Carolyn WaltonA silver-medallist, Carolyn was a member of the second graduating class in Journalism from the Ryerson Institute of Technology in 1953. She was one of the first female reporters hired by the Toronto Star to cover the police beat, magistrate's and famly courts in the old city hall plus high courts in Osgoode Hall. She also worked as Women's Editor of the Weston Times & Guide and Associate Editor of Furniture & Furnishings Magazine before marrying and moving to Eastern Ontario in 1955 where she raised four daughters.

Hired by the Ottawa Citizen in 1981, Carolyn reported on news and lifestyles in the Ottawa Valley. As a freelance journalist, she was the recipient of an award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting in Canada given by The Centre for Investigative Journalism for her 1986 environmental exposé in Harrowsmith Magazine. She has been honoured with numerous international awards from the North American Travel Journalist Association for her stories and photos in Good Times Magazine.

Carolyn presently enjoys island life with her husband in Courtenay BC where she continues to travel and publish two blogs: Vancouver Island Paradise and Travellin' with Carolyn.... Read More Read Less