Pulitzer Center Update

Pulitzer Project Wins Amnesty International Canada Media Awards

April 20, 2020 | Project news, Awards
By
Manan Bhavnani
The existing Trans Mountain pipeline spans 1,150 kilometres in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and BC. Image courtesy of Jillian Kestler-D’Amours and Megan O’Toole/ Al Jazeera. Canada, 2019.

The existing Trans Mountain pipeline spans 1,150 kilometres in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and BC. Image courtesy of Jillian Kestler-D’Amours and Megan O’Toole/ Al Jazeera. Canada, 2019.

On Friday, April 17, Amnesty International announced the winners of the 25th annual Amnesty International Canada Media Awards.  Grantees Jillian Kestler-D’Amours and Megan O’Toole, who reported on the planned expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline and how it affects the surrounding communities, won the award in the mixed media category.

For their project “Canada's Pipeline Battle,” Kestler-D'Amours and O'Toole traveled the 2,000-kilometre Trans Mountain pipeline route from Burnaby, B.C. to Edmonton, Alberta, interviewing stakeholders in the multi-billion-dollar expansion. The project takes readers on a journey along the pipeline path, using 360° footage to highlight key sites in Alberta and British Columbia.

To learn more and see the complete winners list, please visit the Amnesty International website.