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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.

Email
bbarrett@piquenewsmagazine.com

Recent Work by Brandon

Whistler BizBeat: Forged Axe Throwing

Whistler BizBeat: Forged Axe Throwing

Pique’s new series profiling local businesses and their employees who go above and beyond
Lower Mainland man arrested in snowboard thefts

Lower Mainland man arrested in snowboard thefts

Police Briefs: Pricy perfume stolen from Whistler Village store; four impaired drivers had cars impounded in past week
UPDATE: Multi-car accident that preceded police foot chase 'craziest thing I've seen in Pemberton'

UPDATE: Multi-car accident that preceded police foot chase 'craziest thing I've seen in Pemberton'

Several cars—including Stl'atl'imx Tribal police vehicles—were involved in crash that closed Sea to Sky Highway for several hours Monday evening
The RMOW is finally developing Whistler’s first long-term housing strategy

The RMOW is finally developing Whistler’s first long-term housing strategy

For a quarter century, the municipality has primarily focused on workforce housing; local supportive housing providers are hopeful that changes soon
Paul Burrows, the resort’s first newsman, helped Whistler understand itself

Paul Burrows, the resort’s first newsman, helped Whistler understand itself

The Whistler Question founder, first head of ski patrol, Rotarian and rabble-rouser died last week at 85
Still no money for Sea to Sky regional transit

Still no money for Sea to Sky regional transit

NDP bumps tourism funding by 5%; earmarks $4.2B for housing
Foreign homeowners in Whistler caught off-guard by Underused Housing Tax requirement

Foreign homeowners in Whistler caught off-guard by Underused Housing Tax requirement

Non-resident owners could face $5K penalty if they don’t file return by April 30 deadline—even if the new federal tax doesn’t apply to them
Under the sea: Meet the artists behind the jaw-dropping installations at this year’s Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Submerse gala

Under the sea: Meet the artists behind the jaw-dropping installations at this year’s Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Submerse gala

From Burning Man to the conference centre, it has been a long, strange trip for set designers Mike Tyler, Bob VanEngelsdorp, and their legion of helpers
Former employee trespasses at Whistler tow yard, resists arrest: RCMP

Former employee trespasses at Whistler tow yard, resists arrest: RCMP

Police briefs: No suspects in Cheakamus car keying; Six roadside prohibitions for impaired driving
An insider’s guide to Whistler’s favourite secret-menu items

An insider’s guide to Whistler’s favourite secret-menu items

In a town full of cash-strapped restaurant workers, sometimes the best dish is the one you won’t find on a menu
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