Curtis Gillespie

1 week ago | scoregolf.com | Curtis Gillespie

This story first appeared in SCOREGolf’s 2025 Annual Issue. I was just about to hit my drive on the first hole of St. Eugene Resort, just north of Cranbrook, B.C., when I looked left of the tee, towards the small community that holds, among other things, the administrative offices for the St. Mary’s Indian Band, on whose land the course and resort sit. Between the tee deck and the small village, not 30 paces off the back blocks, is the community graveyard.

3 weeks ago | magazine.utoronto.ca | Curtis Gillespie

Late last year, Michael Inzlicht, a U of T Scarborough psychology professor, was visiting Krakow, Poland, a city that felt to him like many other European cities he’d visited. With some free time before a meeting, he thought he’d get some extra work done rather than go wandering. He figured the city wouldn’t offer him anything new. “But then,” Inzlicht says, “I thought, ‘Wait a minute, why am I assuming I’ll be bored?’ Instead, he set himself a goal: to observe.

Apr 30, 2024 | albertaviews.ca | Curtis Gillespie

As a young boy growing up in the barren yet beautiful suburbs of northwest Calgary in the early 1970s, I remember feeling that the place still felt new, a blob of provincial protoplasm awaiting maturation. The election of Peter Lougheed’s Progressive Conservative party and the advent of big oil revenues set Alberta’s course, and it hasn’t changed much since. But although Peter Lougheed was liked in our house, Pierre Trudeau got even more love.

Apr 18, 2024 | scoregolf.com | Curtis Gillespie

When I was a teenager playing at the Elks Golf Club in northeast Calgary in the late 1970s, there was a member — I think his name was Randy — who was always on the range. I have no idea if Randy, who looked about 35, worked or had family or friends. He was a skilled swinger of the club, but I don’t recall seeing him play a round. He was just always on the range, usually wearing a frustrated scowl. Even more memorable, though, was Randy’s training aid.

Jan 1, 2024 | watercanada.net | Curtis Gillespie

The future of our communities relies on the commitments we make today. EPCOR’s annual ESG report shares progress on the North American utility’s sustainability journey, along with stories on innovative projects that are paving the way. This includes the dry ponds built as part of the award- winning Stormwater Integrated Resource Plan – protecting communities from flooding. Community landscapes have changed over time.