Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Laura Patrick
New Research Reveals a Resilience Gap for North American Utilities
Survey conducted by Zpryme finds utility leaders balancing resilience goals against affordability pressures, rising operational risk, and increasing electricity demand CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2026 — Utilities face rising operational risk and growing electricity demand while affordability pressures constrain the pace of grid investment, according to the 2026 State of Grid Resilience, research conducted by Zpryme on behalf of S&C Electric Company.
Building Storm Resilience at the Very Edge of the Grid
Nick Italiano, S&C Electric Company More frequent and severe weather events are placing unprecedented strain on the distribution grid—and nowhere is that strain felt more acutely than at the very edge. When a fuse on a distribution transformer operates, crews are often dispatched, only to find nothing obviously wrong. The crew replaces the fuse, and service is restored after a period of time.
Toward a More Inclusive and Resilient Future for Salt Spring
After nearly eight years in public office as one of your two Salt Spring Island Local Trustees, I have decided that I will not be seeking a third term in the upcoming local elections this fall. When I first stepped forward in 2018, I did so with a clear goal: to support the Islands Trust in better protecting the environment while also supporting a healthy, resilient community.
Opinion: B.C. civil society leaders to Premier Eby: Uphold human rights — don’t amend DRIPA Original
Breadcrumb Trail Links Home Opinion Op-Ed Amending the Declaration Act or the Interpretation Act in an effort to limit their effect would set back our collective reconciliation efforts by decades, write Stephen von Sychowski, Carole Gordon, Laura Patrick, Jessica Clogg and Liza Hughes.
Opinion: B.C. civil society leaders to Premier Eby: Uphold human rights — don’t amend DRIPA
Opinion: Questions still remain on what implementation of the UN Declaration and Declaration Act will look like, but now isn't the time to cede ground to those who cynically spread fear and doubt about that vital work. • • Amending the Declaration Act or the Interpretation Act in an effort to limit their effect would set back our collective reconciliation efforts by decades, write Stephen von Sychowski, Carole Gordon, Laura Patrick, Jessica Clogg and Liza Hughes.
Opinion: B.C. civil society leaders to Premier Eby: Uphold human rights — don’t amend DRIPA
Opinion: Questions still remain on what implementation of the UN Declaration and Declaration Act will look like, but now isn't the time to cede ground to those who cynically spread fear and doubt about that vital work.
A Practical Step Forward on Salt Spring’s Housing Challenge
Salt Spring Island is facing a well-documented and increasingly urgent housing challenge. For decades, reports have pointed to a widening gap between local incomes and housing costs. Today, limited rental supply and rising prices are placing real pressure on workers, employers, families, and the overall health of our community.
Toward a More Resilient Salt Spring
Like MLA Botterell, I too am an ardent student of Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics. Her book features prominently on my bookshelf, alongside those of David Suzuki, David Attenborough, and many others. Doughnut Economics offers a valuable framework for our future. It rightly recognizes that human well-being and environmental protection are inseparable, and that we must meet everyone’s basic needs while staying within ecological limits.
Local Trust Committee October Update
Local Trust Committee - October Update By Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTC’s responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee September Update
Local Trust Committee September Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTC’s responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee Summer Update
This report primarily relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTC’s responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands. I want to bring your attention to some important Trust Council business.
A S&C Reforça a Resiliência da Rede com Solução que Adiciona Mais Inteligência e Visibilidade às Redes de Distribuição Aéreas no Brasil
A S&C Reforça a Resiliência da Rede com Solução que Adiciona Mais Inteligência e Visibilidade às Redes de Distribuição Aéreas no Brasil O recloser TripSaver® II da S&C combinado com o sensor Koala da TECSYS® melhora a visibilidade da rede por meio de insights acionáveis baseados em dados SãO JOSé DOS PINHAIS, BRAZIL, July 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A S&C Electric Company, líder em inovação em tecnologias para redes elétricas resilientes, continua a impulsionar a inteligência e a ação na...
Islands Trust Policy Statement - Next Steps
By Laura Patrick, Chair, Islands Trust Council Islands Trust Council has been working on a much-needed update to the Policy Statement for years. This Policy Statement is a requirement of the Islands Trust Act and it contains the policies that guide the Islands Trust’s work to preserve and protect the Islands Trust Area. It also guides the development of the regulatory land-use bylaws of local trust committees and Bowen Island Municipality.
Local Trust Committee May Update
Local Trust Committee May Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee April Update
Local Trust Committee April Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee March Update
Local Trust Committee March Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee November Update
Local Trust Committee November Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee October Update
Local Trust Committee October Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Local Trust Committee September Update
This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTCâs responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which includes Salt Spring Island and more than 25 associated islands including Prevost, Secret, and Piers islands.
Worst-Performing Circuits Underscore the Importance of Equity
Energy regulators and utilities use reliability metrics to monitor service-quality standards and set improvement targets. The most used metrics, System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), focus on average performance. While helpful, these metrics say nothing about customers’ experiences on the worst-performing circuits.
The Battle for ‘Authentic’ Heritage: The Case of the Dobbins Restoration
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Sarah Kerr SciProfiles Scilit Preprints.org Google Scholar 1,* and Laura Patrick SciProfiles Scilit Preprints.org Google Scholar 2 1 Department of Archaeology and Radical Humanities, University College Cork, T12 K8AF Cork, Ireland 2 The Royal Irish Regiment Benevolent Fund, Holywood BT18 9RA, UK * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Three Ways to Make Your Commercial Facility More Resilient
Kyle Julian, S&C Electric Company Commercial facilities, such as data centers, hospitals, airports, wastewater treatment plants, or universities, take the biggest financial hit from outages. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates commercial companies bear 70% of the $44 billion economic loss outages cause every year. Of these facilities, data centers often lose the most money from outages.
Managing a More Dynamic Grid
image credit: Photo provided by S&C Electric Company Media Relations Manager, S&C Electric Company Member since 2022 2 items added with 988 views Dec 21, 2023Dec 20, 2023 4:22 pm GMT 14 views Navigate the energy transition with the right feeder protection Chris McCarthy, S&C Electric Company Frequent and severe weather is causing more outages, especially in areas susceptible to strong storms, such as coastlines.
In Response: Aim is to diversify, not increase, population
BY LAURA PATRICK Salt Spring Local Trust Committee member I wish my world as an elected official, charged with making land-use decisions, was as exciting and powerful as one prolific Driftwood opinion pages writer imagines it to be (Frants Attorp, July 12 “More Than Meets the Eye” Viewpoint). If I had the power and ability to “control the outcome,” circumstances would be very different for many island workers seeking a place to call home.
Applications now open for second annual Powered by Diversity Award
Media Relations Manager, S&C Electric Company Member since 2022 1 items added with 0 views Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 2023 10:34 pm GMT 7 views Sharing a link to our latest press release! Applications due by August 15, 2023. Learn more and submit entries for the 2024 Powered by Diversity Award here. Applications now open for second annual Powered by Diversity Award Applications are now open for the second annual 2024 Powered by Diversity Award.
VIMS announces winners of 2022 Photo Contest
Hollis Parks, Eastern Shore Lab business manager, took home the grand prize this year in VIMS' annual photo contest for her photo of a ghost crab and it's tracks on Parramore Island, VA © Hollis Parks Previous Next by Laura Patrick September 30, 2022 The VIMS Photo Contest, now in its 23rd year, recognizes the most noteworthy images captured by VIMS faculty, staff, and students while in the field and laboratory.
“Media Champions” with Laura Patrick from Bay Street Biergarten, 4Corners Productions, and Patrick Properties Hospitality Group - DailyAdBrief.com
Laura Patrick Owner & CMO at Bay Street Biergarten / Executive Producer & In-House Counsel at 4Corners Productions / Operating Partner at Patrick Properties Hospitality Group Website Address: baystreetbiergarten.com / 4cornersproduction.com / pphgcharleston.com Each week on “Media Champions,” our host talks to media experts across the country. This week our host speaks with Laura Patrick from Bay Street Biergarten, 4Corners Productions, and Patrick Properties Hospitality Group.
Beach Business Baron
From Alvin’s to Ripley’s, Gary Walsingham has been promoting business in Panama City Beach for 50 years. Beach Business Baron Gary Walsingham, Panama City Beach, CEO Walsingham Investments By Wendy O.
Viewpoint: Comprehensive village plan needed
By Francine Carlin and Laura Patrick A thriving Ganges village is vital for the health and well-being of our local economy. Yet the village lacks a comprehensive vision and plan for guiding sustainable development and revitalization.
CCRW meets Wednesday - Clearwater Tribune: Community News
CCRW meets Wednesday Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 12:00 pm CCRW meets Wednesday By Laura Patrick clearwatertribune.com | 0 comments The Clearwater County Republican Women (CCRW) invite you to join us at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the school district admin building, 1051 Michigan Avenue, Orofino. CCRW meets the third Wednesday of each month.
A Miracle Revived
Out of a forgotten storage shed and back into the sunlight, the amusement rides from the old Miracle Strip Amusement Park come to life again. A Miracle Revived Unlocked storage unit provides foundation for the new version of an old favorite By Wendy O. Dixon For 41 years, more than 20 million visitors spent many a day at Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach, an iconic treasure for local families and tourists alike.
We’ll Drink to That
Johnny Patronis and Jay Trumbull mine a natural resource to quench the thirst of Northwest Florida. We’ll Drink to That One’s got the water. The other’s got the bottle. A perfect business relationship. By Wendy O. Dixon It’s no secret Bay County is home to breathtakingly beautiful emerald waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Tourists by the thousands flock to Panama City Beach to bask in the sun and swim in the warm salt water.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Laura
Contact Laura, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack