Where Are the Greens Going? Leadership Hopefuls Chart Different Courses
With nine candidates in the race to replace Elizabeth May, members offer sharply varying visions for the party’s future.
Now Would Be a Great Time to Drop Tuition Fees
University students already face a precarious future due to financial pressures amid COVID-19. We should help them secure it.
Vancouver’s Own Port Explosion Was Fueled by Sodium Chlorate and Whiskey
On a quiet spring day 75 years ago, the Green Hill Park blew.
A Safe Crossing to Open Schools? The UN Offers Advice
Four keys to avoiding a ‘generational catastrophe’ worldwide. Is BC there?
Our Downtown Eastside Reporter on Her First Month, and Why Her Beat Matters More than Ever
Jen St. Denis was the latest guest on Tyee’s ‘Three Things’ interview series.
This Fall, an Invitation to Fight Loneliness in Your Community
In September, people all over BC are meeting to talk about what’s on their minds. You should join them.
‘We’ve Literally Been Held Hostage in Our Own Injection Site’
In the wake of a deadly attack, peer workers at overdose prevention sites are speaking out about their working conditions.
The Arts Are Beautiful. The Culture Is Not
Arts orgs are imploding under the pressure of systemic racism and poor worker conditions. It’s about time.
There’s Good News on Dementia. But It Requires Big Changes to How We Live
The Lancet has mapped our best chance to prevent the memory wasting disease.
Can Fitness Programs Stay Afloat Online? These Owners Hope So
Struggling gyms have pivoted to parks and apps, but the future remains uncertain.
No Tourism Bailout without Job Protection for 50,000 Hotel Workers, Says Union
Unite Here is pressing government to ensure employees can return to their old jobs as sector recovers.
Starving for Old Growth Forests
Two Nanaimo men have launched a hunger strike to halt ‘incredibly shortsighted and stupid’ logging of ancient giants.
Twitter Shaming Won’t Change University Power Structures
If dumping UBC chair Michael Korenberg felt like a win, ask yourself what true victory means.
Studies Probe School Reopenings, but Some Findings Conflict. And More Science Journal News
The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.
Shining Light on What Makes LGBTQ2S+ Youth Feel Safe in a Community
Study finds even things like rainbow crosswalks can reduce suicidal thoughts and self-harm in girls.
Stop Gaslighting Teachers!
Don’t tell us how ‘significant’ schools are for BC’s students. We’ve been fighting for them for years.
He Had Just Saved a Life. Then He Lost His Own
Thomus Donaghy, an overdose prevention worker stabbed to death last week, was remembered at a Downtown Eastside memorial yesterday.
Fort Nelson’s Gas Boom Went Bust. Who’s Going to Clean Up?
Ottawa has announced money to clean up the oil and gas industry’s old wells and infrastructure, but critics say it’s not enough.
Does It Make Sense to Build a New Island at the Mouth of the Fraser?
The port has big expansion plans. A different sort of fishing trip finds what will be buried under those ambitions.
Think COVID-19 Is No Biggie for the Young and Fit? Read Kendyl’s Story
A 26-year-old trainer in Calgary shares how the virus found her and hit hard.
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Inside Alberta’s Advertising War to Win TMX Approval
Internal emails obtained by The Tyee reveal the prohibitive cost of convincing young people, an Instagram violation, an order to ‘delete ASAP,’ and more.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Site C, a Crisis Foretold
Costs for B.C.’s mega-project are ballooning due to problems with soft ground. That should surprise no one who read Zoe Ducklow’s reports leading into the 2017 provincial election. From May 3, 2017:
“The official budget is $8.775 billion, which includes almost $1 billion… for unexpected costs or overruns. But is $1 billion enough? Comparable modern dams in Canada have run way over budget… In [two] cases the land was harder to build on than anticipated and cost estimates were too low, according to the CEOs of the power corporations.”
Cracks in the wall of promises were there to see in these Tyee explainers.
Do We Even Need the Site C Dam?
Not really, at least now, the evidence suggests. Part of a reader-engaged series.
Answering Your Final Questions about Site C
On the politics, finances, effect on electricity rates and more. Last in a reader-engaged series.
Why BC Liberals Blocked Usual Independent Review for Site C
Politicians wanted to avoid tough questions about need for project, future costs, critics say.
Is Site C Really ‘Past the Point of No Return?’
Cancelling unneeded, expensive, high-risk dam still smart choice, former CEO, economist say.
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An Overdose Prevention Worker Is Killed on Duty. His Colleagues Want Answers
Thomus Donaghy was devoted to harm reduction. He died after a violent altercation Monday.
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Our Downtown Eastside Reporter on Her First Month, and Why Her Beat Matters More than Ever
Jen St. Denis was the latest guest on Tyee’s ‘Three Things’ interview series.
This Fall, an Invitation to Fight Loneliness in Your Community
In September, people all over BC are meeting to talk about what’s on their minds. You should join them.
Welcome to New York: Geoff Dembicki on Reporting from Ground Zero
Cockroaches, coronavirus, Biden and Black Lives Matter. Being a journalist in America right now is a wild ride.
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Once There Were Blue Collar NHL Players. So Long, Eddie Shack
He was the real thing to Don Cherry’s peacock. He was a working-class hero on skates.
Culture
The Arts Are Beautiful. The Culture Is Not
Arts orgs are imploding under the pressure of systemic racism and poor worker conditions. It’s about time.
Tearing Down Our Monumental Mistakes
Vancouver’s ‘Gassy Jack’ statue honours a problematic man. It’s not the only bronze idol citizens want toppled. Who should replace them?
People Are Home. ‘Let’s Bring Eid to Them!’
Muslims will observe two holy rituals in pandemic times, and they’re adapting to protect their communities.
Once There Were Blue Collar NHL Players. So Long, Eddie Shack
He was the real thing to Don Cherry’s peacock. He was a working-class hero on skates.
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Living in a Persistent Pandemic
Even a Vaccine Won’t Erase this Pandemic
And other tough, contrarian messages from virologist William Haseltine. We ignore them at our peril, he says.
Why Social Distancing Could Stretch to 2022
Be prepared for a long emergency, say new research studies.
We Are in a New Danger Zone
Now may feel safer, but the virus, unsolved, remains a deadly threat to health and social order.
We’re Dumb about Exponential Growth. That’s Proving Lethal
And not just for COVID-19. The same ignorance accelerates the climate crisis.
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In the Pandemic, ‘Gain Wah’ Keeps Dishing Out Chinatown Classics
First in a series on cooking through COVID in the Vancouver neighbourhood.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
Reopening schools safely is now Canada's most urgent task
(via Maclean's)
Masks will be mandatory on trains, buses in Metro Vancouver
(via the Star)
LifeLabs goes to court to block results of investigation into 2019 privacy breach
(via CBC)
Hidden painting by former Shuswap artist reveals how history repeats
(via Salmon Arm Observer)
Saudi Crown Prince sent hit squad to Canada, exiled spy chief alleges
(via the Globe and Mail)
UBC must pay $1.2M fine after losing appeal over ammonia dump that killed fish in Vancouver creek
(via UBC)
'Pervasive and systemic' racism at Canadian Museum for Human Rights, report says
(via CBC)
I was bloodied and dazed. Beirut strangers treated me like a friend
(via the New York Times)
Preliminary data from the 2020 Homeless Count finds 3,634 people experiencing homelessness throughout Metro Vancouver
(via BC Non-Profit Housing Association)
Immunology is where intuition goes to die
(via the Atlantic)
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Anger as an Energy for Good
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This crisis has taken so much from so many people. Be angry but channel that anger to seeking change, standing with the peers and the clients. Everyone has value. Every life is a life worth saving…. Anger is an energy, and it can be channeled for good.