Elena Rardon
I have worked with the Alberni Valley News since 2016. During this time, I've most recently garnered the 2023 BCYCNA (Ma Murray) award for arts & culture writing.
- Phone
- 778-421-8063
- elena.rardon@albernivalleynews.com
Recent Work by Elena
B.C. man guilty of stabbing victim 75 times after cocaine-fuelled 2020 hookup
Luke Priddle, 27, found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery and auto theft in Tofino incident
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'Wholly disproportionate' or a 'Fight for his life'? Closing arguments in B.C. murder
Luke Priddle charged with second-degree murder in the 2020 death of 'hook-up'
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Defendant recalls 'fight for his life' in Tofino murder trial
Luke Priddle charged with second-degree murder of Mathew Phillips
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Horrors of B.C. residential school recalled in new memoir
Book shares Art Thompson's 'deeply personal' account of his time at the Alberni Indian Residential School
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Vancouver Island teachers and staff get 'hip' for the holiday season
Third year in a row for École Alberni Elementary School's annual holiday rap video
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More remote B.C. communities to get free ferry service for medical trips
Health minister Josie Osborne makes announcement in her home riding
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Hawaii Mars waterbomber takes its final flight
The waterbomber is flying from Sproat Lake to its final home in Victoria
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Mother, stepfather get 15 years in prison for death of six-year-old Port Alberni boy
Both Mitchell and Rykel Frank pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2018 incident
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Defect discovered in fatal Vancouver Island helicopter crash: TSB probe
Pilot from Port Alberni killed in 2022 crash near Port McNeill, flaw found in manufacturing process
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B.C. man advocates for epileptic seizure treatment not available in Canada
Daniel DelBianco diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy
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