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
Will Canada protect the piping plover before it returns to Wasaga Beach?
8 min. readThe stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no...
The Narwhal celebrates a slew of spring award nominations and honours
The Canadian Journalism Foundation, Society of Environmental Journalists and Institute for Nonprofit News have all...
The Narwhal’s investigation into contaminated military sites is a finalist for the National Newspaper Awards
Reporter Leah Borts-Kuperman dug deep to shine a light on the health risks many military...
Can Canada capture enough carbon to make a difference?
Technology that stops industrial carbon emissions at the source, known as carbon capture, could play...
‘The Great Lakes made me,’ says scholar, poet and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
The 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
‘When people organize their lives around matters of principle, they become unstoppable,’ Alberta nature writer...