(mind, body and spirit), and all living things. The natural world is where I most feel the spiritual component to life, where the questions and answers sometimes come to me.
Q- Twenty years with WWE. What did that experience leave you with and what has been the lasting impact for you?
A- I guess hitting that landmark was important to me before I began the process of letting it go. That's a great question and a hard one for me to answer. Twenty years: hundreds of trips: thousands of clients, dozens of staff, eight provinces. I hold it all close to my heart. I always will.
Q- How much has your passion for outdoors helped define your life?
A- It defines my life, what I feel strongly about, my sense of responsibility to speak up for Mother Nature.
Q- You’re now making movies and still firmly in touch with nature. What does this mean to you to do this?
A- I’ve finished two films – both in the adventure genre- and have another coming out this fall that isn’t set in nature at all. I think filmmaking was a segue for me as I passed the torch on Wild Women Expeditions. However, as a creative person the stories I am pursuing (I’m also working on a play) are reflections of broader themes that interest me. Adventure filmmaking was a logical jumping off point. Seriously, I am all over the map in terms of creative projects. The nice thing is I get to live here. I kept the base camp when I sold WWE, so where I live is gorgeous. I like to say making movies is how I lose money. How I have been making a living is really more about applying other skills I honed working in community development, in teaching, in running a business. I’ve found a niche to use those skills in Sudbury in the arts and culture sector. Its not like sitting in a canoe with great company every day, but I consider myself a very lucky person to be in Northern Ontario at this time.