Publisher and Editor

Bruce brings more than 25 years media experience including a decade as a senior executive at Canwest Global Communications in their Winnipeg corporate office. Most recently he was with the Winnipeg Free Press where he was Vice President, Marketing. Bruce started his career as a reporter, editor with CBC Radio and Television in Alberta and has held numerous communications and marketing posts in the corporate world, including the energy, transportation, political and health care sectors, and as an advisor to small and medium enterprises.

Managing Editor

John is managing editor and also writes about various business issues, ranging from trade and industrial expansions to the economy and job growth. Most recently, he was the business and economics editor at The Canadian Press, the national news agency. He worked for CP in various capacities, from business writer to political reporter to Washington correspondent, as well as news editor in Ontario and chief of the Atlantic bureau. Before that, John worked at the London Free Press, the Ottawa Citizen and CBC.

Reporter

Jordan is a journalist who covers municipal politics, courts and business development. He spent the last two years as the managing editor of the Portage Daily Graphic/Central Plains Herald Leader in Manitoba, mobilizing a small team of journalists to cover a large and vibrant community. Jordan has spent time freelancing for a number of organizations, most notably the National Lacrosse League. While he started his own community newspaper, the Bloordale Press, in the Davenport region of Toronto, which has become a successful print and online product, he continues to diversify his experience in all facets of journalism.

Senior Editor

Leslie is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working in all forms of print and online media. As an editor, reporter and blogger, Leslie has worked with publications ranging from small community papers and niche blogs to national publications and international online news. Leslie spent the last six and a half years working as an online news editor with Reuters and brings with her a unique perspective on what it takes to gain and maintain a solid presence in online news.

Senior Reporter

Brenda is an experienced business journalist who’s covered major business stories from mining and media to manufacturing, from Bill Gates to Conrad Black, from takeovers to partnerships, from Barbarians at the Gate to The Entertainment Economy to Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. She's been a leading business journalist at The Globe and Mail, Financial Post, Maclean's and Canadian Press. While there, she sometimes imagined how she would redo her early experience in community journalism at the Goldstream Gazette on Vancouver Island, where she won her first reporting award, if she could bring her experience back to local journalism. After recent spells of entrepreneurialism and corporate communications, Brenda has been drawn to the Star Media Group’s exciting version of the next generation of business journalism: subscription-driven, online business news aimed at the dynamic business community of Mississauga, which is to Canadian business what Toronto is to finance.

Senior Reporter
 
Erin is a seasoned reporter and editor covering the aerospace industry, transportation, transit, Pearson Airport and energy issues. Most recently she was a senior Web editor at Foxnews.com in New York, and held several positions at Fox News Channel before that. Erin entered the world of cable news production with a job at MSNBC, after getting a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University. She’s not only a writer, editor, producer and recent immigrant to Canada, but also an enthusiast for changing the landscape of new media journalism by pushing creative boundaries into uncharted territory.

Chris Zelkovich, a long-time Mississauga resident, is a journalist who was
once news editor of The Mississauga Times and a reporter, editor and columnist with the Toronto Star for more than 30 years.

David Wojick is the host and producer of Biz TV Canada and In Business, a Mississauga based television show about business in Mississauga and Brampton

Reporter

Jon is a veteran journalist, who has been at the forefront of digital news since 1996. Over that time he has served in a variety of capacities as both a reporter and editor covering news, sports, entertainment and business. He was one of the first accredited online baseball writers for the Toronto Blue Jays and also served as senior sports editor for Canoe.ca. Over the last five years he has specialized in business, helping launch small business websites for the Globe and Mail and Thomson Reuters. Jon is particularly interested in the tech startup and the venture capital spaces.

Columnist

Larry Petovello is the President of Petovello Consulting Inc. and has more than 30 years experience in urban redevelopment and economic development, including 12 years as head of the Economic Development for the City of Mississauga.

Rick Drennan is the Editor-in-chief of Mississauga Business Times and the Brampton Business Times, and is a well known and celebrated golf writer appearing in numerous national and international publications.