Abhinaya

Chasing a story that doesn't exist. Wearing many hats at once: Writer. (Former?) reporter. Public Affairs. Storyteller.

[Theresa McManus @TheresaMcManus]

Still time to check out some box lacrosse action in New Westminster at this weekend's BC Senior C championships #NewWest https://t.co/VBP6pw4XKP

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@TheresaMcManus @TheRecord Omg, this is devastating 😞 you, Julie and everyone at the Record were really the soul of New West and you’re going to be deeply missed by the community. Thank you for all your stories and guidance 🫂

Any publication would be lucky to have you! Good luck ❤️

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@AlannaKellyNews Congrats!

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan @SurreyNowLeader @PeaceArchNews @CloverdaleNews @NorDelReporter Congrats, Julie! Everyone there is so lucky to have you!

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan Wohooo! Good luck, I’m sure it’ll be a great one - as always!

[Theresa McManus @TheresaMcManus]

Luncheon for departing @TheRecord @BurnabyNOW_News @TriCityNews colleagues featured great people, yummy food and a pretty spectacular view #BurnabyMountain

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan 🤍🫂

[Julie MacLellan @juliemaclellan]

What a strange day it is around @TheRecord @BurnabyNOW_News newsroom, knowing it's my last day here after 21 years.

Also wishing all the best today to the magnificent @DstrandbergTC, who is retiring today after a stellar career in the Tri-Cities.

❤️

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

I’m not crying, you are 🙃 jk, I am too… it’d be such an understatement to say we will miss you, but we will 💜

[Julie MacLellan @juliemaclellan]

Well, friends, it's time for the final -30-.

It's been a great 21-year run at @TheRecord @BurnabyNOW_News. I'll miss it more than I can say.

My parting love letter. https://t.co/ljp4p1jDHR via @TheRecord

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan @TheresaMcManus @CorNaylor @lauvande @mbartelTC @DstrandbergTC We will miss you very much! 💜

[Theresa McManus @TheresaMcManus]

Sad day at @TheRecord as we bid farewell to lifestyles reporter @NaveenaVijayan. She’s been a delight to work with for the past 15 months and will be greatly missed. Along with being a great writer, she’s a talented artist. Can you guess which of these was done for me?

[Julie MacLellan @juliemaclellan]

So stoked for @abhinayanatesh and @Jen_Gauthier to be recognized for their amazing work!

And then sad about the fact that I can no longer lay out print pages with Jen's spectacular photos drawing eyes to the front page.

https://t.co/ledVavNImU via @TheRecord

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan @Jen_Gauthier @TheRecord Congratulations @Jen_Gauthier 🎉

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

@juliemaclellan @Jen_Gauthier @TheRecord Thank you Julie! 🥹

[Lauren Vanderdeen @lauvande]

@bychrischeung @abhinayanatesh @NaveenaVijayan @Balzer_Jess .@CorNaylor, crime, courts and education – the definition of a hard-nosed reporter
@TheresaMcManus, unparalleled New West knowledge and the Salmonbellies' biggest fan
@juliemaclellan, indefatigable, all-around excellence and CP style champion.
Local news matters 🗞️😊✨

[Lauren Vanderdeen @lauvande]

@bychrischeung Also, check out the work of my great Burnaby Now/New West Record colleagues for more local stories:
@abhinayanatesh, multimedia, social media – anything-media maven
@NaveenaVijayan, New West culture reporter extraordinaire
@Balzer_Jess, sports whiz and digital reporting expert

[Lauren Vanderdeen @lauvande]

It regularly blows my mind that I get to write stories for people to read. Not to mention people I've looked up to for years.
@bychrischeung is a top-notch reporter who without fail finds the most interesting angle on all things cities. So this means a lot!!

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

https://t.co/qtBXYVw9I2

[Julie MacLellan @juliemaclellan]

The #NewWest news you need to know today: https://t.co/BOrNgpXeAF via @TheRecord

[Abhinaya @abhinayanatesh]

It’s 1am. I’m on a flight, supposedly on vacation.

And all I could think of is how I forgot to set an away status on slack 🤦🏻‍♀️ and all the stories I could write when I go back to work. 🙃

Tell me I’m not alone in doing this. 🙃