Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who currently covers urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Honours & Awards
Finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022 and 2023
Digital Publishing Awards' Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change 2024 nominee
Winner of the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Justice category
Injunction pauses road to gold in northern Ontario
Cat Lake First Nation has won an injunction against a provincially approved winter road project that would lead to a proposed gold mine.
This eye in the sky is a methane-tracking champion
A new satellite that will track methane emissions is set to launch as early as this week.
Ottawa puts chips down on nuclear
Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathon Wilkinson reaffirmed his government’s support for the nuclear industry with a $50-million investment to expand nuclear power generation in Ontario.
Banding together for government contracts
For the first time in Canada, five Indigenous economic groups are uniting to create a procurement agency to help their organizations and businesses benefit from goods and services purchased through federal contracts.
Ancestral beliefs reflected in modern-day practice
Last week, the inaugural Urban Indigenous Social Economy Forum in Ottawa brought together friendship centres, provincial and federal organizations and Indigenous social organization leadership from across the country to network and share knowledge and expertise.
The struggle to trust while conserving nature in the North
Some community skepticism in James Bay shows Ottawa will have to work to gain trust when it comes to Indigenous-led conservation.
Why Steven Guilbeault’s roadway remarks sparked a car-crazy culture war
Last week, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault fired a sort of shot heard around the country when he told a transportation conference that Canada will no longer invest in road megaprojects.
First Nation challenges LNG project over climate, salmon concerns
Gitanyow is prepared to challenge Ksi Lisims with every option, even the courts, over what they say is “one-sided and industry-driven” consultation on its LNG project in northern B.C.
Kebaowek First Nation brings radioactive waste fight to Parliament Hill
Opponents of a recently approved radioactive waste disposal facility took the fight to Parliament Hill on Wednesday with a peaceful rally urging the federal government to stop the project.
Ottawa announces $3M in funding for citizen scientists to help check on the birds
With populations on the decline, the collection will allow volunteers, not just professional scientists, to contribute to the conservation of birds.