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Filled with yummy places to eat, unique places to shop, and cool neighbourhoods to walk, VancouverMom.ca is the urban mom’s window Vancouver. With a focus on moms, rather than baby or kids, we uncover local gems and urban finds. So whether it’s the new neighbourhood organic butcher, the funky restaurant that has a secret stash of crayons and colouring books, or the best place to get your kids’ haircut in the city, we’ve got something for you.
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Publisher, VancouverMom.ca / CEO, Crisp Media Inc:
Vancouver-born Christine Pilkington has over 14 years of digital and interactive media experience. Breakfast Television has dubbed her a Baby Product Guru. She lives with her husband and three daughters in East Vancouver, about 10 minutes from where she grew up. Christine is also the CEO of Crisp Media Inc, a company that provides social media, SEO and online product strategy consulting services.
Content Manager:
Amber Strocel has been writing from her home in Coquitlam since 2003 at Strocel.com. She was one of VancouverMom.ca’s 2010 Top 30 Vancouver Mom Bloggers, Canadian Living listed her its March, 2011 blog of the month, and SweetMama named her to its 20 Mom Blogs We Love. She loves connecting online, and believes that when moms join forces they can change the world (and their own lives) for the better.
Account Manager:
Leeanne Popadiuk studied Business Administration in Toronto. She has 13 years’ worth of customer service experience, and one year of experience in the marketing sector. As a Vancouver Mom herself, she loves working with the communities of this beautiful city, building relationships and helping people share their message.
Contributors:
Michelle Carchrae is a freelance writer and homeschooling mom to two girls. With a serious love for Vancouver and an equally serious need to get out of the house with two young kids, Michelle searches out the best kid and parent friendly places to go. Michelle also writes about parenting at The Parent Vortex.
Lisa Corriveau is our Vancouver Central Contributor. She is also a mother of one, writer, stilt performer and part-time university student, and she sews baby and mama gear for anew.etsy.com. She loves Belgian beer, chocolate and nearly any kind of cheese. She lives car-free in East Van, with baby, husband, cat and a few bikes. You can also find her on her blog, The Sprog.
Alexis Hinde is our Vancouver Downtown Contributor. She writes about her life as a mom at Wave the Stick, plays guitar badly but with great enthusiasm, and designs stylish clothes for cool little boys at Chill Monkeys. She’s an urban girl to the core, and lives with her husband and their three year old son in the heart of downtown Vancouver.
Kate Marples is our Vancouver West Side Contributor. She’s also a lawyer practicing in downtown Vancouver and a mom to an active toddler. When she isn’t at the office or out and about with her little girl, she tries to find time to express her creativity through writing, knitting and cooking. Kate was born and raised in Vancouver and lives on the West Side with her husband and daughter.
Heather Maxwell Hall is our Vancouver East Side Contributor. She is also a writer, photographer and mom living in East Vancouver. She writes about adventures with her toddler at Here we Grow, and shares her photography on her photo site.
Check out our Contribute page to find out how you can become a contributor.
Editorial Assistant:
Diane Wild is our Editorial Assistant. She is a Vancouver-based writer, editor and web communications consultant, working in the solar, health care, and arts industries. She also runs the website TV, eh? about Canadian television.
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