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
Review of 9,000 Studies Finds We Know Squat About Bitumen Spills in Ocean Environments
4 min. readNobody knows how a spill of diluted bitumen would affect marine life or whether a...
Southern Resident Killer Whales Unlikely to Survive Increase in Oil Tanker Traffic, Say Experts
Under the waves of Haro Strait, hydrophones record the noise made by passing vessels and,...
First-ever Indigenous Freedom of Religion Case Heads to Canada’s Supreme Court
A precedent-setting case that could affect the ability of First Nations to protect their sacred...
Art in the Heart of Controversy: Konelīne Cuts Through Rhetoric About Resource Extraction
There are no good guys or bad guys in the documentary Konelīne and that extraordinary...
NDP Pledge to End B.C.’s Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt if Elected
Grizzly bear trophy hunting will be banned, for both resident and foreign hunters, if the...
Why Does B.C. Still Kill Grizzlies for Sport?
In early October a provincial government news release landed in the inboxes of reporters and...
Vancouver Company At Centre of Gold-Mining Controversy on Edge of Yellowstone National Park
On the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park, an area known internationally for its abundant wildlife...
Five Ways to Fix Environmental Reviews: Young Scientists to Trudeau
Fallout from environmental assessments or development decisions that don’t meet the highest scientific standards will...
Mount Polley, B.C. Government Target of Criminal Charges Brought by Mining Watchdog
Almost 30 months after 25-million cubic metres of contaminated sludge and water swept into lakes...
