He served as chair of the Public Lending Right Commission, sails as a lecturer with Adventure Canada, and writes frequently for Canadian Geographic, Celtic Life International, and the Globe and Mail. He won an award for teaching excellence at the University of Toronto (Continuing Education) and teaches in the MFA program in Creative Nonfiction at the University of King's College/Dalhousie University.
He was a member of the Public Lending Right Commission, gave lectures with Adventure Canada, wrote articles for Canadian Geographic, Celtic Life International, and the Globe and Mail. He received an award for teaching excellence at the University of Toronto (Continuing Education) and taught in the MFA program in Creative Nonfiction at the University of King's College/Dalhousie University.