I havebig shoes to fill. This fallmarks18years sincemymotherDeenapurchaseda
small, local lifestylepublication. Escarpment
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Magazinehas travelledan interesting
roadover its first 27years.After several namechanges, the toneandpersonalityhas
matured, yetwhat beganasa small, familyownedandoperatedbusinesshas
remained intact.Until recently thismagazinehashadonly twoowners—worthnoting,
especially in today’sworldof franchisesandcorporations.
ThisAutumn/EarlyWinter issuemarksmy first kickat Editor inChief, andour Lead
PhotographerClayDolanhasofficiallyengaged the titleof Escarpment
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Publisher&
Owner.WhileDeenaenjoysawell-deserved stepback, andnow takeson the role
ofArtDirector, I’m remindedof the first issue sheproducedasPublisher&Owner in
1998. Back then theEditor’sNotewasentitled“Viewof theBay”. Proudly sportinga
mock turtleneck (with shoulderpads!),Deena saluted thepreviousowner Joanne
Baker, saying“Thanks Joanne, for trustingmewithyourbaby. I promisenot todrop it
on itshead.”At awhopping40blackandwhitepages,Deena’spremiere issue fea-
turedmanyof the sameeditorial topicsyou’ll find in this issue, includingWellness,
HomeFeature, Spotlight onArtists, Recipes,MarketWatch, Real Estateandevena
(slightlyembarrassing)piecewrittenbyme.
Thankfullymywritinghasevolved, becomingmorecolourful, alongwith the rest
of our content. TodayEscarpment
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features stunningphotographyandoptimistic,
well-written, informativearticles that areboth relevant toour readersand toour
advertisers.Wearecommitted toouradvertisingpartnersandmake it apriority to
showcaseour community retailers, businessesand trades for the talented, hard-work-
ing individuals theyare.Weencourage
local shoppingand sourcing; see some-
thingyou like inourpages?Pleasemention
it toouradvertisers,whoappreciateknow-
inghowandwhereyouheardabout them.
Without these supportingbusinesses,
Escarpment
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wouldnot beawell-loved
part of our community for nearly30years,
withanaverage readershipof over
92,000per issue.
I’mexcitedandawedbymyEditor’sdesk
and Iwelcomeyour thoughts, lettersand
ideasasweusher in thenewguardat
Escarpment
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. ThanksMom, for trustingme
withyourgrand-baby. I promisenot to
drop it on itshead.
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