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
‘We could become memes’: How government restricted media coverage of Site C dam court case
8 min. readOn the morning of July 23, Chris Tollefson quaffed a coffee and a banana and...
Site C dam secrecy ‘extraordinary’, international hydro construction expert tells court proceeding
BC Hydro keeping critical information from the public about a project facing serious setbacks and...
Site C dam facing ‘extremely high probability’ of major construction delay: expert witness
A report submitted as evidence in a First Nations injunction hearing finds significant setbacks could...
B.C. fish processing plants discharging effluent ‘lethal to fish,’ audit finds
Government inspections found majority of facilities are in violation of old, outdated permit conditions
B.C. First Nations forced to shelve clean energy projects as Site C dam overloads grid
BC Hydro won’t even consider purchasing electricity from small-scale, Indigenous clean energy projects until 2030
Peace Valley residents hold out hope for Site C dam injunction as eviction day looms
Construction of the most expensive public project in B.C.’s history has been fraught with complications...
B.C.’s confusing new fish farm rules explained
B.C. introduced two new ‘bold’ rules this week that could change the way salmon farming...
B.C. withholds press materials drafted for Site C cancellation scenario
Docs would shed light on whether decision to proceed with $10.7 billion megaproject was foregone...
Take an electric airplane to work? These experts want to revolutionize transport in B.C.
A quick switch to electric transportation is well within the province’s grasp, experts say
