Meribeth Burton is a Canadian journalist

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

, best known for her work as a television

Television

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 news anchor and reporter. She was a Senior Reporter and back-up anchor at CIVI-TV

CIVI-TV

CIVI-DT, also known as CTV Two Vancouver Island, is a television station based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Currently owned by Bell Media, the station serves the Vancouver Island area, and operates as part of the CTV Two system...

 (A-Channel Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

) in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

. On August 29, 2011, the TV station was rebranded as CTV 2 Victoria.

Background and news career

Meribeth was born in Sudbury, Ontario and started her journalism career in 1989 reporting for MCTV Sudbury. Later that year Burton become the anchor of the evening news and late news at MCTV Timmins, a post she held until 1993.

Burton then moved to CHEK-TV in Victoria as the weekend anchor. Over her twelve years with the station, she served as anchor of that station's news programs.

In 2004, Meribeth joined A-Channel Vancouver Island as Senior Reporter and back-up anchor until August 2011.

Awards

Burton's work has been recognized with numerous RTNDA and CANPRO awards.