Kim Siever
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| Born | September 5, 1973 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 🏫 Education | BA (dramatic arts, French), University of Lethbridge, 2013 |
| 💼 Occupation | Independent journalist |
| Known for | Community activism |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Mary Siever (married 1995–present) |
| 👶 Children | 6 |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.kimsiever.ca/ |
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Kim Siever (born September 5, 1973)[1] is an activist, artist, and independent journalist in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He has advocated on various social issues within Lethbridge and abroad, including police violence,[2][3] cycling infrastructure,[4] harm reduction,[5][6][7] citizen journalism,[8][9] municipal and provincial politics,[10][11] labour,[12][13] and community building.[14] Siever was editor-in-chief of citizen journalism website Lethbridge News between 2010 and 2013,[15][16] lead correspondent for Elect Lethbridge during the same period,[16] and now runs his own independent news site. He ran for a seat on Lethbridge City Council in 2001, and he was an independent candidate for the Lethbridge riding in the 2021 federal election. He has contributed to the local arts community through volunteering, theatre, and exhibits.
Early life[edit]
Siever was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan but grew up in Regina and Abbotsford.[1][16] He graduated from the Lethbridge College in 2001 with a multimedia production diploma,[17] and he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Lethbridge in 2013 (major in dramatic arts, minor in French).[1]
Community activism[edit]
Siever has advocated for various social issues within Lethbridge and abroad. As a result, his commentary has been used by the media on various social issues,[18] including police violence,[2][3] cycling infrastructure,[4] harm reduction,[5][6][7] citizen journalism,[8][9] municipal and provincial politics,[10][11] labour,[12][13] health,[19] and community building.[14]
He has volunteered with various committees and boards in the community, including as president of the Southern Alberta New Media Association,[17][20] chair of the community arts centre steering committee,[21] vice-president of the Allied Arts Council,[22] director with BikeBridge Cycling Association,[4][23] president of the London Road Neighbourhood Association,[24] and vice-chair of the Galt Museum board of directors.[25]
He appeared in the 2020 documentary Community Consumed.[26] He is a member of the Edmonton General Membership Branch of the IWW.[16]
Journalism[edit]
Siever’s journalism started in junior high, when he was on the editorial team for his school newspaper. He was also a writer for the newspaper at his high school.[16]
He got his start in local media as the founder and editor-in-chief of Lethbridge News, a citizen journalism website, in 2010.[8][27] He was also a lead correspondent with Elect Lethbridge, another local citizen journalism website, but one focused on politics.[28] In 2013, former mayor Rajko Dodic threatened to sue Siever for a story he wrote for Elect Lethbridge regarding donations Dodic accepted during his 2010 municipal election campaign.[28] In April 2020, Siever started his own independent news outlet, Kim Siever News.[29][30]
Siever has also written for ArtsBridge Magazine,[31] Lethbridge Herald,[32] Alberta Views Magazine,[33][34][35] and The Progress Report.[6]
Political career[edit]
In August 2001, Siever announced that he was running for a seat on Lethbridge city council.[36] His platform included public transit, council accountability, and diverse economic development, including establishing an economic development authority.[36][37] He was 1 of 35 candidates running for the 8 city council seats that year.[38]
In August 2021, Siever announced that he would be an independent candidate in the 2021 Canadian federal election, trying to unseat Conservative Party incumbent Rachael Harder.[39][40][41]
Artistic work[edit]
Siever has contributed to the local arts community. He served on the board of directors with the Allied Arts Council (2001–2003, 2008–2014), including terms as treasurer and vice-present,[25] as well as the chair of the community arts centre steering committee,[21] as mentioned above.
He has a dramatic arts degree from the University of Lethbridge,[1] and he has acted in three stage productions and three independent films, as well as directed one stage production.[1]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Living Proof | Edwin Dering | [1] | |
| 2011 | The Necklace | Store owner | [1] | |
| 2012 | House of Hobbes | Calvin | [1] |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Production | Role | Theater | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Impromptu | Ernest | University of Lethbridge | [1] |
| 2004 | Papers | Martin Edwards | University of Lethbridge | [1] |
| 2012 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theseus | Shakespeare in the Park, Lethbridge | [1][42] |
| 2014 | The Busy Signal | director | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lethbridge | [1] |
Exhibitions[edit]
Siever exhibited his artistic work in “Facets and Facades”, a photography showcase that ran April through May 2011 in the Waterfield Gallery of Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre.[43] His photography has been used in countless news stories throughout Canada, Europe, and the United States, including through such outlets as Bicycling Magazine, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, HGTV Canada, PBS, and The Atlantic.[44][45][46][47][48][49]
Personal life[edit]
Siever married Mary Siever in 1995 in Seattle.[1] They moved to Lethbridge from Vancouver in 1998.[50] They have 6 children.[1] Siever is an active Mormon and is also queer.[51][52]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Kim Siever". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Collins, Erin (December 23, 2020). "The World at Six with Susan Bonner". CBC News. Retrieved February 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Canadians Are Much Less Likely To Be Killed By Police. Gun Laws Are A Big Reason Why". Wyoming Public Radio. January 16, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "City council rejects bicycle, boarder bylaw". Lethbridge Herald. September 14, 2010. p. A1. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Canadians are disgusted by Postmedia columnist and Jason Kenney's dehumanization of safe injection site users". North99. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Siever, Kim (November 2020). "Locals stepped in when the UCP took Lethbridge's SCS away. But now police and the city are pressuring them to stop". The Progress Report. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appel, Jeremy (January 18, 2021). "Albertans For Ethical Drug Policy Call On Government To Re-Open Lethbridge SCS". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Mabell, Dave (April 5, 2013). "'Citizen journalism' subject of SACPA". Lethbridge Herald. p. A3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Citizen Journalism: Unaccredited, Uncertified, Illegitimate . . . and Popular". Shaw TV. April 4, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Schmidt, Scott (October 6, 2010). "A bad sign?; Some voters are not happy with the amount of signage that's popping up around the city heading toward the Oct. 18 municipal election". Lethbridge Sun Times. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jesperson, Ryan (April 3, 2020). "Some people are upset over the sale of Crown land in southern Alberta". Ryan Jesperson Show, 630 CHED. Retrieved February 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "SkipTheDishes offers to reschedule interview nixed after pay inquiry". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Donato, Al (2020-05-21). "Filipino Front-Line Workers Risk Their Lives To Keep Canada Running". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 Krajewski, Paul (Jan–Feb 2016). "Building a brighter future, one neighbourhood at a time". Lethbridge Living. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Citizen Journalism: Unaccredited, Uncertified, Illegitimate . . . and Popular". Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. April 4, 2013. Retrieved 2021-02-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "About me". Kim Siever News. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Haskett, Jim (March 15, 2002). "New media group pioneers co-operation for its clients". Lethbridge Herald. p. B7. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Media". Kim Siever News. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ Vogt, Terry (2021-06-15). "Doctor shortage becoming health care crisis in southern Alberta". CTV News Calgary. Retrieved 2021-06-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Haskell, Jim (February 6, 2003). "City technology groups unite". Lethbridge Herald. p. B6. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 Gauthier, Gerald (June 15, 2010). "Downtown arts district taking shape". Progress Edition 2010. Lethbridge Herald. p. 14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Artsbridge". Allied Arts Council. Spring–Summer 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Citizens show democracy works". Lethbridge Herald. September 15, 2010. p. A8. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Firth, Jerry (September 2014). "Engaging, Strengthening and Supporting Neighbourhoods of Lethbridge" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. p. 3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Kim Siever is a volunteer". Hot Pepper Communications. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Community Consumed, retrieved 2021-02-13
- ↑ "Citizen journalism subject of SACPA". Lethbridge Herald. April 3, 2013. p. A4. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Former Lethbridge mayor plans legal action against election website". CJOC. November 8, 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Epiosode 3: Out of the blue with Kim Siever". Forgotten Corner Podcast. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Pike, Nate (January 20, 2021). "Episode 3.02 - Kim Siever". The Breakdown. Retrieved 2021-02-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (September 30, 2009). "Tour Guide". ArtsBridge. Allied Arts Council. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-02-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (December 19, 2009). "Oahu's North Shore worth exploring". Lethbridge Herald. p. E3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (December 2020). "Misplaced Burden". Alberta Views. p. 22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (March 2021). "Poverty Problem". Alberta Views. p. 24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (June 2021). "Hatchet Man". Alberta Views. pp. 19–20.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Helmer, Joanne (21 August 2001). "Web master view for political net". Lethbridge Herald. p. A3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Albrecht, Craig (October 10, 2001). "Candidates speak out". Lethbridge Herald. p. A12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet the Candidates". Lethbridge Herald. October 9, 2001. p. 16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (2021-08-20). "Kim Siever running as independent in 2021 federal election". Kim Siever News. Retrieved 2021-08-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Cournoyer, Dave (20 August 2021). "Erin O'Toole comes to Alberta amid Fort McMurray revolt against Laila Goodridge". daveberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Scantlebury, Jacquie (20 August 2021). "CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Friday, August 20, 2021". CTV News Lethbridge.
- ↑ Tyson, Bryan (July 9, 2012). "Bard in the Gardens". Theatre in Lethbridge. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Beeber, Al (April 15, 2011). "Art & Soul". Lethbridge Herald. p. D3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Reischer, Erica (2016-02-22). "The Dangers of Using a Sticker Chart to Teach Kids Good Behavior". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ "Why Toddlers Throw Tantrums". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Cain, Áine. "We asked and you answered — here are 25 moments you realized you needed to quit your job". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Yaeger, Selene (2016-06-27). "15 Ways to Cut Hundreds of (Empty) Calories a Day". Bicycling. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ "15 Bad Habits That Are Destroying Your Home". HGTV.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Gadd, Sophie. "21 British Christmas Traditions America Needs To Adopt". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ "Election 2001". Lethbridge Herald. October 13, 2001. p. E4. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kooper, Halen (April 1, 2016). "New LGBTQ policy causes some to question Mormon faith" (PDF). Lethbridge Campus Media. p. 3. Retrieved February 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siever, Kim (2020-03-29). "My coming out story". Kim Siever News. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Kim Siever on IMDb
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