Kate Sherren

Sep 30, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kate Sherren

INTRODUCTION This is the text of the Invited 2024 CAG Lecture presented at the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Annual Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 16 August 2024. I was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland, a town that has undergone waves of change over the years. The Labrador Linerboard mill in Stephenville took its name from its distant source of wood fibre.

Mar 19, 2024 | thenarwhal.ca | Kate Sherren |Francesca Fionda |Ainslie Cruickshank

The cost to clean up British Columbia’s largest mining complex is billions of dollars higher than government and industry estimates, according to a new report. It estimates it will cost $6.4 billion to remove just one contaminant from water affected by Teck’s Elk Valley coal mines. This number is $4.5 billion higher than what the provincial government currently requires as a financial security to ensure the project owners do not leave taxpayers with the future cleanup costs of the mine.

Mar 18, 2024 | thenarwhal.ca | Kate Sherren |Karan Prashant Saxena

Pardon the extra chipper Narwhal staff this week — our not-so-little little publication has been nominated for three National Newspaper Awards this year! What’s more? They all showcase the potential of teamwork in the media landscape — all three nominations recognize partnerships with other media outlets and freelance journalists.

Mar 18, 2024 | thenarwhal.ca | Kate Sherren |Michelle Cyca |Denise Balkissoon

The Narwhal frequently reports on stories that deeply impact the lives of Indigenous communities, especially as many of these communities grapple with the ongoing impacts of climate change, natural resource development and environmental racism. We want to see more of these stories — and we want to ensure they’re told more often by Indigenous journalists. That’s why we’re launching The Narwhal’s Indigenous Photojournalism Fellowship.

Mar 15, 2024 | thenarwhal.ca | Fatima Syed |Kate Sherren

Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping. Canada committed to a public flood risk mapping portal in the . However, despite the increasing frequency and impact of large, catastrophic floods, we still have a sparse patchwork of flood risk maps at municipal and provincial scale.