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When they heard that an atmospheric river was in the forecast, Vancouver city staff knew their new rainway was about to be put to the test. 🌧🌊 thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/0…

🌧️☔ When the atmospheric river hit, Vancouver staff and Mount Pleasant residents were curious... Was the new rainway on St. George Street, the site of an old creek, ready to handle the extreme rainfall? My The Tyee story (with some soothing ASMR): thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/0…

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm CHEK News 📺 It’s a spicy one! 🔥 👉 What is the value of diversity, especially in media? (Christopher Cheung ✍️ (same handle on Bluesky)) 👉 Is Canadian multiculturalism… faltering? (Rumneek) 👉 Dino Archie’s out-of-this-world “conspiracy theory” (Dino Archie)

Been talking with some folks about BC NDP ✨vibes✨ and how Horgan gives working-class dad while Eby gives urban elite. Leigh Phillips 🇨🇦 goes much deeper here in this analysis for Jacobin. jacobin.com/2024/10/social…

Is there “forced diversity” in Canadian media? Or is diversity being “forced out”? Christopher Cheung (Christopher Cheung ✍️ (same handle on Bluesky)) discusses! This is VANCOLOUR CHEK News 📺 Apple: tinyurl.com/5n6cr84u Spotify: tinyurl.com/avnh4h4d YouTube: tinyurl.com/4yfwb4w4

Who gave this a new name? I didn't realize Buddha was a goblin.

Former BC premier John Horgan has died at 65. One of my pics from the historic night in 2017.

While I'm personally convinced but not practically ready to ditch Twitter... I've gone ahead and made a Bluesky where I've posted practically nothing. It's here if you want to follow (and maybe convince) me: bsky.app/profile/bychri…

I've got something in both eyes 😭

"If you were woke, you'd know that pro rep is lit."

🧵On October 22nd of 2017, I finished my last bartending shift and began my first day as Premier Horgan's EA the very next morning. For the next 4 years I spent nearly every day with John. He loved telling the unlikely story of how I was hired, so I'm going to tell it.

I look back at John Horgan's rise from 'Angry John' to 'Happy Warrior' - and why a guy who didn't really want to be premier ended up being such a great one. My latest in The Orca Glacier Media Inc.: theorca.ca/commentary/rob…

"The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance" via CNN. cnn.com/2024/11/14/med…

An "urban solutions industry" is selling shallow but feel-good ideas on making cities "smart" and "resilient." A geographer investigates the powerful players courting cities at conferences: Google, Shell, Rockefeller, the World Bank, and more. The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/1…

It's been a while since I've read something that fails on every level—writing, reporting, and (above all!) editing—as spectacularly as this does vanityfair.com/style/story/co…

Gotta love covering city council, cuz where else do you get rhapsodies like this?? (they changed their council meetings from monday to tuesday)

Homelessness worsens. Displacement looms. Home prices superheat. How did this crisis begin? When the federal government decided to do nothing for 24 years and fuel the market instead. Some history for you on this National Housing Day. The Tyee thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/…

Pssst, have you visited the teeny tiny East Van Vodville Cinema yet? It plays actual movie clips and is a loving recreation of the Pantages Theatre at 1:55 scale — a wholesome way to enjoy moving pictures in our algorithmic age. My The Tyee story. thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/1…

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has spent less time than past mayors in public meetings, and more time (& public money) travelling Supporters say Sim's globe-trotting is good for the city; critics disagree New story with graphics & data analysis by Nathan Griffiths: vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

Vancouver's big Broadway Plan just got bigger. Many hate towers. But renters worry how the "strongest protections in Canada" will play out when demolitions start. Teresa was given a form with contacts that included "homelessness services." The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/1…