Judith Lavoie
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@LavoieJudith Judith Lavoie is an award-winning journalist based in Victoria, British Columbia. Lavoie covered environment and First Nations stories for the Victoria Times Colonist for more than 20 years and is now working as a freelancer. She previously worked on newspapers in New Brunswick, Cyprus, England and the Middle East. Lavoie has won four Webster awards and has been nominated for a National Newspaper Award and a Michener Award.
Stories by Judith Lavoie
B.C. Bungled Grizzly Bear Management: Auditor General
5 min. readA muddled mess of plans that were never implemented, unclear accountability, lack of organized monitoring...
As Salmon Farm Tensions Escalate, Watchdog Finds Feds Failed to Fully Implement Cohen Commission Recommendations
The federal government is playing a shell game, claiming to have acted on most of...
Geothermal Would Create 15 Times More Permanent Jobs Than Site C, Panel Told As BCUC Hearings Draw to Close
Opportunities provided by 21st century renewables, such as geothermal, wind and solar, have either been...
Alaskans Push U.S. Government to Investigate B.C.’s Border Mines
Fish and wildlife in Alaska’s major watersheds are threatened by six British Columbia mines close...
Ban on New Fish Farm Permits Sidelined as Escaped U.S. Farmed Salmon Increase in B.C. Waters
Fugitive fish from a collapsed salmon farm in Washington State are showing up in the...
Collaborative Consent: What Next Generation, Indigenous-Inclusive Water Management Looks Like in B.C.
B.C. hasn’t been particularly good at including Indigenous populations in the decision-making process. First Nations...
What That 205-Page BCUC Report on the Site C Dam Actually Said
A much-anticipated preliminary report from B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has raised numerous questions about the...
Key Arctic Research Station Set to Close Because of Liberal Government’s Funding Cuts
Essential information on Arctic climate change, ozone depletion and pollution reaching the Arctic from B.C.’s...
Terminating Site C Dam, Building Alternatives Could Save B.C. Over $1B: Economist
Karen Goodings avoids the Site C dam area on the Peace River because she finds...
