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You are able to access all of The Tyee's articles — free of charge — because our non-profit newsroom is supported by thousands of supporters of independent journalism. We call them Tyee Builders, and they contribute an amount that works for them.

Why do we call them "Tyee Builders"? Because they literally help build The Tyee. As our reader contributions grow, we invest all of it back into more original journalism, and adding more talented researchers, writers and editors to our team.

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Public interest journalism is vital for our democracy, but the sad truth is that newsrooms across Canada are struggling, and laying off more and more journalists each year. Support from our readers means that we can keep our newsroom staffed, resourced, and showing up every day with new original stories that you won't read anywhere else. It also means that we are accountable to you first, not shareholders (we don't have any) or corporate backers (we don't have any of those, either).

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The Prophetic Roderick Haig-Brown

The Prophetic Roderick Haig-Brown
Roderick Haig-Brown fishing at the mouth of the Campbell River in 1928. Image courtesy of the Museum at Campbell River.

Famed Campbell River conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown died at the age of 68 in 1976. Yet his writings prove startlingly relevant today. Booms and busts. Sustainable forestry. Wild salmon. Site C. LNG. Saving species. Each piece in this five-part Tyee series summons Roderick Haig-Brown’s wisdom and warnings on different contentious B.C. issues, and is drawn from Andrew Nikiforuk’s talk “Why Haig-Brown Matters More than Ever,” given last month in Campbell River at the Seventh Annual Haig Brown Memorial Lecture. A PDF is available here.

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BC’s Prophet: The Ghost of Roderick Haig-Brown Speaks

BC’s Prophet: The Ghost of Roderick Haig-Brown Speaks

New series revisits the famed writer’s eerily apt warnings on today’s big issues.

Andrew Nikiforuk / 19 Dec 2016


Say No to BC’s ‘Avaricious’ Boom and Bust Rulers

Say No to BC’s ‘Avaricious’ Boom and Bust Rulers

Warnings from the ghost of Roderick Haig-Brown. Second in a series quoting the Campbell River visionary.

Andrew Nikiforuk / 20 Dec 2016


Fish Hatcheries Are No Fix and He Tried to Warn Us

Fish Hatcheries Are No Fix and He Tried to Warn Us

Latest in a series quoting BC’s visionary conservationist, Roderick Haig-Brown.

Andrew Nikiforuk / 21 Dec 2016


Hovering over Site C, a Ghost with a Warning

Hovering over Site C, a Ghost with a Warning

Words for resisters, from BC’s late, great conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown. Part of a series.

Andrew Nikiforuk / 22 Dec 2016


Fight to Stop Oil Spoiling BC’s Coast Is 50 Years Old

Fight to Stop Oil Spoiling BC’s Coast Is 50 Years Old

Visionary Roderick Haig-Brown led it early. Last in a series.

Andrew Nikiforuk / 23 Dec 2016