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Jeremy Shepherd

A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.

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Jeremy's Latest Articles

Walking the creek on the edge of the city

Maple Creek runs through pristine forest and ditches, bordering both light industry and a homeless camp. The Maple Creek Streamkeepers are dedicated to the difficult job of keeping it clean

Port Moody poet delves beneath smooth surface in new book

Scars and words. Seated in a folding chair on Rocky Point, poet Rob Taylor meditates on the real scars and the deeper, invisible marks.

No more innocent bystanders: pushing back against anti-Asian racism

An incident of racist harassment propelled a Port Moody photographer to combat prejudice

Sports from the neck up: Coquitlam Express chart a course for brain health in the concussion era

New tech could allow an athletic therapist to see how a hockey player's brain is functioning following a big hit

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Zingers, hit-and-run attacks and allegations of an ethical breach: another night at Port Moody council

Port Moody Couns. Zoe Royer and Hunter Madsen have vowed to find a way to cooperate. photo supplied

Here, with no place to go: a snapshot of homelessness in the Tri-Cities

In this story we take a look at homelessness in the Tri-Cities through the eyes of two outreach workers trying to get people off the street. Out of respect to the recovery process, some people are only identified by their first name.

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Start trek: Hiker Stephen Hui’s new book leads way into the woods

In his book Destination Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia, author and hiker Stephen Hui navigates 55 local trails.

The case for and against (and against) a municipal handgun ban

Coquitlam target shooters weigh in on the prospect of a municipal handgun ban

Overcoming conflict: The case for coexisting with wildlife

With more black bears killed in recent years, wildlife advocates make a case for adapting to our environment rather than trying to subdue it

Port Moody may offer vaccination sites

Despite some concerns around high costs and heavy gridlock, Port Moody council unanimously supported a motion to offer up city land for vaccination clinics.