Appadurai’s Insurgent Challenge
The activist’s surprise bid to become BC NDP leader takes sharp aim at the party’s establishment.
Inside the Kenney Government’s University Debacle
How did the UCP make such bad decisions about the future of Athabasca University?
Reporting on People of Colour? Mind the Intersections
Each person reflects an overlap of systems of power: race, class, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and more. How can journalists reflect this?
Goodbye to a Tai Chi Master at a Richmond Mall
He created a special place for seniors to connect. Now it’s the end of an era.
It’s a Municipal Election Year. In Vancouver, Homelessness Is Top of Mind
City council candidates share their thoughts.
A Long Time Love
‘Dear Audrey’ is an intimate portrait of the care work, heartbreak and enduring love that makes a life.
The Vancouver Plan, in Seven Minutes
WATCH: This informative City of Vancouver video explains what its 166-page document could mean for the future of the city.
Pierre Poilievre Is a Symptom of the Conservatives’ Sickness
The party remains under the Harperites’ spell — or curse.
Don’t Blame Everything on Climate Change
We must lower emissions. But let’s not overlook other causes of, and solutions for, environmental destruction.
Please Advise! Is Vancouver’s Oldest Municipal Party Imploding?
Coupar’s just the latest to bolt. Why does NPA seem to stand for No People Around?
Cumberland’s Chinese Heart
While the Comox Valley village carries few traces of its history now, the community, still strong, reunites annually.
Environmental Group Wins as Defamation Case Dismissed Under Anti-SLAPP Law
But Qualicum council approved the controversial housing development at the centre of the suit.
Victims, Villains and Model Minorities
When it comes to race, too many reporters fall back on tropes.
Provincial Crews Save House in Danger of Falling in Nicola River
‘In the end the process was no big deal. It was simply drowning in bureaucracy.’
What Kylie Jenner’s Private Jets Say About Us
It’s not a good look.
Will BC Be Ground Zero for a New Era of Union Battles?
As wages lag behind inflation, private and public sector unions seem ready to reclaim militancy.
Celebrate 15 Years with Read for the Cure
Raise money for cancer research while attending showcases of award-winning novelists and musicians.
Foraging for City Fruit on Bike Routes and Up Trees
‘When I see the resources we pour into ecological restoration in the city I think, “Why are we not applying a food systems lens?”’ Part two of a four-part series.
On East Hastings, We’ve Been Abandoned
Governments and political leaders need to invest in real solutions to a human rights crisis. Here’s where they’ve fallen short, and what we need now.
Black Velvet, If You Please
‘You could run it through the washing machine!’ An excerpt from Geist.
Editor's Pick
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What Kylie Jenner’s Private Jets Say About Us
It’s not a good look.
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Tales from the Mall: Readers Share Their Memories
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Celebrate 15 Years with Read for the Cure
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While the Comox Valley village carries few traces of its history now, the community, still strong, reunites annually.
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Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
Longtime drug policy advocate Donald MacPherson steps down as CDPC executive director
(via the Globe and Mail)
TMX critics question pipeline construction in river with spawning salmon
(via the Vancouver Sun)
Republicans are rooting for civil war
(via the Bulwark)
Hockey Canada scandal shows the need to ban non-disclosure agreements, advocates say
(via CBC)
4 in 5 people who died last year while receiving child welfare in Alberta were Indigenous
(via CBC)
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts
(via CP24)
Senegal's government accuses Canadian police of 'savagely' beating Ottawa embassy diplomat
(via CBC)
Fund could help cities buy low-cost housing that's being snapped up by investors: Victoria council
(via the Times Colonist)
Teacher exonerated at Mount Cashel abused kids in BC until at least 2009, lawsuit alleges
(via CBC)
Global heating means almost every sea turtle in Florida now born female
(via the Guardian)
Culture
Goodbye to a Tai Chi Master at a Richmond Mall
He created a special place for seniors to connect. Now it’s the end of an era.
A Long Time Love
‘Dear Audrey’ is an intimate portrait of the care work, heartbreak and enduring love that makes a life.
What Kylie Jenner’s Private Jets Say About Us
It’s not a good look.
Black Velvet, If You Please
‘You could run it through the washing machine!’ An excerpt from Geist.
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Picture a Citywide Community Garden
(click to read in context)
Imagine a Vancouver with a fruit tree in each of the roundabouts and a culture of neighbours working together to care for and harvest these trees.
Or linear orchards along boulevards, especially areas targeted for densification like the Broadway Corridor. It would be interesting to see a plan for this and to see how it would change our culture over time.