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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 NewsHour.

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.

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604-345-8450
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Recent Work by Stefan

Canada's dairy industry dumping billions of litres of milk, study finds

Canada's dairy industry dumping billions of litres of milk, study finds

The head of Dairy Farmers of Canada said dumping milk was only done 'as a last resort.'
Here's how much electrification could save Canadian households

Here's how much electrification could save Canadian households

Report finds Metro Vancouver household could save between $286 and $777 a month even after purchasing new vehicles and equipment.
Vancouver human rights hearing to weigh in on deaf prisoner treatment

Vancouver human rights hearing to weigh in on deaf prisoner treatment

Lawyers for the deaf man claim he has experienced 'intense isolation' due to a lack of an ASL interpreter and technology to make phone calls to family.
Poll finds B.C. NDP ahead but election still too close to call

Poll finds B.C. NDP ahead but election still too close to call

The B.C. NDP were found to be 5% ahead of the BC Conservatives, but the margin or error in the polling means the election remains a near dead heat.
Killer whale calf found emaciated, struggling to breathe in B.C. waters

Killer whale calf found emaciated, struggling to breathe in B.C. waters

In an encounter off B.C.'s Swiftsure Bank, a biologist recounts how the emaciated southern resident killer whale calf appeared to stop breathing.
Arctic fool's gold could spike Canadian carbon emissions, study finds

Arctic fool's gold could spike Canadian carbon emissions, study finds

By 2100, warmer temperatures are expected to double emissions from rocks weathered in the Mackenzie River basin, Canada's largest river.
$1,000 reward offered after B.C. bears found gutted with paws cut off

$1,000 reward offered after B.C. bears found gutted with paws cut off

Anyone with security or trail cam footage is being asked to come forward.
B.C. scientists find wildflower fights drug-resistant tuberculosis

B.C. scientists find wildflower fights drug-resistant tuberculosis

Tuberculosis kills more than a million people a year, and without new antibiotics, experts say drug resistance could drive that number even higher.
36% of Canadian bird species see decline over past 50 years

36% of Canadian bird species see decline over past 50 years

The latest State of Canada's Birds report shows major declines in the Prairies and worrying signs that seabirds could be next.
Gene mapping to target infectious brain disease in B.C. deer

Gene mapping to target infectious brain disease in B.C. deer

Scientists aim to map the movement and interaction of deer populations in the Kooteneys before they are infected with 'zombie deer disease.'
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