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Ash Kelly

Ash Kelly first joined Discourse Media as an intern in 2013 and has since contributed reporting to multiple projects. A graduate of the journalism program at Langara College, Ash was awarded the Penny Wise Journalism Scholarship and the Jeani Read-Michael Mercer Scholarship. The latter supported her collaboration with CBC Radio Vancouver’s On the Coast to produce a week-long series about the elevated risk of abuse toward people with disabilities in the Lower Mainland. Ash’s work has appeared in CBC, the The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s and The Province.

Ash's Latest Articles

‘It’s like writing a blank cheque’: poll raises questions about First Nations consultation

By Ash Kelly ● Urban Nation ● August 19, 2016 August 5, 2022

Red flags are being raised about an energy development opinion poll being conducted by the Lax Kw’alaams band council.

Accusations of misinformation at First Nations’ community meetings about Pacific Northwest LNG

By Ash Kelly & Brielle Morgan ● Urban Nation ● August 3, 2016 July 29, 2022

With the $36-billion energy project slated for their front yard, members of Lax Kw’alaams First Nation get an update from their elected council

Divide and conquer

By Ash Kelly & Brielle Morgan ● Urban Nation ● June 23, 2016 July 29, 2022

At the centre of the biggest resource deal in Canada, a small town is torn apart — and reconciliation has never seemed so far away

Who has authority over Lelu Island?

By Caitlin Havlak, Brielle Morgan & Ash Kelly ● Urban Nation ● June 23, 2016 August 5, 2022

A difficult search for “the truth” in northern B.C.

By Ash Kelly ● Urban Nation ● May 25, 2016 August 5, 2022

On assignment to investigate the impact of a proposed LNG project on a First Nations community, one reporter ended up challenged by some fundamental questions about her professional identity and duty to “the truth”.

How will the region’s growth impact transit?

By Christine McLaren, Caitlin Havlak & Ash Kelly ● Scarborough ● April 24, 2015 July 29, 2022

Why the future of our transit system relies on more than just a 0.5 per cent sales tax increase