A voice often heard on the Raven airwaves - and seen on TV - is among the recipients of this year’s Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Journalism Fellowship.

Tchadas Leo, along with Amanda Follett Hosgood of The Tyee, were each awarded fellowships worth up to $20 thousand to support long-form public-interest reporting in British Columbia.

Leo plans to use the funding to investigate how aging infrastructure, climate vulnerability, and limited emergency access are affecting remote First Nation communities across the province.

Hosgood’s project will examine the impact of shrinking local news coverage in B.C., especially the northeast, including the effects of several media outlet closures in the region.

Leo’s reporting will explore how gaps between announced infrastructure investments and the lived realities in remote Indigenous communities reveal broader questions about accountability, climate resilience, reconciliation and the long-term protection of vulnerable coastal and northern 
Nations.

Leo says having the resources and time to work on an Indigenous story that he’s passionate about is truly special. “I am honoured that I will be able to feature remote Indigenous communities and their stories and struggles, which go often unheard,” he said.

Through the fellowship, Leo says he’ll explore climate resilience and infrastructure challenges in a way that hopefully creates a conversation and tangible action for change.

The annual fellowship is supported by the Government House Foundation in partnership with the Jack Webster Foundation and was expanded this year to support two journalists instead of one.

And for the first time, the United Nations Association in Canada will serve as an honorary fellowship partner to help amplify the fellows͛work nationally and globally.

Details regarding eligibility and requirements about applications for next year's fellowship can be found at Jack Webster Foundation.