Tracy Sherlock
Vancouver
About Tracy Sherlock
Tracy Sherlock writes a weekly column about B.C. politics. She also writes about education and social issues. She worked at the Vancouver Sun for ten years and community papers before that. She has received a Michener Award Citation of Merit for her work about child welfare, she has won a Jack Webster Award for feature writing, and she has been nominated for other awards.
NEB urged to consider climate impacts of Trans Mountain expansion
A pair of experts on global warming have thrown their support behind a new legal motion urging the National Energy Board should consider all climate-related impacts from the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline and tanker expansion in its review of the project.
B.C.'s electoral reform vote fails
In the electoral reform referendum 61.3 per cent of voters voted to stay with B.C.’s current first-past-the-post electoral system, while 38.7 per cent of voters backed proportional representation.
At least 10 fish farms to be shut down to protect wild salmon from parasites
The B.C. government, First Nations and industry have come together to create a plan to shut down 10 fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago in the next three years. The move aims to protect wild salmon from parasites as they migrate.
Land defenders arrested outside Trans Mountain talks in Kamloops
Three members of the Secwepemc First Nation were arrested in Kamloops on Monday as they sought to disrupt closed-door talks they were excluded from about the Trans Mountain pipeline taking place between government officials and other Indigenous groups.
B.C. has solutions to carbon price backlash minister tells UN climate summit
Hot on the heels of announcing B.C.’s climate strategy, Environment Minister George Heyman is sharing ideas at the United Nations climate change conference in Poland, talking about how best to reduce emissions while keeping life affordable for both people and businesses.
Jailed for fighting a pipeline, but now she is free
When Susan Lambert was sentenced to seven days in jail for breaching the Kinder Morgan pipeline injunction, she was immediately taken into custody. But the former head of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation says she'd do it again. She's not alone.
Gen Squeeze makes a leap into defending environment
For the first time, Generation Squeeze is intervening in the court system, and the advocacy group has chosen climate change as its cause. Gen Squeeze is a national collaboration that aims to give a voice to younger Canadians...
B.C.'s new climate plan means big changes for industry, homes, cars
B.C.’s new plan to reduce carbon emissions in the province will require changes in how we drive, where we live and how industry operates.
B.C.'s new environmental assessment act a big step forward, but not big enough
B.C.’s proposed new Environmental Assessment Act is a massive improvement over what’s in place now, but experts say it doesn’t go far enough to protect the environment or ensure Indigenous consent.
All new cars sold in B.C. will be zero emission by 2040, Horgan pledges
By 2040, all cars sold in B.C. will be clean energy vehicles, the province pledged today. Premier John Horgan announced a clean energy vehicle mandate,