Serena Austin
Serena Austin is a graduate of Laurier Brantford's digital media and journalism program and has spent the past year as editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, The Sputnik. She found her love for journalism in high school as a co-op student at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus' publication, The Underground, and has since had her work published on DMJZone.ca and the Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce's magazine, InTouch. Serena is passionate about the coverage of labour, education, and housing issues and hopes to keep the passion burning in her role as president and publisher of Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications.
Stories by Serena Austin
A 94-year-old wants to welcome Ontarians to paradise. A parking lot nearly stood in her way
Schneider Woods in Wilmot Township will become a 95-hectare nature reserve, after council drops parking...
‘She’s out here trailblazing’: these 10 Black environmentalists are building community
Black Canadian scientists, researchers and environmental advocates discuss the importance of mentors, protégés and friends...
Canada lacks data on how wildfire smoke affects minority communities, experts say
With a vast majority of Black, Indigenous and people of colour living in overheated areas,...