Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award

The Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award is presented annually by the Geological Association of Canada to "a journalist who is a resident of Canada and who has been exceptionally effective in presenting one or more earth science stories during the previous 1-3 years in one of Canada's daily or weekly newspapers or periodicals." The award was established by and is named after Yves O. Fortier, a founding member of the Geological Association of Canada and a former Director of the Geological Survey of Canada.

Recipients
Source: GAC • 2001 – Ed Struzik of the Edmonton Journal

• 2002 – Larry Pynn of the Vancouver Sun

• 2003 – Ed Struzik of the Edmonton Journal

• 2004 – Bob Burtt of the Waterloo Record

• 2005 – Peter Calamai of the Toronto Star

• 2006 – Margret Brady of the Ottawa Citizen

• 2007 – Colin Hunter (journalist) of Waterloo Record

• 2008 – Dominique Forget of Géographica (L'Actualité)

• 2009 – Marian Scott of The Gazette

• 2010 – Randy Boswell of CanWest News Service

• 2011 – Karissa Donkin and Hilary Paige Smith of The Telegraph

• 2012 – Edward Struzik of Edmonton Journal

• 2013 – Tom Spears of The Ottawa Citizen

• 2014 – Kate Lunau of Maclean's Magazine

• 2015 – Margaret Munro of Postmedia News

• 2016 – Ivan Semeniuk of The Globe and Mail

• 2017 – not awarded