The Vancouver Observer

06/20/2021

Climate correspondent Chris Hatch sorts through the kaleidoscope of news, ideas, politics and culture on climate change solutions.

05/16/2021

Canada's National Observer columnist Seth Klein explains how fossil fuel companies are blocking or delaying necessary climate action, and what government can...

01/15/2020

Green Party of Quebec leader Alex Tyrrell has announced his candidacy to lead the federal Green party following Elizabeth May's resignation.

07/22/2019

The story behind Nk'Mip, an Indigenous-owned winery set on a hill in the stunning Okanagan Valley of B.C.'s southern interior.

"Now, people come to our reserve. They actually travel from Europe, and Calgary, and Vancouver, specifically to come to our reserve ⁠— which still sounds kind of weird," says Justin Hall, who many call North America's first Indigenous winemaker.

Nk'Mip Cellars is located on the Osoyoos Indian Band's reservation, in the heart of mountains, hills and orchards of the Okanagan Valley, B.C.

06/03/2019

Short presentations by Vancouver's leaders and thinkers. Come, listen to inspiring ideas relevant to modern life at the Vancouver Playhouse, Jun 4, 2019. Optional dinner with speakers available.

06/03/2019

Are you going to be in Vancouver tomorrow? Join Vancouver Observer and National Observer founder Linda Solomon Wood at Sam Sullivan's Public Salon, along with presenters Gender Wayang, Dr. Suhk Brar, Gaby Eirew, Dr. Peter Ross, Lana Sutherland,
Richard Lowy and Holly Peck. At the Vancouver Playhouse: event starts at 7:30pm, doors open 6:30pm. Tickets for $22.

Short presentations by Vancouver's leaders and thinkers. Come, listen to inspiring ideas relevant to modern life at the Vancouver Playhouse, Jun 4, 2019. Optional dinner with speakers available.

01/05/2019

Don't miss this story.

“I’m outraged and heartbroken,” Dianne Saxe said in an interview with National Observer. “What a way to mark the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Bill of Rights, but to silence the commissioner and restrict the rights of the public. The government is saying to people, you can can trust ...

12/23/2018

12/12/2018

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11/25/2018

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11/23/2018

The next chapter in Vancouver's housing story?

A new government-funded affordable housing project will provide studio apartments near downtown Vancouver for about $1,100 per month by 2020.

10/18/2018

Linda Solomon Wood will be interviewing Vancouver independent mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester today at 1pm (PDT). Watch with us and send us questions to ask Shauna Marie Sylvester.

10/11/2018

Velma Demerson, 98, just got an apology from the federal government. She was thrown in jail and had her Canadian citizenship revoked, all for her relationship with a Chinese immigrant. Her son was born with severe medical problems as a result of drugs and mistreatment she received while in jail.

Lost Canadian Velma Demerson’s days of looking over her shoulder ended in 2004 when she was returned her Canadian citizenship after more than six decades of being a pariah. More than six years on, Demerson continues to be a voice for Canadian women who remain victims of discriminatory laws still o...

10/07/2018

It was always clear that B.C. would struggle to make these targets, even before this week’s announcement on the massive LNG investment.

In the elongated aftermath of the May 19 election cliff-hanger last year, the NDP and Greens negotiated a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA) between them that allowed the NDP to govern BC.

08/27/2018

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07/14/2018

Under his eye.

The two affidavits included Warren Forsythe's 23 pages of notes and Terry Shendruk's five pages about the protesters' operations as well as 30 surreptiously-snapped photographs. They shined some light on the little-understood but growing role of private investigators in Canada’s policing of protes...

06/13/2018

"Get him out of my head!" by National Observer's editor-in-chief, Linda Solomon Wood, is a personal reflection on how one voice is infusing private thoughts.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/06/12/opinion/my-last-few-days-donald-trump-and-kim-jong-un-and-doug-ford

05/04/2018

Wonder why Facebook deletes certain content and not others? A startling new documentary explains why.

The Avengers are still hogging the audience. That’s why there are only two new films to write about this week, and this unexpected plus: extra space to consider some of the documentaries playing at DOXA.

04/27/2018

As my career has advanced as a writer, more people have felt entitled to tell me what they think about me. Not what they think about my ideas though; mostly, what they think about my appearance, my role in society as a woman, or they insist I shut up.

I know male rage really well. While the men in my real life are overwhelmingly good people, the men in my virtual life are overwhelmingly terrible, writes Nora Loreto. Years ago, the first time my life was seriously threatened, it was white hot, racist male rage that insisted they would find me if I...

03/22/2018

Don't miss this great NEW FILM FESTIVAL. One film after another documenting inspiring responses to climate change, happening around the world. April 14-15.

WE ARE THE ELEMENTS FILM FESTIVAL April 14-15, 2018

03/20/2018

Saturday marked a new level of resistance in the protests against Kinder Morgan, as twenty eight people from varied walks of life blocked the gates to the Kinder Morgan tank farm facility in Burnaby.

03/10/2018

“It’s really rewarding to see people who come here and they’ve never been on a horse in their life and they’re terrified.…then they go for a couple runs and just love it.” Taylor Nichols, Sundance Guest Ranch.

02/14/2018