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Josh Kozelj

Coquitlam, Victoria
As seen in: CBYQ-FM (Queen Charlotte, BC), The Globe and Mail, The Tyee, Popular Resistance, Squamish Chief, Penticton Herald, The Martlet, Capital Daily, The Pigeon
Morning person that runs in really short shorts and tends to write better at night.

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Josh Kozelj’s Biography

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Josh Kozelj is a freelance writer based in Victoria, British Columbia. His work focuses on mental health and chronicles the brave stories of those working to erase the stigma. He has written for the Globe and Mail, CBC, and Tyee.

Since wandering into his university newspaper's office, the Martlet, in 2016, he has been a contributor. In 2017, he was hired as a Staff Writer, and for the past two years he's written as a Senior Staff Writer.
Kozelj also has experience covering media for the Victo…

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If I could write a letter to my younger self, I'd tell him not to despair

If I could write a letter to my younger self, I'd tell him not to despair

A letter to my younger self about the day I almost ended it all. "Dear Josh, Put down the knife. You're j…

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Victoria's very own child prodigy - The Martlet

Victoria's very own child prodigy - The Martlet

"Meet Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez, a nine-year-old boy with autism who's already completed pre-calculus 11, …

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The Feeling of Race Day in Victoria

The Feeling of Race Day in Victoria

"It must be the tingling sensation. That feeling in your gut that you get, the butterflies flying up your dig…

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Victoria HarbourCats | 'Cats set new WCL attendance record but see Playoff hopes end

Victoria HarbourCats | 'Cats set new WCL attendance record but see Playoff hopes end

"Despite setting a new WCL record in single season attendance, the Victoria HarbourCats postseason hopes came…

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It's Hard Being a Football Kicker. Especially When a Miss Brings Online Death Threats | The Tyee

It's Hard Being a Football Kicker. Especially When a Miss Brings Online Death Threats | The Tyee

Ty Long rubs his palms on his black and burnt-orange tights, looks up at the goalposts and then at his holder…

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Inside Ben Wezeman's year-long running journey for breast cancer awareness

Inside Ben Wezeman's year-long running journey for breast cancer awareness

In the summer of 2019, Wezeman's mother was diagnosed with cancer. Thankfully, doctors found her cancer early…

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Articles

The Cities Where Riding the Bus Is Free

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By Josh Kozelj
| The Tyee Verified
WHY FARE-FREE TRANSIT WORKS Who works: Roughly one-third of Washington state’s transit agencies operate without collecting fares, including Intercity Transit, which services about 300,000 residents surrounding Olympia. What works: Backed by government funding or increases to sales taxes, fare-free transit has proven to increase ridership in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon and New York City.
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This Man Offers A New Way To Recycle Old Homes

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By Josh Kozelj, Quinn Kelly
| Popular Resistance
By Josh Kozelj and Quinn Kelly, The Tyee. Trash or treasures? Watch Erick Serpas Ventura explain his planet-friendly method of house ‘deconstruction.’ Erick Serpas Ventura knows the bones of a good home. In El Salvador, where he was born, Serpas Ventura was raised in a small house until the age of five. When a civil war broke out, he and his family emigrated to Vancouver.
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My Year of Magical Swimming

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By Josh Kozelj
| The Tyee Verified
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Awards

U SPORTS Correspondent of the Year

2020 - National Journalism Award

Yearly award given to the best U SPORTS correspondent who told stories about Canada's student-athletes over the course of the year.

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