Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz, photo by Leah Hennel
About Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz is an award-winning journalist whose portfolio includes nearly 18 years of reporting on the environment, health, social issues, politics and education for the Calgary Herald. She now works for the Canadian Press in Edmonton as a reporter and editor, and does some freelance writing, editing and public speaking on the side.
People across the globe get in the way of animal movements: study
A global study shows animals are moving distances two to three times shorter in areas disturbed by humans than in the wilderness.
Alberta investigating ice-cream-eating bear at Dairy Queen drive-thru
The province is investigating a video that shows a Kodiak bear from a central Alberta zoo being taken through a fast-food drive-thru and being hand-fed ice cream by the restaurant's owner.
Cougar hunt in Alberta sparks debate among scientists, hunters and activists
Hunters have been killing cougars in Alberta for decades.
Residents mobilize against logging in Alberta Rockies
Concerns over water and wildlife are heating up as a B.C. company gets ready to log part of the Highwood river valley in Kananaskis Country this winter.
Tax breaks urged to protect species at risk
Richard Schuster and his co-authors believe they have come up with a practical suggestion to get landowners interested in helping meet conservation targets.
Clark government plans to plow through Indigenous gravesite to build Site C Dam
The minority Liberal government and BC Hydro have said they will go ahead with the realignment of Highway 29 at Cache Creek as early as this week.
Massive taxpayer loan to fund cleanup of Alberta's dirty, abandoned oil wells
A $235-million loan from Alberta, financed with $30-million from the federal government, is expected to create 1,650 jobs to clean up some old oil and gas wells.
Here's how they brought the bison back to Banff
"They look like they’ve always been here," says bison project manager at Banff National Park. "It was as if they had never left. They just looked relaxed and looked like they belonged.”
Alberta's oil and gas wells are triggering a multibillion dollar bill
Landowners have been frustrated, questioning how long it's taking the Alberta Energy Regulator and provincial government to deal with an oil and gas liability that could cost billions to clean up.
Calgary crowd cheers and boos Trudeau in showdown with oilsands supporters
The local man, who’s a well-known protester, waved his red hat for much of the hour-long event at the University of Calgary. It came at the end of a two-day cabinet retreat in the southern Alberta.