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Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

I joined the Fitzhugh as its Ecology and Environment Reporter in July 2022 under Local Journalism Initiative funding provided by News Media Canada.

Before that, I was a reporter at the St. Albert Gazette for 14 years, and its freelance movie critic for four years before that. I could go on...

...and so I will. I previously freelanced with the Edmonton Journal, See Magazine, and the U of A Gateway, and I was the editor at the NAIT Nugget as well. My career started in Grade 6 with an article on citywide track and field games for my elementary school newsletter. Later, I wrote for my high school newspaper, too.

My overall writing experience covers news articles, advertisements, opinion pieces, book/performance/movie reviews, press releases, annual reports, and speeches. This is very little that I haven't written already, and even less that I cannot write. I'm writing this as we speak.

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587-336-6919
Email
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Recent Work by Scott

Eco groups worried about Alberta lobbying for coal mines in Rockies

Eco groups worried about Alberta lobbying for coal mines in Rockies

Premier Danielle Smith said that her government would abide the decision of the court to release the documents that the province had been stifling despite a FOIP request.
Residents removing debris from yards on FireSmart Day

Residents removing debris from yards on FireSmart Day

Research shows that 4/5 of of the surviving homes from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire had applied FireSmart principles while two-thirds of the homes that burned were rated as extremely poor.
Alberta imposes fire restriction as officials urge collective action to mitigate risk

Alberta imposes fire restriction as officials urge collective action to mitigate risk

This year, 200 wildfires have already been fully extinguished.
Petition objects to municipality acquiring EV buses

Petition objects to municipality acquiring EV buses

The deadline for the request for proposals is May 10.
Transfer station fire prompting waste burn review

Transfer station fire prompting waste burn review

The wildfire started after Parks started burning clean wood debris before the weekend. After the weekend, winds whipped embers off into the surrounding dry grass.
Jasper and the rest of Canada had warmest winter on record

Jasper and the rest of Canada had warmest winter on record

The ECCC is hopeful for a rebound of precipitation this spring after a dismal amount of snowfall this past winter.
Alberta government gives first weekly wildfire update following blaze near Edson

Alberta government gives first weekly wildfire update following blaze near Edson

Preparations for this year's wildfire season are in response to last year's unprecedented blazes.
‘Groundbreaking’ film about Banff-Jasper Highway now streaming

‘Groundbreaking’ film about Banff-Jasper Highway now streaming

The NFB is working on digitizing and re-releasing films from various regions in Western Canada.
‘Groundbreaking’ film about Banff-Jasper Highway now streaming

‘Groundbreaking’ film about Banff-Jasper Highway now streaming

The NFB is working on digitizing and re-releasing films from various regions in Western Canada.
Council mulls ATCO streetlight upgrades

Council mulls ATCO streetlight upgrades

The movement to switch off Jasper's old HPS bulbs to new LED ones started four years ago.
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