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Articles by Leigha Farnell
- NovaScotian Crystal permanently closing due to COVID-19 public health restrictions
- Picturesque lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggys Cove to get viewing platform
- Nova Scotia reports two new COVID-19 cases on Friday; vaccine program continues to rollout
- Dartmouth North Public Library welcomes visitors to temporary location
- ‘He has such a big heart with the animals’: N.B. senior stays active thanks to daily walks with local SPCA shelter dogs
- P.E.I. reports one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday; 8 active cases
- Oldest Canadian-born man plans 110th birthday amidst pandemic; family puts out call for birthday cards
- Police in Saint John ask for public’s help to locate inmate who failed to return to halfway house
- N.S. identifies 6 new COVID-19 cases; Dalhousie University student among the positive cases
- Man who failed to report to halfway house taken back into custody: Saint John police
Leigha Farnell
Leigha Farnell is a web writer at CTV Atlantic in Halifax.
Raised in Enfield, N.S., Leigha has always had a love of telling stories.
Leigha graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College’s Radio and Television Arts program, with a major in television production.
In 2012, Leigha began working with CTV Atlantic as a television technician. Since that time, she has filled a number of roles including directing, producing, production assistant, switching, audio, editing, and web writer.
Leigha is a generalist, but especially enjoys writing feature and hard news stories. She has been a part of team coverage for notable events such as provincial/federal elections and Hurricane Dorian. Leigha also directed the CTV Atlantic coverage of the 2018 Saint John Oil Refinery explosion that won the RTDNA Best TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award.
Prior to CTV Atlantic, Leigha worked as a street team member at Big Dog / Cat Country.
Leigha speaks English.
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