Ben Fenlon
My career in journalism began in the U.K., working as a senior reporter for three bi-weekly newspapers. I quickly learnt that no day is ever the same in local news. One day you’re reporting on a community protest against unwanted development, the next you’re chatting to the family whose heroic cat saved the life of their choking toddler!
Now living in Victoria with my husband, I’m excited to get involved in the Greater Victoria region, helping locals to share their stories.
- ben.fenlon@blackpress.ca
Recent Work by Ben
April fuels? Gas prices jump back up in Victoria, remain low in most of B.C.
Gas peaked at 184.9 cents a litre at one Victoria service station in a trend not being seen throughout most of the province
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Trump trade war can't fracture 32 years of friendship for these cross-border buddies
B.C.'s Sandy Sifert and Washington's Kathy Iredale have endured 2 husbands, fire, flood and a global pandemic together
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B.C. woman urges caution after near-miss with phoney Trudeau crypto endorsement
A fake news story led Patsy Hamilton to believe the former prime minister was endorsing an investment scheme
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B.C. resets clock on countdown to end terminal Island girl's drug funding
Provincial funding of 9-year-old Charleigh Pollock's life-sustaining treatment has been extended by 3 months until the end of June
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Airport emergency: B.C. dog's death shines spotlight on pet CPR awareness
Strangers rushed to the aid of the couple when their dog collapsed at Victoria airport
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Music star Jelly Roll dribbles into B.C., shoots hoops at Island university
The Grammy-nominated artist was in town to perform to a sold-out crowd at Victoria's Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
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Dog found tied to stop sign embarks on a pirate’s life with B.C. couple
'Pirate Andy' was found abandoned in January, tied to a Vancouver Island stop sign with a note asking for help
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Reprieve given family of terminal Island girl facing end of B.C. drug funding
The mom of 9-year-old Charleigh says the clinical criteria used is outdated and 'needs to be updated immediately'
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Decision to cut terminally ill B.C. girl's drug funding under 'urgent review'
Charleigh’s last treatment will be on Feb. 27, and without it her quality of life will deteriorate
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Trade Ryan Reynolds not tariffs: Victoria’s American suburb waves the maple leaf
The American city is throwing a Canadian-themed welcome party for disembarking passengers off the first Coho sailing of 2025
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