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If corporations have legal rights, why not rivers?

If corporations have legal rights, why not rivers?

A popular sign at climate marches reads, "System Change, Not Climate Change.
Letters to the Editor for the week of March 12th

Letters to the Editor for the week of March 12th

Salmon must come first Returning the Squamish River estuary to its previous state is not a priority for Rebecca Aldous and her friends who prefer windsurfing and kiteboarding (Letters to the Editor, Pique , March 5). To hell with the environment.
164 years until gender parity

164 years until gender parity

This is not an editorial I want to write. In fact, it's one I want never to write again, but the reality is I will probably write it for many years to come.
Switching travel gears to 
moto touring

Switching travel gears to moto touring

I hear a horn honk and dutifully return the courtesy with a couple of blasts from the thumb trigger on my handlebar. Blind corners on single-lane roads can be dangerous, the exact reason why approaching them often turns into this noisy exchange.
The woman who discovered global warming—in 1856!

The woman who discovered global warming—in 1856!

Our book Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do features a chapter on climate science history.
Letters to the Editor for the week of March 5th

Letters to the Editor for the week of March 5th

Thank you to our local healthcare professionals After returning from a trip to Japan, I developed symptoms that raised some concern, as Hokkaido (my destination) had since declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19.
Preparing for COVID-19

Preparing for COVID-19

"Wash your hands like you've been chopping jalapeños and you need to change your contacts." -B.C.
Long journey of the Ainu

Long journey of the Ainu

As we walk , fresh snow swirls deep around Kengo-san's boots and the hem of his tunic.
Notes from an epidemic

Notes from an epidemic

The second week of February, and Richmond, B.C., feels deserted. There’s no problem finding a seat at a restaurant; the problem is finding an open restaurant.
Pipeline actions signal need for true reconciliation

Pipeline actions signal need for true reconciliation

Actions by and in support of the Wet'suwet'en land defenders are as much about government failure to resolve issues around Indigenous rights and title as they are about pipelines and gas.