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Jolene Rudisuela

Jolene is a reporter who loves long-form, in-depth stories. She is a generalist reporter based in Victoria, and speaks both English and French. She graduated from Mount Royal University with a degree in journalism and came out of the program with two national awards for her work on a multimedia story about a Calgary mobile home park. Being from Alberta, she got her first taste of Island life while working as a reporter with the Comox Valley Record, where she covered everything from aquaculture to the overdose crisis to Cumberland village council. She later spent a year as a copy editor with Pagemasters North America, working with clients like the Toronto Star and the Winnipeg Free Press. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and her honours and awards include the CAJ Student Award of Excellence in 2018, Best Multimedia Production from Emerge Media Awards in 2018, and she was a finalist for the Multimedia Story of the Year from Associated Collegiate Press Awards in 2018.

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Living wage jumps 20% in Greater Victoria, surpassing Vancouver

Expenses are rising with food prices seeing the most dramatic increase

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Flu cases increasing in Island Health, but no alarm bells yet

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Environment

Environmental sustainability gets a passing grade in Vital Signs report, but there’s still lots of room for improvement

From transportation solutions to reducing waste, climate policies are top of mind in Greater Victoria

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Housing

Evicted to make way for a new development, low-income seniors face finding a new home

Housing providers weigh how to build more units on land already occupied by residents

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After rainfall, Goldstream salmon run shaping up to be better than expected

Chum salmon have been heading upstream in large numbers as river level rises

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New local program aims to encourage sustainable ocean innovation

The COAST Venture Acceleration Program will connect entrepreneurs with mentorship and resources

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