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Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster

Darron Kloster has been an editor, reporter and feature writer for the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™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

Girl, 12, confronted by cougar on way to school in Sooke

Girl, 12, confronted by cougar on way to school in Sooke

Ginevra Vanveen was walking along a pathway between SEAPARC Rec Centre and Journey Middle School when the cougar appeared about six feet in front of her, went into a crouch and started snarling
Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

The animal looked a lot like a bighorn sheep from the Rockies, but sheep experts in the provincial wildlife branch say it’s a domestic mouflon ram
Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

It’s the highest number for wild-born marmots since 2011, when 75 babies were born
Victoria-made robotic boats get federal funding boost

Victoria-made robotic boats get federal funding boost

$800,000 in federal funding will allow Open Ocean Robotics to scale up production of its uncrewed vessel
Victoria mayor pitches idea of using parking lots to shelter homeless

Victoria mayor pitches idea of using parking lots to shelter homeless

Marianne Alto is asking religious and cultural centres to consider using their surface lots as overnight shelter space in return for a tax break
Women in trades are making strides

Women in trades are making strides

Carmen de Goey, in her early 20s, never flinched. She enrolled anyway as the only woman.
Port Alberni man in stable condition after being stabbed in throat

Port Alberni man in stable condition after being stabbed in throat

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the case and is being held in custody.
Search on for man last seen near Horne Lake

Search on for man last seen near Horne Lake

Jordan Kirchner was last seen by a friend about 6 p.m. Aug. 27 on Horne Lake Road between the Inland Island Highway and Horne Lake
UVic promises report on cost of reopening McKinnon Pool in the short term

UVic promises report on cost of reopening McKinnon Pool in the short term

The University of Victoria will see what it would cost to repair McKinnon Pool, but it’s too early to say whether it could reopen for a year or two — or even at all, says president Kevin Hall.
Vancouver Island Brewing pivots to new production setup with craft beer competitor

Vancouver Island Brewing pivots to new production setup with craft beer competitor

Vancouver Island Brewing will shut down its Government Street brewery by Nov. 1, but beer production will continue down the street at Phillips Brewing and Malting.
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