{{Short description|Canadian writer and disability advocate (1977–2023)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox writer | name = Jen Powley | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Jennifer Lynn Powley | birth_date = {{Birth date|1977|11|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vegreville, Alberta | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|9|18|1977|11|1|df=yes}} | death_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia | occupation = {{hlist|Writer|disability advocate}} | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | education = <!-- use only per MOS:INFOEDU --> | alma_mater = <!-- use only per MOS:INFOEDU --> | genres = {{hlist|Non-fiction|interactive fiction}} | notable_works = | awards = {{Plainlist| * James McGregor Stewart Award (2019) * Atlantic Book Awards (2021) }} | signature = | signature_alt = | website = }}

'''Jennifer Lynn Powley''' (1 November 1977{{spnd}}18 September 2023) was a Canadian writer and disability advocate from Nova Scotia. Born in Vegreville, Alberta, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 15. She attended King's University College before moving to Halifax in 2001 where she earned three more degrees from Dalhousie University and the University of King's College. Powley was the President of the disability advocacy group No More Warehousing and the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia, and was involved with a variety of other community organizations, volunteer groups, and advisory committees.

Powley was the author of three books: ''Just Jen'' in 2017, which won the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Non-fiction at the Atlantic Book Awards; followed by ''Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure'', a self-published work of interactive fiction; and finally ''Making a Home'', which chronicles her experience developing a system for shared attendant services for disabled young adults.

==Biography== ===Early life and education=== Jen Powley was born on 1 November 1977 in Vegreville, Alberta, to parents Barbara Morris and William Powley.{{Sfnmp|Arbor Memorial|2023}} She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 15.{{Sfnmp|Gorman|2019}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from King's University College in Edmonton in 2000, and subsequently moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2001 where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King's College the same year.{{Sfnmp|Kimber|2018}} She went on to earn a Master of Urban Planning from Dalhousie University in 2008, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from the University of King's College in 2015.{{Sfnmp|Blissett|2021|Kimber|2018}}

===Career=== After moving to Halifax, Powley became employed at the Ecology Action Centre, where she worked until 2013 when she could no longer do so as a result of her condition.{{Sfnmp|CBC News|2023}} After she could no longer work, Powley's parents began selling their farmland in Alberta to pay for her medical bills, but with costs reaching $100,000 per year, this eventually became unaffordable.{{Sfnmp|Gorman|2019}} The cost of medical care put Powley in the position of being forced to choose between being institutionalized in a nursing home, or opting for the provincial self-managed attendant care program, which she said had a long waiting list and could not adequately provide for her needs.{{Sfnmp|Kimber|2018|Lord|2018}}

Powley was the President of No More Warehousing, a group which advocated for community-living options for disabled people as an alternative to institutional care. In 2019, she criticized the provincial government for "saying the same thing for more than 20 years", calling on the government to adhere to a prior commitment made in 2013 to move all capable residents out of institutional care by 2023.{{Sfnmp|Gorman|2019}} She has also served as the provincial coordinator of the Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities, and as President of the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia, a volunteer organization which sponsors refugees who identify as LGBTQ.{{Sfnmp|Kimber|2018}} She served on Halifax's Building Advisory Committee and Pride Accessibility Committee, and was involved with a variety of other community organizations.{{Sfnmp|Kimber|2018}}

Powley's first book, ''Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis'', was published in 2017 by Roseway Publishing, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing.{{Sfnmp|CBC Books|2017}} The book was written with the help of an assistant; Powley would dictate each sentence for the assistant to type, reading it back to her as they worked to confirm the accuracy of the recording.{{Sfnmp|Janssens|2017|Kimber|2018}} The book won the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Non-fiction at the Atlantic Book Awards.{{Sfnmp|Blissett|2021}}

In 2019, she was awarded the James McGregor Stewart Award in recognition of her work in advocating for the rights of disabled people in Halifax. The award was presented to her by the Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Kevin Murphy.{{Sfnmp|Haiven|2019}}

Powley's second book, ''Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure'', was a self-published work of interactive fiction. She initially began writing the book as a gift for her partner, Tom. The book was released virtually on 16 June 2020.{{Sfnmp|Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia|2020|Ryan|2021}}

Powley ran for the District 7 seat on Halifax Regional Council in the 2020 municipal election.{{Sfnmp|CBC News|2020|Simmons|2020}} She finished second behind incumbent councillor Waye Mason.{{Sfnmp|CBC News|2023}} Powley described herself as "offer[ing] the public a different perspective", stating that she was "quite comfortable looking at outside-the-box answers".{{Sfnmp|Powley|2021}} She expressed a need for more involvement of disabled people in politics, saying that issues concerning disability were not a talking point in the election due to lack of visibility.{{Sfnmp|Powley|2021}}

Powley's third book, ''Making a Home: Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People'', was published in 2023, also by Roseway Publishing. The book chronicles her work developing a system for shared attendant services for disabled young adults. It explores the ways in which institutionalizing disabled young adults in nursing homes can adversely affect their mental health.{{Sfnmp|CBC Books|2023a}} The book was listed amongst "15 Canadian books to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities" by ''CBC Books'' in 2023.{{Sfnmp|CBC Books|2023b}}

===Death and legacy=== Powley died on 18 September 2023 due to complications with multiple sclerosis. She was 45 years old.{{Sfnmp|CBC News|2023|Tutton|2023|Rent|2023b}} On 25 October 2023, Nova Scotia politician Trevor Boudreau described her in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as "an indelible force who used her own voice to speak for those who couldn't and used her words to advocate for those she knew wanted more for themselves". Boudreau moved that the House join in the recognition of her impact and celebration of her life. The motion was carried without debate.{{Sfnmp|Nova Scotia House of Assembly|2023}} A celebration of life honouring Powley was held on 29 October 2023 at Pier 21 in Halifax, where her friends and family shared speeches and music.{{Sfnmp|Arif|2023}}

In 2024, Dalhousie University commemorated Powley with the Jen Powley Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to students in two programs who are active in disability advocacy or have a disability themselves.{{Sfnmp|Reid|2024}}

==Publications== * {{cite book |last=Powley |first=Jen |date=2017 |title=Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis |url= |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Roseway Publishing |isbn=978-1-5526-6923-5 |oclc=968345104}}{{Sfnmp|CBC Books|2017|Corfu|2017|Devaney|2017|Janssens|2017|Marasigan|2017}} * {{cite book |last=Powley |first=Jen |author-mask=1 |date=2020 |title=Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure |url= |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=[Self-published]}}{{Sfnmp|Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia|2020|Ryan|2021}} * {{cite book |last=Powley |first=Jen |author-mask=1 |date=2023 |title=Making a Home: Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People |url= |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Roseway Publishing |isbn=978-1-7736-3595-8 |oclc=1354945727}}{{Sfnmp|CBC Books|2023a|CBC Books|2023b|Robinson|2023|Lawlor|2023}}

==See also== * Literature of Nova Scotia * List of writers from Nova Scotia * Disability in Canada

==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist}}

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|location= |publisher=Rick Hansen Foundation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327191054/https://www.rickhansen.com/news-stories/blog/author-q-jen-powley |archive-date=27 March 2025}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC Books)) |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|''CBC Books''}}] |date=13 February 2017 |title=Just Jen |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/just-jen-1.3979950 |work=CBC Books |location= |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517052546/https://www.cbc.ca/books/just-jen-1.3979950 |archive-date=17 May 2023}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC Books)) |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|''CBC Books''}}] |date=8 May 2023 |title=Making a Home by Jen Powley |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/making-a-home-by-jen-powley-1.6817212 |work=CBC Books |location= |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |ref={{Sfnref|CBC Books|2023a}} |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608151738/https://www.cbc.ca/books/making-a-home-by-jen-powley-1.6817212 |archive-date=8 June 2024}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC Books)) |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|''CBC Books''}}] |date=1 December 2023 |title=15 Canadian books to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/15-canadian-books-to-mark-international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-1.7046305 |work=CBC Books |location= |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |ref={{Sfnref|CBC Books|2023b}} |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312185227/https://www.cbc.ca/books/15-canadian-books-to-mark-international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-1.7046305 |archive-date=12 March 2025}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC News)) |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|''CBC News''}}] |date=3 September 2020 |title=Halifax disability advocate is running for council, but not for the reason you might think |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jen-powley-halifax-disability-advocate-city-council-election-1.5711473 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022214257/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jen-powley-halifax-disability-advocate-city-council-election-1.5711473 |archive-date=22 October 2023}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC News)) |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|''CBC News''}}] |date=19 September 2023 |title=Jen Powley remembered as passionate disability-rights advocate, environmentalist |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jen-powley-remembered-disability-rights-advocate-1.6970506 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217125043/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jen-powley-remembered-disability-rights-advocate-1.6970506 |archive-date=17 February 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Corfu |first=Nina |date=8 May 2017 |title=Halifax author with multiple sclerosis dictated memoir line by line |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-author-jen-powley-memoir-dictated-ms-multiple-sclerosis-1.4104541 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203115525/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-author-jen-powley-memoir-dictated-ms-multiple-sclerosis-1.4104541 |archive-date=3 December 2023}} * {{cite news |last=Devaney |first=Julie |date=June 2017 |title=Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/just-jen-thriving-through-multiple-sclerosis/ |work=Quill & Quire |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=St. Joseph Media |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217152048/https://quillandquire.com/review/just-jen-thriving-through-multiple-sclerosis/ |archive-date=17 February 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Gorman |first=Michael |date=4 April 2019 |title=Disability advocates call for more community-living support |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/disability-community-living-access-services-government-1.5084545 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205000432/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/disability-community-living-access-services-government-1.5084545 |archive-date=5 December 2023}} * {{cite news |last=Haiven |first=Judy |date=28 June 2019 |title=Activist Jen Powley receives 2019 James McGregor Stewart Award |url=https://nsadvocate.org/2019/06/28/activist-jen-powley-receives-2019-james-mcgregor-stewart-award/ |work=The Nova Scotia Advocate |location=Halifax, NS |publisher= |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217140601/https://nsadvocate.org/2019/06/28/activist-jen-powley-receives-2019-james-mcgregor-stewart-award/ |archive-date=17 February 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Janssens |first=Christy |date=8 May 2017 |title=How Jen Powley wrote a memoir about living with multiple sclerosis |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/how-jen-powley-wrote-a-memoir-about-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-1.4104322 |work=CBC Books |location= |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729162315/https://www.cbc.ca/books/how-jen-powley-wrote-a-memoir-about-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-1.4104322 |archive-date=29 July 2024}} * {{cite news |last=Kimber |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Kimber |date=4 November 2018 |title=Jen's choice is no choice at all; why not? |url=https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/province-house/jens-choice-is-no-choice-at-all-why-not/ |work=Halifax Examiner |location=Halifax, NS |publisher= |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121095818/https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/province-house/jens-choice-is-no-choice-at-all-why-not/ |archive-date=21 January 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Lawlor |first=Allison |date=21 July 2023 |title=Disabled author advocates for living in community |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/the-book-shelf-disabled-author-advocates-for-living-in-community-100875776 |work=PNI Atlantic News |department=The Book Shelf |location= |publisher=Postmedia Network |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630151238/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/the-book-shelf-disabled-author-advocates-for-living-in-community-100875776 |archive-date=30 June 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Lord |first=Ross |date=12 November 2018 |title=Halifax author with multiple sclerosis at a crossroads without access to affordable medical care |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4656071/halifax-author-ns-government/ |work=Global News |location=Vancouver, BC |publisher=Corus Entertainment |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222145324/https://globalnews.ca/news/4656071/halifax-author-ns-government/ |archive-date=22 February 2021}} * {{cite news |last=Marasigan |first=Jemicah Colleen |date=26 June 2017 |title=REVIEW: Powerful memoir explores the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis |url=https://this.org/2017/06/26/review-powerful-memoir-explores-the-challenges-of-living-with-multiple-sclerosis/ |work=This Magazine |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Red Maple Foundation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212201227/https://this.org/2017/06/26/review-powerful-memoir-explores-the-challenges-of-living-with-multiple-sclerosis/ |archive-date=12 February 2025}} * {{cite web |author=((Nova Scotia House of Assembly)) |author-mask=[Nova Scotia House of Assembly] |date=25 October 2023 |title=Assembly Debates |department=Resolution No. 734 |page=6584 |url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/proceedings/hansard/64-1/h81oct25.pdf |website= |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212201227/https://this.org/2017/06/26/review-powerful-memoir-explores-the-challenges-of-living-with-multiple-sclerosis/ |archive-date=12 February 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Powley |first=Jen |date=14 August 2021 |title=We need more people with disabilities in politics — and represented in policy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/disability-in-politics-1.6139870 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116053934/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/disability-in-politics-1.6139870 |archive-date=16 November 2024}} * {{cite news |last=Reid |first=Jodi |date=30 April 2024 |title=Alum and advocate Jen Powley inspires Planning scholarship |url=https://www.dal.ca/giving/giving-news-stories/alum-and-advocate-jen-powley-inspires-planning-scholarship.html |work= |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Dalhousie University |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630150100/https://www.dal.ca/giving/giving-news-stories/alum-and-advocate-jen-powley-inspires-planning-scholarship.html |archive-date=30 June 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Rent |first=Suzanne |date=2023 |title=In Memoriam — Jen Powley (1977–2023) |url=https://writersunion.ca/news/in-memoriam-jen-powley |work=writersunion.ca |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Writers' Union of Canada |ref={{Sfnref|Rent|2023b}} |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630144113/https://writersunion.ca/news/in-memoriam-jen-powley |archive-date=30 June 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Bryn |date=9 September 2023 |title=Making A Home: Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People by Jen Powley |url=https://miramichireader.ca/2023/09/making-a-home-assisted-living-in-the-community-for-young-disabled-people-by-jen-powley/ |work=The Miramichi Reader |location=Miramichi, NB |publisher= |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212201417/https://miramichireader.ca/2023/09/making-a-home-assisted-living-in-the-community-for-young-disabled-people-by-jen-powley/ |archive-date=12 February 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Haley |date=15 August 2021 |title=Art festival showcases talent, skill of Nova Scotians with disabilities |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/art-festival-showcases-talent-skill-of-nova-scotians-with-disabilities-1.6137526 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122193430/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/art-festival-showcases-talent-skill-of-nova-scotians-with-disabilities-1.6137526 |archive-date=22 January 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Simmons |first=Ken |date=18 September 2020 |title=Meet The Candidate: Jennifer Powley, Halifax |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/meet-the-candidate-jennifer-powley-halifax-498347 |work=The Chronicle Herald |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Saltwire Network |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630144205/https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/meet-the-candidate-jennifer-powley-halifax-498347 |archive-date=30 June 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Tutton |first=Michael |date=18 September 2023 |title=Jen Powley, author and advocate for people with disabilities in N.S., dies at age 45 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9969305/jen-powley-disabilities-advocate-obituary/ |work=Global News |location=Vancouver, BC |publisher=Corus Entertainment |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=13 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029044932/https://globalnews.ca/news/9969305/jen-powley-disabilities-advocate-obituary/ |archive-date=29 October 2023}} * {{cite web |author=((Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia)) |author-mask=[Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia] |date=16 June 2020 |title=Author spotlight: Jen Powley |url=https://writers.ns.ca/author-spotlights/author-spotlight-jen-powley/ |website=writers.ns.ca |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia |access-date=22 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630144243/https://writers.ns.ca/author-spotlights/author-spotlight-jen-powley/ |archive-date=30 June 2025}} {{refend}}

==Further reading== ===Articles=== {{div col begin|colwidth=29em}} * {{cite news |last=MacKinnon |first=Emily |date=22 September 2023 |title=Remembering independent living champion Jen Powley, 1978-2023 |url=https://www.dal.ca/alumni/news-and-spotlights/alumni-news/remembering-jen-powley.html |work=Alumni News |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Dalhousie University |access-date=30 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125133039/https://www.dal.ca/alumni/news-and-spotlights/alumni-news/remembering-jen-powley.html |archive-date=25 January 2025}} * {{cite news |last=McColl |first=Moira |date=7 May 2017 |title=Jen Powley brings her story to Vernon |url=https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/life/jen-powley-brings-her-story-to-vernon-3264222 |work=The Vernon Morning Star |location=Vernon, BC |publisher=Black Press |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630150451/https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/life/jen-powley-brings-her-story-to-vernon-3264222 |archive-date=30 June 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Rent |first=Suzanne |date=19 September 2023 |title='The sun is duller today': remembering Jen Powley |url=https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-culture/profiles/the-sun-is-duller-today-remembering-jen-powley/ |work=Halifax Examiner |location=Halifax, NS |publisher= |ref={{Sfnref|Rent|2023a}} |access-date=23 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123071223/https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-culture/profiles/the-sun-is-duller-today-remembering-jen-powley/ |archive-date=23 November 2024}} * {{cite news |last=Tutton |first=Michael |date=18 November 2022 |title=Housing for N.S. adults with disabilities shifts slowly out of nursing homes |url=https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_89d056dc-3459-5d7a-8138-231d48e0c7d2.html |work=Penticton Herald |location=Penticton, BC |publisher=Continental Newspapers |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=13 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125004235/https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_89d056dc-3459-5d7a-8138-231d48e0c7d2.html |archive-date=25 November 2022}} {{div col end}}

===Audio and video=== * {{cite AV media |last=Wright |first=Vanessa |date=28 October 2023 |title=Celebration of life held for Jen Powley, author and advocate for people with disabilities |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/10056215/celebration-of-life-held-for-jen-powley-author-and-advocate-for-people-with-disabilities |format=Video |work=Global News |type= |language=en |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Corus Entertainment |access-date=30 June 2025 |via=GlobalNews.ca}}

==External links== * [https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/author/jlpowley/ Articles] by Jen Powley at ''Halifax Examiner'' * [https://www.thecoast.ca/author/jen-powley Articles] by Jen Powley at ''The Coast'' * [https://49thshelf.com/Contributors/P/Powley-Jen Jen Powley] at ''49th Shelf'', Association of Canadian Publishers

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