Journalists

Irene Baird

Irene Baird

Irene Baird was a notable British-Canadian author and journalist, born in 1901 in Carlisle, England, and later immigrating to Canada at the age of eighteen. After marrying Robert Baird in Vancouver, she became a prominent voice during her time, particularly…

Kim Bolan

Kim Bolan

I am a Postmedia crime reporter who specializes in covering gangs and organized crime. I first got onto the crime beat by covering Canada’s worst terrorism attack – the 1985 Air India bombings – which were plotted here in B.C.…

Kirk LaPointe

Kirk LaPointe

I am a weekly columnist for Business in Vancouver, part of the Lodestar (formerly Glacier) Media publications,western Canada’s largest chain.I am a columnist and B.C. correspondent for TheHub.ca.(I also contributed a biweekly column to Glacier’s North Shore News.)I currently teach Media Law as an Adjunct Professor at…