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John Higgins

John Higgins is a student at BCIT pursuing an Associate Certificate in Technical Writing. A musician by trade, he has spent the last ten years backing up several country bands, playing bass, mandolin and electric guitar. He is a member of the songwriting and music publishing community through the Canadian Country Music Association and SOCAN and hopes to expand his options as a writer by channeling that experience into other fields. John lives in Surrey with his wife Maria and son Riley.