Alberta Couple’s Kids Were Negatively Affected by COVID Lockdowns—so They Started a Homestead

Alberta Couple’s Kids Were Negatively Affected by COVID Lockdowns—so They Started a Homestead
Jennifer and Winston Reid and their daughters. Courtesy of Jennifer Reid
Michael Wing
Michael Wing
Editor and Writer
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Locked out of their elementary school during COVID, Jenn Reid’s daughters struggled to adapt to the isolation of online classes, having been deprived of all peer-to-peer interaction as mandated by the lockdowns of 2020.

The mom of three described how mandates and the devastating impacts on the girls’ well-being made the family’s decision to homeschool an easy one. It also made their stake in a piece of land in Northern Alberta the logical next step to secure a natural barrier to shrinking freedoms.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
Editor and Writer
Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.