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Louise Dickson

Louise Dickson

Louise Dickson graduated from Queen’s University with an honours degree in history, then worked on Parliament Hill as a researcher for three years. In 1985, she joined the Ottawa Citizen, where she was a feature writer and fitness columnist.

Louise joined the Times Colonist in 1997, specializing in crime and the courts. She has been honoured with three National Newspaper Award nominations.

Louise and her colleagues were awarded the 2010 Justicia Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism for a series on access to information in the B.C. court system. The series also won the 2010 Jack Webster Award for Legal Journalism.

Louise has been nominated for numerous Webster awards, including one for her investigation into B.C.’s Name Act in 2001. The government vowed quick legislative change after Louise revealed there were loopholes that allowed offenders to change their names and leave their criminal records behind.

Louise is the author of six children’s books, including The Kids Guide to Fortune Telling, published by Kids Can Press. She is also co-author of Straight Talk About Kids and Sport, published by the Coaching Association of Canada.

Email
ldickson@timescolonist.com

Recent Work by Louise

'He was thriving here': Ex-foster mom of murdered Port Alberni boy calls for accountability

'He was thriving here': Ex-foster mom of murdered Port Alberni boy calls for accountability

Dontay Patrick Lucas died on March 13, 2018, of blunt force trauma to the brain after being transitioned back into the care of his mother by USMA Nuu-chah-nulth family and child services
Day parole revoked for Saskatoon killer released to Victoria halfway house

Day parole revoked for Saskatoon killer released to Victoria halfway house

Parole board found Kenneth David MacKay presents an “undue risk to society”
Child services failed boy killed by his mother and stepdad, father says

Child services failed boy killed by his mother and stepdad, father says

“My boy shouldn’t have been there. They had alcohol and drugs going on in the home,” says the father of six-year-old Don-Tay Patrick Lucas.
Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

An agreed statement of fact revealed in horrifying detail how Dontay Patrick Lucas was brutalized by his mother and stepfather for a period of four months.
‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

Paying money may not always be a deterrent, Judge Alexander Wolf said at the sentencing of a man who "executed" a mother bear and cub in a tree outside his Tofino home.
Only conservation officers equipped with tranquillizer guns, police say after cougar killed

Only conservation officers equipped with tranquillizer guns, police say after cougar killed

The question about tranquillizer guns was raised after Victoria police shot and killed a full-grown cougar that had been prowling the Gorge-Selkirk Waterfront area on Tuesday
Crown seeks seven-year sentence for man who stabbed his friend in the neck

Crown seeks seven-year sentence for man who stabbed his friend in the neck

Christopher John Parker, 40, was convicted in May of the aggravated assault of Ronald Oster on Nov. 13, 2020, at Paul’s Motor Inn, which was bought by the province three years ago and turned into a housing facility.
Nanaimo man killed by police had five bullets in his body, says pathologist

Nanaimo man killed by police had five bullets in his body, says pathologist

Aaron Lee Prince died of multiple gunshot wounds and had a potentially toxic level of cocaine in his system, Dr. Jason Doyle told a coroner’s inquest
Car dealership appeals $5.5M award to woman critically injured when she was struck by vehicle

Car dealership appeals $5.5M award to woman critically injured when she was struck by vehicle

Tracey Ann Ward suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the August 2018 crash that killed her sister, massage therapist Kim Ward
How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

The publication ban meant to protect Kelly Favro from further harm effectively silenced her — so she took action. Thanks to her and others like her, the rules have changed.
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