Selected stories
Freelance writing
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Following the Pack
Ever heard of the sea wolf? This elusive, genetically distinct animal is now known the world over — thanks in no small part to Sechelt's Tom McPherson.
Coast Life, summer 2024
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Stardust in the Sea
I'd never kayaked at night before, but when I heard bioluminescence could be seen — early and bright — in the waters of Egmont, I was ready to be amazed.
Coast Life, summer 2023
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Keeping the Light
In 2022, I profiled the Merry Island lighthouse, one of the few in Canada that is still staffed 24/7/365. It turns out the staff are a reclusive bunch.
Coast Life, fall 2022
COAST REPORTER
February 2021 - April 2024
The Sunshine Coast is accessed by either ferry or seaplane, and in that distance lies both its challenges and appeal.
For 3+ years, I reported for Coast Reporter, the lower Sunshine Coast’s newspaper of record. I covered the region from Langdale to Egmont (and several islands). Whether it’s local politics or marine protection or search and rescue efforts — and breaking news as it happens — I informed the community. And, of course, worked on the odd story about the legacy of the Beachcombers in its hometown.
Read all my Coast Reporter stories here.
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Rare whale found dead on B.C.'s coast under investigation | March 23, 2022
shíshálh Nation members hold ceremony for dead fin whale | March 25, 2022
'A really good win for Mother Nature': B.C. man fined $250K for fishing in protected glass sponge reef refuge | Feb. 23, 2024
Fish farms in shíshálh Nation swiya to be removed by February 2023 | Nov. 16, 2022
Removal of Sunshine Coast fish farms part of a "domino effect" scientists say | Nov. 18, 2022
Grey whale spotted feeding off the Sunshine Coast | April 29, 2022
'Red' the octopus returns home to Howe Sound | April 8, 2021
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Original cast reunites for 50th anniversary of filming | Sept. 24, 2021
Someone built a miniature Beachcombers boat that actually works | June 20, 2022
It's bon voyage for Persephone | Oct. 22, 2021
What happened to Relic's houseboat? | Oct. 20, 2022
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B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop | April 14, 2023
(Then the Sunshine Coast's "pop-guzzling" bear was featured on Stephen Colbert's late show)
Decommissioned BC Ferries vessel sinks in Sechelt Inlet | Nov. 6, 2023
Man rescued from cliff after taking own boat to avoid BC Ferries travel | April 25, 2022
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After six decades, Sunshine Coast barber puts down his clippers | March 13, 2024
From war to liveaboard, this 82-year-old ferry returns home to Gibsons | March 2, 2023
shíshálh artwork unveiled in honour of late master carver | June 17, 2022
‘Quite a ride’: Pender Harbour school bus driver retires after 46 years | Feb. 25, 2021
2020 - 2021
As part of Heritage Canada’s grant to generate more news coverage in under-reported areas across the country, I moved to the West Kootenays. At Kootenay Co-op Radio, I helped produce, report and host the Kootenay Morning show with a team of volunteers.
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DIY Submarine
When a unique post popped up on a buy and sell group, there was more going on under the surface.
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The Day the Music Died
How musicians in Nelson have coped with COVID-19 cancellations.
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Church Bells Toll for Thee
As the sun set on a difficult year, the church bells of Kaslo rang nightly for frontline workers.
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Kootenay Co-op Radio
Find all the stories I reported for the Kootenay Morning Show here.
SQUAMISH CHIEF
2019 - 2020
As a reporter for the weekly Squamish Chief newspaper, I wrote for print and our daily website.
I helped create and co-host the weekly Squamish Sound podcast.
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I helped create and co-host the Squamish Sound podcast. The talk of the town, once a week. Listen here.
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VICTORIA
2018
As a breaking news reporter for Black Press Media, my on-the-scene reporting and community features were published across company websites and in five community newspapers on Vancouver Island.
Accessibility
The father of a child who uses a wheelchair took it upon himself to audit all of the accessible parking spaces Victoria claimed to have — and found less than half of them met basic disability standards.
Record breaker
As Joanne Socrates set sail to become the oldest person to sail the world — solo and non-stop — the possibility to also re-break her own record as the world’s oldest woman to do so was on the horizon.
Landmark lost
No one knows exactly how long the Garry Oak stood vigil over a field in Saanichton, but they quickly noticed when it was felled by a windstorm.
PRINCE RUPERT NORTHRN VIEW
2017 - 2018
In my year on the North Coast, I covered city council, cultural practices, news and community profiles all over Kaien Island for the Northern View. I also co-hosted our weekly video podcast.
Canning Sockeye
Arnie Nagy knows his way around a kitchen and his door is always open. Here, he teaches how to can sockeye salmon, step-by-step.
Smoking Cod
Another fish, another lesson. In “Where there’s smoke, there’s fish,” the Gitmaxmak’ay Nisga’a Society teaches youth in Prince Rupert how to smoke black cod.
Cedar Weaving
Residential school survivor Fanny Nelson passes on traditional knowledge to children — and elders.
BANFF
2015 - 2016
Over nearly two years in the Canadian Rockies, I worked at a world-renown arts centre
and then at a tourism guide — sharing the ins and outs of the mountain life.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
As a content unit practicum for the home of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, I interviewed musicians, artists and performers about their craft, wrote about cultural events and edited multiple podcasts.
Where Rockies, Winter
My mediums expanded to include magazine with my editorial internship at Where Canadian Rockies, providing travel tips and feature stories set in Banff, Canmore and Jasper.
Where Rockies, Summer
Hired on as the editor-in-chief, I helped bring the summer issue of Where Canadian Rockies to life for the Canada 150 celebrations.
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
summer 2015
In April 2015, I interned for CBC at their London, UK headquarters.
After graduating from journalism school, I spent a summer driving around Newfoundland, collecting audio stories of all kinds for CBC’s Central Newfoundland Morning Show.
Radio reporting
During my month-long internship with CBC in London, England, I reported on the highly anticipated birth of the second Royal Baby, and its expected economic boost to the country.
Gander, Newfoundland, is most famously known for its hospitality in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Here on a summer contract, I reported on its military history (awarding a dog for his service in WWII), the natural wonders (studying whales through social media, a bee keeper claiming his are the heartiest bees in the world), and hospitals using a robot baby to advance care.