Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award

The Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award is presented annually by the Geological Association of Canada to "a journalist who is a resident of Canada and who has been exceptionally effective in presenting one or more earth science stories during the previous 1-3 years in one of Canada's daily or weekly newspapers or periodicals."^[1] The award was established by and is named after Yves O. Fortier, a founding member of the Geological Association of Canada^[2] and a former director of the Geological Survey of Canada.

Recipients

Source: GAC^[1]

2001 – Ed Struzik of the Edmonton Journal
2002 – Larry Pynn of the Vancouver Sun
2003 – Ed Struzik of the Edmonton Journal
2004 – Bob Burtt of the Waterloo Record
2005 – Peter Calamai of the Toronto Star
2006 – Margret Brady of the Ottawa Citizen
2007 – Colin Hunter (journalist) of Waterloo Record
2008 – Dominique Forget of Géographica (L'Actualité)
2009 – Marian Scott of The Gazette
2010 – Randy Boswell of CanWest News Service
2011 – Karissa Donkin and Hilary Paige Smith of The Telegraph
2012 – Edward Struzik of Edmonton Journal
2013 – Tom Spears of The Ottawa Citizen
2014 – Kate Lunau of Maclean's Magazine
2015 – Margaret Munro of Postmedia News
2016 – Ivan Semeniuk of The Globe and Mail
2017 – not awarded

References

^ ^a ^b "Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award". Geological Association of Canada. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "In Memorium: Yves Oscar Fortier (1914–2014)". McGill University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Alumni Newsletter. No. 16. February 2015. p. 46.