Some stories take longer than others -- and that's exactly as it should be. I'm very excited for this one, from Haíɫzaqv lands and waters, as it starts to take form.
Matt Simmons
@writermjs.bsky.social
Journalist and photographer based on the unceded territory of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Signal: writermjs.08
Excellent reporting from @meyer.bsky.social about how fossil fuel advocacy groups view environmental organizations, Indigenous Rights and... me??
Carl Meyer@meyer.bsky.social · last wk.A document meant for a behind-closed-doors group of fossil fuel advocates earlier this year got right to the point: Canada’s policies to fight the climate crisis, protect nature and defend Indigenous Rights are a “problem” and environmental organizations are “opponents” thenarwhal.ca/fossil-fuel-...
LNG Canada has green-lit an expansion at its liquefaction and export facility in Kitimat, B.C. The plan is to double production at the LNG plant, bringing more gas, infrastructure and emissions to B.C.’s North Coast.
LNG Canada’s massive expansion is a go. Here’s what it means
The proposed second phase would double LNG Canada’s export capacity, bringing more gas, infrastructure and emissions to B.C.’s North Coast
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I recently saw LNG Canada was hosting open houses about its plans to amend a permit, to account for higher rates of flaring. I'd been reporting about this since, well, before it started, so figured I should go. Thanks for being awesome, Kitimat. thenarwhal.ca/bc-kitimat-l...
LNG Canada poised to decide on expansion as flaring challenges continue
The Kitimat, B.C., liquefaction and export facility has exceeded permitted emissions levels since starting operations last year. Now, LNG Canada wants the government to increase how much it can flare until its systems can be redesigned in 2028
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LNG Canada wants B.C. to increase how much gas it can flare until its systems can be redesigned in 2028. The company hosted community meetings to talk about it and @writermjs.bsky.social was there. #bcpoli
LNG Canada poised to decide on expansion as flaring challenges continue
The Kitimat, B.C., liquefaction and export facility has exceeded permitted emissions levels since starting operations last year. Now, LNG Canada wants the government to increase how much it can flare until its systems can be redesigned in 2028
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Today at 11am PT we're launching De Facto Radio on 100.5FM in Vancouver Ep1: Canada's spy agency shares sensitive intel to corporations—with @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social • Saturdays 100.5FM & live: coopradio.org/shows/de-fac... • Podcasts on demand: www.defactomedia.ca/radio/
De Facto Radio
We broadcast live on Saturdays 11-11:30am PT, and podcast online
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A major Canadian gas company reported dozens of leaks in B.C. after the province exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal cleanup requirements. From us, @writermjs.bsky.social and the great team at @thenarwhal.ca theijf.org/article/bc-c...
B.C. regulator let an oil company delay pipeline cleanup. Spills followed
CNRL has reported 45 incidents since 2020, when B.C. exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal clean-up timelines
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“When I was growing up, there were schoolyard and classroom arguments about this since as long as I can remember,” a young source from Kitimat, B.C., told me. In a small town, a big employer like LNG Canada has connections to everything. My latest, with Wil Crisp: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
B.C. approved LNG Canada after black smoke warning: docs | The Narwhal
Internal documents reveal LNG Canada warned the B.C. Energy Regulator its Kitimat LNG facility could produce black smoke and release pollutants
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"They taught me that grief is not a destination, it’s like a creek — you don’t stop it. You discipline yourself to sit beside it, make kin with it, let it flow, and let it carry away what it needs to carry." A beautiful read from kelsie kilawna. indiginews.com/first-person...
A graduation, a birthday — and an evacuation
As a wildfire burns in OKIB, I’m holding lessons close about grief, love and community — and remembering puti kʷu‿aláʔ (We are still here)
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In internal govt documents, the consortium of companies behind the project told the regulator the plant would operate without routine flaring. Shortly before commissioning, that commitment was dropped. Then the flaring started. Latest from me and Wil Crisp, on LNG Canada's flaring.
The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 3mo agoLNG Canada’s original plans for its Kitimat, B.C, plant included a commitment to operate "without routine flaring." That commitment was later removed from submissions to the BC Energy Regulator, and in 2025, almost 10 per cent of all gas transported to the terminal was burned off.
Wet'suwet'en fishers dip net for salmon at Witset canyon on Likhsilyu Clan territory, Tse Kal Kegh Yikh (House on Flat Rock) yesterday. My first direct photo assignment for the Globe & Mail... I've been at this journalism thing for more than 20 yrs and I still get a huge kick, especially print!
I freaking love this story, for so many reasons. Take some time to stretch out (like a long cat in a delicious ray of sun) and sink in.
Michelle Cyca@michellecyca.com · 3mo agowhy would someone keep an African wild cat as a pet? and how many people in B.C. have them? it’s impossible to say — but probably more than you think! many questions, a few answers & some surprises in my new long read for @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/bc-exotic-ca...
This is my last piece of writing on staff at The Narwhal. It started with a question: how can we learn to sit with uncertainty? To me, it's a hopeful, if complicated, story and I hope you'll take some time to sit with it. Thanks to all who have read my words over these past six years.
Climate change is forcing us to adapt to uncertainty | The Narwhal
As wildfires, floods and other climate impacts accelerate, experts say our best chance of adapting may be accepting a simple truth: we can’t predict everything
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After weeks in court, The Narwhal is in the home stretch of our press freedom trial against the RCMP — final arguments are wrapping up. We’re standing firm in our conviction that journalists must be given access to cover the actions of powerful government institutions like the police.
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
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“If Canada’s LNG projects can’t stand on their own two feet, then public dollars should not prop them up." IISD’s Steven Haig warns that LNG projects are risky investments & subsidies shift some of that risk from corporations onto Canadians. 🗞️ @writermjs.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/canada-germa...
Canada-Germany deal shows LNG as a climate solution is ‘false’
Experts say the Canada-Germany LNG deal highlights the climate and economic risks tied to projects like Ksi Lisims LNG in B.C.
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In 2023 I reported Canada lacked evidence backing industry's claim Canadian LNG exports could lower global emissions by displacing coal. They knew domestic LNG would pollute, so they went digging for proof it could lower it elsewhere. As Matt writes here, our deal with Germany isn't displacing coal.
Matt Simmons@writermjs.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy latest looks at the recent Canada-Germany LNG deal through the lens of climate costs, with an honest accounting of the economic situation. thenarwhal.ca/canada-germa...
My latest looks at the recent Canada-Germany LNG deal through the lens of climate costs, with an honest accounting of the economic situation. thenarwhal.ca/canada-germa...
Canada-Germany deal shows LNG as a climate solution is ‘false’
Experts say the Canada-Germany LNG deal highlights the climate and economic risks tied to projects like Ksi Lisims LNG in B.C.
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In northwest B.C., coming together for the salmon is an intergenerational affair. So when @writermjs.bsky.social went to Prince Rupert for a gathering to celebrate 10 years of protection for the Skeena River estuary, his kid came along. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...
A decade of protection for Skeena River salmon | The Narwhal
A gathering in Prince Rupert, B.C., marked ten years of protection for Skeena River salmon under Indigenous law
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Earlier this month I had the honour of attending a gathering celebrating the protection of Lelu Island and the salmon that depend on the Skeena estuary. Thank you to S’mooygyet (Chief) Algax’m Hax, Murray Smith, for the welcome and all who shared their words. thenarwhal.ca/bc-skeena-sa...
The past, present and future of B.C. salmon in the Skeena watershed | The Narwhal
Celebrating 10 years of protection of Lelu Island and the Skeena River estuary, Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders gathered in Prince Rupert, B.C., this month
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Some personal news, as they say: After 6 years on staff with The Narwhal, I'm taking a leap of faith and returning to freelance, as of this summer. It's been an honour and privilege to work so closely with this group of editors and journalists and I'm deeply grateful. Here's to the next chapter!
We're celebrating this spring, as several journalism award programs have named The Narwhal as a winner or nominee in recent weeks. We're so proud of our stellar team of journalists who never give up. 🎉 thenarwhal.ca/spring-2026-...
The Narwhal celebrates a slew of spring award nominations and honours | The Narwhal
The Canadian Journalism Foundation, Society of Environmental Journalists and Institute for Nonprofit News have all recognized our reporting in recent weeks
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Grateful and honoured to find out that my past reporting with The Narwhal's @writermjs.bsky.social and my former @theijf.org colleague @zakvescera.bsky.social has been nominated for the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Award for Excellence in Journalism!
Bethany Lindsay@bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 6mo agoMore great news for @theijf.org! Our collaboration with The Narwhal has been nominated for a Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism. Major congratulations to @kateschneider.bsky.social, @zakvescera.bsky.social and @writermjs.bsky.social. theijf.org/article/ijf-...
More great news for @theijf.org! Our collaboration with The Narwhal has been nominated for a Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism. Major congratulations to @kateschneider.bsky.social, @zakvescera.bsky.social and @writermjs.bsky.social. theijf.org/article/ijf-...
IJF nominated for prestigious Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism
Collaboration with The Narwhal on B.C.’s oil and gas regulator recognized by Canadian Journalism Foundation
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In a moment when Canada is making claims about producing the cleanest LNG in the world, this investigation shows how the country's first major export plant is one of the highest sources of flaring emissions globally. New from me and Wil Crisp at Point Source U.K. thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal
LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024
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B.C. loves to say it has the cleanest natural gas in the world, but the truth is — well, more like the complete opposite of that. a real banger of an investigation at @thenarwhal.ca today by @writermjs.bsky.social & Wil Crisp. thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal
LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024
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SCOOP: An investigation by The Narwhal and Point Source shows LNG Canada burned 350 million cubic metres of gas in 2025, making it one of the worst polluters for flaring emissions globally and undermining Canada’s environmental claims. @writermjs.bsky.social #lng thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal
LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024
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Very grateful for an honorable mention from @sejorg.bsky.social for beat reporting on the LNG industry in B.C., Canada. I've had the great fortune to collaborate with amazing editors, journalists, photographers and illustrators on this work. Big thanks to all the sources for the trust.
“I hope you don’t mind me reaching out. I am from a small rural fishing village in Newfoundland.” An email in @writermjs.bsky.social’s inbox prompted the latest chapter in his reporting on Canada’s LNG industry. Get the story behind the story in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-l...
From B.C. to Newfoundland, an LNG connection | The Narwhal
In a small fishing village in Newfoundland, residents look west to Kitimat, B.C., to understand what an LNG plant could mean for their community
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What do a little Newfoundland fishing village and Kitimat, B.C., have in common? My latest for The Narwhal connects two coasts, two communities and a commodity called LNG.
The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 7mo agoAs talk about developing an LNG export project in Newfoundland and Labrador continues, residents have questions. Here’s why they’re looking for answers in Kitimat, B.C. thenarwhal.ca/lng-newfound...