Jimmy Thomson

A photograph of three RCMP officers in Vancouver Island standing in front of a crowd protesting old-growth logging in August 2021.

Exclusive: Docs Blocked by BC NDP Raise Questions about First Nation Statement on Fairy Creek Protests

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 - by Jimmy Thomson

The Pacheedaht First Nation’s statement was an ideological bomb for protesters and their supporters. Was it influenced by the BC government?

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Society

Could the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis?

July 13, 2023July 12, 2023 - by Jimmy Thomson

Victoria, BC, is making an ambitious move to densify neighbourhoods. It could be a model for the rest of the country

A brown bear swims across a lake. In the background are the trees and mountains of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Environment

The World’s Last Rainforests Are Under Threat

February 5, 2020March 26, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

A $25 million carbon-offset project is struggling to find buyers, and the Great Bear Rainforest is on the line

Ghanimat Azhdari, a young woman in a blue dress, poses and smiles against a backdrop of nations' flags.

Current Affairs / World

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

The University of Guelph PhD student was one of 175 who died on Flight 752. Friends remember a conservationist who fought to put Indigenous needs first

A man in a baseball cap and fleece, sitting on a folding chair outside of a tent and drinking coffee

Environment

Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Jimmy Thomson

The parks were created by removing Indigenous people from the land. Thaidene Nëné begins to repair the damage

Photograph of camp in the Mackenzie mountain range

Science

Indigenous Knowledge and the Future of Science

August 12, 2019May 27, 2022 - by Jimmy Thomson

Research on First Nation land often exploits the people who live there. What discoveries could come out of true collaboration?

Current Affairs / Society

Can the North Quit Its Diesel Habit?

May 8, 2019November 17, 2019 - by Jimmy Thomson

The territories use diesel to power everything from lightbulbs to Netflix binges. But saying goodbye to dirty fuel may prove to be impossible

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Could the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis?

The World’s Last Rainforests Are Under Threat

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks

Can the North Quit Its Diesel Habit?

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