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Eco-Innovators makes top 5 Atlantic Canadian books list

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Monday, January 16, 2012, In : Eco-Innovators 
Hi folks,

I'm happy to say that Arts East Magazine has named Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada to its Top 10 Atlantic Canadian Books of 2011 list - coming in at number 5.

It's fabulous company to be in, with legends like Sue Goyette, Wayne Johnston, Ami McKay, Marq de Villiers, Harry Thurston, David Adams Richards, well...the whole list. Check it out:

Top Ten Atlantic Canadian Books of 2011!

1. Facing the Hunter – David Adams Richards
2. A World Elsewhere – Wayne Jo...
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Great student journalist video on Eco-Innovators

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, December 16, 2011, In : Eco-Innovators 

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Talking Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada on The Book Club with Stephen Patrick Clare

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, October 14, 2011, In : New Books 
Listen to me on CKDU's The Book Club with Stephen Patrick Clare, talking about my new book: Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada:


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Chris Benjamin on Habitat with Erica Butler

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, October 14, 2011, In : New Books 
Listen to me on CKDU's Habitat, with Erica Butler, aired live on Oct. 7 2011, talking about my new book, Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada:


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Clinical Culture Clash

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, February 11, 2011, In : journalism 
Here's a feature I wrote for last Sunday's Chronicle Herald.

Clinical culture clash
The IWK’s midwifery program was sabotaged by the hospital’s own administration, say women who left
By CHRIS BENJAMIN
Sun, Feb 6 - 4:54 AM

Rachel Godwin was recently let go from her mid­wifery position at the IWK. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
Rachel Godwin was recently let go from her mid­wifery position at the IWK. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)

Six-month old Milo Meuse looks on as Linden Stevens, 3, holds a sign during a demonstration in support of midwifery on Jan. 20 at Province House. Linden’s younger brother Aubrey, 10 months, is in the stroller. The protest was organized by mothers in support of the program.(Tim Krochak / Staff)
Six-month old Milo Meuse looks on as Linden Stevens, 3, holds a sign during a demonstration in support of midwifery on Jan. 20 at Province House. Linden’s younger bro...


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Bookstore Hustle

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, In : Drive-by Saviours 
I met blogger and author Ivan Prokopchuk the other night, in person. He's long been one of the most colourful personalities I've met as a blogger, and a character who consistently captures my imagination.

But there he was in the Lula Lounge, in full colour, three dimensions, in the flesh, across the table from me with his book, The Fire in Bradford, in hand. "I'll show you mine if you you show me yours," he grinned.


[That's me in the pink shirt, reading to an enthusiastic crowd at the Lula L...

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Chronicle Herald Loves Drive-by Saviours

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Monday, September 20, 2010, In : Drive-by Saviours 
Immigrants’ stories inspired debut novelist

By STEPHEN PATRICK CLARE
Sun, Sep 19 - 4:53 AM


Journalist Chris Benjamin is a first-time novelist. His book, Drive-By Saviours, has recently been published. (Molly Crealock)
Journalist Chris Benjamin is a first-time novelist. His book, Drive-By Saviours, has recently been published. (Molly Crealock)

LAUNCH

Chris Benjamin will launch Drive-By Saviours on Sept. 22, 7 p.m., at The Company House, 2202 Gottingen St., in Halifax.

As most writers will tell you, there is often a fine line between fact and fiction — a small, grey space where worlds collide, and ...


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