Erika Thorkelson
As a freelance writer, Erika Thorkelson is dedicated to showcasing compelling stories that illuminate our world and how we live. Having lived in Dublin, Ireland and Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (as well as Winnipeg and Edmonton) she is able to bring an international perspective to local issues. Her essays, features and profiles have appeared in This Magazine, The New Quarterly, Herizon’s Magazine, the Edmonton Journal, and the Walrus. A regular contributor of arts and culture writing to the Vancouver Sun, she holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the host of the Canadian Fiction Podcast, a series that showcases the work of new and emerging authors. http://www.erikathorkelson.com
Stories by Erika Thorkelson
Suncor Celebrates Tar Sands Wetland Reclamation Project a Bit Early
6 min. readSuncor is celebrating their new wetland reclamation project in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo,...
Electro Artist Kinnie Starr Sings Out for Water
In the shady cool of one of the smaller stages at this year’s Vancouver Folk...
Rail Company Declares Bankruptcy after Lac-Megantic Derailment
The company responsible for the Lac-Megantic derailment disaster that took 47 lives filed for bankruptcy...
Government Memos Stated “No Major Safety Concerns” in Transporting Crude by Rail
Internal memos (attached below) attained by Greenpeace under Access to Information legislation show that the federal...
A Resounding Call for Tougher Rail Safety Regulations After Oil Disaster in Lac-Mégantic
More than fifty organizations have banded together to demand the federal government increase safety standards...
Fracking Threatens Canadian UNESCO World Heritage Site, Report
A world heritage site in Newfoundland is under extreme threat from fracking, according to a...
One Woman’s Fight for Equal Funding of First Nations Children Lands Feds in Court
What would the Harper government do to avoid its responsibility to all the children of...
What Do Floodwaters Mean for Alberta’s 400,000 km of Pipelines?
In the weeks since torrential rains began pummeling Alberta, the focus has, understandably, been on...
Derailed Train Carrying Tar Sands Diluent Slumps Over Flooded Bow River
A failing rail bridge could dump train cars possibly full of tar sands diluent into...
