Shannon Waters
B.C. politics and environment reporter
Shannon Waters is a political reporter and editor with experience covering municipal, provincial and federal governments. She began her reporting career as a radio journalist in northern B.C., covering communities from Smithers to Williams Lake and leading award-winning coverage of B.C.’s 2017 wildfires. She has spent the last seven years reporting from her hometown of Victoria. Her professional passions are politics, policy and people and the ways they intersect and influence each other. She is happiest in places where the ocean meets mountains. When she’s not digging into stories, you can find Shannon cultivating her green thumb or biking to and from the beach, where she’s equally likely to be buried in a book or enjoying the water.
Stories by Shannon Waters
‘Extremely offensive’: B.C. premier’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law met with frustration
If the Declaration Act was a milestone for reconciliation, how could Eby’s amendments change the...
Forests minister defends B.C. logging. Experts say clearcuts are still a problem
Research shows clear-cutting increases the risk of floods and wildfires. B.C.’s Forests ministry says it’s...
B.C.’s ‘economic engine’ is revving — but do we need the power?
The provincial government has made big claims about the benefits the North Coast transmission line...
Ksi Lisims LNG is on Carney’s nation-building list. Here’s what you need to know
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for the floating Ksi Lisims facility, backed by the Nisga’a...
‘Who is going to pay?’: Climate and energy experts question B.C. government’s plans to electrify heavy industry
From building the North Coast transmission line to reducing electrification costs for industry, the B.C....
B.C. bets big changes to energy policy will reap massive rewards
The province says Bill 31 will speed up construction of the $6-billion North Coast transmission...
The B.C. legislature is back in action. Here’s what you need to know
Premier David Eby says a new bill will help B.C. become Canada’s economic engine while...
B.C. spent $200 million to connect one LNG plant to the electrical grid
What happens when energy-intensive industries want to go electric at minimal cost? B.C. may be...
B.C. approves massive Nisg̱a’a-led LNG project on the north coast
B.C. environment and energy ministers just gave the green light to Ksi Lisims, a project...