“This is one of those moments where the community needs a reset on trust, on finances, on how decisions get made—and there comes a point where you stop watching decisions you disagree with and you have to step forward to be part of fixing them.”
Get to Know Kirk LaPointe
KIRK LAPOINTE is a veteran journalist, business executive, and community leader with decades of experience in public accountability, communications, and governance. Kirk has led major news organizations, worked in senior business roles, and served on local non-profit boards.
- Led CTV News, Southam News, and Hamilton Spectator, held senior roles at Vancouver Sun, National Post, and CBC. Was publisher and editor in chief at Business in Vancouver and vice president editorial for Glacier Media, its parent company, and a columnist for North Shore News and BIV.
- Long career in newspapers, TV, digital and news agencies.
- Taught Ethics, Journalism and Leadership at UBC. Was Ombudsman at CBC, Executive Director of worldwide Organization of News Ombudsmen. Led KidSafe Society, director on Vancouver Opera board, past director on National Reading Campaign.
- Husband, father, grandfather, runner, goaltender, music lover.
