Taite Booth

The Western Gazette, founded in 1906 is one of the largest student newspapers in Canada. The Gazette hires interns every semester for the news, culture, and sports sections. Here, I research local news topics, interview important sources, and write important and engaging articles which are then edited by my overseeing editor and published online. Western Gazette Alumni have gone to work at: The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, MacLean’s, CBC, CTV, Al Jazeera, Sportsnet and The New York Times.

The Social Contract is Westerns undergraduate Political Science journal, established in 2006. It publishes yearly and contains student submitted essays on a wide range of issues. As a Junior Editor for the Canadian Politics section I read various high level essays and work closely with authors and a Senior Editor.

Dragon and Phoenix is a family run consignment store in Vancouver which as been operating to over 40 years . Throughout my time there I assisted sales, helped with large events, and worked at cash.

MST Development is a Real Estate company which represents the three first nations bands in Vancouver: Musquem, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. Throughout my time at MST I attended important meetings, did research on different and ongoing projects, and wrote reports on various topics.