Josh Hall is a storyteller and award-winning community builder, and has been since he was in high school. Born in Surrey, BC, Josh realized that the best tool to create a better society is story. After all, it’s through story that we learn and connect. But the best stories aren’t only found in the big city; they exist in every community, even the smaller ones. As such, Josh has worked across western Canada and is committed to the power of local journalism. Today, as a reporter with Red Deer News Now, Josh is telling stories at the intersection of the urban-rural divide, trying to emphasize what unite us.
We met with Josh on the banks of the Red Deer River to better understand the perceptions of nature in western Canadian communities and learn how we can work together on pressing issues that so often divide.
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What do you think?
- What did you learn from Josh’s story?
- Do we need to spend more time telling local stories? Do we need to better engage local citizens on global issues?
- Are the divides in our society the byproduct of not connecting with people who live in different parts of the country?
- How can we hear the stories from smaller communities, whether we live in the big city or a different small town?
- How can we ensure local storytelling is introspective and challenges local pre-conceived notions?
- How can we encourage more community-driven stories at a time when the economics of local journalism is changing?
- How do we bridge the urban-rural divide to help both people and nature?