The following is a selection of my work for The Guardian newspaper (between Feb. 2019 and Feb. 2020). Throughout this time I worked for them during school practicum, then as their weekend/casual reporter. Some of these stories I feel I did a good job of reporting or that they were important and well-received.
With others, I simply enjoyed writing them.
Makeshift barber shop opens in Charlottetown in response to Black History Month
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/makeshift-barber-shop-opens-in-charlottetown-in-response-to-black-history-month-291320/#.XIbvYJ29GGE.twitter
P.E.I. man travels to Kenya to teach new sex education program
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/provincial/pei-man-travels-to-kenya-to-teach-new-sex-education-program-291374/#.XId_ySaorPo.twitter
A classified ad for a concession trailer prompted a new business idea for Charlottetown men
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/a-classified-ad-for-a-concession-trailer-prompted-a-new-business-idea-for-charlottetown-men-291990/#.XIoz4q6if9M.twitter
Dog that bit a Kensington woman inside Indigo bookstore still on the lam
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/a-classified-ad-for-a-concession-trailer-prompted-a-new-business-idea-for-charlottetown-men-291990/#.XIoz4q6if9M.twitter
From backpackers to beekeepers - Canoe Cove Honey continues to make a buzz
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/a-classified-ad-for-a-concession-trailer-prompted-a-new-business-idea-for-charlottetown-men-291990/#.XIoz4q6if9M.twitter
Finger flickin' good - Crokinole a popular game on P.E.I.
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/finger-flickin-good-crokinole-a-popular-game-on-pei-335246/#.XTcLOSwc62w.twitter
Meet the Charlottetown Pop Boy
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/meet-the-charlottetown-pop-boy-339636/#.XUrO9czMGjg.twitter
Butting in: RCMP constable working to make Stratford cigarette litter-free
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/butting-in-rcmp-constable-working-to-make-stratford-cigarette-litter-free-354866/#.XYYQhTuxVG4.twitter
Seventeen husky puppies seized from P.E.I. dog breeder
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/seventeen-husky-puppies-seized-from-pei-dog-breeder-388075/#.XfQHu8g0MAQ.twitter
Charlottetown still lacks wheelchair accessible taxis
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/charlottetown-still-lacks-wheelchair-accessible-taxis-408173/#.Xj2LwfuNRkM.twitter
*Follow-up story to be published soon
New cafe introducing popular frozen treat in Vietnam to Charlottetown
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/local-business/new-cafe-introducing-popular-frozen-treat-in-vietnam-to-charlottetown-400303/#.XiXt6aIELq4.twitter
Nigerian musician, Obembe, fuelling the afrobeats scene in Charlottetown
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/video-nigerian-musician-obembe-fuelling-the-afrobeats-scene-in-charlottetown-409639/#.XkK7aF0e2cY.twitter
P.E.I. actor and mayoral candidate celebrating life as his winds down
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/pei-actor-and-mayoral-candidate-celebrating-life-as-his-winds-down-410123/#.XkP2eRBJtcF.twitter
Cause of MacQuarrie Meats barn fire in Winsloe leaves owner unsure what's next
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/pei-actor-and-mayoral-candidate-celebrating-life-as-his-winds-down-410123/#.XkP2eRBJtcF.twitter
P.E.I. public schools open this week despite investigation into firearm threat
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/update-pei-public-schools-open-this-week-despite-investigation-into-firearm-threat-414656/#.XlMOCAM6HPI.twitter
Owner of roofing company helps save neighbours from Charlottetown duplex fire
https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/update-owner-of-roofing-company-helps-save-neighbours-from-charlottetown-duplex-fire-417776/
*Technically a March 2020 story, but close enough.
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