Bernadette Pizzey:  

Since leaving Forestburg in 1979, I moved to B C in 1979, got married in 1980, raised 2 wonderful children (have 5 beautiful grand children), separated in 1998 and divorced in 2002, entered college in 2003, moved to Ontario in 2004 graduated with a general office admin diploma in 2005 and legal admin in 2007. I got engaged in 2005 and broke it off in 2007. In 2008 I enrolled/entered university and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 2012, wrote and published my first book - Traveling Truths: Highway Memoirs in 2013. I was very excited and a bit nervous when the Forestburg Public Library invited me to come and do a book signing/reading session. However, having gone to Forestburg in 2009 for our 30 year class reunion and knowing that my high school best friend (Joyce) would be there as support, I felt fairly comfortable going back to Forestburg after all these years. From there I went to Calgary to visit my mom and sisters and was given the opportunity to share my first book, with the residents of Gilcrest Manor. Next stop was Port Hardy, BC where I did another book reading/signing which was held at North Coast Trail Backpacker's Hostel. One of the people who attended the Port Hardy event asked if I had ever thought about going overseas and including that in an observational book similar to Traveling Truths:Highway Memoirs. At the time of the BC reading/signing event, I did not know at the time I would be invited to be a speaker at the 2014 Indigenous Women's Conference in Cairns, Australia. My travels to Australia will be in book 3, which as of yet does not have title. I graduated with a Bachelors in Social Work in June 2014 and then July 7, 2014, I gained employed at the Indigenous Friendship Centre in a training position as a...Expand for more