‘Scrap’ explores our interactions with the stuff we throw away. There’s beauty in the refuse, and hope for what can be renewed.

Written by Dorothy Woodend the culture editor for The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/21/Human-History-Rust/

We fact-checked the fossil gas utility’s claims about cooking, renewables, and more.

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

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/21/FortisBC-Claims-Greenwashing-Bunk/

A new bill would recommend improvements in pandemic preparedness and response. But as we’ve learned, many Canadians prefer freedom from vaccination and masking over freedom from disease. Crawford Kilian writes.

Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian blogs about the pandemic and other public health issues.

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/10/20/Pandemic-Inquiry-Good-Idea-Tough-Sell/

Plenty of climate activists have used shock tactics, but none drew attention like the $1.78-can of soup that was thrown onto Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.”

Jacob Boon is The Tyee’s newsletter editor.

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/20/What-Makes-Successful-Protest/

Anjali Appadurai neither ruled out nor committed to appealing the decision the party executive made. Andrew MacLeod reports.

Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018).

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/20/NDP-Bars-Appadurai-Leadership-Bid/

“It’s the middle of October. This just doesn’t feel right.” Josh Kozelj reports what we know so far of Vancouver’s drought and how climate change will change the seasons in Vancouver.

Josh Kozelj is the inaugural Hummingbird Fellow with The Tyee.

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/20/Where-Is-Rain-Vancouver/

Anjali Appadurai was voted out of the leadership race Wednesday night by the NDP’s exec council — even though she likely had enough support to win. Paul Willcocks takes a closer look at their reasoning.

Paul Willcocks is a senior editor at The Tyee.

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/10/20/With-Appadurai-Out-Can-Eby-Rest-Easy/

The terminated staff at the iconic alt-weekly collectively spent around 300 years working at the paper, estimates a former staff member Martin Dunphy. Zak Vescera reports how Dunphy and a dozen odd-staff were fired and left in the cold.

Written by Andrew MacLeod who is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018).

Link to the story, published on Oct 19, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/19/BC-NDP-Report-Says-Appadurai-Should-Be-Kicked-Out-Race/

The terminated staff at the iconic alt-weekly collectively spent around 300 years working at the paper, estimates a former staff member Martin Dunphy. Zak Vescera reports how Dunphy and a dozen odd-staff were fired and left in the cold.

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

Link to the story, published on Oct. 19th, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/19/Dumped-Unpaid-Georgia-Straight/

After Bea Purdy refused to institutionalize her son with Down syndrome, she began a school for kids like him. The new documentary “Doing the Impossible” tells this story alongside the broader fight for disability rights in BC.

Written by Katie Hyslop who is a reporter for The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on Oct 19, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/19/Rise-Disability-Rights-BC/