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April 12, 2002
Goodbye and good luck
Bulletin staff members move on to “bluer waters”
and a change of pace.
CYNTHIA RAMSAY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH BULLETIN
If you call the Bulletin next week, one familiar voice will
no longer greet you. If you’re reading the Bulletin,
you may notice that one familiar name appears less often than it
once did. Two members of the Bulletin staff are moving on
to new and exciting opportunities.
Louise Houta, the Bulletin’s office manager, has been
with the paper for 12 years. In January of this year, she began
to look into the possibility of a career change. Scuba diving caught
her interest and now Houta and her partner, Martin Wright, are the
Western Canada sales representatives for Nadel Enterprises, which
is a supplier for Scuba Pro.
“I’ll be very sad to go,” said Houta, who took her
first scuba diving lesson in February.
“I’ll miss everybody, all of the staff. But I am looking
forward to change.”
Though her work will take her away from the Bulletin, Houta
said she will keep in touch. She will also be keeping up her volunteer
work in the Jewish community, such as her involvement with the Chevra
Kadisha.
Pat Johnson, co-owner and reporter at the Bulletin, is also
making a career change, but one not quite as drastic as Houta’s.
“Being an owner of the Bulletin has been a great adventure
but I want to devote myself more completely to writing, including,
I hope, a book that someone will actually publish,” said Johnson,
“Given the changing political situation in British Columbia,
I also want to become more involved in social activism.”
While Johnson will no longer be working from the Bulletin’s
East 2nd Avenue office, he will continue writing for the paper as
a freelance journalist.
“I hope to continue writing for the Bulletin and to
remain active in the community,” said Johnson. “During
my years at the Bulletin, I have met so many exceptional
people who have made me feel enormously welcome in the community....
Being a part of the Bulletin was and continues to be a source
of great pride for me.”
Anyone wanting to get in touch with Johnson can call the Bulletin
office at 604-689-1520 and leave a message. Anyone interested in
purchasing scuba diving equipment can call Houta and Wright at 604-812-9857
or 1-800-457-0002.
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