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Carolyn Jarvis

Reporter Toronto
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About Carolyn Jarvis

Carolyn Jarvis is Global TV's investigative reporter and has spent more than a decade reporting and chasing stories across the country for Global News. Her work, ranging from investigative to feature reporting, has won numerous awards and acclaim. This spring, Jarvis’ national investigation, exposing shortcomings in careless driving laws, led to a recent announcement of legislative change in Ontario. Also earlier this year, her provocative series about Ontario’s probation system, which revealed sex offenders are living unsupervised in the community, prompted a week-long debate in Queen’s Park and calls for reformed laws and stronger oversight. Prior to her current role, Jarvis served as host and chief correspondent of 16x9, a role that permitted her unprecedented access to otherwise closed-off communities. Next, she was the west coast correspondent and weekend anchor for the network’s flagship nightly newscast,Global National. She also hosted Focus: Decision Canada, a national 30-minute political program based in Ottawa, devoted to the 2011 federal election. In the summer of 2014, Jarvis took part in a prestigious Investigative Journalism fellowship at Columbia University, where she sat as the only Canadian among a group of international investigative journalists.

13 Articles
Sarnia, refinery, baseball, Global News, chemical plant

Scientists spar about what's causing cancer in Ontario

The top medical officer in Lambton County, a region surrounded by petrochemical plants, engaged in an animated online debate on Friday with authors of a recent peer-reviewed study that revealed elevated rates of a type of leukemia in several industrial Ontario towns.
The Price of Oil
News, Politics | June 1st 2019

'Strikingly high' rates of cancer in Ontario industrial towns

A new peer-reviewed study has found “strikingly high” rates of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in Canadian border towns, including Sarnia, Ont., a city whose manufacturing sector is referred to as Canada’s Chemical Valley.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | May 28th 2019

No charges for Imperial Oil despite Sarnia residents fearing the plant ‘was going to blow up’

Imperial Oil Ltd. will not be charged for a Feb. 23, 2017, incident that saw huge flames shooting from its Sarnia refinery, which residents described as being “absolutely anxiety-inducing.”
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | March 8th 2019
Sarnia, refinery, baseball, Global News, chemical plant

'It's a disgrace': One year after Ontario promised change, toxic emissions are still spilling into Sarnia

Toxic releases are still very common, despite provincial government promises to crack down on the problem. Local residents say the alerts and scares are far too common. “They just tell us ... to just shut your doors and your windows and shut off your air conditioning," said one resident who lives near a refinery.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | November 14th 2018

Alberta regulator apologizes for spooking public with $260-billion cleanup cost estimate

The Alberta Energy Regulator is apologizing for a “staggering” presentation, made last February by one of its highest-ranking officials, warning the province’s oilpatch that it could be sitting on an estimated $260 billion in financial liabilities.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | November 1st 2018
oil sands pollution tar sands Kris Krug National Observer

Alberta oilpatch liabilities estimated at $260 billion

The staggering estimate of $260 billion in financial liabilities for the oil and gas industry’s graveyard of spent facilities were spelled out by a high-ranking official of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) in a February presentation to a private audience in Calgary.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | November 1st 2018
Louis Gervais, Lori Erhardt, Sara Wylie

Toxins in Saskatchewan were 'off the charts'

"Off the chart" toxic releases in Saskatchewan have been going unpunished for years. Provincial air quality standards have been breached hundreds of times since 2014, but those living nearby were not warned and oil companies responsible for some of the emissions have faced no charges or fines.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | October 16th 2018
Abbotsford Conservative MP Ed Fast takes part in a development and sustainability panel during the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Canada's toxic refinery emissions 'wake-up call' to MPs

The federal government is failing to protect Canadians from toxic refinery emissions pumped into the air at rates far above those in the United States, opposition politicians said Thursday in response to a Toronto Star/Global News/National Observer investigation. Federal MPs said they were shocked and troubled by the findings.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | May 3rd 2018
Chevron, Parkland, B.C., refineries, Canada, United States, Environment Canada

Pollution from Canadian refineries an ‘embarrassment’ compared to U.S.

The average Canadian refinery produced less oil while emitting substantially higher rates of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides compared with the U.S. average in 2014, the data shows from a joint investigation by National Observer, Global News and The Toronto Star.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | May 2nd 2018
Kathleen Wynne, Ottawa, climate change

Ontario government ignored public safety concerns, ‘muzzled’ engineers: document

An internal document obtained by The Price of Oil investigation reveals accusations from Ontario engineers that the provincial government has 'ignored' a First Nation's chemical pollution concerns.
The Price of Oil
News, Energy, Politics | October 17th 2017
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