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