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Elise Stolte

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Calgary
As seen in: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), MSN Canada, Scribd, CBC Calgary, CBC News, CBRT-TV (Calgary, AB), National Post, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, O Canada and
Covers:  environment, public transportation, bicycle culture, urban affairs, urban planning, first nations, city government, education
Journalist with CBC Calgary. I lead a series of experiments to strengthen efforts reporting with and for our community, not just about it. #yeg

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Elise Stolte’s Biography

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Urban affairs reporter for the Edmonton Journal in Alberta, Canada. Occasionally tries to bike in the snow.

Elise Stolte’s Journalist Portfolio

Edmonton River Guide

Edmonton River Guide

The more time people spend on or near the river, the more they will love and protect it, says North Saskatche…

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Much of Edmonton's 4,500 years of aboriginal prehistory in storage

Much of Edmonton's 4,500 years of aboriginal prehistory in storage

A musty smell marks the old archeological digs at the Strathcona Provincial Science Park. The boardwalks are …

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Mean streets makeover: Redevelopment in The Quarters

Mean streets makeover: Redevelopment in The Quarters

Even top city planner Walter Trocenko sounds a bit nervous when he talks about The Quarters. "We're so close…

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Living on the Edge - Community-based reporting on Edmonton's suburbs

Living on the Edge - Community-based reporting on Edmonton's suburbs

This link will take you to the main page of our 2011 summer long focus on Edmonton's suburbs. The goal was tw…

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Why aren't First Nations kids in school?

Why aren't First Nations kids in school?

They are the ghost children of the reserves. You can't find them waiting for the school bus, can't photograp…

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Broken Pencils - A series on struggling reserve schools

Broken Pencils - A series on struggling reserve schools

Twenty years of local control hasn't fixed First Nations education, and 9,000 students risk being marginalize…

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Articles

'People are overwhelmed': Community groups rally to inform voters ahead of Alberta referendum

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By Elise Stolte Verified
| This is Calgary
At the end of September, a referendum forum at the Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens' Association was pressed wall-to-wall with 200 seniors, with more watching on a video screen in the basement. This past weekend, about 50 people filled their plates and packed the tables for a referendum information session at the Alex Community Food Centre. Then on Tuesday evening, a political scientist will team up with puppies for a Dogs for Democracy  event at the Calgary Public Library.
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Does Canada have ‘no core identity’ or a Judeo-Christian one? Identity drives referendum debate at this church

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By Elise Stolte Verified
| This is Calgary
For Daymond Khan, there are the old reasons for western alienation. And there are the new ones. The old ones are political and economic — they’ve been simmering for years. The new ones started about 10 years ago, said Khan, speaking at a small group meeting with CBC News at Calgary’s Southside Victory Church.
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'What's going to happen to us?' At this powwow, a sense of threat shapes views of Alberta independence

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By Elise Stolte Verified
| This is Calgary
When Fran Calf Robe heard about Alberta’s separation debate, she was confused and sought out an elder. “I had a lot of questions … like, what's going to happen to us?” she said. “What's happening to our next generation of kids and families if we're separated.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Summer staff (reporter, sometimes editor, flyer collater and sales clerk) at the Shaunavon Standard in small-town Saskatchewan.

How is social media changing news?

Social media allows me to have an ongoing discussion with people who live knee-deep in the many issues I cover everyday.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

A quick email is great, or mention something when we met at an event and we can follow up later.

Awards

Education News Writer of Alberta

2010 - Education

The Alberta Teachers’ Association recognizes excellence in educational journalism and photography by presenting annual awards, known as the Education News Writers and Photographers of Alberta Awards. I won in the daily news category for my work covering the challenges facing First Nations schools and their students.

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