Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson is an environmental journalist and the managing editor of Canada's National Observer. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post, and he has won grants and awards including from the National Magazine Awards, Canadian Association of Journalists, the National Newspaper Awards, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and IJNR, among others.
Stories by Jimmy Thomson
B.C. mine proposed in critical caribou habitat shows how endangered species ‘fall through the cracks’
10 min. readIf the newly proposed Sukunka coal mine follows the same trajectory as nearly every single...
Fisheries society director resigns after allegations of abuse from observers of B.C. trawl industry
Kelly Andersen’s resignation from the Canadian Groundfish Research and Conservation Society follows an investigation by...
The state of the Arctic Ocean? Unpredictable
A broad report on Canada’s North finds transformations in sea ice, due to climate change,...
‘You’re out there alone’: whistleblowers say workplace abuse hides true impacts of B.C.’s trawl fishery
A months-long investigation by The Narwhal, including interviews with 11 current or former at-sea observers,...
‘An important time to listen’: ocean scientists race to hear the effects of coronavirus under water
The pandemic offers a temporary reprieve from the clamour of ocean noise — which can...
Will the next great pandemic come from the permafrost?
As the Arctic warms, ‘zombie’ viruses and microbes are rising from the thawing ground. But...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada pulls at-sea observers from fishing boats due to coronavirus pandemic
Fishermen rely on observers to keep the industry honest. Now they’re worried about maintaining a...
Heiltsuk First Nation urges outsiders to stay away after yachts arrive during B.C. coronavirus lockdown
The remote coastal community of Bella Bella, B.C., home to roughly 1,400 people, has little...
‘We can make this work’: ecologists get creative to keep research projects alive amid coronavirus travel bans
As flights and field seasons are canceled, some scientists see building capacity at the local...
