Wayne Norton is a writer, publisher and historical consultant who was, for many years, a teacher in Fort Rupert and Kamloops in British Columbia and in England. Born in Calgary, he has written extensively on a wide range of historical topics. His interest in women’s ice hockey, like all his interests in history, was sparked in childhood by family visits to his grandparents in Fernie. His most recent publications are A World Apart: The Crowsnest Communities of Alberta and British Columbia and Kamloops History: Fictions, Facts and Fragments. Wayne now lives in Victoria, BC.