Full name: Shae Cook.
Job: Owner of the Five Blue Heron Emporium.
How old are you? 43.
How long have you been in Drumheller? About 10 years.
Where are you originally from? Kamloops, British Columbia.
What do you like about your job? I can do things the way I want to do without having to ask permission.
If you were granted three wishes from an angel or genie, what would you want? I would wish that my house in Midland sold, that I could renovate my building downtown very easily and be out of debt.
What’s your favourite Christmas movie: The grinch who stole Christmas.
What’s your favourite Christmas food? Liver pate.
Will you be making any New Year resolutions? No, just continue to have a good time doing what I am doing.
Has reading a book ever changed your life? If yes, which one and why? Oh always, particularly Ishmael by Daniel Quinn because of its philosophy around how we can change the world to make it a healthier place environmentally.
If your life was a song, what would be the title? It’s a wonderful world.
Would you rather have the power to be invisible or the power to read minds? I already have the power to read minds! I wouldn’t want to be invisible as people would feel more uncomfortable.
If you were reborn, who would you want to be born as? A humpback whale.
If you found $100 what would you do? Actually that happened to me about a year ago. I tried to decide what to do with it, and then I decided to leave it on a window sill in the mall.
If you could retire tomorrow, what would you do? I would move to Mexico.
If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a 10 year old kid, what advice would you give to her? Try not to be so hard on herself.
If you could be Prime Minister for a day, what would you do? I would give everybody a low interest no down payment mortgage!
