James Makichuk was born and raised in Swan River Manitoba, later moving to Southern Ontario where he attended college in Michigan. Makichuk began his career at CKLW-TV in Windsor/Detroit, working as newswriter, soundman and film cameraman covering Viet Nam War protests, Presidential visits and crime beats. During that time he attended film school at Banff, Simon Fraser University and University of Detroit. He went on to Global TV as a newscameraman, then to Vancouver where, after working as ...[Read Story]