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Isaac Phan Nay

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About Isaac Phan Nay

Isaac Phan Nay is a Cambodian-Lithuanian reporter studying journalism at Carleton University. He writes about youth and young people in and around Toronto, and covers Indigenous Urban Communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.

He also reports on science and how we can mitigate the damage we've done to the planet. Previously, Isaac reported breaking news for the Toronto Star.

Isaac grew up in Richmond Hill, Ont.

18 Articles

Feds fund efforts to tackle disproportionate number of Indigenous, racialized people in Canadian prisons

On Tuesday, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced $5 million to support projects that offer culturally relevant programming and called to partner with organizations that offer alternatives to incarceration, like healing lodges.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | March 21st 2023

Ottawa to fund five solar energy projects in Nunavut to cut reliance on diesel

Pond Inlet, the municipality of Clyde River and the hamlets of Whale Cove and Grise Fiord are expected to use the funding to add solar panels within the next three years. The hamlet of Arctic Bay is also expected to install solar panels with the funding but did not specify a completion date.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | March 17th 2023

Farms yield fresh veggies all year in places where growing season is as short as two months

The Growcer, an Ottawa-based startup, helps remote communities run shipping container farms capable of growing up to 8,500 pounds of food per year. Now, some are close to breaking even and others are looking to expand.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | March 16th 2023

Native friendship centre expands to ‘bring a sense of hope’ to Indigenous people far from home

Charlotte Commonda plans to open a new point of service for the community centre in Gatineau, Que., by May to support the Indigenous Peoples who move to the city for school, health care and work.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | March 15th 2023

Federal Court approves plan to distribute $2.8-billion residential school settlement

The federal government is expected to start distributing the money in 90 days, starting with $200,000 to each of the 325 First Nations involved to develop funding proposals.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | March 14th 2023

Meet the 10-year-old campaigning against plastic stickers on produce

Maya Thiru from Markham, Ont., is taking aim at one of the tiniest, most ubiquitous bits of plastic pollution — the stickers on fruits and vegetables.
News | March 13th 2023

University student takes climate-friendly building from good to great

The office building that sits on the north end of the University of Waterloo’s campus, dubbed “evolv1,” already contributed extra power to the electrical grid thanks to its solar panels. Monika Mikhail was convinced she could kick it up a notch.
News | March 13th 2023

Young gamer develops vegan Dungeons and Dragons storylines

Ethan Kowalchuk is developing “vegan” campaigns for the game Dungeons and Dragons because he wants to challenge entertainment’s inclination towards violence.
News | March 9th 2023
Boomba Nishikawa asked Victoria University to divest at a protest on March 3. Photo supplied by Boomba Nishikawa.

Toronto students push universities to ditch dirty investments, show where the money goes

Students are demanding the University of Toronto's federated schools also commit to moving their investments out of fossil fuels. Less than an hour’s drive north, students at York University want their school to follow suit.
News | March 8th 2023
Aishawarya Puttur was an activist with Fridays for Future Toronto in 2021.

Students push Ontario pension giant to ditch dirty investments

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is a majority shareholder in the Bristol Airport. Despite protests by Ontario students and legal action from community groups, the airport is expanding.
News | March 6th 2023
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