
Denise Balkissoon
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Executive editor, @thenarwhalca | 20+ yrs on the verge of quitting Canadian journalism | balkissoon.bsky.social
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02-06-2009 19:11:30
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Ontario’s caribou conservation funding program has given $700,000 to a forestry group that disputes science about why the threatened animal is declining. How involved should industry be in conservation work? via Emma McIntosh (same handle on the other app) thenarwhal.ca/ontario-caribo…

In their own words: Fort Chipewyan residents downstream of the Alberta oilsands told Amber Bracken about their fears about the water "Is it toxic? Is it not toxic? Is it safe to drink? Is it not safe to drink? And who do we believe at the end of the day?" thenarwhal.ca/fort-chipewyan…

Residents of Fort Chipewyan spoke with Amber Bracken about life downstream from Alberta’s oilsands. One of them, Claire Cardinal, has since died from cancer. “Claire wanted her story to be told,” said her husband, Kenneth Whiteknife. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-for…

Before the federal government dropped its environmental review of Ontario’s Highway 413, it had issues with the province’s plans — and big ones. A new document details the red flags Canada raised behind the scenes. via Emma McIntosh (same handle on the other app) thenarwhal.ca/highway-413-fe…

Environmental Defence has requested the federal government review Ontario's Highway 413. This is the second attempt to have Canada intervene and comes on the heels of the Ford government introducing legislation to ease highway building. via Emma McIntosh (same handle on the other app) thenarwhal.ca/ontario-highwa…

In the 1990s, a group of First Nations chiefs in northern Ontario began dreaming of a transmission line to finally connect their diesel-dependent communities to the electricity grid. Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social tells you how they made it happen.


Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs have filed a new legal challenge against Ksi Lisims LNG project, saying B.C. failed to consult on potential impacts to salmon. #bcpoli VIA Matt Simmons thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-lng…

Northwest B.C. just went Conservative for the first time, with NDP cabinet minister Nathan Cullen losing his seat. What happened? #bcpoli Via Matt Simmons thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-no…

Pathways Alliance says its $16-B carbon capture plan is an antidote to climate change. Not everyone's so sure. @sharonjriley and Amber Bracken went to St. Paul, Alberta, near the proposed 400-km carbon dioxide pipeline, to talk to rural Albertans about it thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pathwa…

Oilsands companies want to transport carbon pollution through a 400-km pipeline and bury it in rural Alberta. Yesterday, the energy regulator said it won't require an environmental assessment. Here are 5 questions being asked by locals along the route. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pathwa…


Canada has proposed to cap pollution from the oilpatch. Carl Meyer / meyer.bsky.social has 5 takeaways from the government's draft plan: thenarwhal.ca/emissions-cap-…

My piece on Tanya Talaga is now out in Chatelaine Talaga is rewriting history, the overlooked and underreported stories of Indigenous peoples..


Kitaskeenan Kaweekanawaynichikatek, the land we want to protect: members of five Cree nations reflect on preserving their homelands — in their own words. Julia-Simone Rutgers and @othertimsmith travelled to northern Manitoba to hear their stories: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-kitas…

Of course we’re paying attention to the U.S. — and its outsized influence on the natural world. Take a deep breath and remember: we’ll keep you informed on the biggest environmental stories in Canada, come what may. — executive editor Denise Balkissoon thenarwhal.ca/united-states-…

It's only January 3 and the CEOs of Canada's biggest oil and gas companies have already netted more money than most Canadians will make in 2025. Steph Eva Wood crunched the numbers: thenarwhal.ca/pathways-allia…

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