Sarah Cox
@sarahkcox.bsky.social 
Personal site Sarah Cox is a reporter, editor and author based in Victoria, B.C., on the traditional territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking peoples and formerly a reporter and editor at The Narwhal, where she started in 2016. Her investigations and feature writing have been recognized with awards from the Science Media Centre of Canada, Canadian Association of Journalists, Canadian Journalism Foundation, Digital Publishing Awards and World Press Freedom Prize, among others. She’s the author of two non-fiction books about environmental issues, Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction and Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand Against Big Hydro. When she’s not at her desk, you can find Sarah exploring the mountains and ocean.
Stories by Sarah Cox
Keepers of the spotted owl
23 min. readAt the world’s first breeding centre in Langley, B.C., spotted owls are hatched in incubators,...
‘Be prepared to be surprised’: What’s next for the Site C dam?
The hopes of the two Treaty 8 First Nations that lost an injunction against the...
B.C. approved 83 logging cut blocks in endangered caribou habitat in last six months
New survey of permits granted by province highlights incongruity between treatment of forestry companies and...
Retired BC Hydro engineer calls for independent safety review of Site C dam
A major, active landslide in the Peace River Valley has led to an evacuation order...
LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies
Fracked gas export project will be B.C.’s largest carbon polluter
All hype, no help: B.C. draws ire from scientists over caribou plan
B.C.’s ‘new’ recovery strategy is being sold to the public as a bold remedy for...
The caribou guardians
In a quiet pen in B.C.’s northeast corner, pregnant caribou cows and their calves are...
Court documents offer revealing glimpse of secretive Site C dam oversight board
Previously unnamed ‘independent’ members of ‘project assurance board’ include consultant who wrote pro-Site C report...
Arguments in Site C dam court case represent ‘cynical denial’ of Indigenous rights: B.C. Indian Chiefs
BC Hydro lawyers argue Treaty 8 never guaranteed any "practical, traditional, cultural, or spiritual connection...
