Michael Ramsay is Island-born and raised. He however has spent most of the previous two decades living and working in different cities across Canada in his role as a Salvation Army Officer. In his service with The Salvation Army Michael has been privileged to begin a few initiatives such as self-financing tutoring programs for marginalized children and adults; chaplaincy programs for hospitals; Transition through Incarceration, a program that greatly reduced recidivism rates among criminal offenders; shelters; meal programs and more. Prior to his work with The Salvation Army, Michael was an entrepreneur and began a number of businesses including Waves Magazine: the Journal of International Education, Havelock Education, and the Vancouver and Island Homestay Association. Michael is thrilled to join two such experienced and capable people as Nancy Wilmot and Terry Deakin as part of the Alberni Valley Media team.