Journalist and photographer based on the unceded territory of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Signal: writermjs.08https://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mulitb4ft22c@michellecyca.com on point, as always https://thewalrus.ca/why-is-anti-indigenous-racism-on-the-rise/03 Sep 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulitb4ft22chttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3msqaxoacvs22“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: https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-black-smoke-warning-regulation/10 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqaxoacvs22https://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mslo5g2apk2w"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. https://indiginews.com/first-person/a-graduation-a-birthday-and-an-evacuation/08 Aug 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslo5g2apk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mrseuq5ylc2uIn 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrseuq5ylc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mrjbhdp7as2qWet'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!26 Jul 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjbhdp7as2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mq36dntwy22wI 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq36dntwy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3moy3pdzybc2iThis 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. https://thenarwhal.ca/how-to-live-amid-climate-change/23 Jun 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy3pdzybc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mnfed36ki22lMy latest looks at the recent Canada-Germany LNG deal through the lens of climate costs, with an honest accounting of the economic situation. https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-germany-lng-climate-implications/03 Jun 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfed36ki22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mmrcobtzrs2jEarlier 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. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-skeena-salmon-lelu-island-declaration/26 May 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrcobtzrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mm5vpa4jok2lSome 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!18 May 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5vpa4jok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mjn44kokdc2rIn 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. https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-burned-gas/16 Apr 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn44kokdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mih5k73pas2vVery 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.01 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih5k73pas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mhgc2wnkac2sWhat 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgc2wnkac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mejbv6cd2s2lSeveral years ago, I all but hung up my camera to focus on words. While it's always remained part of the craft and I've published plenty of photos alongside articles, this year I'm bringing it back into my work in a more intentional way. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejbv6cd2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writermjs.bsky.social/post/3mdip577klk2dLatest from me, following up with community after our flaring investigation. For one resident, who was pegged as "alarmist" for raising concerns, the truth is a relief. “I can’t take a shit in my bathroom without my Apple Watch telling me I need hearing protection,” he told me. “That’s a problem.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ewdsmlzo6wrj3co3jq2nd2dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdip577klk2d