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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Wet'suwet'en fishers dip net for salmon at Witset canyon on Likhsilyu Clan territory, Tse Kal Kegh Yikh (House on Flat Rock) yesterday. My first direct photo assignment for the Globe & Mail... I've been at this journalism thing for more than 20 yrs and I still get a huge kick, especially print!

Two Wet'suwet'en fishers on the rocks beside the rushing Wedzin Kwa (Bulkley River.) One holds a dip net, the other crouching above and watching. The photo was taken on July 24 2026 at Witset Canyon on Likhsilyu Clan territory, Tse Kal Kegh Yikh (House on Flat Rock)

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Very grateful for an honorable mention from @sejorg.bsky.social for beat reporting on the LNG industry in B.C., Canada. I've had the great fortune to collaborate with amazing editors, journalists, photographers and illustrators on this work. Big thanks to all the sources for the trust.

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Autumn afternoon on Wet’suwet’en lands

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Some personal news, as they say, and some good media news for a change: the quarterly print magazine I ran for four years is back from the dead, after the pandemic nearly killed it. I’m not at the helm anymore but it’s in good hands and I couldn’t be happier.

A copy of a print magazine, called Northword, with a photo of a Gitxsan totem pole on the cover

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This year, I spoke to a lot of people about fire — the way it shapes our lives now and how it will continue to do so in the future. I got out on the ground as much as I could to listen and learn. Now I’m slowly gathering together some of those voices and experiences for a story coming soon.

A spruce tree, with its roots burning, smoke in the background and green mossy understory in the foreground.

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

These are my words. As I say, I never do this. But I’m a parent and I can’t imagine the terror of the children in Gaza today/tonight — and that is unequivocally wrong. I don’t pray, but my heart is there 💔

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Today, I got to share a few things I’ve learned about solutions journalism with my colleagues and while it was def out of my comfort zone, I’m happy for the chance to pass on teachings I’ve been lucky enough to receive. Thanks to Solutions Journalism Network for support and guidance

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

After writing about the rematriation of the Wilps Ni’isjoohl pole, I wanted to see it again, now raised in the Nisga’a museum — and for my 5-yr-old to stand in its presence. Again, t’ooyaksiỳ n̓isim̓ to the Simgigat and Sigidimhaanaḵ’ for the honour of sharing its story.

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Me realizing my great idea to go film a speech on the land may have been awesome in theory, but choosing to go to my favourite local waterfall wasn’t the smartest choice

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

This weekend, I was seated in two feast halls, on different nations’ territories. I am humbled by and grateful for the warmth and welcome from both — misiyh, t’ooyaksiỳ n̓isim̓

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Just back from an extraordinary trip to Nisga’a lands, bearing witness to a powerful ceremony and celebration and sitting in the feast hall. Truly grateful to Wilps Ni’isjoohl, the community of Laxgalts’ap and the Nisga’a Nation.

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Waking up to this view this morning was pretty special, especially because I had my 5-yr-old with me

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

Reporting today, on Lake Babine Nation territory. This little griz caught a couple of salmon while we were there. Water levels were really low, temps high and fish populations not doing so well. But he seemed pretty pleased with his catch

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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

New on here, hi! Been watching drought and spent a bit of time today in a wetland. Felt good to get soaked! Far less bugs than there would normally be — pleasant but got me thinking of ecological knock-on effects like birds, bats, amphibians etc. All the while my 5-yr-old had us hunting dragons

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