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Leah Gerber

Leah Gerber is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter based out of Waterloo Region Record. The LJI is funded by the government of Canada

Recent Work by Leah

How has recent cold snap affected your garden?

How has recent cold snap affected your garden?

'Wait until after May to do your planting and just enjoy the process of gardening. It’s an ever-changing lifestyle,' says head gardener at University of Guelph
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Gobbling up crops and trampling plants, 'wild pigs are ecological train wrecks'

Gobbling up crops and trampling plants, 'wild pigs are ecological train wrecks'

Since January last year the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received 81 reports of wild pig sightings
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Province funds species-at-risk projects, but also erodes environment protection

Province funds species-at-risk projects, but also erodes environment protection

Executive Director of the environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense says it is a "band-aid on a hemorrhage"
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CANADA: The plight of migrant workers during COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: The plight of migrant workers during COVID-19 pandemic

According to associate professor of health studies at Wilfrid Laurier, a two week quarantine for agricultural workers arriving in Canada was often done with multiple migrant workers together
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