Shannon Waters
@sobittersosweet.bsky.social
Stubbornly sesquipedalian, just not at work
B.C. politics reporter with The Narwhal
She/her
Recent work: https://thenarwhal.ca/author/shannon-waters/
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B.C. politics reporter with The Narwhal
She/her
Recent work: https://thenarwhal.ca/author/shannon-waters/
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Hi, new followers 👋 Here's what you can expect from me:
- BC politics reporting with a focus on environment and climate action issues
- irreverent, critical commentary (sometimes 🌶️)
- journalism as a passion and public service
- West Coast, best coast vibes
- books 📚💙
AND, most importantly ...
- BC politics reporting with a focus on environment and climate action issues
- irreverent, critical commentary (sometimes 🌶️)
- journalism as a passion and public service
- West Coast, best coast vibes
- books 📚💙
AND, most importantly ...
Pretty good first day of 2026, I think 📚
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Pretty good first day of 2026, I think 📚
Oh great. Yum. Fantastic
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Oh great. Yum. Fantastic
Well, at least that's over
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Well, at least that's over
2025 highlights: Dawn kayaking along the Rio Negro. Blue macaws flying overhead, pink dolphins swimming behind
My dad's delight on seeing the heaviest spider in the world up close and personal
2025 lowlights: Landlord use eviction
Two IUD insertion/removals ina single appointment 🙃🙃
My dad's delight on seeing the heaviest spider in the world up close and personal
2025 lowlights: Landlord use eviction
Two IUD insertion/removals ina single appointment 🙃🙃
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 AM
2025 highlights: Dawn kayaking along the Rio Negro. Blue macaws flying overhead, pink dolphins swimming behind
My dad's delight on seeing the heaviest spider in the world up close and personal
2025 lowlights: Landlord use eviction
Two IUD insertion/removals ina single appointment 🙃🙃
My dad's delight on seeing the heaviest spider in the world up close and personal
2025 lowlights: Landlord use eviction
Two IUD insertion/removals ina single appointment 🙃🙃
Reposted by Shannon Waters
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
Reposted by Shannon Waters
Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
Reposted by Shannon Waters
Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
Reposted by Shannon Waters
From our bookshelves to yours, it’s The Narwhal’s 2025 reading list. These are the books our staff read in 2025 that reflected our work — or led us to think about it in new ways. Happy reading! 📚 thenarwhal.ca/the-narwhal-...
What we’re reading: 2025 book list | The Narwhal
A look back at the books we read this year that reflected our work at The Narwhal — or changed the way we thought about it
thenarwhal.ca
December 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
From our bookshelves to yours, it’s The Narwhal’s 2025 reading list. These are the books our staff read in 2025 that reflected our work — or led us to think about it in new ways. Happy reading! 📚 thenarwhal.ca/the-narwhal-...
I don't know how to feel about this
USB plug-in old school phone handsets 🥲
USB plug-in old school phone handsets 🥲
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I don't know how to feel about this
USB plug-in old school phone handsets 🥲
USB plug-in old school phone handsets 🥲
Got two batches of cookies baked and a batch of Xmas mix in the slow cooker before noon 😁
Pretty good, considering I am the opposite of a morning person 🦉
Remaining Xmas baking: candy cane cookies (double batch), another batch of mix and caramel popcorn 🫣
Pretty good, considering I am the opposite of a morning person 🦉
Remaining Xmas baking: candy cane cookies (double batch), another batch of mix and caramel popcorn 🫣
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Got two batches of cookies baked and a batch of Xmas mix in the slow cooker before noon 😁
Pretty good, considering I am the opposite of a morning person 🦉
Remaining Xmas baking: candy cane cookies (double batch), another batch of mix and caramel popcorn 🫣
Pretty good, considering I am the opposite of a morning person 🦉
Remaining Xmas baking: candy cane cookies (double batch), another batch of mix and caramel popcorn 🫣
Two hours into my holiday break and I've already had a meal that consisted mostly of cheese
Killing it 😎
Killing it 😎
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Two hours into my holiday break and I've already had a meal that consisted mostly of cheese
Killing it 😎
Killing it 😎
The flushing seems excessive 😅
You can just put something on the lid so the rat can't escape and then leave it alone. It'll go back down the toilet on its own
That's what I did, anyways 🤷♀️
You can just put something on the lid so the rat can't escape and then leave it alone. It'll go back down the toilet on its own
That's what I did, anyways 🤷♀️
King County in Washington State put out a PSA comic about what to do if you find a rat in your toilet 😱
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The flushing seems excessive 😅
You can just put something on the lid so the rat can't escape and then leave it alone. It'll go back down the toilet on its own
That's what I did, anyways 🤷♀️
You can just put something on the lid so the rat can't escape and then leave it alone. It'll go back down the toilet on its own
That's what I did, anyways 🤷♀️
To be clear, I'm talking to some student journos*tomorrow*
Gave me an excuse to take a closer look this year's FOIs
I will not be liveposting tomorrow's discussion, they will have my full attention 😅
Gave me an excuse to take a closer look this year's FOIs
I will not be liveposting tomorrow's discussion, they will have my full attention 😅
FOI filing spreadsheet is up to date and I'm discussing FOI tips and tricks with some student reporters so let's take a little look back at the year in FOI filings, shall we?
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
To be clear, I'm talking to some student journos*tomorrow*
Gave me an excuse to take a closer look this year's FOIs
I will not be liveposting tomorrow's discussion, they will have my full attention 😅
Gave me an excuse to take a closer look this year's FOIs
I will not be liveposting tomorrow's discussion, they will have my full attention 😅
FOI filing spreadsheet is up to date and I'm discussing FOI tips and tricks with some student reporters so let's take a little look back at the year in FOI filings, shall we?
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FOI filing spreadsheet is up to date and I'm discussing FOI tips and tricks with some student reporters so let's take a little look back at the year in FOI filings, shall we?
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
It is truly a great and functional system that is definitely not turning my hair greyer by the day 🥲
#bcpoli
The parliamentary calendar for 2026 is out
Throne speech drops on Feb 12
Budget day is Feb 17
Usually, the house doesn't sit the week following holiday Mondays but this year it looks like it will be in session following the Family Day and Victoria Day holidays #bcpoli
Throne speech drops on Feb 12
Budget day is Feb 17
Usually, the house doesn't sit the week following holiday Mondays but this year it looks like it will be in session following the Family Day and Victoria Day holidays #bcpoli
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The parliamentary calendar for 2026 is out
Throne speech drops on Feb 12
Budget day is Feb 17
Usually, the house doesn't sit the week following holiday Mondays but this year it looks like it will be in session following the Family Day and Victoria Day holidays #bcpoli
Throne speech drops on Feb 12
Budget day is Feb 17
Usually, the house doesn't sit the week following holiday Mondays but this year it looks like it will be in session following the Family Day and Victoria Day holidays #bcpoli
Reposted by Shannon Waters
There are so many reasons this is a hugely important story by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social, but right up there is that it's ultimately a debate over whether natural gas should still be considered a public good when so many alternative energy sources are now available. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...
Ontario municipalities want Enbridge Gas to pay up | The Narwhal
Guelph, Waterloo Region and other Ontario municipalities argue the gas giant shouldn’t be able to build pipelines on public land for free
thenarwhal.ca
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There are so many reasons this is a hugely important story by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social, but right up there is that it's ultimately a debate over whether natural gas should still be considered a public good when so many alternative energy sources are now available. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...
This has been bumped to noon
Premier David Eby is holding a press conference tomorrow at 1PM "to discuss British Columbia's major projects" #bcpoli
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
Media Availability with Premier David Eby
YouTube video by GovernmentofBC
youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This has been bumped to noon
If by groundbreaking you mean:
a) flaming out spectacularly mere months after gaining official status
b) introducing multiple pieces of legislation so repugnant to the majority of the legislature that they are rejected at first reading
That is...some ground #bcpoli
a) flaming out spectacularly mere months after gaining official status
b) introducing multiple pieces of legislation so repugnant to the majority of the legislature that they are rejected at first reading
That is...some ground #bcpoli
One of the two members of OneBC, which was a party for approximately the length of the Lord of the Rings director's cut, is proud of the party's groundbreaking work
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If by groundbreaking you mean:
a) flaming out spectacularly mere months after gaining official status
b) introducing multiple pieces of legislation so repugnant to the majority of the legislature that they are rejected at first reading
That is...some ground #bcpoli
a) flaming out spectacularly mere months after gaining official status
b) introducing multiple pieces of legislation so repugnant to the majority of the legislature that they are rejected at first reading
That is...some ground #bcpoli
Premier David Eby is holding a press conference tomorrow at 1PM "to discuss British Columbia's major projects" #bcpoli
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
Media Availability with Premier David Eby
YouTube video by GovernmentofBC
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Premier David Eby is holding a press conference tomorrow at 1PM "to discuss British Columbia's major projects" #bcpoli
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
He's the only name listed on the media advisory, which says there will be a media availability
Livestream:
I was hoping to ask the premier about his plans to amend DRIPA
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was hoping to ask the premier about his plans to amend DRIPA
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...
B.C. premier’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law, explained | The Narwhal
B.C. Premier David Eby’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law following the Gitxaala ruling has some concerned about the province’s future
thenarwhal.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
An update on BC's flood risk and response is set to start at 1PM today
Livestream:
Livestream:
Flood Update - December 15, 2025
YouTube video by GovernmentofBC
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
An update on BC's flood risk and response is set to start at 1PM today
Livestream:
Livestream:
Most of this seems to have come out on Twitter already but One BC put out a media release about Dallas Brodie this morning
Tim Thielman, who was "unilaterally terminated" last week, is listed as the party's media contact. The release states that Brodie also canned party director Paul Ratchford
Tim Thielman, who was "unilaterally terminated" last week, is listed as the party's media contact. The release states that Brodie also canned party director Paul Ratchford
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Most of this seems to have come out on Twitter already but One BC put out a media release about Dallas Brodie this morning
Tim Thielman, who was "unilaterally terminated" last week, is listed as the party's media contact. The release states that Brodie also canned party director Paul Ratchford
Tim Thielman, who was "unilaterally terminated" last week, is listed as the party's media contact. The release states that Brodie also canned party director Paul Ratchford
“The authors of these studies are trained scientists, not government spokespersons.” 🙃
More than 600 pages of records show Alberta officials delayed a coal mine pollution study — and seemingly stopped the lead scientist from speaking publicly thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“The authors of these studies are trained scientists, not government spokespersons.” 🙃
