The Trent Wilkie

Trent Wilkie is a writer/journalist/performer in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Trent has written for CBC Radio (The Irrelevant Show), See Magazine, Vue Magazine, NinjaVideo.net, Merge Magazine, Toronto Life and Fitness, Canadian Emergency News, FFWD Magazine and Horrornews.net.

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There is a moment in spring where, if you don’t miss it, you travel in time
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There is a moment in spring where, if you don’t miss it, you travel in time
There is a moment in spring where, if you don’t miss it, you travel  in time Yesterday I was 8 years old, on an Island in the Atlantic Ocean, and I was laying on the shore of a lake that had once consumed an entire cemetery. Yesterday I was 19 years old, in a cottage … Continue reading "The...
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‘Snow Warrior’ a gorgeous NFB short
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‘Snow Warrior’ a gorgeous NFB short
Watching someone slog through blinding snow on a bicycle during heavy traffic is a lesson is anxiety. Realizing that the location is your hometown is a lesson in humility. Written as a ‘love letter to winter’, Snow Warrior is a veritable moment in time for an Edmonton bicycle courier Mariah Hoy a...
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Three Point Forge
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Three Point Forge
With my background in wilderness guiding, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about outdoorsy stuff. Where to camp, good trails, with rivers to paddle. I do my best to answer their questions, but when I don’t know I usually ask my friend Priscilla. When it comes to gear though, each person has the...
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Colder Than a Something Something
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Colder Than a Something Something
I just wanted to go camping, be outside, had the itch, all that. I only have so much free time when the stars can align. So I went wall-tenting this weekend and Elk Island Park is a beautiful neighbour to visit. Wall-tents are super warm and time tested. All you have to do is cut … Continue...
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Gift yourself (or someone else)
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Gift yourself (or someone else)
Hello everyone. As some of you know, I’ve started doing some collage…stuff? (Note from my wife “They are really beautiful. Like, really really beautiful.) I don’t know what to call it, but it is very therapeutic for me. I’ve been asked by several people when I’m going to sell some of the wo...
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Metro Shorts Memories: Demmi Dupri
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Metro Shorts Memories: Demmi Dupri
*Metro Shorts was a quarterly film competition hosted and curated by Mostly Water Theatre and produced by The Metro Cinema Society located in the historic Garneau Theatre. It gave Edmonton filmmakers the chance to get their work screened live, adjudicated by professionals, get paid, win prizes, a...
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Metro Shorts Memories: Oliver Lessard
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Metro Shorts Memories: Oliver Lessard
Metro Shorts had many, “where the hell are they going with this” moments, and Oliver Lessard delivered one of my favourites. Here it is:
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Protected: Metro Shorts Memories: Angela Seehagen
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Protected: Metro Shorts Memories: John Osborne
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Protected: Metro Shorts Memories: John Osborne
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Lowfalutin: A Necessary Call
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Lowfalutin: A Necessary Call
A phone call we've all had to make. Featuring Sam Varteniuk and Tim Beresford.
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