Rod Mickleburgh is a Senior Writer for The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver. He was the main news reporter covering the 2010 Winter Olympics. His weekly Notebook that runs every Friday in the British Columbia section and on the Globe's Web site is a spritely, humorous and often pointed round-up of political events and little-noticed esoterica from the country’s most western province.
During Mr. Mickleburgh’s long career in the news business, he has worked for the Penticton Herald, Prince George Citizen, Vernon News, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, CBC-TV and finally, la crème de la crème, The Globe and Mail. At the Globe, Mr. Mickleburgh has covered health policy, spent four years as the Beijing correspondent, and, since his return from China in 1998, mined the rich news vein of British Columbia.
In 1994, he was a co-winner, along with colleague Andre Picard, of the Michener Award for coverage of Canada’s tainted blood scandal. In 1993, he was nominated for a National Newspaper Award for the Globe’s award-winning series on the changing face of health care.
Mr. Mickleburgh’s book, Rare Courage, was published by McClelland and Stewart in 2005. It profiles, in their own words, Canadian veterans of World War II.
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Federal Conservatives dismiss levy as the Darth Vader of economic destroyers
There are pinkos everywhere and Rich Coleman needs to broaden his attack on them
Minister rails against NDP for ‘socialist-communist thinking’
Thrust and parry of Hansard a limp affair indeed
Ida Chong calls for a mountain and Ray Haynes is pleased to be arrested
Birthday zingers to celebrate Conservative majority
Plus, an environmental blast from the past and commentary on stolen art
Journalist’s principles cost him $4,000
But he didn’t flinch, and he wouldn’t cross rail workers’ picket line
Desperate Liberals spawn attack-dog atmosphere
Newt Gingrich would be proud of Harry Bloy’s off-the-rails outburst against NDP Leader Adrian Dix
And they’re off and racing ... but where are the crowds?
Sport of Kings struggles to survive
Canucks fans: Do you know your CLEOC?
City committee has created an alphabet soup of groups and programs to control Stanley Cup mayhem
History shows collective bargaining for teachers fails
Compulsory arbitration is the only way to end an unbroken record of failure at the bargaining table
Where have all the Tories gone?
Support for Conservatives falls 16 percentage points
