Author Josh Kozelj Josh Kozelj is a local reporter whose work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, New York Times and The Tyee, among many other places. Advertisement Josh's Latest Articles How a Surrey author expressed her vulnerability through letters By Josh Kozelj ● Featured ● February 24, 2025 One year after the release of The Silent Stoning, Jeeti Pooni is still trying to help others who have experienced abuse Inaugural Culture Crawl a hit with local artists By Josh Kozelj ● Arts ● February 10, 2025 Last fall, Surrey and White Rock partnered on a first-of-its-kind Culture Crawl, featuring art events at 25 venues across the two communities Inside the public art that added colour to Surrey’s streets By Josh Kozelj ● Featured ● January 27, 2025 Vancouver artist Jessie Sohpaul’s Jaali design, displayed along the R6 RapidBus route, is aimed at reducing stigma around taking public transit ‘I want to do something for me’: How Michael Bains refound his love for writing By Josh Kozelj ● Profile ● January 20, 2025 Years after self-publishing Hooped, a novel chronicling a boy’s brief foray into a gang, the Surrey author is working on a new book Surrey to become ‘a city of cities,’; new transit plan needed to address growth By Josh Kozelj ● Transportation ● January 20, 2025 East-west connections a vital part of developing transit in a city that may surpass Vancouver’s population as soon as 2030 Inside Tommie’s Jerk Chicken By Josh Kozelj ● Food ● January 6, 2025 How a midlife career change helped Tobias Brown launch a hidden gem in Metro Vancouver A quarter century later, this local Pride group is still going strong By Josh Kozelj ● Pride ● January 6, 2025 How Surrey Pride celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. And is looking to play an even bigger part of the growing city’s future North Surrey cycling map has gaps to fill, says bike advocate By Josh Kozelj ● Transportation ● December 16, 2024 Surrey’s growing cycling network has to address some gaps to increase safety and promote cycling, according to a co-chair of the city’s HUB organization He made the Whitecaps. It’s Inspiring a Generation of South Asian Soccer Players By Josh Kozelj ● Sports ● December 16, 2024 Surrey’s Jeevan Badwal is scoring goals and reaching new heights on and off the pitch