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Jacob Boon’s Biography

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Currently city editor with independent weekly newspaper The Coast, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Formerly freelance reporter for The Coast, Halifax Magazine, Quill & Quire, Investment Executive, Fine Lifestyles Magazine, The Chronicle Herald and more.

Working to get better at social engagement, data mapping and coding for mobile. Read my stuff and tell me what you think?

Jacob Boon’s Journalist Portfolio

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Cornwallis tarp already removed

Cornwallis tarp already removed

Only a few hours after being covered up, the statue of Edward Cornwallis has already been unveiled. Municipal…

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Mayor and Mi'kmaq Chiefs oppose plans to topple Cornwallis statue

Mayor and Mi'kmaq Chiefs oppose plans to topple Cornwallis statue

Mayor Mike Savage says both he and the Nova Scotia Assembly of Mi'kmaq Chiefs are against a protest planned t…

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Council's summer vacation power handoff

Council's summer vacation power handoff

Restricting how much the CAO can spend when council's not around is really harshing Steve Craig's summer vibe…

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Bloomfield withering on the vine

Bloomfield withering on the vine

Halifax is still trying to figure out what to do with Bloomfield, more than a year after the province walked …

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Council promises new home for Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Council promises new home for Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Plans for a brand new Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre are one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to a …

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Liberals win second majority in close election

Liberals win second majority in close election

It was a night of twists and turns, but the Liberal Party will once again form Nova Scotia's government. The …

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The Tyee Podcast: Extreme Heat Anxiety Is Rising

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By Jacob Boon Verified
| The Tyee Verified
Summertime, and the living isn’t so easy anymore. Anyone lucky enough to survive 2021’s heat dome knows the anxiety and stress that now accompany every summer on the West Coast. But Tyee health reporter Michelle Gamage says that slowly, and hopefully surely, a public shift is happening. We’re starting to recognize the extreme danger that heat is, and that means we’re starting to better prepare for it.
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Listen Up! ‘The Tyee Podcast’ Is Now Live

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By Jacob Boon Verified
| The Tyee Verified
When subscribing to a newsletter edition you’ll also get early notice on Tyee events, news, promotions, partner messages and special initiatives. Further to the provision of the Personal Information Protection Act, personal information is kept confidential by TheTyee.ca and will not be sold, traded, released, shared or distributed to any other individuals, organizations or agencies without prior consent or notification.
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The Run Returns to Make Sense of the BC Election

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By Jacob Boon Verified
| The Tyee Verified
Well, this is certainly shaping up to be a doozy of a British Columbia election. The NDP are neck and neck with John Rustad’s upstart far-right BC Conservatives, while Kevin Falcon’s once mighty BC United party has fallen behind the Greens. Throw in all the scandals, promises and misinformation, and how will you make sense of it all?
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Awards

Atlantic Journalism Awards

2011 - Online Reporting

Silver Place for Online Reporting - "Inside Peter Kelly's Eviction of Occupy NS"

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