Personal website of
MATTHEW GUY
Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
British born man in his 50’s living in Nova Scotia, Canada and working in post-secondary education, trying to live my life guided by my progressive values. More information on my about page.
Latest posts
- Radio Docs
I do like a good radio documentary. I have even been known to email the producer if I can find their email and tell them how much I enjoyed their doc when I find a good one. Two recent gems: Voice notes from the past “Voice notes on vinyl records? It used to be all… Continue reading Radio Docs - Winter 25/26
What a winter it has been. Not only have we had a particularly snowy season so far (often on Mondays) but I have also been horrified watching the United States further descend towards a totalitarian and, in many ways, fascist regime. There have been many moments when I have had to step away from the… Continue reading Winter 25/26 - Hike for Cancer
In August the Canadian Cancer Society are doing a “Hike for Cancer” which is a minimum 30km hike. I probably walk that every week, so I have put my name in to raise a few dollars to help with research. I can now call myself a “cancer survivor” which feels very odd but it means… Continue reading Hike for Cancer - Canada Day hike
Today we hiked the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail. 4.5km mainly through the trees, up and down the former glacial valley at the foot of the Cobequid Mountains. Picture an ice-age landscape with mastodons, caribou, and giant beavers wandering over the tundra that covered Mi’kma’ki more than 11,000 years ago. Imagine communities of people who lived… Continue reading Canada Day hike
This is a personal website for Matthew Guy a student affairs professional living in Nova Scotia, Canada. Matthew spent two years working in politics as Chief of Staff to an MP but the rest of his professional career has been supporting students in universities and colleges on both sides of the Atlantic. Outside of work, Matthew has always been interested in progressive politics and has held a number of different roles in political parties and during election campaigns, federally and provincially. He has reluctantly served as an official agent on two occasions.