Charles Campbell
Charles Campbell has worked as a writer and editor with the Georgia Straight, the Vancouver Sun, and the Tyee, and teaches at Capilano University.
Stories by Charles Campbell
‘What a City Is For’: How We Can Find Our Way Home
In his new book, East Van writer Matt Hern looks at new and old ways of thinking about land ownership.
Save Canada's News Media? Like We Said in 2005...
What Tyee editors told senators back then resonates louder today.
Rustic Belcarra Cabins Face Eviction, Demolition
Residents of homes built between 1912 and 1930 appeal Metro Vancouver decision Thursday.
At Ground Zero for Vancouver's Towering Debate
High-rises up to 36 storeys proposed for Commercial and Broadway neighbourhood raise looming citywide question: who decides?
In Belcarra, the Rustic Cottage Is under Siege
Quaint private residences can make parks special. Will Metro Vancouver kill Belcarra's unique cottages?
A Loving Send-off for Jim Green
If you missed the memorial celebration of Green's life held Saturday, this will put you at home.
Miss Kathleen McGeer, Teacher, 1919 to 1927
At Lord Selkirk Elementary my daughter started her life in school, accompanied by a ghost I knew as Aunt Timmie.
PuSh Is So Good, Why Pretend Journalistic Objectivity?
The groundbreaking theatre festival exemplifies Vancouver's cultural growth. (Or your money back.)
What Has Ultimate Fighting Done to Us?
Blood, more blood, five fighters sent to hospital. The UFC 'will definitely be back.' The Mayor's onside, and the heritage minister explains his support.
The Premier's Tacky Wager
This loser of a casino plan proves we missed a jackpot with Jack Poole's 1994 pitch.
A Labour Giant Is Laid to Rest
The old guard came to lionize Jack Nichol, the fishermen's fighter when 'we still had natural resource industries.'
BC Arts Cuts 'Devastating' Says Tory Minister
Arts funding a key form of economic stimulus: Heritage Minister Moore.
Flex Your Muscles, BC Arts Community
Fight back against a government that's singled you out for brutal budget cuts.
Vancouver Art in the Sixties: A Digital Trove
'Ruins in Process' web site archives and explains a vibrant art scene in the making.
Kids, the Issue that Never Played
No party hurried to make a bold stand on childcare. But stakes are high.
Liberals, Liquor and Who's Really Getting Soaked
Well-connected private stores make big margins while rural agency stores lose money on every bottle.
Corky Evans Unplugged
The retiring NDP maverick on the populist voter, Gordon Campbell, spitting out teeth and much, much more.
Welcome to Vancouver 2.0
'FormShift' winners challenge city to be denser, greener, more exciting.
Al Jazeera's New Canadian Boss
Tony Burman ran CBC news. Now he calls shots at the top Arab news network's English arm. Why can't we see it here? A Tyee interview.
Idea #7: Create a Ward System for Vancouver
Let’s scrap the park board and elect more councillors too.
Child Care Bottleneck a Hot Voter Issue
Wait lists are long but empty classrooms stay off limits for care. Stressed parents are fuming.
Trapped in Black Tar
Andrew Nikiforuk tells how the oil sands made Canada a suburb of Fort McMurray.
In Tsawwassen, a Cow for the Killing
When saving farmland and forging treaties conflict, sacred blood is spilled.
A 'Plague' of Condos
And other observations on Vancouver from the author of 'Architecture of Happiness.'
Don't Forget the Country
Michael Kluckner wants us to honour rural heritage buildings as well as urban ones.
Whistler's Creation Myth
'V0N 1B0' author Ian Verchere on its wild adolescence, the trouble with snowboarders, and dynamiting Lower Franz's.
An Internet Idea Army
'The Upside of Down' author Thomas Homer-Dixon wants individuals to take charge of our future. A Tyee interview (part 2).
Embrace the Collapse
Author Thomas Homer-Dixon on the coming crisis, new opportunities and more. A Tyee interview (part one).
The Most Vancouver Movie Ever Made
Coupland's 'Everything's Gone Green' tweaks the city's film identity.
Tyee Books Casts a New Line
A permanent addition to The Tyee domain aims to re-imagine the books section.
Is BC Down on the Farm?
In the East Kootenays, critics see more proof the Agricultural Land Reserve isn't working.
Sometimes, Sports Isn't About Politics
Why did Canadians boo the U.S. hockey team? Because it sucked.
Some Reckless Predictions
Join our BC election forum below! (A Tyee editor kick starts the fray by placing bets on Vancouver races.)
David Cadman, The Tyee Interview
The COPE councilor on the big split, 'pugnacious' Tim Louis, the wards whipping, crime, taxes, and more.
Sam Sullivan, The Tyee Interview
The NPA's mayoral candidate on RAV, the DES, Southeast False Creek, supporting Wal-Mart and more.
BC's Big Outsourcing Bet
Contracting out government jobs while hoping to lure global outsourcing our way. Last in a series.
Outsourcing's Great Unknowns
Without basic info and strategy, Canadian governments are ill-equipped to deal with outsourcing's global impact. Third in a series.
U.S. Outsourcing Millions of Jobs
Even the former Wal-Mart CEO frets about a nation of hamburger slingers. Second in a series.
Outsourcing BC
Telus employees aren't the only ones fighting a complex, sometimes brutal battle. First in our four-part series.
New Feature: Hot Button Issues
Check out The Tyee’s fast, fair looks at the major election issues and where parties stand.
Grey Areas of the Green Vote
The NDP government angered enviros. Those feelings linger, but the Greens have not capitalized.
Enviros and Industry Ring Alarm over Great Bear Project
They fear government delay risks B.C.’s reputation and a $100 million investment in a complex Central Coast preservation initiative.
Creating Counterweights to Big Media
How to open up Canada's news media in an era of corporate concentration.
The Premier's Tawdry Escape Act
Remembering the day Gordon Campbell spun his DUI, and the news media went dizzy.
Rafe’s Revenge
The irascible radio host on his new memoir, the Liberals and his own evolving politics (Would you believe Green Socialist?)
Campbell and COPE: The New Arrangement
Call it a trial separation, all about hurt feelings, owed money and how to remain loved by the kids, er voters.
A Death in the Family
The CBC's David Grierson was devoted to his community. Saturday's memorial tribute in Victoria showed how grateful we were.
Mike Harcourt's Bold Predictions
B.C. is set for a huge jump in city funding and perhaps even a breakthrough on treaties says the former premier, a powerful insider on both fronts.
Building Boom Divides Gulf Islanders
Development is raising ire between neighbors and at government. Time to overhaul the Islands Trust?
Tyee's Tenove Gets Webster Nod
Community reporting award nomination honours heart of this website's mission.
Godfather of the Folk Fest
Listening to Utah Phillips talk and sing reminds why folk songs matter now more than ever.
Asper's Blindingly White Election Team
Every member of CanWest's election reporting team is white. CEO Leonard Asper was in B.C. speechifying to newspaper execs, so we asked why.
How Hockey Profits from Fighting
And how to prevent the next broken neck: It might just take one simple rule.
On Saturna, the Telus Wars
You're low on the phone company's list when your line's been down six months, the new boss makes over $1.2 million, and his flak tells you some rural fixes can take 30 years.
An American to Laugh At
Meet P.S. Mueller, who likes Canada and draws really funny cartoons. That's enough for us. He's in.
