Will Pearson
Assistant editor
Will Pearson is a publisher, editor and journalist based in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough, Ont. Previous to joining The Narwhal, Will was the publisher and editor of Peterborough Currents, an independent local news outlet that he co-founded in 2020. His time at Peterborough Currents taught him the crucial role that independent media plays in fostering understanding and belonging — a lesson that now motivates his work at The Narwhal. Will loves backcountry camping, analog photography and people of all sorts.
Stories by Will Pearson
‘The Great Lakes made me,’ says scholar, poet and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Oct. 21, 2025
8 min. read
8 min. readThe member of Alderville First Nation shares her thoughts on water and life — and what...
The former head of Canada’s busiest national park reflects on ‘dark times’ and what to do about them
Oct. 1, 2025
12 min. read
‘When people organize their lives around matters of principle, they become unstoppable,’ Alberta nature writer...
