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
First Nations Hand Eviction Notices to Fish Farms
4 min. readMembers of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation say salmon farms in their territory are destroying...
Grizzly Group Takes Aim at Trophy Hunting, Sets Sights on Provincial Election Candidates
Above the stone fireplace in the comfortable Saanich home, photos of grizzly bears are pinned...
What’s Fishy About the Feds’ Salmon Promises?
As federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc was in West Vancouver Tuesday, promising that...
Alaskan Coalition Calls on U.S. to Investigate B.C. Mines
Six B.C. mines pose threats to Alaska’s most productive salmon rivers and should be investigated...
Canada’s Fish Stocks in Danger of Collapse Without Federal Action: Report
A grim story of serial depletion of fish stocks, lack of accurate information about fisheries,...
Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study
Gravel-bed rivers and their floodplains are the lifeblood of ecosystems and need to be allowed...
Alaskans Find Flaw in B.C. Study Showing Acid Drainage from Abandoned Mine Does Not Affect Fish
Acid mine drainage from the Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C. has worried and infuriated...
Canada’s Physicians Want to See the End of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Doctors, nurses and health care professionals from across Canada are urging the federal government to...
New Video Series Showcases B.C.’s Coastal Revival
An elaborate charade is underway as the gun is raised and tourists listen intently to...
