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Martin Bauman

Martin Bauman, Capital Daily's Newsletter Editor, is an award-winning journalist and interviewer, whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, and Waterloo Region Record, among other places. Martin is a generalist reporter based in Victoria, and he speaks both English and French. In 2020, he was named one of five “emergent” nonfiction writers by the RBC Taylor Prize. As host of the Story Untold Podcast, he has interviewed some of Canada's most notable figures, including Paralympian Rick Hansen, cave diver Jill Heinerth, and Juno Award-winner Shad. A passionate speaker and mental health advocate, Martin has been a youth panellist for the Canada-wide Spotlight on Invisible Disabilities Partnership and bicycled solo across Canada to raise funds for services in his hometown of Waterloo, Ont. You can reach Martin at martin@capitaldaily.ca or on Twitter @martin_bauman.

Latest News

Farnworth announces BC heat alert system, dodges questions on further policy changes

By Martin Bauman
Jun 6, 2022

‘This is not the silver bullet,’ he says, one year after heat killed 595 in BC

Latest News

Island snowpacks are 90% higher than normal. Is that good or bad news for us?

By Martin Bauman
May 29, 2022

Cool, wet spring could bode well for surviving summer droughts, hydrologist says

Housing

The ‘Velvet Prison’: Victoria’s racialized communities call attention to housing inequities

By Martin Bauman
Mar 16, 2022

From racist covenants to rental discrimination, and how the city can pave a way forward

City Hall

Here’s what you need to know about Victoria council’s Government Street proposal

By Martin Bauman
Mar 10, 2022

The city says it wants to make Government a ‘people-priority street’

City Hall

Here’s what you need to know about Saanich’s plan for an Uptown core

By Martin Bauman
Feb 1, 2022

The plan includes new density and transit options, and a reimagining of Oak Street

Housing

What happened to Poole’s Land?

By Martin Bauman
Jan 13, 2022

An eco-village and hippie commune awaits its next chapter