CNO lands major climate solutions reporting award

Jun 12

Darius Snieckus poses with his trophy for Climate Solutions Reporting, from the Canadian Journalism Foundation. Photo submitted.

By Darren Schuettler

Canada’s National Observer is proud to announce business correspondent Darius Snieckus has won Canadian Journalism Foundation's annual Award for Climate Solutions Reporting.

The award-winning series, Big Green Build, told deeply reported stories on Canada’s housing construction crisis and the generational opportunity to build greener and better to meet the country’s climate targets.

"It's an extraordinary privilege to have received this award," Snieckus said from the Toronto stage as he received the national honour. "The word 'climate' has been conspicuous in its absence of late in global geopolitical discourse and much mainstream media. ... And yet it is the most important story of our time. This recognition by the Canadian Journalism Foundation of my series on the sustainable construction sector, Big Green Build, is a recognition of Canada's National Observer's mission to cover and uncover the many transformative narratives emerging in Canada's shift to a clean economy."

One juror wrote that the series draws attention to “green innovations that could be used not just in Canada but across the world.

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