Chantelle Ducharme [ windspeaker confidential ]

Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?

Chantelle Ducharme: The quality that I most value in a friend is loyalty. I am the type of person who will go out of my way to help a friend in need no matter what. If a friend can cancel plans or go out of their way for me in my time of need that is a true friend in my eyes.

W: What is it that really makes you mad?

C.D.: It takes a lot to actually make me mad but when I do get mad it is usually over someone’s ignorance. I find it thoroughly upsetting when people are stubborn and don’t have an open mind to other people’s beliefs, culture and/or lifestyle.

W: When are you at your happiest?

C.D.: I find that I am truly happiest when I am with my family. My entire family is so tight-knit that even my cousins seem like they are brothers and sisters to me. Being with them seems to make my troubles go away.

W: What one word best describes you when you are at your worst?

C.D.: One word that describes me when I’m at my worse is: Quiet. When I’m not feeling like my usual happy-go-lucky self, I get really quiet and thoughtful.

W: What one person do you most admire and why?

C.D.: To choose one person that I most admire would be unfair to at least one of my parents. I would have to say I most admire both of my parents equally and for separate reasons. They have both been through so many personal struggles yet they are still together and still raising all three of their children with so much love and care.

W: What is the most difficult thing you’ve ever had to do?

C.D.: As of right now, the most difficult thing I have ever had to do was to put personal issues aside and get through college. There was a devastating amount of obstacles that came up and there were times I felt like I needed to give up to keep my sanity. But I pressed on and received my diploma which is one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

W: What is your greatest accomplishment?

C.D.: I think my greatest accomplishment to date is living on my own since my late teens to accomplish my life goals. From when I was 18/19 years old I have been living on my own and paying my own way through everything. During this time I had to move away from my small town and away from the people I love most.

W: What one goal remains out of reach?

C.D.: As sad as it may sound, the one goal that remains out of reach for me is true happiness. I feel I have a long way to go still but it’s a goal that I truly want to attain and know that I can one day.

W: If you couldn’t do what you’re doing today, what would you be doing?

C.D.: If I couldn’t be doing what I am doing today I would probably be working in the military, serving my country, helping those in need, and protecting the innocent.

W: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

C.D.: The best and most memorable piece of advice that I have ever received would probably be to keep an open mind and an open heart because anything is possible if you do and you just never know what will come your way.

W: Did you take it?

C.D.: I did take that advice and I feel it has set the tone for how I see the future. It’s the great unknown that I have to take a day at a time.

W: How do you hope to be remembered?

C.D.: I want to be remembered by the people whose lives I’ve touched, by the family and friends that I have affected positively but as someone who loved, above all else.

Chantelle Ducharme describes herself as “an ultra-organized, health nut who loves working.” Chantelle has a passion for movies and that might explain her latest career move to APTN Friday Night Flicks host and writer of Upload. Upload gives viewers a chance to get an idea of the upcoming film and its content via a one-minute segment describing some of the featured shows for the week as well as the films. Chantelle joined APTN as their host in March 2010 .Chantelle does have a co-host and their relationship can be somewhat tense at times due to their different outlooks on life and the fact that they also share a home. Meet Kernel…. Chantelle’s self proclaimed “Life coach” and roommate.

Chantelle is a graduate of Red River College and was previously an Assistant Director of Cueing at MidCan Productions Services as well as Program Assistant at Frantic Films and Promotions host at Newcap Radio.
Chantelle’s proclamation of being a health nut is backed up by her Public Service Announcements she makes for healthy living.