Guest Author Archive - The Growler B.C.

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. […]

Chelsey Mutter

Chelsey Mutter holds a bachelor of communication with journalism major, from Mount Royal University. After graduation she worked with CBC Calgary in both TV and radio. She’d fallen in love with video journalism during her time at Southampton Solent University […]

Matt Poirier

Matt is a Certified Cicerone®, beer educator, consultant and columnist based in Victoria, BC. Find him at Matterofbeer.com.

Cassandra Anderton

Cassandra is a freelance travel, food, drink and lifestyle writer, blogger and broadcaster, and is the publisher and editor of Goodlifevancouver.com, a website devoted to what’s good in and around Vancouver, and sometimes far beyond.

Lauren Vanderdeen

Lauren Vanderdeen is a reporter for the Burnaby Now, covering city hall and general news. A graduate of Langara College’s journalism program, she loves reporting community stories — particularly involving transportation and arts. Before journalism, Lauren studied Latin and ancient […]

Teresa McManus

Theresa McManus is a reporter for the New Westminster Record.

Allie Turner

Allie Turner is a lifestyle journalist specializing in beauty and fashion, but a serious love for the people of Vancouver’s hospitality industry keeps her coming back to food and cocktail writing.

Andrew Hughes / Squamish Chief

Andrew Hughes is a reporter with The Squamish Chief. While originally from the U.S., he has lived in Squamish since the end of 2016. He is a recent graduate of the Master of Journalism program at the University of British […]

Maria Diment / Vancouver Is Awesome

Maria is a reporter for Vancouver Is Awesome with a liking for social media, fashion and entertainment. She covers a bit of everything and knows where to find the coolest spots and events around town. Before Maria joined V.I.A. she […]

Max Morin

Max Morin is the Sales and Communications Coordinator at Godspeed Brewery, BJCP judge, and Prud’homme Beer Sommelier. His passion for beer (specifically the bottom fermenting kind) led to his start with Goose Island Brewing Company, where he organized Ontario’s first […]

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