Jacqueline L. Scott

Jacqueline L. Scott is a scholar, writer, and nature lover. She has a PhD from the University of Toronto. Scott does research and consulting on how race intersects with nature.

Stories by Jacqueline L. Scott

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Opinion

When nature calls, parks need to answer

By Jacqueline L. Scott

Dec. 4, 2025 5 min. read

Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter....

Chloe Cooley is on Canada Post’s 2023 Black History Month stamp. She was enslaved in Niagara-on-the-Lake and resisted being sold across the Niagara River to the U.S. in March 1793. Her resistance led to the Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada a few months later, a significant step on the long road to the Abolition of Slavery in Canada and the rest of the British Empire.

In-Depth

Uncovering the Black history of 10 Ontario rivers

By Jacqueline L. Scott

Feb. 22, 2023 9 min. read

Canada often tries to erase Black people from both history and the environmental movement, but...

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