Anne Garber (1947 – 17 July 2011) was a
Canadian
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journalist, restaurant critic, food and travel writer. Garber's media career spanned 44 years in print and electronic media. She was the author or co-author of 14 books on travel, bargains, access and food, and, with editor
John T.D. Keyes (her husband), wrote food and travel features for magazines such as ''
Grocer Today'', ''
Canadian Living
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History and profile
The magazine was created by Clem Compton-Smith and his business partner, ...
'', ''
Chatelaine
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Porthole
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'' and ''NUVO''.
Garber wrote occasional pieces for ''
The Vancouver Sun
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'' and ''
The Globe and Mail
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'', and she also contributed online to ''travellady.com''. She was the managing director of the food-travel-entertainment site, ''evalu8.org''. She wrote a weekly column for ''TV Week Magazine'' called "The Bargain Hunter".
Together with John Keyes, Garber co-authored the books ''Victoria's Best Bargains'' and ''Exploring Ethnic Vancouver'', and an updated version of ''Cheap Eats Vancouver''. Their food and travel writing appeared in publications as diverse as Canada's National newspaper, the ''Globe and Mail'', and
Vancouver
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's award-winning ''
The Georgia Straight
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''. Garber and Keys were also commissioned to write the Vancouver section of the ''Bradman's Business Guide'', and they wrote a regular international travel column for the ''Culver City News''.
After a year-long fight with cancer, Garber died on July 17, 2011, while an in-patient at the B.C. Cancer Agency hospital.
Bibliography
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References
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Vacation ideas, travel guides, deals and articles , SoGoNow.com Travel Magazine
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1946 births
Canadian newspaper journalists
2011 deaths
Canadian women journalists
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Canadian restaurant critics
Canadian women critics
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Deaths from cancer in British Columbia
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