‘You Should Never Give Up on Any River’
Mark Angelo and a handful of volunteers started BC Rivers Day 40 years ago. Now it’s gone global. A Tyee Q&A.
Election Call Slows Details of BC’s Promised Safe Supply Expansion
Advocates hoped for quick news on ‘life-saving’ changes, but information now likely stalled until after vote.
At BC Culture Days, Sex Is Revolution
And all are invited to the table. The annual event series kicks off now.
A Seattle Think Tank Likes the Vancouver Mayor’s Housing Proposal
Here’s how Sightline breaks it down. Affordability geeks, savour the technical detail.
Little Action from Feds as Deadline to Remove Salmon Farms Looms
Eight years ago, the Cohen Commission gave DFO a deadline to prove salmon farms do not threaten wild sockeye. Time’s up.
The Secret to Caribou Recovery? Indigenous Leadership
How two First Nations succeeded where BC’s government had failed.
Return of ‘The Corporation’ and More Rear-view VIFF Picks
With an uncertain future, Canada’s capitalism-scorning documentarians look back through the wreckage for answers.
Extra Pandemic Supports for Youth in Care Extended for Six More Months
Advocates welcome aid to youth aging out of care but say changes should be permanent.
Rural British Columbians Pay a High Price for Health Care
Travelling outside a community for care can cost thousands of dollars, according to a new study. What will the parties do to close the gap?
What’s in This Throne Speech Stew?
Straight from the pandemic cookbook, it’s light on green garnishes. No election on the menu.
The Big Dance: Saving the Great Bear Rainforest
How fervent foes found new moves. And created a new model for resolving conflict. A Tyee feature in partnership with the ‘We Are Not Divided’ project.
When It Comes to COVID-19, Union Gospel Mission Opts for Transparency
Instead of relying on health officials to share info, a DTES organization is announcing positive cases on its website.
It’s VIFF Time! Our Culture Editor’s Top Film Festival Picks
Time to curl up in the dark and enjoy great cinema. And this year, everyone in BC can enjoy the shows.
Eight Months into 2020, BC Has Already Surpassed Last Year’s Overdose Death Total
More than 1,000 people have died this year, with seven times as many needing emergency support.
BC Ecosocialists Party Leader Stuart Parker Out after Transphobia Allegations
In wake of the controversy, federal Green leadership candidate Meryam Haddad is kicked out of the race and then reinstated by party.
‘Blatant Discrimination.’ Canada Post Cuts Delivery to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Some residents have gone without mail delivery for more than six months, leading to late cheques and financial stress.
The Site C Mess: Notes for the Investigator
Peter Milburn is the latest to learn how megaprojects breed megamistakes.
RCMP Hires US Artificial Intelligence Firm to Spy on Web Users
The force requested software able to scour everything from Dark Web denizens to Groupon users.
After a 20-Year Journey, ‘Monkey Beach’ Hits the Screen with Supernatural Power
Loretta Todd’s film captures author Eden Robinson’s magic in a story of Indigenous resilience, showing soon at VIFF.
COVID-19 Could Impact Global Life Expectancy. And More Science Journal News
The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.
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Allow Me to Reintroduce Our Northern BC Reporter
The Tyee’s Amanda Follett Hosgood came aboard as a full-timer last week. Let’s get (re)acquainted.
Win a Pass to the 2020 Vancouver Writers Fest
Two lucky Tyee readers will win an all-access ticket to this annual literary event.
Ten Friends Sent Us Notes of Support
As we streak to add 600 monthly Tyee Builders, meet some cool members.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
‘Life-saving and Life-changing’: BC’s Safe Supply Program Gets Major Expansion
More drugs covered, more people eligible and increased access all promised as part of overdose crisis response.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Dive into Wildfires
Where there’s smoke there’s the fact that wildfires now dominate our climate-changed summers. Why? And now what?
The Tyee several times has had the privilege of publishing Canada’s best journalist on the topic, Ed Struzik, who explained three years ago why "megafires" are here to stay, and how to create a better strategy for dealing with them.
In the meantime, as Brandon Wei reports, urban areas are increasingly vulnerable. And if you’re looking for a hot career, firefighter Nick Raeside details the dangerous art of preventive slashburning.
Why Megafires Will Shape Your Future
Climate change, industrialization and forest mismanagement creating a perfect firestorm, warns new book.
Where Will the Next Wildfire Hit? No Matter Where, We’re Not Prepared
Little changed after Fort Mac blaze, despite the fact extreme events are the new normal.
Urban British Columbia No Longer Safe from Wildfire Threat
Areas like Vancouver’s North Shore are preparing for the worst as fire risk increases.
A Brief History of Slashburning
Setting trees on fire has been an essential forest management tool for more than a century. Naturally, the practice involves some risk.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
Profits Before Patients? The Corporate Push into BC’s Primary Care System
Big business sees opportunity in replacing the family doctor with corporate clinics or virtual care. Advocates see peril. First in a series.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
Facebook Disables Hundreds of Accounts Linked to Wet’suwet’en Support Rally
Social media giant says it’s investigating why users associated with organizations who shared a post on an anti-pipeline event have been blocked.
Culture
At BC Culture Days, Sex Is Revolution
And all are invited to the table. The annual event series kicks off now.
Return of ‘The Corporation’ and More Rear-view VIFF Picks
With an uncertain future, Canada’s capitalism-scorning documentarians look back through the wreckage for answers.
It’s VIFF Time! Our Culture Editor’s Top Film Festival Picks
Time to curl up in the dark and enjoy great cinema. And this year, everyone in BC can enjoy the shows.
After a 20-Year Journey, ‘Monkey Beach’ Hits the Screen with Supernatural Power
Loretta Todd’s film captures author Eden Robinson’s magic in a story of Indigenous resilience, showing soon at VIFF.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Tiny Homes for the Homeless
In Vancouver, a tent city of homeless people is Canada’s largest, yet city staff so far refuse to favourably consider an approach taken by many other cities. Tiny homes, installed quickly for a fraction the cost of current social housing, can be a “bridge” to safe, stable living for homeless citizens, research shows. Here is coverage by The Tyee on this potential short-term solution, including a visit to Seattle where 12 tiny home villages are slated to grow to 40.
‘Tiny Townhomes’ Could Fill Empty Lots across Vancouver, Says Builder
Bryn Davidson suggests this could be one solution to tent cities, and could be quickly and cheaply built.
As Tiny Homes for Homeless Flourish Elsewhere, They’re a Hard Sell in Vancouver
City staff dismiss the model, shown to be warmer and safer than tent cities, and ‘a bridge’ to stable living.
‘You Know God Didn’t Forget about You.’ What Tiny Homes Offer the Homeless
A visit to Seattle, whose many such communities offer proven solutions for moving people off the streets.
If We Care about the Homeless, We’ll Build Lots of Tiny Homes, Fast
Many US cities are showing us how. Vancouver and other BC cities can’t pretend they don’t know a solution.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
Squamish Ponders a Ban on Van Life. And Its Future
We talk to van dwellers about their choice, and a threatened way of life.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
'Offensive to me': Former Vancouver School Board chair sounds off on COVID-19 reporting policy
(via CTV News)
Why loneliness fuels populism
(via Financial Times)
US executes first Black man since federal death penalty resumed
(via Al Jazeera)
Inside the student-led movement to depolarize college
(via We Are Not Divided)
Indigenous women don’t face ‘special threat’ says government lawyer at hearing
(via APTN)
Canada's transgender footballer on being 'visible' and playing at the Olympics
(via BBC)
Medical health officer says VCH won't list all school COVID-19 cases
(via North Shore News)
Southwest experiences mass bird die-off
(via High Country News)
Fraser-Nicola’s NDP riding association executive resigns
(via Penticton Herald)
Trudeau dangles national childcare system in throne speech with few hints of fiscal restraint
(via Global News)
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Privilege Divides in a Pandemic
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What does a city do with a problem that has been growing, and likely been being ignored, for years? Poverty, precarity and the problems of the marginalized in a globalized corporate world can only increase. How do we find solutions, and forms of caregiving, to take us to a better place?
COVID is revealing many of the cracks in our unsustainable culture and economy. Fighting and working desperately to preserve our bubbles of privilege are simply delaying tactics.