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.
Seeds of hope at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
Horrific stories of abuse, rape and murder were told at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Wednesday afternoon in Richmond, but the tragic stories were always filled with love and kernels of hope for the next generation.
Grimes, Sarah Harmer and Ronnie Dean Harris protest Kinder Morgan pipeline
With the Vancouver welcoming waves of artists for the Juno Awards, musicians Grimes and Sarah Harmer came to Burnaby to protest the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.
Young Indigenous athletes recognized as leaders and role models
The 2017 Premier’s Award for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport honours Indigenous youth for outstanding accomplishments in British Columbia.
Canadian farmland at risk due to speculation, senate report says
Our food supply could be at risk because farmland is being bought up by speculators, such as pension funds and foreign investors. This phenomenon is driving up prices, making farms unattainable for young farmers and threatening the viability of the family farm, a new Senate report has found.
Judge orders First Nations baby be returned to its mother
A B.C. provincial court judge has ordered a First Nations baby who was taken into care when it was three days old be returned to its mother, with support.
B.C.'s Attorney-General David Eby under pressure but 'energized' by daunting workload
As attorney-general, B.C.’s David Eby seems to be front and centre in nearly every file. ICBC, money laundering, proportional representation, banning big money, lobbying reform — you name it, he’s involved.
B.C. Supreme Court steps in to make sure First Nations mom and baby don't lose bond
A court battle over a B.C. First Nations baby’s care is far from over, with two court dates set in the next week, but the early stages of the fight exemplify Canada’s national crisis in First Nations child welfare.
B.C.'s budget calls for momentous change in housing, childcare
The NDP’s first full budget is a bold, ambitious plan for change in B.C., particularly when it comes to housing, childcare and how we pay for health care.
The wildfire warriors of Tl'etinqox
When a wildfire broke out near his remote B.C. community last summer, Tl'etinqox First Nation Chief Joe Alphonse and his community refused to leave.
City of Burnaby appeals NEB decision on Trans Mountain pipeline
The City of Burnaby is appealing the National Energy Board’s decision that Kinder Morgan did not have to abide by two Burnaby bylaws in the process of building the Trans Mountain pipeline.