British Columbia

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March 14, 2012 Environment

Peace Region Boom

Growth in northern town leaves residents feeling the pinch

Mar 14 by Sheldon Birnie

September 4, 2011 Ideas

My Story of Domestic Violence and Child Apprehension

A dispatch from the In our Own Voices writing project

Sep 4 by B., DTES Power of Women Group

July 4, 2011 Ideas

The Strength to Carry on

Residential school survivor speaks out as part of In Our Own Voices writing project

Jul 4 by Stella August

April 20, 2011 Original Peoples

BC Hydro-St'at'imc Authority Agreement Creates a Wave of Opposition

Deal opens territory to hydro in new ways, say critics

Apr 20 by Dawn Paley 2 comments

November 3, 2010 Original Peoples

World Bank Darling Promotes Privatization of Reserves

Critics say fee-simple title on reserves could further erode Indigenous land base

Nov 3 by Emma Feltes, Neskie Manuel 1 comment

May 6, 2010 Environment

Signs of a Long Road for BC Climate Campaigners

Gateway Program covers fertile land with a freeway

May 6 by Ben Amundson 1 comment

March 24, 2010 Agriculture

Norwegian Farms Poison the Wild Run

BC's salmon stocks plunge; sea lice, salmon farms to blame

Mar 24 by Kim Petersen 4 comments

March 22, 2010 Environment

A Public Relations War on all Fronts

BC gov't aims to win hearts and minds, and open province to extractives

Mar 22 by Dawn Paley 1 comment

Update From Olympic Tent Village

Organizers and residents of the Olympic Tent Village in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside give a press conference on the day after the tent city is set up.

February 16, 2010 Feb 16 by Vancouver Media-Coop

Rally and March to Begin the Olympic Tent Village

Residents of a neighbourhood in Vancouver that is often referred as the countrys poorest postal code set up a tent encampment in a vacant Downtown Eastside lot to advocate for housing and to shelter the neighbourhoods homeless population.

February 16, 2010 Feb 16 by B-Channel

2010 Rings Hollow

This documentary feature examines the history of housing in Vancouver and the impact of the 2010 Olympic Games on the city's homelessness and poverty. The film features interviews with legal experts, activists, and people affected by the housing crisis, with particular focus on hotel closures, evictions and the criminalization of dissent.

February 15, 2010 Feb 15 by Dave Ron

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Vancouver 2010 Olympics protesters march past the Vancouver Art Gallery to BC Place where the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony is taking place and meet a wall of Vancouver police.

February 15, 2010 Feb 15 by Vancouver Media-Coop

The NLG vs BC Civil Liberties

During today's tent city action in Vancouver the VMC caught up with Larry Hildes, an attorney for the National Lawyers Guild. We asked him why he had broken ties with BC Civil Liberties

February 15, 2010 Feb 15 by Vancouver Media-Coop

February 12, 2010 Accounts

An Olympic Failure

At least 137 Native women missing and murdered in BC since 1980

Feb 12 by Maya Rolbin-Ghanie

Why oppose the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

The Olympic Resistance Network has called for a convergence to protest the Vancouver Winter Olympics. This video explains some the reasons why these activists have organized the first ever anti-Olymopic summit.

February 9, 2010 Feb 9 by Vancouver Media-Coop

January 27, 2010 Environment

"Greenest Games Ever"

What environmental legacy will the Olympics leave for British Columbians?

Jan 27 by Pina Belperio 1 comment

January 24, 2010 Features

2010 Rings Hollow

Video on the housing legacy of the Vancouver Olympics

Jan 24 by Dave Ron 2 comments

December 21, 2009 Original Peoples

From Potlatch to Welfare

Lutz on historical "dialogue" and the subordination of Indigenous economies in the Pacific Northwest

Dec 21 by Kim Petersen

April 17, 2009 Opinion

Why protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?

Standing up to the global system makes change possible

Apr 17 by Gord Hill 8 comments

March 13, 2009 Original Peoples

Home, Moldy Home

Victoria paper investigates West Coast Indigenous housing crisis

Mar 13 by Kim Petersen 1 comment

January 14, 2009 Gender

"And Then Let's Go For That Justice" Part II

Indigenous women demand respect in Ottawa

Jan 14 by Maya Rolbin-Ghanie 1 comment

December 5, 2008 Business

BC's New Gold Rush

Investment is risky in unceded land

Dec 5 by J.P. Laplante

November 13, 2008 Original Peoples

Big Oil's Pipe Dream

An interview with Dustin Johnson about the Gateway Pipeline

Nov 13 by Dawn Paley

September 14, 2008 Weblog:

BC forestry industry "in a tail spin"

BC finance minister, Colin Hansen, has just released a report showing that forestry revenues in BC are down by 36 per cent.

Hansen was quoted in the Tyee's new election blog "The Hook" as saying: "The downturn we are seeing in the forest sector is unprecedented. Since 1993 it has never even come close to being that low."

The pine beetle, sub-prime crisis, high dollar and a series of forestry strikes in BC have all contributed to the downturn which the NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston characterized the industry as being "in a tail spin".