Our Team

Elaine Weeks, MANAGING EDITOR

Born & raised in Walkerville until family moved to the suburbs (never got over it!); moved to North Okanagan, B.C. in 1990 than Richmond Hill, Ontario, 1996; returned to Walkerville July 1998 after 25 years away. Married to Chris Edwards (yes, the Walkerville Times Publisher). Two kids: Rosalie 6 (model for Funky Kidz ads), Jonathan 10 (a.k.a. The Ocean Alliance author)

Education: B.A. English, York University, one credit shy of Fine Arts Degree, University of Windsor

Other Businesses: Walkerville Publishing

Interests: Masters Track & Field competitor (recently set a Ontario record in high jump), gardening, adventure travel, photography, homeopathy, literature, music

Email Elaine Weeks at elaine@walkervilletimes.com

Chris Edwards, PUBLISHER

Born & raised in Central Windsor; moved with Elaine & Jonathan who was 6 months old at the time, to North Okanagan, BC in 1990; Richmond Hill, ON in 1996; Walkerville in July 1998.

Education: M.A. in Communication Studies, University of Windsor

Other Businesses: Walkerville Publishing

Interests: golf, adventure travel, Tigers Baseball, gourmet cooking, music, (did I mention golf?!)

Chris and Elaine have co-owned three advertising/marketing businesses over the past 13 years and have been involved in the production of several community newspapers. In 1986-87, they spent a year searching for paradise in a backpacking trip around the world.

Email Chris Edwards at editor@walkervilletimes.com

Vanda O'Keefe, GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Born & raised in Windsor. At 20 I received a diploma in Business Advertising at St. Clair College in a short 3 years. (Not bad, I can now retire at 50.) I am the office everything, but my main title is the Layout/Graphic Designer.

Interests: music, dance, hockey, camping, animals, kids, art and General Hospital

Disinterest’s: Heights, cold weather and ONIONS
Eventually in life I would like to drive a Nissan Z350 or Crossfire, own a zoo, get married in a foreign country (preferably Tropical) and have more than the average 2.5 children.

Email Vanda O'Keefe at vanda@walkervilletimes.com

Chuck Rees, INTERACTIVE/PRINT DESIGNER

I was bred, born and raised in Walkerville. I moved once, from Kildare to Pierre Avenue, the difference of about seven blocks. I kicked off the Advertising program at St. Clair College by making awful ads, and by my final year, upgraded to making incomprehensible “witty” ads. The last speculative campaign I worked on in school was apparently good, since it now is on display at the College; the ink on the newspaper and outdoor executions is starting to fade, however.

Now I work as an Interactive/Print Designer at The Walkerville Times and Walkerville Publishing, cooking up web savvy graphics, tasty type and blindingly bright print ads. I’m the recipient and willing collector of small plastic items such as kaleidoscopes, and buggy eyed purple monkeys mounted on writing utensils.

Interests:
I’m interested in style. It’s applicable to everything one does in life.
Playing and producing music
Frothy German and Belgian beer

Email Chuck Rees at chuck@walkervilletimes.com

Howard Weeks, PHOTOGRAPHER

Elaine's older brother, Howard has been a professional photographer for twenty years. Born and raised in Walkerville, he moved to Toronto after graduating with a B.A. in psychology. He worked with troubled young youth for many years before changing directions to launch a new career as a photographer and owner of The I.N. Group, a talent agency for film, TV and print. Howard's photography and talent from his agency have been seen in national publications, commercials, films and music videos.

Besides capturing Walkerville on film, Howard enjoys his annual pilgrimages to Jamaica, his daily workouts and music. Single, he is a favourite uncle of 8 nephews and nieces and 1 great nephew.