtues of Active Voice (July 2009)
The Power of Ordinary Words (March 2009)
CanadianCapital On-Line Zine Case Study: Working with Family – featured on Canadian Capital Magazine (on-line edition) April 2012
E-mail Best Practices – featured in CheckMark, Autumn 2008, a publication of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario

Magazines and Newspaper Articles

Museum with a Mission: Can Art Help Bridge the Western/Muslim Divide? (Rochester Magazine, May 2015)
Having a Grown Up Snow Day (Rochester Magazine, January 2011)
Ice Attack (Impact Magazine November 2010)
Niagara’s sweet celebration (Rochester Magazine, January 2010)
As Luminato floods Toronto with creativity you can take your pick (Democrat and Chronicle, May 2009)
Edible Montreal: the 11-day High Lights Festival (Rochester Magazine, January 2009)
Water powers Welland Canal in St. Catharines (Democrat and Chronicle, September 2008)
Plenty to see at Toronto’s HotDocs film festival (Democrat and Chronicle, March 2008)
Winter in Niagara-on-the-Lake (Rochester Magazine, December 2008)
Gourmet Toronto Delux hotel packages (Rochester Magazine, February 2008)
Go ahead and challenge yourself (Toronto Star, December 2007)
Subway blitz opened hearts and pockets (Toronto Star, December 2006)
Poison pills for the environment (Toronto Star, March 2006)