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Jessica Nelson Local Journalism Initiative

Great West Media has received federal government funding through the Local Journalism Initiative to support a reporter to cover climate in Alberta.

Jessica will feature in-depth reporting on where Alberta is at with actions to reduce carbon emissions and generation of less carbon-intensive energy, along with climate issues across the province as they intersect with industry, business, the environment, the economy, communities, and lifestyles.

Jessica Nelson joined the St. Albert Gazette in 2020. She writes about court, crime, politics, health, and more.

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Recent Work by Jessica

ATB chief economist optimistic about province's outlook

ATB chief economist optimistic about province's outlook

“We're facing the same headwinds as everybody else. We have high inflation; consumers are getting squeezed. We have high interest rates that's affecting Albertan’s. It's affecting businesses,” said Mark Parsons, chief economist at ATB.
Protesters clash over youth gender, sexual orientation rights

Protesters clash over youth gender, sexual orientation rights

1 Million March 4 Children held protests in 16 locations across Alberta
Two sentenced in kidnapping and torture of Nature Duperron

Two sentenced in kidnapping and torture of Nature Duperron

Underwood gets life for murder, Muskego gets 12 years for manslaughter in death of Alberta mother of three.
Bugs, disease, and lack of moisture take toll on canola crops

Bugs, disease, and lack of moisture take toll on canola crops

“Canola is pretty resilient. Fortunately, our season does continue on I know there are some growers that are harvesting canola or swathing canola and deciding enough is enough … and then there's others that don't see a frost in the future and they're going to let the canola crop continue to grow and finish off as best we can,” said Jason Casselman, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada.
Albertans see structural problems in health care, survey says

Albertans see structural problems in health care, survey says

The vast majority of Albertans believe there are problems in the Canadian health care system that can’t be fixed with money, according to a survey released last week.
Early August crop conditions below five-year average

Early August crop conditions below five-year average

Crop conditions in regions in South and Central Alberta remained poorly rated at the beginning of August.
Moisture needed for crops in Central and Southern regions of Alberta

Moisture needed for crops in Central and Southern regions of Alberta

Crops rated good to excellent remained well below the overall average in Alberta.
Some 91 wildfires are still burning across Alberta

Some 91 wildfires are still burning across Alberta

Currently, there are 35 wildfires being held and 55 wildfires under control
Affordability, accessibility, and housing stock also an issue in rural Alberta

Affordability, accessibility, and housing stock also an issue in rural Alberta

More focus is needed on growing rural communities instead of focusing solely on housing increases in urban areas, said Paul McLauchlin, president for Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
Warmer and drier than normal conditions forecast for August

Warmer and drier than normal conditions forecast for August

“We're going to see a bit more rainfall activity here for the rest of the week, especially in central Alberta, but as a whole, based on the long-range models, it looks like August is going to be above normal with drier than normal conditions,” said Justin Shelley a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada