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Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster has been an editor, reporter and feature writer for the Times Colonist for 34 years and has worked in the industry for four decades covering everything from sports and business to municipal and provincial politics and breaking news.

Darron covers stories involving climate change and issues involving wildlife, marine ecosystems and the rapid changes to our natural world. He also edits and compiles several of the Times Colonist’s special projects, including Discover Magazine, and writes the On The Street business column.

A Saskatchewan native and a graduate of Mount Royal University journalism program, Darron has a natural curiosity — and a belief that every person has a story to tell.

When he’s not at press conferences, in the field, on the phone or pounding on a keyboard, Darron likes exploring and photographing Vancouver Island’s beautiful terrain, tending his vegetable patch and doing carpentry projects.

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Recent Work by Darron

Dutch Bakery building up for sale, but owners want to stay

Dutch Bakery building up for sale, but owners want to stay

“The ideal situation is someone buys it and takes us on as tenants,” says Michele Byrne, who owns the family-run operation with two cousins
Cowichan estuary log booms provide unfair perch for seals to prey on salmon: study

Cowichan estuary log booms provide unfair perch for seals to prey on salmon: study

Combined with low river flows caused by drought, it’s contributing to declining salmon populations in the beleaguered estuary
Black bear relocated after prowling Saanich Peninsula neighbourhoods; students kept inside

Black bear relocated after prowling Saanich Peninsula neighbourhoods; students kept inside

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service tranquilized the three-year-old male bear near Braun Court in Sidney on Monday
Rainbow clouds delight Vancouver Island sky watchers

Rainbow clouds delight Vancouver Island sky watchers

Cloud iridescence depends on the cloud’s moisture and how the sun hits it at a particular moment in time.
Hiker and dog attacked by cougar in Strathcona Park

Hiker and dog attacked by cougar in Strathcona Park

The hikers used bear spray to scare the big cat away.
Child and dog among those rescued after kayaks swamped

Child and dog among those rescued after kayaks swamped

The kayakers were swamped in rough seas near Lummi Island in the San Juan archipelago.
Massive Martin Mars water bomber arriving in Victoria sooner than expected

Massive Martin Mars water bomber arriving in Victoria sooner than expected

The Hawaii Martin Mars is expected to fly into the Patricia Bay Coast Guard base between Aug. 5 and 10, rather than at the end of the year
Court to hear Bear Mountain receivership request

Court to hear Bear Mountain receivership request

One of the partners, Sanovest Holdings Ltd., says it requires a receiver-manager to address several concerns, including property taxes coming due, looming legal expenses and potential payroll shortfalls
No confirmed sightings of orphaned orca: DFO

No confirmed sightings of orphaned orca: DFO

Social-media posts have reported sightings of lone, smaller orcas, but there have been no confirmed reports of the orca calf dubbed Brave Little Hunter
Navy veteran of D-Day celebrated for service, friendships

Navy veteran of D-Day celebrated for service, friendships

The funeral for Peter Godwin Chance, who died April 9 at 103, drew hundreds to the cathedral and a Royal Canadian Legion celebration that followed
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