I’ve lived in several Canadian cities and worked in assorted industries. Notable stops included Edmonton to attend university and work in the oil patch, and the GTA to work for IT and engineering companies as a technical writer. Now settled in Cobourg, I live here with my wife and dog, thankful for the pleasures of…
Category: Festival of the Arts
Meet the Faces behind NFOTA: David Newland
I’m a writer, musician and broadcaster based in Cobourg, Ontario. I have had a varied career in media, the arts, and the travel industry. I moved to Northumberland, where my wife grew up, in 2012. We are home schoolers, backyard gardeners, rainwater harvesters and potluck supper lovers. Why do you believe in the Northumberland Festival…
Meet the Faces behind NFOTA: Gwynn Scheltema
Gwynn Scheltema came to Canada in 1982, following the civil war in Zimbabwe, with her husband, 3 small children under 9, no jobs and $1000. Now she is retired, living peacefully in her lakeside home on Lake Seymour in Trent River. She spent 20 odd years as an accountant and then switched to writing and…