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Scott Hayes

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Jasper
As seen in: The Toledo Blade, Waterloo Region Record, Journal-News, The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON), St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune, St. Albert Gazette, MountainViewToday.ca, Penticton Herald, RMO Today and
Covers:  Ecology and environmental issues surrounding Jasper and Jasper National Park. Also general community news and photography as needed.
Doesn't Cover: Very few. I have written In Memoriams of notable local figures (including one dead parrot), sports reports, arts listings, and council meeting follow-up articles. Crime and car accidents... not yet.

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Scott Hayes’s Biography

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Scott Hayes joined the Fitzhugh as its Ecology and Environment Reporter in July 2022 under Local Journalism Initiative funding provided by News Media Canada.

Before that, he was a reporter at the St. Albert Gazette for 14 years, and its freelance movie critic for four years before that.

He previously freelanced with the Edmonton Journal, See Magazine, and the U of A Gateway, and he was the editor at the NAIT Nugget as well.

His writing experience covers news articles, advertisements, opinion p…

Scott Hayes’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Jasper Farmers' Market: a hard-fought success story

The Jasper Farmers' Market: a hard-fought success story

The Jasper Farmers' Market has just passed the midpoint of 2023 summer season - its 13th year running - and t…

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Hiker fined $7,500 for shooting black bear

Hiker fined $7,500 for shooting black bear

The Edmonton man who illegally shot and possibly killed a female black bear last summer received a $7,500 fin…

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Mental health crisis fund gets boost in memory of popular lifeguard

Mental health crisis fund gets boost in memory of popular lifeguard

Tern Bartolovic was always one to help others, and that's why his friends have issued a challenge for others …

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'I am Eagle': Matricia Bauer offers powerful TED Talk

'I am Eagle': Matricia Bauer offers powerful TED Talk

Matricia Bauer's powerful and compelling TED Talk, filmed in February, is now available for viewing online.

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'A great fit' for new fashion name on the scene

'A great fit' for new fashion name on the scene

Itzel Rodriguez, who has family in Jasper, worked hard behind the scenes for her graduating fashion show last…

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Pride means more now than ever - Fitz Hugh

Pride means more now than ever - Fitz Hugh

A crowd of approximately 100 people, young and old, watched as the Progress Pride flag was raised at the Jasp…

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Articles

Beyond Local: NASA tests robot snake on Alberta glacier

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By Scott Hayes
| St. Albert Gazette Verified
NASA recently undertook some field testing in Jasper National Park, although with a rather unique device being tested and in a very special field. Scientists from the American space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) brought EELS with them to Athabasca Glacier in September. The device (whose acronym expands into Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) is essentially a 4.4-metre long, 200 lb. mechanical snake that is 10 centimetres in diameter.
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The story of the two strange 'animaux' of ACFA

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By Scott Hayes
| Waterloo Region Record Verified
Children sure can create the most interesting pieces of art. Take the pictures of Lucy the Owl and William Pierre-Luc Devereau VIII the Caribou, for example. These two wonderful and surreal animals were the co-winners of a recent mascot art contest put on by ACFA (Association Canadienne Française de l'Alberta) régionale de Jasper. The local francophone association was trying to drum up public interest in the programs and services it offers to the local population.
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Men's Shed looking for a Jasper home

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By Scott Hayes
| Waterloo Region Record Verified
By Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jasper Fitzhugh Two local organizers are searching for a space suitable enough to house a shed, a chapter of Men's Shed to be exact. Two weeks ago, Jeff Wilson and Robin Marks made a pitch to municipal council for financial support. While the ask mentioned rent, utilities and materials, the real key to their objective is finding 400 square feet to call home. The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Grade 5: I wrote a piece for the school newsletter on training for a city-wide intramural track meet.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, and I still do: Smith Corona Super G.

How is social media changing news?

Too many ways to list in 200 characters or less.

Awards

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Healthy Communities Journalism Award

2022

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association's Better Newspaper Competition Awards of Excellence - 1st place (Healthy Communities Journalism Award) for 'Paging Dr. Roy to the inventor’s lab'

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Arts and Culture Writing Award

2019

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association's Better Newspaper Competition Awards of Excellence - 1st place (Arts and Culture Writing) for The Stars are Coming Out for STARFest.

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Communications Award

2016

Canadian Mental Health Association (Alberta division) Communications Award for a collaborative four-part series on mental health (with co-winner Doug Neuman): I Had to Try and Act Normal; That’s When I Felt the Break, the Split; Life was Just Too Hard, and I Hated Living; and Breaking Down the Stigma.

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Arts and Culture writing

2013

Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association - Arts and Culture writing, second place for a behind-the-scenes look at Alberta's movie ratings system entitled Parental Discretion is Advised.

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Best Feature Series

2010

Suburban Newspapers of America – Best Feature Series (for Class C newspapers) for the two-part Food Bank diet feature: Spreading it Thin and The Hampered Kitchen.

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