About Sylvia
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Biography
Sylvia was born in 1975 in Alert Bay, British Columbia, and grew up on northern Vancouver Island. She left home at seventeen and graduated in 1994 with Honours from the British Columbia Institute of Technology with a Diploma in Building Technology.
Sylvia has always been a storyteller and her writing projects bring her a ridiculous amount of joy.
Places of Residence
Port McNeill (1975-1983)
population 2,200
Kokish (1983-1985)
population 140
Hyde Creek (1985-1992)
population 550
Burnaby (1992-1995)
population 220,000
Vancouver (1995-1997)
population 1,866,000
North Vancouver (1997 – 2023)
population 190,000
Fanny Bay (2024 – present)
population 921
Employment
Ski lift attendant and snow groomer
Mount Cain, 1988-1992
Excavator and dump truck operator
Port McNeill, 1990-1992
Excavation site superintendent
Vancouver, 1995-1999
Environmental contracting General Superintendent
Vancouver, 1999-2002
Estimator / Project Manager
Coquitlam, 2008-2013
Shoring & foundations General Manager
North Vancouver, 2013-2017
Rock stabilization Division Manager
Coquitlam, 2017-present
Personal Life
Sylvia met her best friend, Pete, at BCIT. They were married in 1997 and their sons were born in 1999 and 2003. While Pete and Sylvia never celebrate Hallmark holidays, they did enjoy a great bourbon by their favourite lake on their recent silver wedding anniversary.
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