I believe in miracles
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- Published on Thursday, 06 May 2021 22:30
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Y’know something marvellous about good news? It begets even more. This week, we shared the news with all of you that reporter Sarah Cox not only won a World Press Freedom award, but that we also nabbed nine Canadian Association of Journalists award nominations — second to only, well, the mammoth that is CBC.We celebrated the news by unveiling our brand-new, limited-edition 2021 print magazine — and boy did all of you join in on the party. Nearly 500(!!) of you stepped up to support our award-winning journalism this week alone. If the prospect of more investigative, in-depth journalism about Canada’s natural world doesn’t bring a smile to your face, well then you probably wouldn’t be reading this email ;)
All that overwhelming support means we’re just 50 people away from reaching 3,000 members! Will you help us reach this milestone and become a Narwhal today? Bonus: if you join right now we’ll throw in a copy of our beautiful print edition.
YES, I WANT TO JOIN THE PARTY!
Speaking of all that award fanfare, you may be curious about some of the details. For one, World Press Freedom Canada recognized Sarah’s “persistence and tenacity” in fighting to get a hold of secret Site C dam documents. “Sarah has led on this story all along,” the organization said, and in turn “demonstrated the resounding impacts such dedicated reporting can have.”
It’s an enormous validation for all of us here at The Narwhal to see Sarah’s dogged work recognized, and rest assured her mission to uncover secrecy on the B.C. megaproject is far from over: “With the generous support of our members,” Sarah told me, “we’ll continue to shine a spotlight on expenditures from the public purse and investigate who knew what and when.” (On that note, we just published her latest Site C report, on a big B.C. Supreme Court decision.)
And then there was the flurry of nominations from the Canadian Association of Journalists, which recognized The Narwhal for everything from on-the-ground coverage of the Wet’suwet’en crisis to reporting on the plight of fisheries observers to a series on nature-based climate solutions.
We’re especially proud of these nods: The Narwhal’s Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood was named a finalist for the emerging Indigenous journalist award, while northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons was nominated for the reconciliation award. Both underscore our commitment to centring Indigenous voices — both on our team and in our coverage.The long list of Narwhal noms include Sarah for both her Site C work and reporting on B.C.’s looming extinction crisis; photojournalists Amber Bracken and Aaron Vincent Elkaim for their stellar visuals on two crises in different Indigenous communities; reporter Jimmy Thomson for a profile of a late Iranian-Canadian scientist as well as for an investigation into B.C.’s trawl fishery — a story that was inspired by a tip from a member.
“We’re restoring those connections between journalists and the public they serve and producing award-worthy journalism at the same time,” says our managing editor Carol Linnitt. “What a miracle.”
Take care and believe in miracles,
Arik Ligeti
Audience engagement editor
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This week in The Narwhal
The end of an era: how the global steel industry is cutting out coal
By Sharon J. RileyAs Alberta and B.C. mull expanding metallurgical coal mining in the Rockies, some steel manufacturers are pledging to do away with the need for the carbon-heavy material altogether. Read more.
BC Hydro, province ordered to release secret Site C dam docs to West Moberly First Nations
By Sarah Cox
Reports and internal records, which will be released as part of a landmark Treaty Rights case brought by the nation, will shed light on the escalating costs of the project, now billed at $16 billion. Read more.
Watch: a look at the promise of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in Canada
By Carol LinnittFour expert panellists came together to share insights on how IPCAs can help us manage species, reduce wildfire risk and safeguard the environment. Read more.
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