Denise Balkissoon

Denise Balkissoon is Ontario bureau chief at The Narwhal, a non-profit publication about the natural world. Prior to that, she was executive editor at Chatelaine, and an editor and columnist at The Globe and Mail, where she also co-hosted Colour Code, a podcast about race in Canada.

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Perspective by Denise Balkissoon

Toronto Needs a Mayor Who Can See Through the Smoke

Climate change is an urgent municipal issue. Here are the mayoral hopefuls taking it seriously, the deniers posing as delayers, and the long-shot candidate with the best environmental platform.

Feature by Denise Balkissoon

A Brine Against Nature

Winter road salt finds its way into Toronto’s waterways all year long, harming wildlife, decreasing biodiversity, and damaging infrastructure.