Francis Tessier-Burns
writer | Northwest Territories |
English
French
About Francis Tessier-Burns
Francis is a journalist who lives in Sǫǫ̀mbak’è (Yellowknife) on Chief Drygeese territory with his fiancée and overly-energetic cat, Fyo. He's called the North home since 2019 and has covered communities across Denendeh. He's originally from rural eastern Ontario, and is fluent in English and French. (He also knows how to say "good morning" in Tłı̨chǫ: K'omǫǫ̀dǫǫ̀ hoı̨zı̨.) When not reporting, he's either camping in the NWT's backcountry, playing pond hockey, or setting up one of his 100 board games.
When climate-fuelled disaster pummels your hometown, what comes next?
Last year's floods threw ice chunks the size of small cars onto people's front lawns in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Senior administrative officer Kevin Corrigan predicts that eventually, everyone will have to move off-island.