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Brandon Barrett

Brandon Barrett

Brandon is an award-winning journalist for Pique Newsmagazine. Originally hired by the now-defunct Whistler Question, he has lived in the resort since 2012, and now serves as Pique’s crime and food reporter, as well as features editor. He was the 2018 recipient of the John Collison Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism, and won gold at the 2021 B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Awards for best feature article over 10,000 circulation. He holds a criminology degree from Carleton University and a journalism diploma from Algonquin College.

Prior to his time in Whistler, he worked as a reporter in Medellin for English-language news site, Colombia Reports.

In his free time, Brandon is a performer, theatre producer, improv instructor and playwright. The co-founder of sketch show Comedy Quickies, he has written or co-written three feature-length plays: 2016’s Between Two Tall Mountains and 2018’s All Relative, part of the Flag Stop Theatre & Arts Festival, as well as 2019’s family comedy, A Whistler Vacation, which premiered at the Maury Young Arts Centre.

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Recent Work by Brandon

Visitors to Whistler spending less, as business owners see costs climb

Visitors to Whistler spending less, as business owners see costs climb

‘Pretty soon this whole town will just become one big chain because a guy like me can barely hang on,’ says bar owner
Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Union says local wages lag behind many hotel staff in Vancouver, Victoria
Scams, mould, and sky-high rent: The state of Whistler's rental market

Scams, mould, and sky-high rent: The state of Whistler's rental market

Short on work and high on stress, prospective renters arriving earlier than ever before to secure winter housing
‘We lost a sweet and pure-hearted soul’

‘We lost a sweet and pure-hearted soul’

Friends and family remember Celestia Vergara, who was struck and killed by a driver in Pemberton Nov. 29
B.C. man sentenced to two years over child exploitation crimes in Whistler

B.C. man sentenced to two years over child exploitation crimes in Whistler

Keron Mark Salang-Oy pled guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography, two counts of luring a minor
Squamish Nation chef’s travelling kitchen meant to inspire pride in Indigenous cuisine

Squamish Nation chef’s travelling kitchen meant to inspire pride in Indigenous cuisine

Paul Natrall’s Little Spirit Moon pop-up will teach traditional and contemporary techniques at schools and offices across B.C.
Blackcomb to open early on Nov. 21

Blackcomb to open early on Nov. 21

Whistler Mountain will open as scheduled on Nov. 22
New report shows temporary foreign workers ripe for abuse in Whistler

New report shows temporary foreign workers ripe for abuse in Whistler

Wage theft, contract breaches, housing instability, and cultural barriers among key challenges underscored in worker interviews
Coroner’s inquest into Whistlerite’s police-involved death set for December

Coroner’s inquest into Whistlerite’s police-involved death set for December

Jason Koehler died after being tasered, pepper sprayed, and struck while resisting arrest in 2020 incident
BC Coroners Service says remains found this month not missing Whistler senior

BC Coroners Service says remains found this month not missing Whistler senior

Police say there are no public safety concerns surrounding the discovery
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