Reporting on the Environment: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, Anne Shibata Casselman with Laura Lynch
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 1915 - 2030
At a pivotal moment for both the environmental and media landscape, journalists play a crucial role in keeping the public informed about climate change. In this timely event, award-winning journalists Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood (The Narwhal) and Anne Shibata Casselman (Maclean’s, The Walrus, National Geographic) will sit down with the Laura Lynch (CBC) and discuss their experiences reporting on the natural world.
FREE!
Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.
Interested in attending more than one Festival event?
You must register for each event separately to guarantee your spot at each event.
About the Presenters
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh journalist living and writing in her nation's territory also known as North Vancouver. She has been reporting on the natural world at The Narwhal since 2020, working on news, investigations, solutions stories and community-focused features. Mining, biodiversity, species at risk, Indigenous Rights and food security are a handful of the topics she reports on day-to-day. She earned her Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia.
Anne Shibata Casselman reports science, environment and public interest stories for outlets like Maclean’s, The Walrus, National Geographic, Scientific American, Canadian Geographic, among others. Her piece “Canada in the Year 2060” received the Gold Medal for long-form feature writing at the National Magazine Awards. She holds a Masters in Science Communication from Imperial College London and currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Laura Lynch is an award-winning journalist and is the host of CBC’s What On Earth. In the course of her career, she has reported from across Canada and around the world. After many years abroad, Laura is back where she started in Vancouver using her years of experience to tell Canadians what they need to know about climate change, its challenges and solutions.
Over the years, Laura has won the prestigious Nieman fellowship from Harvard University, awards from the British Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, RTNDA (Canada and U.S.), Overseas Press Club of America, Amnesty International, RNAO and the Gabriel awards.
Laura has a law degree from the University of Victoria and a journalism degree from Carleton University.
About the Festival
The North Shore Writers Festival is presented in partnership by North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.
The Festival would not be made possible without support from the Friends of the Library groups from all three North Shore Libraries, North Shore Writers’ Association, KidsBooks, and the North Shore News.
The Festival takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) , and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. The Coast Salish Peoples have long used oral storytelling to pass on and preserve their cultural teachings. This powerful tradition highlights the important role that stories play in our lives. We are grateful to host the North Shore Writers Festival on the lands of these Nations and honour the art of storytelling.
URLs:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2966663-2?pid=2874
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2966663-3?pid=2874
Venue details: North Vancouver District Public Library (Lynn Valley Branch), 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7J 0A2, Canada
Category: Community | Libraries
Artists / Speakers: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, Anne Shibata Casselman, Laura Lynch
FREE!
Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.
Interested in attending more than one Festival event?
You must register for each event separately to guarantee your spot at each event.
About the Presenters
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh journalist living and writing in her nation's territory also known as North Vancouver. She has been reporting on the natural world at The Narwhal since 2020, working on news, investigations, solutions stories and community-focused features. Mining, biodiversity, species at risk, Indigenous Rights and food security are a handful of the topics she reports on day-to-day. She earned her Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia.
Anne Shibata Casselman reports science, environment and public interest stories for outlets like Maclean’s, The Walrus, National Geographic, Scientific American, Canadian Geographic, among others. Her piece “Canada in the Year 2060” received the Gold Medal for long-form feature writing at the National Magazine Awards. She holds a Masters in Science Communication from Imperial College London and currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Laura Lynch is an award-winning journalist and is the host of CBC’s What On Earth. In the course of her career, she has reported from across Canada and around the world. After many years abroad, Laura is back where she started in Vancouver using her years of experience to tell Canadians what they need to know about climate change, its challenges and solutions.
Over the years, Laura has won the prestigious Nieman fellowship from Harvard University, awards from the British Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, RTNDA (Canada and U.S.), Overseas Press Club of America, Amnesty International, RNAO and the Gabriel awards.
Laura has a law degree from the University of Victoria and a journalism degree from Carleton University.
About the Festival
The North Shore Writers Festival is presented in partnership by North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.
The Festival would not be made possible without support from the Friends of the Library groups from all three North Shore Libraries, North Shore Writers’ Association, KidsBooks, and the North Shore News.
The Festival takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) , and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. The Coast Salish Peoples have long used oral storytelling to pass on and preserve their cultural teachings. This powerful tradition highlights the important role that stories play in our lives. We are grateful to host the North Shore Writers Festival on the lands of these Nations and honour the art of storytelling.
URLs:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2966663-2?pid=2874
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2966663-3?pid=2874
Venue details: North Vancouver District Public Library (Lynn Valley Branch), 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7J 0A2, Canada
Category: Community | Libraries
Artists / Speakers: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, Anne Shibata Casselman, Laura Lynch
Starting Price Per Person
Free
Other Information
Where
North Vancouver District Public Library
1277 Lynn Valley Road
North Vancouver British Columbia V7J 0A2
Canada
( Library - Book Shop )
1277 Lynn Valley Road
North Vancouver British Columbia V7J 0A2
Canada
( Library - Book Shop )
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