Marc Fawcett-Atkinson is a reporter and writer covering food security for Canada’s National Observer thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
He has previously written for High Country News, the Literary Review of Canada, and other publications on topics exploring relationships between people and their social and physical environments.
Marc holds an M.A. in journalism from the University of British Columbia and a B.A. in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic.
People who suffered financially due to the pandemic were almost twice as likely to report moderate or severe anxiety in a new survey than those who kept their jobs. According to more recent data, a fifth of Canadian households reported still struggling to make ends meet.
Valerie Tarasuk wouldn’t be surprised if food charities receive record donations this holiday season. But she knows millions of Canadians will still go hungry.
A Canadian family of four can expect to spend almost $700 more for their food next year, according to a report released Tuesday. That’s about a five per cent increase compared to 2020.
Bio-based plastics, most of them compostable to some degree, are proliferating across Canada. Yet millions of compostable cups, containers and bags will probably still end up in landfills. It’s a crisis driven, in part, by bad communication.
When Nathan Bennett looks at B.C.’s fisheries, he sees problems — and not only those associated with low stocks. He also worries about the people who catch the fish.