MONDAY HEADLINES 15 MARCH 2021
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When Anti-Maskers Melt Down and Lash Out The abusive Pizza Pizza patrons caught on tape fit a pattern of pandemic paranoia mixed with entitlement, say experts.
By David P Ball. Monday, March 15, 2021. BC Promised to Protect Old Growth. How Is It Doing? Greens and environmental groups criticize lack of progress, but others defend efforts to make big changes.
By Andrew MacLeod. Thursday, March 11, 2021. NDP Criticized for Delayed Rollout of Promised COVID Benefit Months behind, government says it’s moving ‘as quickly as possible’ to deliver on election promise.
By Andrew MacLeod. Monday, March 15, 2021. Join Dogwood BC for ‘Gaslit: How Fracking Companies Convinced Us to Burn Gas Indoors’ Free webinar on Wednesday will discuss what you can do to protect your family’s health.
By Dogwood Staff. Monday, March 15, 2021. Jason Kenney’s Government Denounces the Bigfoot Family Alberta’s War Room trains its guns on a Netflix cartoon movie.
By Andrew Nikiforuk. Monday, March 15, 2021. Tŝilhqot’in Launch Challenge to Gibraltar Mine’s Effluent Dumping in Fraser River First Nation says waste threatens the environment and their rights.
By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Monday, March 15, 2021. Women Indigenous Leaders Speak Out about Gender-Based Discrimination ‘There’s no way I would encourage my daughters to be in this arena until we address the systemic deep bias.’
By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Friday, March 12, 2021. Why Tighter COVID Rules Won’t Work for BC, and What Will Dr. Brian Conway says education and expanded testing would be more effective to reduce transmission.
By Moira Wyton. Friday, March 12, 2021. Please Advise! What Have We Learned in Our Year of the Plague? We’ve learned a lot about loss, stupidity, hope and community, says Dr. Steve.
By Steve Burgess. Friday, March 12, 2021. Will a Rezoning Damage Vancouver’s Filipino Heart? Yet another story of displacement is unfolding, as a condo tower encroaches on a long-standing community.
By Christopher Cheung. Friday, March 12, 2021. COVID Restrictions Eased Slightly Despite Concerns about Variants, New Cases Henry says outdoor, distanced gatherings of 10 people in a consistent group are now allowed.
By Moira Wyton. Thursday, March 11, 2021. What’s BC Going to Do to Bring Fairness for Gig Workers? Laws leave workers with few rights and at risk of exploitation, but NDP has been slow to bring change.
By Alex Nguyen. Thursday, March 11, 2021. The Long Tail of the Pandemic Herd immunity won’t immediately bring a return to normal. And we shouldn’t return to normal at all.
By Crawford Kilian. Thursday, March 11, 2021. Greens Grill NDP over Delays to Safe Supply and Decriminalization More than 700 people have died of poisoned drugs since a health order to address the crisis was made last fall.
By Jen St. Denis. Thursday, March 11, 2021. Dance, Camera, Action Revisiting dancer Jean-Pierre Perreault’s iconic ‘Joe’ confirms cinematography and choreography make great bedfellows.
By Dorothy Woodend. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Deep Divide on Police in Vancouver Schools Continues The school board heard passionate words for and against the school officer program at two public meetings.
By Katie Hyslop. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Downtown Eastside Market Closure Bad News for Vendors and Community Sellers were told they need to be out of their current space by March 24 but won’t have a new place until June.
By Jen St. Denis. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Jen Sookfong Lee Is a Book Person The Vancouver author has a trio of new releases on the way, but somehow finds time to read: ‘I like things that are weird.’
By Michelle Cyca. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Why Vancouver Should Adopt the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights As uninvited guests on these lands, many of us hold a responsibility to support the council motion.
By Matthew Norris. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Tyee Is Hiring Three New Business Team Members We’re hiring a newsletter specialist, audience development analyst, and office co-ordinator. Check it out and spread the word!
By Jeanette Ageson. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Virus Variants Can Resist Antibodies. And More News Straight from Science Journals The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.
By Brian Owens. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. David Eby Defends Decision to Back Doug Ford in Dispute with Cities Despite intervening in court case, BC’s attorney general says negotiation offers a better way to resolve disputes with municipalities.
By Andrew MacLeod. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. BC COVID Cases ‘Persistently High,’ But No New Restrictions ‘In our heads, in our hearts, we know this is not and cannot be our new normal,’ says health minister.
By Moira Wyton. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Vancouver Parents Alarmed by Report Cards for At-Home Students Report cards are just one issue for the ‘Option 4’ pandemic cohort, says teacher association.
By Katie Hyslop. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Luscious, Icky, Drippy… Food Photography After viewing ‘Feast for the Eyes’ at the Polygon Gallery, you won’t have room for anything else.
By Dorothy Woodend. Monday, March 8, 2021. |
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