Poorly fitting safety gear is dangerous, and a fact of life for women in construction.

By Zak Vescera who is The Tyee’s labour reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

Link to the story, originally published on Jan 19, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/19/Hardhats-Boots-PPE-Women-Trades/

The real subject of the new documentary about two men who’ve shaped American journalism and literature is less about the curious relationship between writers and editors and more about the joy of intelligence itself.

See it at VIFF Centre on Jan. 20.

Dorothy Woodend reviews. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor.

Published Thursday, January 19, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/19/Turn-Every-Page-Writer-Editor-Shape-America/

Bitcoin brought jobs to B.C. towns — but not enough to replace the forestry void.

That’s not why, however, B.C. is hitting pause on crypto in its towns. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports.

Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter.

Published Thursday, January 19, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/19/Why-BC-Putting-Brakes-Bitcoin/

The only thing left to figure out is political will, economic investment and public acceptance. Michelle Gamage sat down with author and reporter Bob McDonald on his new book, “The Future is Now.”

Michelle Gamage is a Vancouver-based journalist with an environmental focus who regularly reports on climate for The Tyee. You can find her on Twitter @Michelle_Gamage.

Link to the story, published on Jan. 18, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/18/Tools-Climate-Change-Bob-McDonald/

“Spray paint, more than anything, has brought me closer to my culture.” Alex Taylor-McCallum is a Kwakwakaʼwakw and Nuu–chah–nulth artist working to create more Indigenous representation in Victoria’s art scene.

By Eden DaSilva who is a freelance journalist from Victoria, B.C., and a graduate of the University of Victoria writing program.

Link to the story published on Jan. 18, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/18/Meet-Artist-Indigenizing-Victoria-Streets/

“It is hard for many British Columbians who live in cities to grasp the size of the province they live in, let alone just how much of its natural endowment is gone.” Mill closures mean we’re running out of trees. Ben Parfitt writes.

By Ben Parfitt who is a resource policy analyst for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives B.C. office.

Link to the story published on Jan. 18, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/01/18/Running-Empty-BC-Forestry-Crash/

Three ideas to improve public health by reducing alcohol consumption.

By Rita Koutsodimos who is the executive director of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living.

Link to the story, published on Jan. 17, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/01/17/Taking-New-Drinking-Guidelines-Seriously/

The movie raises difficult questions about the potential for AI to offer deliverance. And cap us at the knees.

By Dorothy Woodend who is the culture editor for The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on Jan. 17, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/17/Why-MEGAN-Moves-Us/

Are we using M3GAN or is she using us? Dorothy Woodend reviews the film that’s surpassing expectations about a knife-yielding four-foot sentient doll.

Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor.

Published Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/17/Why-MEGAN-Moves-Us/

A 1981 tragedy saw four carpenters fall to their deaths from 100 metres up after the platform that held them collapsed.

Workplace safety was revolutionized. It still isn’t enough. Zak Vescera reports.

Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter.

Published Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/17/Construction-Disaster-Changed-BC/