Skip to content
Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster has been an editor, reporter and feature writer for the Times Colonist for 34 years and has worked in the industry for four decades covering everything from sports and business to municipal and provincial politics and breaking news.

Darron covers stories involving climate change and issues involving wildlife, marine ecosystems and the rapid changes to our natural world. He also edits and compiles several of the Times Colonist’s special projects, including Discover Magazine, and writes the On The Street business column.

A Saskatchewan native and a graduate of Mount Royal University journalism program, Darron has a natural curiosity — and a belief that every person has a story to tell.

When he’s not at press conferences, in the field, on the phone or pounding on a keyboard, Darron likes exploring and photographing Vancouver Island’s beautiful terrain, tending his vegetable patch and doing carpentry projects.

Email
[email protected]

Recent Work by Darron

Police arrest car-jacking suspect; woman was forced from car, her children yelled at to get out

Police arrest car-jacking suspect; woman was forced from car, her children yelled at to get out

Suspect forced way into an occupied vehicle, forcibly removed female driver and yelled at children to get out of car before driving off.
Cowichan Lake camper rescued after bat bite

Cowichan Lake camper rescued after bat bite

Coming to the aid of a camper with a bat bite was “a first” for Cowichan Search and Rescue, which has been around since 1962.
Get ready for more delays on Highway 4

Get ready for more delays on Highway 4

Highway 4 between Tofino and Port Alberni will be getting three major construction projects from July to December — all requiring 24-hour single-lane alternating traffic.
Boa constrictor captured at Miracle Beach, in second incident in a month

Boa constrictor captured at Miracle Beach, in second incident in a month

The Conservation Officer Service says it’s investigating the circumstances of the escape, which may result in enforcement action against the snake’s owner
Belleville terminal cost rises to $416M; province cites geotechnical issues, inflation

Belleville terminal cost rises to $416M; province cites geotechnical issues, inflation

Soil contamination requiring remediation and safeguarding against the impact of tariffs on steel and other products also bumped up the budget, the Transportation Ministry says
Goldstream Avenue campers told to move on; RVs have until Monday to leave

Goldstream Avenue campers told to move on; RVs have until Monday to leave

About a dozen people living in vans and trailers along the side of the busy road woke up Sunday to a notice from the City of Langford on their windshields telling them to leave by June 30
Mother grizzly, cubs spotted near Sayward; residents urged to store garbage

Mother grizzly, cubs spotted near Sayward; residents urged to store garbage

The Conservation Officer Service says it’s closely monitoring the family unit and has talked with children at Sayward School and other residents about safety precautions
Man fined $5,000 for dolphin close encounter on personal watercraft

Man fined $5,000 for dolphin close encounter on personal watercraft

Stephen Michael White was recorded speeding toward the dolphins, coming within just a few feet while filming them on his cellphone.
Nanaimo gas station robbed by young male with knife

Nanaimo gas station robbed by young male with knife

Police released images of the suspect caught on surveillance cameras inside the store.
Langford to help fund new clinic for 10 family doctors, set to open early next year

Langford to help fund new clinic for 10 family doctors, set to open early next year

Five physicans have already been recruited from the U.K. for the new clinic at the Westshore Masonic Centre on Bryn Maur Road, the city says
More work by Darron >