Jen St. Denis is The Tyee's Downtown Eastside reporter. A Vancouver-based journalist who has covered housing, economics, business and politics; her work has appeared in Star Vancouver, the Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Business in Vancouver and Vancouver Courier.
This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative, a program funded by the Government of Canada. To learn more about the Local Journalism Initiative, go here.
How New Zealand and some Canadian regions blocked a proven factor in virus spread.
‘It’s nice to be able to have a say again,’ says Chief Ed Hall of the site five times bigger than Olympic Village.
For BC, it’s just a matter of time, say scientists. Warning systems are improving, yet may offer mere minutes to react.
Without the new designation, one of the world’s most vital stretches of river faces ‘death by a thousand cuts.’
Two experts say more needs to be done to reduce the risk from the variants that pose new dangers.
Community looks forward to Oppenheimer Park’s June reopening as the neighbourhood’s largest green space.
An ‘immersive,’ supersized experience of the Dutch painter is on now in Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver is undergoing a rapid transit boom. Will measures designed to stem renter displacement work?
Leader Sonia Furstenau says government is failing to take big steps needed to protect public from third wave.
Alan Sayers’ family is mourning the prolific Downtown Eastside artist, who died in March.
When my favourite team’s bubble burst, so did mine. Call your shot, Dr. Steve!
Vastly improved communication key to past year of stability, say both faculty and board.
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