EXPERIENCED & VERSATILE
Don’s proven experience and versatility will save you time and money. He has worked with a wide range of organizations and businesses … large, medium and small, in many sectors. Don is a member of the
Canadian Public Relations Society.
To discuss your project or needs, or to access more work samples,
contact Don.
Background & Highlights:
- For Thomson Reuters/Carswell, Don edits the popular HANDI-GUIDE series that supports the promotion of workplace health and safety in multiple Canadian jurisdictions.
- For Threads of Life (Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support), Don authored three Alberta-based resource guides, including For Families: A Resource Guide for Survivors.
- For RONA, Don had a lot of fun (wordplay!) writing creative content for 10 in-store newsletters associated with a popular reality TV show called My Rona Home.
Don has also done contract work for a range of clients and publications, such as:
- Enbridge Pipelines (Safety & Reliability Manual)
- Strathcona County (Public Engagement Handbook)
- EPCOR (feature articles and profiles for the Essential Spirit employee newsletter; plus key contributions to two Corporate Responsibility Reports)
- Western Construction News, On-Site Magazine (construction), OHS Magazine (Alberta, occupational health and safety), The PEG (APEGA, engineering), and more.
In addition to operating as goodwriter.ca, Don worked 5+ years (2009 to 2015) as the Communications and Marketing Coordinator at the Alberta Centre for Active Living.
Don’s writing and communications background also includes 10+ years with Hazard Alert Training (HATSCAN) Inc. (1998 to 2007) as Editor & Manager, Regulatory Affairs. For HATSCAN, among other works, Don edited the two-volume Guide to Environmental Compliance in Alberta and authored the Zero Injuries Handbook.
