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Keili Bartlett

Keili Bartlett

Keili Bartlett reports for Coast Reporter on everything from the Sunshine Coast Regional District and school board to community news as it happens.

Keili has been reporting in B.C. since 2017, when she moved to Prince Rupert before heading south to Victoria, Squamish, Nelson, and now Sechelt. Originally, Keili is a bluenoser from Nova Scotia, where she learned the trade at the University of King's College in Halifax.

When not at her desk, Keili can be found hiking, paddleboarding and enjoying the outdoors with a camera or coffee in her hand.

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kbartlett@coastreporter.net

Recent Work by Keili

Camden's dogs: Family seeks homes for rescue dogs after son's death

Camden's dogs: Family seeks homes for rescue dogs after son's death

Camden Verlaan of the Sunshine Coast died in March 2023 while volunteering in Peru 
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Sechelt family witnesses stranded orca on Vancouver Island

Sechelt family witnesses stranded orca on Vancouver Island

The McPherson family spent part of their spring break trying to help a killer whale mother and her calf
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Driver sentenced after fatal collision with motorcyclist on the Coast in 2022

Driver sentenced after fatal collision with motorcyclist on the Coast in 2022

Alison Thirkell entered a guilty plea to one count of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention in Halfmoon Bay.
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Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association supports ‘precedent-setting’ ruling

Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association supports ‘precedent-setting’ ruling

A Jan. 31 sentencing fined a Delta fisherman $250,000 for 13 charges, including setting prawn traps in a protected glass sponge reef area near Sechelt
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B.C.'s Gracey Hemstreet becomes first woman to complete — and win — Red Bull Hardline

B.C.'s Gracey Hemstreet becomes first woman to complete — and win — Red Bull Hardline

The 19-year-old Sechelt downhill mountain biker triumphed at the Red Bull Hardline course in Tasmania’s Maydena Bike Park on Feb. 24, making history.
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'A really good win for Mother Nature': B.C. man fined $250K for fishing in protected glass sponge reef refuge

'A really good win for Mother Nature': B.C. man fined $250K for fishing in protected glass sponge reef refuge

Dean Keitsch of Delta was sentenced on Jan. 31 for illegal prawn fishing near Sechelt in 2020.
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Sunshine Coast resident fined after shooting neighbour’s dog

Sunshine Coast resident fined after shooting neighbour’s dog

A Halfmoon Bay man pled guilty to the December 2020 incident where he shot a nine-month-old husky named Luna. The court heard that he mistook the dog for a coyote stalking his chickens.
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Researchers want your winter whale sightings in the Salish Sea

Researchers want your winter whale sightings in the Salish Sea

Ocean Wise's Gary Sutton said researchers are improving DNA collection methods
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Smuggler Cove Park trail temporarily closed by flooding

Smuggler Cove Park trail temporarily closed by flooding

On Jan. 31, following a series of storms and heavy rainfall, parts of the trail flooded around the 500-metre mark.
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Stowaway cat returns to Sechelt after barge journey to Victoria

Stowaway cat returns to Sechelt after barge journey to Victoria

Duchess was discovered and turned over to animal control in Victoria after an unexpected adventure
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