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Justin Twyford | Writer, Leader, Okanagan Blogger

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Justin’s Blog:

Sharing thoughts on leadership, productivity, and life in rural Canada.


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Prairie Valley #21: Lasting Changes
November 14, 2026
Prairie Valley #21: Lasting Changes
November 14, 2026

In so many ways, #SummerlandStrong is rebuilding, and we’ll be better than ever, especially in the attitudes and shared experiences of those who lived through the fire and the long evacuation. But in other ways, it will be hard to go back to what it was.

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November 14, 2026
Prairie Valley #20: Fire #3 - A Kind Of Homecoming
September 22, 2026
Prairie Valley #20: Fire #3 - A Kind Of Homecoming
September 22, 2026

Like grass already started to sprout in burned forests, Summerland will thrive again.

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September 22, 2026
Prairie Valley #19: Fire #2 Relief and Frustration
August 23, 2026
Prairie Valley #19: Fire #2 Relief and Frustration
August 23, 2026

After the fire….Relief and Frustration.

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August 23, 2026
Prairie Valley #18: Fire!
August 15, 2026
Prairie Valley #18: Fire!
August 15, 2026

Living in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, we are always aware of the potential for wildfires. On Friday, August 7th, this awareness became my nightmare.

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August 15, 2026
Prairie Valley #17 : Main Street, Summerland - A Photo Essay
July 14, 2026
Prairie Valley #17 : Main Street, Summerland - A Photo Essay
July 14, 2026

We’ve all become accustomed to having a phone within easy reach. We snap a picture of anything (and everything) with the camera attached to the mobile phone in our pockets, relying on the computational photography computers in our hands. I shot this set on an old-school DSLR camera with a fixed lens and in black and white to challenge my skills with composition, framing, and technique while exploring the beautiful and quaint downtown Summerland, BC.

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July 14, 2026
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Prairie Valley #3: The Great (un-)Resignation

October 04, 2021 in Prairie Valley

I made my recent home move backwards. I sold my house and then had to decide where to move and find a place. Which wasn’t easy in the hot seller’s market of 2021!

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Tags: prairie valley
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Prairie Valley #2: A Life In Boxes

September 24, 2021 in Prairie Valley

Moving is hard. And not something I like to do. I lived at my last house for 22 years. And, if you stay in a place for that long, you begin to accumulate things. In my case, a lot of stuff! And those things have to be moved.

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Tags: prairie valley, summerland, the great resignation
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Prairie Valley #1: The Stars

September 11, 2021 in Prairie Valley

2020 brought a lot of things, arguably many of them harmful. Working (primarily) from home certainly affected how I felt about where I was living in the suburb of a large metropolitan city. And so, I joined the great migration of 2020/2021 and decided to leave town.

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Technology: Bluetooth Woes - Start With The Obvious

July 27, 2021 in Technology

In a weirdly coincidental series of unfortunate events, I ran into problems with both of my Macs this week. The displayed effects didn't show an apparent cause. It was only through a lucky and logical conclusion that I found the problem, which was basically the same on each computer.

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Tags: apple mac, bluetooth problems, wireless keyboards
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Reflections: The World Needs More Ted Lasso

July 22, 2021 in Reflections

Last year, 2020, was a horrible year for many. Even for those not sick or losing friends and family, lockdown life often impacted people negatively. One of the brightest spots of the year was an originally little-known streaming series on Apple TV+ called Ted Lasso.

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Tags: ted lasso, heartwarming television
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