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Sam Duerksen

Sam Duerksen

I joined Black Press Media in 2023 as Community Content Coordinator, contributing to both community feature stories and news reporting. Recently, I have also taken on the role as Editor for Tweed magazine, which has been a staple in Oak Bay for over a decade.

My pre-journalism career in Winnipeg included communications roles with Parks Canada and Red River College, where I served as Sustainability Coordinator before relocating to Victoria in 2020.

With a degree in film and extended education in journalism, sociology, and environmental studies, I bring a passion for storytelling, social issues and culture to my role.

Email
sam.duerksen@blackpress.ca

Recent Work by Sam

‘Brutal B.C. Souvenir Shop’ in Victoria takes aim at province's wolf cull

‘Brutal B.C. Souvenir Shop’ in Victoria takes aim at province's wolf cull

The pop-up will educate tourists and locals on the ongoing wolf cull, now entering it's second decade
Podcast out of UVic uplifts Indigenous women leading the climate fight

Podcast out of UVic uplifts Indigenous women leading the climate fight

'This is a podcast about intergenerational knowledge that meets the moment'
Home By the Sea: Embracing ocean living on southern Vancouver Island

Home By the Sea: Embracing ocean living on southern Vancouver Island

From salt air to starlit saunas: locals reflect on the meaning of life by the sea
Vancouver Island amateur chefs invited to star in Food Network episode

Vancouver Island amateur chefs invited to star in Food Network episode

Applications are open for Come Dine with Me Canada
VIDEO: BC CrabFest celebrates signature seafood at Victoria's Ship Point

VIDEO: BC CrabFest celebrates signature seafood at Victoria's Ship Point

Record crowds cracked claws and learned about B.C.'s coastal ecosystems
Victoria publisher criticizes U.S. justice ruling involving pride book

Victoria publisher criticizes U.S. justice ruling involving pride book

A Victoria-published children's book was pulled from U.S. classrooms amid a legal battle involving religious objections
Victoria doctor leads team towards lifesaving cancer immunotherapy research

Victoria doctor leads team towards lifesaving cancer immunotherapy research

Dr. Brad Nelson named Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair with BC Cancer
Work begins on $400M ferry terminal in Victoria's Inner Harbour

Work begins on $400M ferry terminal in Victoria's Inner Harbour

The Belleville Terminal Redevelopment Project will cost $416 million and is expected to be complete in 2028
B.C. university researchers dive into Canada's kelp forests in search of blue carbon

B.C. university researchers dive into Canada's kelp forests in search of blue carbon

Canadian kelp forests may capture and export between 40,000 and 400,000 metric tons of carbon to the deep ocean per year
Brain-injured and homeless: B.C. study exposes multiple gaps in care

Brain-injured and homeless: B.C. study exposes multiple gaps in care

'There is plenty of research detailing the burden of these conditions ... but far less on how to best support them'
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