Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who currently covers urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Honours & Awards
Finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022 and 2023
Digital Publishing Awards' Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change 2024 nominee
Winner of the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Justice category
Canada reaches deadline to respond to UN over controversial telescope
In a letter, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said it is concerned about harm that could result from the financing and support provided by the government of Canada, Canadian astronomical societies, and Canadian corporations for the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) that is proposed for Mauna Kea, the highest peak in Hawaii.
MP Niki Ashton pays back expenses from Quebec trip
Niki Ashton, MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Northern Manitoba, has paid back her expenses from a Quebec trip over the Christmas holidays in 2022 profiled in a CBC News article released two weeks ago.
Their land, their choice: When economic reconciliation and climate justice conflict
The Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program will be sector agnostic, allowing Indigenous nations to choose their path to economic prosperity. How might it conflict with the climate crisis?
A year in review with Canada's Indigenous Services minister
Over the past year, Indigenous communities across Canada have faced a number of crises — from natural disasters to the poisoning of air and water supplies by industry. We spoke with Patty Hajdu about this tumultuous time.
Nature Accountability Bill is Canada’s roadmap through the biodiversity crisis. Will it be enough?
On Thursday, Canada’s Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault tabled the Nature Accountability bill in the House of Commons. The bill enshrines Canada’s nature and biodiversity commitments and provides steps, reporting requirements, and the information needed for course correction.
Chemical Valley plant under benzene orders to close by 2026
Ineos Styrolution, the plastics plant mired in controversy since high levels of benzene pollution were reported there earlier this year, is citing economic realities in its announcement that it will shut its Sarnia operations, which employ approximately 80 workers and numerous contractors.
Result in sight for long-delayed water law
Replacement legislation for the Harper era Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act has been passed by the House through a unanimous motion and is now being considered by the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee.
Climate survivors bring tough talk to Ottawa
A delegation of people whose lives have been impacted by climate change came together to speak to their experiences at a press conference in the House of Commons on Thursday.
New Ontario rules give chemical plant a long leash
The Ford government has created new benzene regulations for a specific Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant currently under suspension for emitting high levels of the toxin. They set an emissions cap ten times higher than the provincial standard.
After a wildfire, the trauma continues
It’s pouring outside, but the rain isn’t dampening Jim Hodgson’s spirits. In fact, he’s beaming.