Quinn Taggart adjusts a camera during an event at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth. His work in video and volunteerism goes back to his teenage years. Photo by Tina Comeau /Tri-County VanguardArticle contentCommunity is important to Yarmouth County resident Quinn Taggart.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentIn fact, he’s been volunteering since he was a teenager.Article contentArticle contentThe rewards have been countless, but what’s more important to him is knowing he’s giving back to the people in his community.Article contentHis love of lending a helping hand goes back to when Taggart was 16 years old. That’s when he began volunteering with video production at what was then known as Viking Cable TV.Article contentArticle contentIt ultimately became Eastlink, and his combined years of service there equal more than 40 years.Article content“I took French immersion at Université Sainte-Anne for the summer and, as part of that program, every student had to pick a workshop. The idea was to put you in a social setting and enhance learning of the language in different ways. I chose television,” he says. “I offered to volunteer … and never left.”Article contentTaggart started on camera and worked his way into producing shows.Article content“We had some religious shows, a floral arrangement show, Lions Club TV bingo was already on the air. Then I started heading up my own teams to do different events showcasing what’s going on in the community,” Taggart recalls.Article contentTaggart’s volunteerism didn’t stop there. For many years, he’s played a pivotal role in volunteering with the Mariners Centre’s media/video team, covering sports and other community events.Article contentArticle contentThat particular commitment can again be traced back to Don Parnell, Taggart’s mentor from Viking Cable, who, before and after his retirement, inspired Taggart to capture the community and its happenings on film.Article content Quinn Taggart’s volunteerism goes back many decades. Here, he’s seen on top of a community television production van, recording Seafest activities at the Killam Wharf in the early 1980s. Photo by Don ParnellArticle contentArticle contentTaggart became heavily involved in the McMedia volunteer video team at the Mariners Centre, which is now known as Trident Media.Article content“That’s where it started … junior A games,” says Taggart, noting many events at the Mariners Centre are now livestreamed. That’s due, in part, to COVID, he says, which brought on changes out of necessity, but continued because they’re valuable.Article contentThe production and video work the volunteer crew churns out is stellar.Article contentTaggart says that because of what they’ve been able to do with the media team over the years, they’ve been involved in other events, including very large ones. Taggart throws out Communities in Bloom and the Canadian senior curling championships as some of the many examples.Article contentEvents that have been covered also extended beyond the Mariners Centre.
Everybody has something to offer: Quinn Taggarts love of community has resulted in decades of volunteerism
