Brenna Owen
@brennaowen
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reporter for The Canadian Press @brennaowen.bsky.social
Vancouver, B.C.
Joined November 2011
A story like no other for me. Our rainforest journey found redcedars estimated to be 2,000+ years old and 4.5+ metres wide. The giants could be among the last of their kind as #climatechange and #oldgrowth logging threaten the next generation, experts say.
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RT @zoeyunker: When I first heard companies are logging #wildfire zones in B.C., I wanted to learn more. My @thenarwhalca investigation d…
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@chiefcoutts Hi Jamie, I'm a reporter with The Canadian Press. Just a quick note to say I sent you a message request over Facebook. Wondering if you might have time to chat Re: interface fires. Thank you!
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RT @paloma_hazel: Western Canada is on fire — again. I spoke with @JohnVaillant about his urgent new book, Fire Weather (out today in Canad…
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RT @connie_walker: A Pulitzer & a Peabody!! What an unbelievable 2 days! This feels like undeniable proof that Indigenous stories matter &…
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RT @intothemelwoods: Wrote about #TransDayofVisibility as we trudge through another horrible news cycle, and the cathartic nature of admitt…
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Downie's chief forester said he’s since had further talks w/ province, suggesting openness to "creative solutions." But the initial message from BCTS was to log two areas that include at-risk #oldgrowth or pay for the trees left standing. for @cdnpressnews
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Pedro listening to Princess Nokia, and relating to Tomboy in particular, is my favourite online factoid today
losing my mind over Pedro’s answers to these questions about music from this NME article in 2020 he was so real for this
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for @CdnPressNews: a peek into what several northern B.C. communities are experiencing as pressures on forests come to a head with sawmill, pellet and pulp closures set to affect hundreds of workers this spring ⬇️
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RT @ianjamesyoung70: ‘Homicide in slow motion’: B.C. woman’s death puts spotlight on tracking tech … via @Brie_Charlebois and @CdnPressNews…
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@LindsayLeeJones @globeandmail I heard the Globe was hiring in the Atlantic and thought of you, @LindsayLeeJones. So well-deserved, congrats!
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RT @ianjamesyoung70: Retired Cree senator stunned by 'facade' of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage ... via @brennaowen and @CdnPressNews…
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~93 square kilometres of the proposed #oldgrowth deferral areas were logged in the first year of the process launched last November, the Forests Ministry says. B.C. is currently working to establish a new #conservationfinancing mechanism to support permanent protection, it says.
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