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b@bigdog: Thom Barker is freelance writer, musician and artist. After graduating from Carleton University in 1994, Thom took a nine-year detour into the high-tech business. Finally back on the writing track in 2003, he freelanced for a couple of years before taking a job with The Interior News in Smithers, B.C. where he became a trusted reporter and popular columnist. Thom now resides in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, where he has just released his second CD Twice the Usual and is working on a book about the 2005 in-custody shooting death of Ian Bush by RCMP Const. Paul Koester in Houston, B.C. Journalism Awards: • 2008 CCNA - Best Feature Story • 2007 Black Press - Outstanding Junior Reporter • 2007 Black Press, Bronze Medal - Best Editorial Column • 2007 Black Press, Silver Medal - Best Front Page • 2006 CCNA Best Feature Series • 2006 CCNA Best Photo Essay • 2006 CCNA Bronze Medal - Reporter Initiative • 2006 BCYNA Best Investigative Journalism • 2006 SNA Best Feature Series - Silver • 2006 SNA Best Continuing Coverage - Bronze • 2005 National Magazine Award - Honourable Mention