How important is it that we are connected digitally? Do the fiber optic cables that run into our homes, the cellular tower networks, and the fields of energy that carry our data entwine with our lives in ways we haven’t yet started to understand? Have these technological connections woven their way into our social, cultural, and commercial lives so intrinsically now that we might not recognize the world we inhabit without them? With the advent of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, is how we view the world and interact with it changing?

If you ask Jeremy Durand, owner and operator of Creativibe, a Grande Prairie, AB based digital marketing and solutions company his opinion, the answer would be a firm, “Yes.” Or should I say, “Oui.”

Jeremy Durand immigrated to Canada from France 7 years ago, following the call of adventure. He landed in Vancouver, BC and after a few years of working warehouse jobs, he met the woman he would come to marry, and they decided that a change of venue was in order. They chose to relocate to Grande Prairie, AB and to hear Jeremy tell it, (who, I might add, has fantastic English for only speaking it for such a short time) it was a change of culture and values that he and his new wife were looking for that brought them across the Rocky Mountains to the Peace County. A desire to experience a change of pace from the urban rat-race. A place where people still held on to such things as respect and hard work.

Jeremy’s company, Creativibe offers web-based solutions for businesses, such as website building and development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and graphic design, among other things. What I found intriguing is that this pursuit is not Jeremy’s vocation scholastically, or formally –his abilities with websites and e-business are self-taught. Seems to be becoming something of a theme here on The Grey Range. Self-made people.

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Jeremy Durand can be contacted through his website: www.creativibe.ca
Creativibe is also on Facebook and on Instagram as @creativibe_gp

The podcast will be retaining Jeremy’s services for the rollout of our new website, so you’ll get to see his handiwork first hand, but I highly recommend you head over to his website and check out his work. He is a truly gifted professional.

The piece I read on this episode, "Solitary Disconnect" is available in my collection, "Children of The New Unknown". If you want a copy, you can pick one up on Amazon. https://a.co/d/bm6e0YC

You can find me on social media under @hokusgrey on IG, Twitter (X), and FB.

My stalwart co-host, Lucas Orich, is on IG as @lucasorich, on X (Twitter) as @hobo_withashotg, or he can be found behind the gun counter at Barton's Big Country in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

He is also Training Director for Barton's Back Alley Range, offering firearms courses and safety training. Hit them up and get some top-notch training and experience!


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- DJR