I was born and raised in Winnipeg and started my professional journalism career at the Winnipeg Free Press. I went on to work at the Canadian Press wire service in Winnipeg, Montreal and Quebec City, and then the Montreal Gazette where I wrote all kinds of stories, including investigative pieces on white collar crime, and travelled to the U.S., Latin America and China.

Although I live in Montreal with my wife and two children, I have always remained close to Winnipeg, often visiting multiple times a year to visit family and friends. I worked on Omand’s Creek for longer than I care to admit. It was a terrific learning experience and I benefitted from the generous support and advice of so many people along the way. 

My novel deals with the difficult subject of violence against Indigenous women. I followed the proceedings of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls as well as debates over cultural appropriation and growing awareness of systemic racism against BIPOC people in Canada. Omand’s Creek is a crime novel. Writing it has allowed me to explore Manitoba’s racial and ethnic diversity and more deeply understand a history of racism, dispossession and violence against Indigenous people in the province. I’ve written about these issues as truthfully and sensitively as I could while trying to craft a compelling mystery.