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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Adam Jackson is a sports journalist at the Kitchener Post and Waterloo Chronicle under the Metroland banner. Jackson is also an award-winning photographer.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Portraits

I've been working on some fairly interesting stories in Ponoka lately.
I must say, although being a two-way has sort of a tainted reputation, I don't mind it at all.
Doing the photo and story yourself really allows you to connect with the subjects and make sure that every part of the story is told the correct way.

 Lottery winner Randy Ferner (right) and his wife Patty Ferner (left) are going to stay put in Ponoka. "We love it here, we don't want to move!" said Patty.
 Medical students Kate Oman and Jen She have been working in the community with elementary school children, showing them the risks of smoking and the effects on the human body.
Volunteer of the year Marney Wilkins stands in front of the Churney family who presented the award in recognition of Morna Churney.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

More features

A slow news day...
 With the help of his two-year-old son Jachin, Ramil Tapel washes his car at the Ponoka Car Wash on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.
17-year-old Cohen Potts nails a trick in a snow-covered skate park in Ponoka. Although warm weather has hit the area, the snow is still refusing to depart.
A seagull bathes in a flooded field near St. Augustine School in Ponoka on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.



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