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Published on Thursday, 28 March 2019 08:06
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Yeah ya did r1 ... View archive version Ask and you shall receive. Isn't that what they say?

I think this must be especially true when it comes to readers of The Narwhal, who last week pooled together the resources to send our B.C. legislative reporter Sarah Cox to Newfoundland to attend the public inquiry on the Muskrat Falls hydro dam.

Thank you to the 129 of you who helped make this happen!

The response was so positive that we were also able to hire Newfoundland photographer Paul Daly to capture the key characters in the Muskrat Falls saga on film (or, um, pixels).

Already this week Sarah has heard testimony from a top Nalcor official and representatives from SNC-Lavalin and met with many local figures in the prolonged fight against Muskrat Falls.

Stay tuned for Sarah's upcoming coverage, made a reality by you — our readers.

It's been a very busy week for us at The Narwhal so be sure to read on.

Emma Gilchrist
Editor-in-chief, The Narwhal

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But scientists say a second, new conservation agreement aimed at protecting the rest of B.C.’s imperilled southern mountain caribou herds is “vague,” and some conservation groups are calling it a roadmap for the potential local extinction of herds already in sharp decline. Read more.

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By Tzeporah Berman

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Note from a Narwhal "I discovered the Narwhal a few months ago and have been keeping up-to-date with all your stories. This is TRUE JOURNALISM — the style of journalism we have lost here in Canada due to the loss of ad revenues and subsequent loss of funds for investigative work as you have indicated." — Terry
You're our reason for being, Terry. Thanks for your support.

A special thanks to all of you who came to say hello at the Barry Lopez event in Vancouver on Monday.

It's always a pleasure to meet another Narwhal in the flesh!

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