Julia-Simone Rutgers

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Manitoba Environment Reporter at The Narwhal

manitoba environment reporter @thenarwhalca and @winnipegnews / lover of community / tips: [email protected] / opinions my own

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Can we cut the crap? When it comes to human-waste sullied waters of Winnipeg's Red River, it’s a matter of look, don’t touch

6 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

Two or three times a week, when the weather’s nice, retired teacher Dave Taylor picks one of the three boats — a red kayak, one steel and one fibreglass canoe — from a rack in his yard. If he’s kayaking, he’ll load it onto a makeshift golf cart, otherwise he’ll hoist a canoe onto his shoulders and make a short portage across the road, through the soccer field, a small patch of riparian forest and down the muddy bank to a little pallet dock on the Red River.
Manitoba announces $540K program for communities to stop spread of zebra mussels in provincial water bodies

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

By: Julia-Simone Rutgers Posted: 7:08 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025 The Manitoba government is taking a community-by-community approach to protecting the province’s waterways from zebra mussels.
Climate change has been a key campaign platform in recent federal elections, however voter anxiety is pushing it to the backburner

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

It was only six years ago, but 2019 feels worlds away. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was living at 24 Sussex, still floppy-haired and fun-socked; there hadn’t yet been a global pandemic to grind the gears of the status quo to a halt. Canada and the United States were on solid ground as neighbours and trade partners, having successfully renegotiated a North American trade deal.
Climate change has been a key campaign platform in recent federal elections, however voter anxiety is pushing it to the backburner

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

It was only six years ago, but 2019 feels worlds away. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was living at 24 Sussex, still floppy-haired and fun-socked; there hadn’t yet been a global pandemic to grind the gears of the status quo to a halt. Canada and the United States were on solid ground as neighbours and trade partners, having successfully renegotiated a North American trade deal.
Winnipeggers concerned about climate change, split on its importance: poll

4 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

It’s clear Winnipeggers care about climate change, but a new poll suggests residents are foggy on what the city is doing about it. Last month, city council’s climate action and resilience committee commissioned Probe Research to survey residents about the city’s efforts to address climate change. Despite finding widespread concern about climate impacts on infrastructure, health and housing, the survey found most are unfamiliar with — and ambivalent about — the city’s climate action policies. Coun.
All sides of the conservation equation in Manitoba are calling for more-productive discussions to build trust, find mutual goals

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia-Simone Rutgers

ARBORG — It’s Tuesday night in a community centre at the heart of Manitoba’s Interlake region — a patchwork of forest, wetland and Prairie grassland 90 minutes north of Winnipeg. Nearly 200 people have packed into the building for a conversation that many believe could forever change their relationship to the community and its lush, wild landscapes. They’re decked out in Carhartt overalls, camo hats and reflective jackets.
The backlash against Indigenous protected area plans in Manitoba

1 month ago | thenarwhal.ca | Julia-Simone Rutgers

Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. It’s Tuesday night in a community centre at the heart of Manitoba’s Interlake region — a patchwork of forest, wetland and prairie grassland just 90 minutes north of Winnipeg. Nearly 200 people have packed into the building for a conversation that many believe could forever change their relationship to the community and its lush, wild landscapes.
Is daylight saving time actually good for the environment?

2 months ago | thenarwhal.ca | Michelle Cyca |Julia-Simone Rutgers

Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. On Sunday, across most of Canada, the clocks lurch forward, dragging us out of bed with them. In addition to being unpleasant for anyone who requires sleep to function, the annual ritual of sacrificing an hour to daylight saving time is accompanied by many ill effects, including a spike in fatal car crashes, strokes and heart attacks. The downsides are clear. The upsides? Not so much.
40,000 records on ‘stinky’ and ‘gurgling’ oil and gas sites

2 months ago | thenarwhal.ca | Karan Prashant Saxena |Julia-Simone Rutgers

“Six dead birds.” “Very stinky.” “Leakage.” “A hazard.” “Serious deficiency.”These are some of the things officials in British Columbia said about a host of oil and gas sites across the province — yet gave them a passing grade upon inspection, anyway. When northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons got his hands on 40,000 records from the BC Energy Regulator — a provincial agency largely funded by the oil and gas industry — he knew he’d need a little more help to go through it all.
B.C. plans for future without U.S. electricity

2 months ago | thenarwhal.ca | Shannon Waters |Julia-Simone Rutgers

As Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, B.C. Premier David Eby is striking a different tone when it comes to the flow of power over the international border. “We have had to enter into contingency planning about our electrical supply and our relationship with the United States,” Eby said during a media availability on Wednesday.

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Articles

Can we cut the crap? When it comes to human-waste sullied waters of Winnipeg's Red River, it’s a matter of look, don’t touch

Manitoba announces $540K program for communities to stop spread of zebra mussels in provincial water bodies

Climate change has been a key campaign platform in recent federal elections, however voter anxiety is pushing it to the backburner

Climate change has been a key campaign platform in recent federal elections, however voter anxiety is pushing it to the backburner

Winnipeggers concerned about climate change, split on its importance: poll

All sides of the conservation equation in Manitoba are calling for more-productive discussions to build trust, find mutual goals

The backlash against Indigenous protected area plans in Manitoba

Is daylight saving time actually good for the environment?

40,000 records on ‘stinky’ and ‘gurgling’ oil and gas sites

B.C. plans for future without U.S. electricity

Journalists covering the same region

J.R. Havens

Maiya Fleck

C.S. Hagen

Allison Williams

Jared Kaufman

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