Our Team

Michelle Cabana - Group Publisher

I am the group publisher for Greater Victoria, leading a team of about 60 staff and approximately 1,250 newspaper carriers.

My passion for media began in high school writing for our school newspaper.

I took on the role of Bureau Chief when we created the Greater Victoria editorial hub in 2018.

I joined the Victoria News hub as an editor in 2023, bringing with me over 30 years of experience from community newspapers in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley

Throughout my career, I've taken on roles as a reporter and editor in more than a dozen newsrooms across the province.

Jake Romphf - Regional Multimedia Journalist

In early 2021, I made the move from the Great Lakes to Greater Victoria with the aim of experiencing more of the country I report on.

Christine van Reeuwyk - Senior Multimedia Journalist

Longtime journalist with the Greater Victoria news team.

I graduated from the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business.

I'm an award-winning photojournalist, videographer, producer, and director.

My career kicked off by working in the political section of Gazeta do Povo, which is one of the prominent newspapers in Brazil.

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working as a staff photographer and photo editor for various esteemed publications .

I moved coast-to-coast to discover and share the stories of the West Shore, joining Black Press in 2021 after four years as a reporter in New Brunswick.

I spent my upbringing in Saskatoon, and in 2021, I made the move to Vancouver Island.

After time in other parts of Canada, I've come back to Vancouver Island and rediscovered the comfort of Victoria as my home base.

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.

I have been a Black Press Media journalist for more than 30 years and today coordinate digital news content across our network.

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.

Michelle Cabana - Group Publisher

Janet Gairdner - Associate Group Publisher

Katherine Engqvist - Managing Editor Greater Victoria

Chris Campbell - Editor

Dan Ebenal - City Editor

Jake Romphf - Regional Multimedia Journalist

Christine van Reeuwyk - Senior Multimedia Journalist

Sonica Parmar - Social Media Curator-Reporter

Arnold Lim - Multimedia Editor/Videographer

Tanara Oliveira - Social Media Correspondent

Don Denton - Photo Supervisor

Justin Samanski-Langille - Multimedia Journalist

Brendan Mayer - Multimedia Journalist

Limara Yakemchuk - Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Wolf Depner - Legislative Reporter

John McKinley - Vancouver Island Digital Content Editor

Lauren Collins - Provincial Multimedia Journalist