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
New B.C.-Alaska Deal Not Enough to Protect Transboundary Rivers from B.C.’s Mines, U.S. Fisheries Panel Hears
5 min. readAlaska’s fishing industry and lifestyle are under threat from mines on the B.C. side of...
Kamloops Councillor Claims Ajax Open-Pit Mine Application Violates Canadian Charter
Just over a hill, beyond the rolling grasslands that flank Kamloops, there’s a looming problem...
Halting Construction of Site C Could Save $112-million Annually, Says Energy Expert
As the cost of producing energy from wind and sun continues to drop, power produced...
Laws Needed to Protect Citizens from Industry, Government SLAPP Suits: B.C. Civil Liberties Association
Allowing wealthy corporations or powerful government agencies to launch baseless court cases against citizens who...
Hydro Reservoirs Produce Way More Emissions Than We Thought: Study
Hydropower is usually touted as clean energy, but a new study has found man-made reservoirs...
B.C. Climate Change Audit Won’t Be Released Until After Election: Auditor General
British Columbians will not find out before next spring’s provincial election if the province has...
B.C. Coastal First Nations Conservation Economy Booming: New Report
The tiny community of Klemtu has been transformed over the last decade as funding from...
Grizzly Bear Advocates Determined to Make Trophy Hunt a Top B.C. Election Issue
Unmistakable grizzly bear prints in the soft sand of English Bay were enough to stop...
Owner of Acid-leaking Tulsequah Chief Mine Goes into Receivership
Cleanup of the troubled Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C., which has leaked acidic water...
