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Michael John Lo

Michael John Lo

Michael John Lo is a Times Colonist reporter covering weekend breaking news, post-secondary issues and the changing face of the capital region.

Before working for the Times Colonist, Michael was published in the Globe and Mail, The Tyee, and Capital Daily.

He lives in an apartment about the size of a one-car garage and often bikes to work. Sometimes he runs into stories along the way.

Michael graduated with a major in political science from UVic in 2022.

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Recent Work by Michael

Artisans shift to couriers, personal deliveries amid postal worker strike

Artisans shift to couriers, personal deliveries amid postal worker strike

Makers say it’s important to support local businesses that have lost an entire revenue stream during the busiest time of the retail season
Campbell River opens community centre overnight for shelter as temperatures dip

Campbell River opens community centre overnight for shelter as temperatures dip

Warming centre will be offered during cold weather
Elevated ocean levels, flood warnings for Vancouver Island during stormy weekend

Elevated ocean levels, flood warnings for Vancouver Island during stormy weekend

Environment Canada is expecting “significant wind and waves” along South Island shorelines on Sunday.
Protests march to Lockheed Martin offices in Esquimalt over Canadian arms exports to Israel

Protests march to Lockheed Martin offices in Esquimalt over Canadian arms exports to Israel

Weekly protests calling for Canada to end its arms sales to Israel have occurred in downtown Victoria and at the B.C. legislature for the past year.
Victoria music venue shut down for bylaw violations vows to reopen

Victoria music venue shut down for bylaw violations vows to reopen

Quadratic Sound has provided recording and rehearsal space and served as a music venue on Queens Avenue above a bottle recycling depot for two years.
Helter shelter: ‘Transitional housing’ is better than homelessness for those who need it, but it’s no easy path

Helter shelter: ‘Transitional housing’ is better than homelessness for those who need it, but it’s no easy path

It’s hard to dig yourself out of homelessness when you’re living in a shelter, even without substance-use or mental-health problems.
Hiring spree for De Havilland's North Saanich plant as it gears up to make firefighting planes for Europe

Hiring spree for De Havilland's North Saanich plant as it gears up to make firefighting planes for Europe

De Havilland is selling 22 Canadair 515 firefighting planes to European customers with delivery expected to begin in late 2027 or early 2028.
Hiring spree for De Havilland's North Saanich plant as it gears up to make firefighting planes for Europe

Hiring spree for De Havilland's North Saanich plant as it gears up to make firefighting planes for Europe

De Havilland is selling 22 Canadair 515 firefighting planes to European customers with delivery expected to begin in late 2027 or early 2028.
Community historians unearth photo of legendary Sikh figure in 1912 Victoria parade

Community historians unearth photo of legendary Sikh figure in 1912 Victoria parade

There are just a handful of surviving photos taken in B.C. of Sant Teja Singh, a Sikh intellectual who held great influence in the early Canadian Sikh communities.
Parksville man faces second-degree murder charge in mother's death

Parksville man faces second-degree murder charge in mother's death

Donna Webster, 78, was found deceased in her Parksville residence in November 2022
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