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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

A snapshot of the opioid crisis on the lower Sunshine Coast

A snapshot of the opioid crisis on the lower Sunshine Coast

From the future of the overdose prevention site, to safer supply, to shíshálh Nation’s response – here’s just some of how the Coast is coping with the crisis.
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'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'In this world of turmoil, there are still many caring people around who are willing, at a moment's notice, to spend considerable time and effort to rescue injured wildlife': Despite an extraordinary effort from local volunteers and experts – and a police escort to the wildlife centre – the young cub succumbed to his injuries.
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Vehicle driver walks off BC Ferries ship, delays ensue

Vehicle driver walks off BC Ferries ship, delays ensue

Sunshine Coast RCMP were on the scene but the incident was anything but nefarious.
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Looking for a hero: Family wants to thank bystander who performed CPR

Looking for a hero: Family wants to thank bystander who performed CPR

'He was such a fighter,' said one of the bystanders who jumped into action. 'CPR is intense and it hurts. But to keep that humanity in it, we were giving him so much love.'
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'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

Forty unmarked graves of children have been identified at the former site of St. Augustine’s Residential School in Sechelt. "For now we want to pause, stand still, and reflect. For the children we have found ‘We are going to let them rest right now,'" says hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
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First VPD officer testifies at inquest into 2015 death of Myles Gray

First VPD officer testifies at inquest into 2015 death of Myles Gray

More Vancouver Police Department officers are scheduled to testify this week 
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This B.C. school has banned cellphones — and seen student health improve

This B.C. school has banned cellphones — and seen student health improve

'We saw kids play again': Chatelech Secondary School on the Sunshine Coast is seeing improvements to student health and academics after banning cellphones during instructional time.
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B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

The bear drank 69 of the 72 cans of pop, leaving behind three diet pops. (It seemed to prefer Orange Crush.)
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20-year-old B.C. man dies after stepping on a live wire in Peru

20-year-old B.C. man dies after stepping on a live wire in Peru

Camden Verlaan of Roberts Creek was on the 'journey of a lifetime' and volunteering in Peru when he died on March 8.
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From war to liveaboard, this 82-year-old ferry returns home to Gibsons

From war to liveaboard, this 82-year-old ferry returns home to Gibsons

New owner wants to restore the former Sea Bus Lines ferry, now known as Noble Lady
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