My friend Claudia Li, founder of Shark Truth, is putting on a "sans fin soup" event inviting chefs to whip up their best shark fin soup subsitutes, and guests to try them. Based in Vancouver, their goal is to have shark fin banned in Canada ??? simi...
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How your Black Press B.C. community newspaper gets to you
*This is a blogified version of my original story that you can find on the Sooke News Mirror website* Every week, thousands of people across B.C. pick up a copy of their community Black Press paper to read over breakfast, at the office or take wit...
No time for idle hands (or feet, eyes, ears, mouths)
It's been almost two months since I started working as a reporter at the Sooke News Mirror on Vancouver Island and I repeatedly get asked how the job is, to which I always reply "busy!" As basically the only other person in the office churning out...
Reporting from Sooke, British Columbia
My first week at the Sooke News Mirror has just come to a close, and I'm simply going to ramble in this post about my impressions so far of being a newspaper reporter. Relocating from Richmond to Sooke has actually been quite a change for me becau...
Vancouver Canucks 2011 Stanley Cup run goes from magical to ugly
There's no doubt that the Vancouver Canucks have had an amazing year with the best regular season record in the NHL, followed by a rollercoaster ride in the playoffs. It started with an emotional game seven victory over their long-time rival Chica...
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