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
Islands in the Sky: Chopping Ancient Walbran Valley Forest Spells Extinction for Treetop Species
6 min. readHigh in the trees that have been growing in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island...
‘The Blob’ Disrupts What We Think We Know About Climate Change, Oceans Scientist Says
Deep in the northeast Pacific Ocean, The Blob is acting strangely. When the abnormally warm...
Poignant Jumbo Wild Documentary Examines True Value of Wilderness
A film documenting a battle that has stretched over almost a quarter century, pitting communities...
Trudeau Government Can Change Tide on Failed Ocean Conservation, Scientists Say
Over the last decade Canada has fallen from its position as a leader in ocean...
Cross-Border Agreement Disappoints Alaskan Fishing and Environmental Groups Wanting More Input into B.C. Mines
B.C. and Alaska signed a pact Wednesday designed to give Alaskans more say on Canadian...
Canada’s Oil Spill Response Plans Fragmented and Incomplete: Royal Society of Canada
A lack of reliable scientific information about what happens when crude oil is spilled into...
Site C Opponents Call for Action from New Liberal Government as Construction Ramps Up
Heavy machinery is muddying the waters of the Peace River and trees are being felled...
Is B.C. Prepared for An Oil Spill? The Short Answer: No.
British Columbians must learn from mistakes made following the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon...
New B.C. $5.4 Billion Gold and Copper Mine Will Improve Water Quality in River, Says Company
Water quality in a tributary of one of Southeast Alaska’s prime salmon rivers will improve...
