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Stefan Labbé

Stefan Labbé

Stefan Labbé covers climate and environment solutions for Glacier Media's Central Desk.

That means he tells stories about how people are responding to problems linked to climate change — from the energy transition to migration and everything in between.

Labbé has broken stories on the B.C. government's unexpected axing of a municipal climate adaptation fund, the development of a federal atmospheric river warning system, and a story of the first doctor in the world to diagnose a patient with climate change, among others.

His on-the-ground reporting has been featured in interviews with national broadcaster CTV, and on such podcasts as The Big Story.

As a freelancer he has reported on returning jihadist fighters in Jordan, the fallout from a government-guerrilla peace deal in Colombia and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean.

Labbé's writing, photography and documentary work have appeared in dozens of publications, including The Guardian, The Tyee, the Globe & Mail and PBS 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵHour.

He holds a Master’s of Journalism from the University of British Columbia and previously worked as a staff reporter at a local newspaper, where he wrote features, shot photos, and covered the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phone
604-345-8450
Email
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Recent Work by Stefan

How hot will it get this weekend in B.C.?

How hot will it get this weekend in B.C.?

Two locations in B.C. are forecast 'to flirt' with 40 C amid the region's first prolonged heat wave of 2024.
B.C. caribou pens found to be an 'unequivocal' success

B.C. caribou pens found to be an 'unequivocal' success

First-of-its-kind study evaluated health of 46 female southern mountain caribou brought into maternal pens between 2014 and 2021.
Waves Coffee fined $31,000 over failed recycling plan

Waves Coffee fined $31,000 over failed recycling plan

New Westminster-based coffee house chain penalized for recycling failures at its 21 locations across B.C.
Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project to support $100 billion in annual trade, but detractors say it risks survival of endangered killer whales.
Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Export Development Canada confirms it will provide $400 to $500 million in financing to the proposed Cedar LNG export facility.
Approval to expand B.C. port broke endangered species law, hears court

Approval to expand B.C. port broke endangered species law, hears court

A 2023 decision to approve a port expansion in Delta, B.C., put endangered southern resident killer whales at risk and broke the Species at Risk Act, argued environmental groups in Federal Court Monday.
These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

A population of grey whales that feeds off B.C.'s coast has seen its adult population shrink 13% in two decades, a new study has found.
Canadian oil consortium scrubs website after Ottawa advances greenwashing laws

Canadian oil consortium scrubs website after Ottawa advances greenwashing laws

Pathways Alliance website and social media was scrubbed June 19, 2024, after the the Senate advanced a bill strengthening the regulation of deceptive environmental claims
Canada to ban open net fish farms in B.C. by 2029

Canada to ban open net fish farms in B.C. by 2029

The Canadian federal government says it will ban open net salmon farms in British Columbia starting in 2029 in a plan that will renew more than 60 licences across the province for another five years.
B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

Sonia Furstenau says Greens still debating details of party election platform, but basic income proposal likely to target three vulnerable groups.
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