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1044</a> 1045<br> 1046 250-734-4621 1047 </div> 1048</div> <!-- Close staff-member --><div class="staff-member even "> 1049 <img data-perfmatters-preload decoding="async" class="staff-member-photo" src="https://nanaimobulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/contact-photo-28795.jpg" alt="Karl Yu : Multimedia Journalist" fetchpriority="high"> 1050 <div class="staff-member-info-wrap"> 1051 <h3 class="staff-member-name">Karl Yu</h3> 1052 <h4 class="staff-member-position">Multimedia Journalist</h4> 1053 <div class="staff-member-bio"><p>After interning at Vancouver Metro free daily newspaper, I joined Black Press in 2010, working in the southern interior of B.C. and transferring to Vancouver Island in 2013. Court, education, and regional district government are among my news beats. I am a Ma Murray and Canadian Community Newspaper award winner.</p> 1054</div> 1055<br> 1056 <a class="staff-member-email" href="mailto:karl.yu@nanaimobulletin.com" title="Email Karl Yu">karl.yu@nanaimobulletin.com</a> 1057<br> 1058 250-734-4628 1059 </div> 1060</div> <!-- Close staff-member --><div class="staff-member odd "> 1061 <img decoding="async" class="staff-member-photo" src="https://nanaimobulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/07/robertbarron.jpeg" alt="Robert Barron : Multimedia Journalist"> 1062 <div class="staff-member-info-wrap"> 1063 <h3 class="staff-member-name">Robert Barron</h3> 1064 <h4 class="staff-member-position">Multimedia Journalist</h4> 1065 <div class="staff-member-bio"><p>I have been in the newspaper business on and off since I was hired to be a reporter at a small weekly in northern Newfoundland, called the norâwester, in 1987. I spent four years working alone in a satellite office in a mining and fishing community for that paper before deciding to throw the dice and head to British Columbia.</p> 1066<p>I took a break from writing and worked a number of jobs on Vancouver Island before I was hired as a reporter at the Nanaimo Daily News in 2000, where I worked for 16 years. I was then transferred to the Cowichan Valley Citizen in 2016 and have had the pleasure of working with our dedicated staff and community here ever since. I joined the team at the News Bulletin in May 2026.</p> 1067</div> 1068<br> 1069 <a class="staff-member-email" href="mailto:robert.barron@nanaimobulletin.com" title="Email Robert Barron">robert.barron@nanaimobulletin.com</a> 1070<br> 1071 250-734-4625 1072 </div> 1073</div> <!-- Close staff-member --><div class="staff-member even "> 1074 <img decoding="async" class="staff-member-photo" src="https://nanaimobulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/contact-photo-29222.jpg" alt="Luke Winkelmans : Multimedia Marketing Specialist"> 1075 <div class="staff-member-info-wrap"> 1076 <h3 class="staff-member-name">Luke Winkelmans</h3> 1077 <h4 class="staff-member-position">Multimedia Marketing Specialist</h4> 1078 <div class="staff-member-bio"><p>Iâve been with the Nanaimo Bulletin since 2001, previously I worked at our Richmond and Surrey newspapers. I found coming back to the island and working with my clients very rewarding because the feedback I get is almost always positive from the results they get from advertising with us! I find there is a real sense of community here and that we all want to see Nanaimo grow and prosper. I like to think The Bulletin helps to carry that message. After many years Iâve developed lifelong friendships with many of my clients. Island life is awesome!</p> 1079</div> 1080<br> 1081 <a class="staff-member-email" href="mailto:luke.winkelmans@nanaimobulletin.com" title="Email Luke Winkelmans">luke.winkelmans@nanaimobulletin.com</a> 1082<br> 1083 250-734-4618 1084 </div> 1085</div> <!-- Close staff-member --><div class="staff-member odd last"> 1086 <img decoding="async" class="staff-member-photo" src="https://nanaimobulletin.com/w
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