- 2025
Laura’s career in B.C. journalism is a master class in leadership of people, ideas and new forms of storytelling.
Laura began her journalistic career at the CBC 34 years ago. She rose through the ranks and led the Early Edition before becoming Executive Producer of Current Affairs at CBC in B.C. Along the way, she had an enormous influence on inclusive programming and on the careers of young journalists.
Since she left her career as a senior news executive at CBC, Laura has pioneered victim-centred and trauma-informed reporting with her podcast Island Crime. The series is now in its seventh season and consistently highly rated among crime podcasts in Canada. Laura has re-ignited the dormant Michael Dunahee and Lisa Marie Young cases, and she has provided hope and comfort to the families of missing and murdered people on Vancouver Island.
Reference letters from the Nanaimo mayor and a victim’s advocate attest to her strong relationships with communities on Vancouver Island and to her dogged pursuit of stories focused on social justice – in the true spirit of Shelley Fralic.
Laura’s approach to journalism resonates with small towns, rural communities and working people. She doesn’t seek podiums or accolades. She just quietly does excellent work, without leaving a trail of harm behind her.