Newspapers

My work has been published in The Hope Standard, Smithers Interior News, Perryville Republic-Monitor (based in Perryville, Mo.) and the Toronto Observer.

In my time managing The Hope Standard, a newspaper covering Hope, B.C., it won back-to-back awards:

2018 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards (CCNA)

1st Best Business Writing
2nd Best All-Round Newspaper
2nd Best Front Page
3rd Best Photo Essay

2017 CCNA

• 2nd Best Front Page
• 3rd Best All-Round Newspaper
• 3rd Best Editorial Page

2018 BC and Yukon Community Newspaper Association

• 1st in Newspaper Excellence Awards

An unexpected card of praise

I received a card very early in my role as editor that praised my quality of work. Hearing that my writing helps my readers in their lives motivates me to do better work.

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W.P. Kinsella passes away through assisted death

On a fine Saturday, I received a text that W. P. Kinsella passed away. It was big news in the town (Hope, B.C.) because Kinsella lived just north of the town in Yale, B.C.

Interview with the legendary hockey defenceman Jimmy Watson from Smithers

This was a pretty intimidating article to write because I was new to sports and I wrote this in my first year of being a journalist.

It ended up to be a nice conversation and Jimmy Watson was really friendly.

People who support pipelines

This is the article that won me the 2018 Best Business Writing award.

It’s a very controversial topic but what’s rarely explored is how resource towns, particularly ones in decline, have a group of people who have a vested interest in having pipelines built.

As a newspaper editor, it was my duty to ensure as much as the town’s voice gets brought to light.