K-M. Tratt
Professional Editor & Writer
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EDITING
Manuals, websites, periodicals,
annual reports, ad material

Clients include:
The City of Calgary - Contract editor & writer, ongoing, www.thecityofcalgary.ca
Departmental newsletters (LINK, Torque, What's Up/What's Happening? AccessAbility, Outlook, Connections), promotional material, website content (2008 Water Symposium)
Maximum Arrest Force - manual, Working at Heights, www.maximumarrestforce.com
Consumer Connections Editor, surveys, ongoing.
Alberta Cancer Board - 1st draft edit, Snapshot of Nutrition and Physical Activity: A Resource Guide to Obesity Prevention in Alberta
Paddlers for Parts - promotional material, www.paddlersforparts.ca
Legal Consumers of Calgary - manual, How to Hire a Lawyer
Member:     Editors' Assn. of Canada
                   Calgary Assn. of Freelance Editors

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WRITING
Lifestyles, arts & entertainment, fashion, gastronomy,
humour, health, education, travel
Profiles
Trade and industry,
artists and designers, VIPs and volunteers

Publication credits include:
Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, Calgary Herald, Calgary SUN, Canadian Pacific News, Avenue Magazine, Nickle’s Petroleum Explorer, Amoco New Times, Suncor Spectrum, FFWD Magazine, Calgary Life Magazine, Western Legends Magazine, Masthead Magazine, Underground Focus, Builder/Architect Magazine, Carewest Magazine, News North, Native Press, Yellowknifer
Calgary Neighbours Features: Crosswords, Aquariums, Jigsaws
Calgary Herald Special Projects: Nightclub & Restaurant Reviews
Discover Calgary, New Careers in the Workplace, Money & You, Technology & You, Reader’s Choice Awards, Condo Extravaganza, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Calgary SUN, Theatre Reviews
CHQR Radio, Radio Producer, Corus Entertainment, Calgary
CBC Calgary, Radio Commentary
CBC Radio North - Host, Sunday Morning Classical Music/Announcer/Operator
Inkit Graphics, Typesetter, Compugraphic2000

Articles available for viewing:
FullPower Magazine. The Whole Story. Coal is one of the most abundant minerals on the planet - it supports our way of life; Joule in the Planning, Genesee 3 demonstrates the leading edge of power generation; Monitoring the Environment. Detailing the life, air and water of the Genesee project area. An Alberta Venture Publication for Epcor. Epcor Features Summer 2005.
(PDF 1.8 Mb).
Open Mind Magazine, Going Green: The Facts on LEED Building Construction. An Alberta Venture Publication for the Merit Contractors Assn.Getting Green Spring 2005, Vol. 13, (PDF 166 Kb).
City Palate Magazine, Taste Blindness. Did you know that people who can't smell also can't taste? Taste Blindness, May/June 2005. (PDF 117Kb).

To view these articles, please click on the attached PDF files.

Research Credits
Life & Dare: The Science of Daredevils, White Iron Production Company/Interstate 80 Entertainment, The Learning Channel Television Series
The Thrill of Discovery - 50 Years of Amoco, book by Peter McKenzie-Brown
Polar Bear, N.W.T.  Dept. of Renewable Resources
Photo/Graphics Credits
Calgary Herald, Downtown Consumer Guide, Calgary CityScope Magazine
Education
English, Arts Major - Loyola College, Montreal
Broadcast Journalism - Fanshawe College, London
Professional Writing - Mount Royal College, Calgary
Extended Collegiate Studies, Notre Dame College, Montreal
Villa Maria High School, Montreal

About K-M. Tratt:
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec.
Studied ballet with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal.
Lived in Toronto for two years and in Yellowknife for 10 years.
Moved to Calgary in 1989.
Ombudsboard, The Reflector, Mount Royal College
CKUA Radio Supporter