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Mario Bartel

Mario Bartel

Mario Bartel has been a journalist for over 30 years. More than half that tenure was spent peering through the viewfinder of a camera as a photojournalist.

As they suffered the brunt of a contracting industry, he started spending more time at the keyboard, covering everything from civic affairs to features to sports.

Over the course of his diverse career, Bartel has covered visits by prime ministers, championship junior hockey teams, the early morning toil of a tug captain, late-night fires, the 106th birthday celebration of a community icon, the challenges of a professional hockey player trying to come back from triple cancer diagnoses and more election night celebrations in dark, crowded pubs or community halls than he cares to remember.

Alas, he's yet to have the opportunity to ride in a blimp.

When Bartel's not pounding out Port Moody council stories, setting up lights for a feature portrait, or shivering in the cold rain shooting high school soccer, he is riding his bike, usually out to the Fraser Valley, up Mt. Seymour or along urban routes that take advantage of Vancouver's extensive cycling network. Often those rides involve a stop at a coffee shop, even though he doesn’t imbibe in hot beverages. But he does enjoy a good pain au chocolat and he can attest Blacksmith bakery in Fort Langley makes the best this side of Paris.

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Recent Work by Mario

Port Moody's tallest towers would come with a grocery store, plaza and pedestrian bridge

Port Moody's tallest towers would come with a grocery store, plaza and pedestrian bridge

Vancouver-based PCI Developments wants to build two 39-storey rental towers next to the Moody Centre SkyTrain station.
Port Moody project proves rent-to-own will help housing affordability, but challenges remain: Developer

Port Moody project proves rent-to-own will help housing affordability, but challenges remain: Developer

More than 700 people initially applied to participate in a unique rent-to-own program at 50 Electronic Ave. in Port Moody
Coquitlam RCMP free another trapped bear. But not before it completely destroys a car's interior

Coquitlam RCMP free another trapped bear. But not before it completely destroys a car's interior

It's the second time in less than a month a trapped bear had to be freed by Coquitlam RCMP officers.
'You never know what the day will bring': Coquitlam RCMP free bear trapped in garage

'You never know what the day will bring': Coquitlam RCMP free bear trapped in garage

Coquitlam RCMP officers helped the trapped bear escape through a side door
Why Port Moody wants to be looped in on pier demolition in Burnaby

Why Port Moody wants to be looped in on pier demolition in Burnaby

Trans Mountain will begin decommissioning an old loading facility at its Westridge Terminal in 2025 or 2026.
A developer wants to build a condo complex right above Port Moody's SkyTrain tunnel

A developer wants to build a condo complex right above Port Moody's SkyTrain tunnel

The proposal by Porte Homes is the second time the company has applied to build on the site on Charles Street in Port Moody
Port Moody looking at registering lobbyists

Port Moody looking at registering lobbyists

Port Moody council tasked staff to report back on the logistics and requirements for a lobbyist registry after a councillors raised concerns about a tour with a developer.
Wildlife group offers reward to help find who may have trapped, injured a bear in Coquitlam

Wildlife group offers reward to help find who may have trapped, injured a bear in Coquitlam

A bear was caught near the Pitt River Boat Club and freed from a leg-hold trap by officers from the BC Conservation Officer Service
Conservation officers rescue bear from leg-hold trap along popular Coquitlam trail

Conservation officers rescue bear from leg-hold trap along popular Coquitlam trail

The bear was tranquilized and moved to a wilderness location away from the city.
Orcas, dolphins and sea lions: Lots of wildlife in the waters off Port Moody this spring

Orcas, dolphins and sea lions: Lots of wildlife in the waters off Port Moody this spring

Here's possibly why a variety of marine animals have recently been spotted in Burrard Inlet near Port Moody.
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