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Reporter, Editor, Photojournalist, Podcaster ¶ Formerly CBC, TorStar, Tyee ¶ Bylines AFP, Globe, National Post ¶ Bluesky/Threads: @davidpball (see bio link)

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David P. Ball’s Biography

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David P. Ball is a multimedia reporter and photojournalist based in Vancouver, Canada.

Winner of Canadian Association of Journalists and Jack Webster Foundation awards, his work has been published in the National Post, Toronto Star, The Tyee, VICE, Toronto Sun, 24 Hours Vancouver, Calgary Sun, Sun News Network and several nonfiction anthologies.

He is currently Staff Reporter with TheTyee.ca, producer and host of the weekly Democracy North and Media Mornings radio shows on Vancouver Co-op Radi…

David P. Ball’s Journalist Portfolio

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Status: Inside Vancouver's Sanctuary Movement

Status: Inside Vancouver's Sanctuary Movement

For Metro Vancouver's undocumented immigrants, fear of discovery lurks in emergency rooms, schools, the local…

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Veterans Deploy 'Boots on the Ground' to Help Homeless Comrades

Veterans Deploy 'Boots on the Ground' to Help Homeless Comrades

'We would never leave them in the field, ever. You're not going to leave them on the street.'

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These Nuclear Physicists Think David Suzuki Is Exaggerating about Fukushima

These Nuclear Physicists Think David Suzuki Is Exaggerating about Fukushima

Just when many of us were already asking “WTF is going on in Fukushima?” along comes venerated Canadian scie…

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'It opens your heart': Canada approves use of ecstasy in study into post-traumatic stress disorder

'It opens your heart': Canada approves use of ecstasy in study into post-traumatic stress disorder

Exactly a century after ecstasy was first patented, Health Canada has approved the drug's import for the firs…

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Cross-border Coal War?

Cross-border Coal War?

As North American producers massively ramp up plans to export coal to Asia, B.C. figures large in their plans…

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A Foot in the Door: Canadians on the Housing Brink

A Foot in the Door: Canadians on the Housing Brink

Affordable housing used to be an accepted right in Canada. For many, it's falling ever further out of reach -…

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Articles

Pinehurst planning for the future

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Proverbs 29:18 reads, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Likewise, the city of Pinehurst is planning for the future. The city council approved the Resilient communities program Community Development Block Grant including project status, planning activities and community engagement opportunities and to receive input at their regular meeting on June 9. Laura Anderson with the Texas General Land Office gave a presentation for the program.
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Tree trimming ordinance tabled by Orange Council

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The city of Orange may soon be turning over a new leaf when it comes to tree trimming services. The Orange City Council tabled the final reading and approval of amending an ordinance in obtaining a tree trimming permit in the city and the setting up of permit fees.
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New Pinehurst mayor is sworn-in

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If you don't succeed the first time, try, try again. Newly elected Pinehurst mayor was unable to attend the regular meeting of the Pinehurst City Council meeting on May 12. City Administrator Robbie Hood said Hayes needed to attend to an emergency family emergency that day and he was unable to attend the meeting. However, you can't keep a good man down as Hayes was sworn-in as mayor at the May 19 meeting. Hayes defeated incumbent mayor Sarah McClendon for the May 2 municipal election.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A high school coop at Nelson Express in B.C.'s Kootenays, writing on arts & youth. First paid gig was Gulf Islands Driftwood in 2001

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I own an electric typewriter but never used it for reporting, just dabbling in short story.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Serving the public interest, holding power to account, exposing the truth

Awards

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Canadian Association of Journalists

2013 - Community Media Award (Investigative Category)

For my series on B.C. coal exports in The Tyee.

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Jack Webster Foundation Award

2013 - Community Reporting

For my series on B.C. coal exports in The Tyee

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Canadian Association of Journalists

2014 - Finalist, Community Media Award (Investigative Category)

For my multimedia series on Vancouver's Sanctuary City movement for undocumented migrants in The Tyee.

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Canadian Association of Journalists

2012 - Finalist, Community Newspaper Award (Investigative Category)

Shortlisted for my profile of an Indigenous anti-oil sands activist in Windspeaker newspaper.

Canadian Journalism Foundation

2012 - Co-winner, Excellence in Journalism (Small Media)

As part of the Vancouver Observer team, with which I was Staff Reporter at the time. Two of my stories were among those submitted for the award.

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