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Tyson Whitney

Tyson Whitney

I have been working in the community newspaper business for nearly a decade, all of those years with Black Press Media. I started at the North Island Gazette as a reporter in 2015 and then was promoted to editor in 2017.

I was born and raised in Port Hardy. My family has lived in Port Hardy for more than 40 years. I graduated with a degree in Creative Writing & Journalism from Vancouver Island University in 2008.
(He/Him)

Phone
250-949-6225 ext. 1303
Email
tyson.whitney@northislandgazette.com

Recent Work by Tyson

First Nations protest unauthorized timber sale on unceded territory, ministry responds

First Nations protest unauthorized timber sale on unceded territory, ministry responds

The Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nations (GNN) held a protest outside of the Ministry of Forests office in Port McNeill at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 7
Tiny wildfire on Malcolm Island near Sointula has been extinguished

Tiny wildfire on Malcolm Island near Sointula has been extinguished

B.C. Wildfire Service and Port McNeill Fire Rescue responded to the wildfire
Whale Interpretive Centre to open 'Whale Shed' at Telegraph Cove boardwalk

Whale Interpretive Centre to open 'Whale Shed' at Telegraph Cove boardwalk

'The Whale Shed is a positive step forward in the WIC’s rebuilding journey'
Emergency repair job gets North Island re-powered in less than 4 hours

Emergency repair job gets North Island re-powered in less than 4 hours

BC Hydro crews pull off short-notice fix of damaged lne more quickly than expected
End2End cancer fundraiser bicycle ride arrives in style in Port Hardy

End2End cancer fundraiser bicycle ride arrives in style in Port Hardy

This is the team's inaugural ride, and the goal in their first year was to raise a total of $100,000
Former B.C. Indigenous school principal receives suspension for spanking child

Former B.C. Indigenous school principal receives suspension for spanking child

Aranas was first reported to the commissioner in December 2023, a month after she spanked a Grade 1 student at the band school
Telegraph Cove Resort announces it's ready to operate this summer

Telegraph Cove Resort announces it's ready to operate this summer

The resort will be operating in an adapted way this year, as all of the significant repairs required to allow visitors to camp, dine, and fish are now complete
Port Alice unplugging added to May 25 all-day North Island power outage

Port Alice unplugging added to May 25 all-day North Island power outage

Originally Port Alice was going to be powered by generators during the May 25 outage
Lights out, North Island: BC Hydro schedules all-day power outage

Lights out, North Island: BC Hydro schedules all-day power outage

Port Alice will not be impacted during May 25 outage to enable work related to powerline conversion project
Port Hardy RCMP pledge crackdown on crime, public drunkenness

Port Hardy RCMP pledge crackdown on crime, public drunkenness

Staff Sgt. 'well aware of what we're facing in the downtown core, what all of your businesses are facing day in and day out'
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