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Mina Kerr-Lazenby, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Mina Kerr-Lazenby, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Mina Kerr-Lazenby is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for the North Shore News who covers Indigenous matters and civic affairs.

In her role, Mina writes and researches stories that recognize the history, culture and traditions of First Nations communities, especially those of the local Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations.

Mina is originally from the U.K. but moved to Canada from New Zealand in 2022, where she lived and worked for five years as both a senior writer for Denizen magazine and a breaking news reporter and features writer for Stuff NZ.

Her writing spans the worrisome, the weird and the wonderful, with past features touching on everything from crime and climate change to rising music artists and Red Bull Flugtag competitions.

As a big believer in “a person can be two things at once,” Mina is just as invested in the hard news as she is the arts, pop culture, and the odd stuff, and so welcomes tips and questions on the whole gamut.

Email
MKerrLazenby@nsnews.com

Recent Work by Mina

A multicultural festival is coming to West Vancouver's Ambleside Park

A multicultural festival is coming to West Vancouver's Ambleside Park

The event celebrates diversity with entertainment, events, and food from all around the world
North Van crew saves man from plunging into Lynn Canyon waterfall

North Van crew saves man from plunging into Lynn Canyon waterfall

Anyone who falls into that pool is in “serious danger” said assistant fire chief Scott Ferguson.
The Polygon celebrates new book as it bids farewell to As We Rise exhibition

The Polygon celebrates new book as it bids farewell to As We Rise exhibition

The book, Parallels 03: The Moonlighters, delves into a Trinidad steelpan band that called North Vancouver home.
A Breed Apart: What was the Coast Salish woolly dog, and can we bring it back?

A Breed Apart: What was the Coast Salish woolly dog, and can we bring it back?

Treasured among various First Nations communities, the Coast Salish woolly dog was more than your average pet hound
Four callouts in one day prompt North Shore Rescue to issue safety warning

Four callouts in one day prompt North Shore Rescue to issue safety warning

North Shore Rescue urges hikers to be more cautious of the still-winter weather conditions atop the North Shore mountains
Paid parking to come into effect at three popular West Vancouver parks

Paid parking to come into effect at three popular West Vancouver parks

Visitors to Lighthouse Park, Nelson Canyon and Whytecliffe Park will have to fork out for parking from this fall
Ceremony in West Vancouver marks formal arrival of canoe season

Ceremony in West Vancouver marks formal arrival of canoe season

Semá7maka and Ch’ich’iyuy have been awakened to take to the waters for the summer
Squamish Elder Sam George releases memoir on surviving St. Paul's residential school

Squamish Elder Sam George releases memoir on surviving St. Paul's residential school

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his residential school experience and how it led to a life of addiction, violence and imprisonment
North Shore Rescue saves two backcountry skiers lost on Mt Seymour

North Shore Rescue saves two backcountry skiers lost on Mt Seymour

The two women had unintentionally wound up in the out of bounds area of Mount Seymour
New virtual reality app puts user in the shoes of ecological destroyer

New virtual reality app puts user in the shoes of ecological destroyer

Vancouver Biennale’s Unceded Territories is part interactive VR experience, part art activism
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