“A search for a practice of place.”
British Columbia
Posted inNonfiction
The Edge of Emptiness
Lena Rowat skied 1,600 grueling miles across the Coast Range to quiet her demons. But she didn’t begin to silence them until tragedy struck.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Audrey Ash, Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard, Casey Tolan, Lou Robinson, and Byron Manley; Lindsey Liles; David Gauvey Herbert; Laura Trethewey; and Abe Beame.
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The Coming Collision Between Whales and Tankers on British Columbia’s Coast
“Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The War Over Safe Drug Supply in Vancouver
Are they “martyrs in the war on drugs or reckless agitators”?
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The Owls Who Came From Away
“Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased.”
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How a B.C. Student Died after Overdosing in a Victoria Dorm — and the Major Mistakes her Parents Say were Made that Night
“My daughter’s death was entirely preventable.”
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Finding Closure, Fifty Years after a Murder
“It is one of the most brutal and heinous murders I have ever investigated in my life.”
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The Demon River
“On the one-year anniversary, a journalist recounts an extraordinary flood that laid waste to homes and lives—and the idea that we can control nature.”