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Our Team

Teresa Bird - Group Publisher

Teresa Bird
My journey in the newspaper industry on Vancouver Island spans over 40 years.

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Philip Wolf - Editor

Philip Wolf
I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.

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Don Barbeau - Sales Manager

Don Barbeau
I'm Don Barbeau, and I've been fortunate to be a part of Black Press Media for nearly 30 years now.

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Michael Briones - Multimedia Journalist

Michael Briones
I rejoined the PQB News team in April 2017 from the Comox Valley Echo, having previously covered sports for The NEWS in 1997.

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Kevin Forsyth - Multimedia Journalist

Kevin Forsyth
As a lifelong learner, I enjoy experiencing new cultures and traveled around the world before making Vancouver Island my home.

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Lori Hague - Sales Representative

Lori Hague
My family and I have been residents of the Parksville Qualicum Beach area for quite a while now.

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Wolf Depner - Legislative Multimedia Journalist

Wolf Depner
I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.

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John McKinley - Vancouver Island Digital Content Editor

John McKinley
I have been a Black Press Media journalist for more than 30 years and today coordinate digital news content across our network.

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Lauren Collins - Provincial Multimedia Journalist

Lauren Collins
I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's national team, after my journalism career took me across B.C. since I was 19 years old.

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