Kristen de Jager
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I write things, sometimes.
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Kristen de Jager
Michelle Gamage
6 months ago
Babe, wake up. Alberta just dropped the sickest summer reads book list ever:
theijf.org/search-edmon...
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Search Edmonton's full book ban list: 221 titles including Handmaid's Tale & Game of Thrones
The IJF is making the full list searchable by author and title
https://theijf.org/search-edmontons-full-book-ban-list-221-titles-including-handmaids-tale-game-of-thrones
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Kristen de Jager
Jen St. Denis
6 months ago
A surprisingly hopeful story about transit in the Metro Van region by
@kristendejager.bsky.social
, featuring
@andrewbutworse.bsky.social
and
@movementyvr.bsky.social
You can also learn how the original SkyTrain cars were carpeted đ€ź
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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That New Train Smell: What the Mark V Means for Vancouver Transit | The Tyee
As new train cars roll into the station, advocates are excited about what they signal for the state of transit in the region.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/27/What-Mark-V-Means-Vancouver-Transit/
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Sometimes journalism means getting to ride the new Mark V from Waterfront to King George and back. Read about the new cars and what transit advocates are saying about them in my latest
@thetyee.ca
piece:
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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That New Train Smell: What the Mark V Means for Vancouver Transit | The Tyee
As new train cars roll into the station, advocates are excited about what they signal for the state of transit in the region.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/27/What-Mark-V-Means-Vancouver-Transit/
6 months ago
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Kristen de Jager
Jen St. Denis
7 months ago
We finally know whatâs killing starfish, by
@kristendejager.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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We Finally Know Whatâs Killing So Many Starfish | The Tyee
Sea star wasting disease has devastated marine ecosystems for over a decade. Now scientists have named the cause.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/04/We-Finally-Know-What-Killing-Starfish/
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Kristen de Jager
Michelle Gamage
7 months ago
Oh my goodness! Here I am drinking in the latest scientific news on what the heck killed 6 billion sun stars in the big-name journals, when it turns out my incredible co-worker
@kristendejager.bsky.social
dropped a big feature on it for
@thetyee.ca
over the weekend
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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We Finally Know Whatâs Killing So Many Starfish | The Tyee
Sea star wasting disease has devastated marine ecosystems for over a decade. Now scientists have named the cause.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/04/We-Finally-Know-What-Killing-Starfish/
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Killing billions of starfish, SSWD has affected more than 20 species in waters from Mexico to Alaska, including the sunflower sea star found off the coast of British Columbia. Now researchers know the cause. Read about it in my latest for
@thetyee.ca
:
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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We Finally Know Whatâs Killing So Many Starfish | The Tyee
Sea star wasting disease has devastated marine ecosystems for over a decade. Now scientists have named the cause.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/04/We-Finally-Know-What-Killing-Starfish/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
7 months ago
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Kristen de Jager
Jen St. Denis
8 months ago
How Vancouver is rebooting road safety, by
@kristendejager.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
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How Vancouver Is Rebooting Road Safety | The Tyee
Councillors are pushing for a new approach after the city failed to get to zero deaths and injuries. A Tyee explainer.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/23/Vancouver-Rebooting-Road-Safety/
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
8 months ago
The Tyee looks at three critical and vastly different means to store carbon in the West, examining how these ecosystems capture carbon, the restoration work they require and why Canada should take them seriously as solutions.
@kristendejager.bsky.social
reports.
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Want a Carbon Fix? Itâs Closer than You Think | The Tyee
While Canada bets big on engineered tech, experts say nature still offers our best climate solutions.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/22/Carbon-Fix-Closer-Than-You-Think/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
8 months ago
This summer might be the last chance for Vancouverites to soak in the old Kitsilano Pool before renovations ramp up. đđŒââïž
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Kitsilano Pool Is Nearing Its End. What Comes Next? | The Tyee
The city is trying to figure out a new poolâs size, shape, location and funding. Ideas are rippling.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/11/Kitsilano-Pool-Nearing-End/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
8 months ago
A U.S. executive order to promote deep-sea mining and a Canadian companyâs application to take advantage of the Trump governmentâs interest in the practice prompted a protest in downtown Vancouver on Friday.
@kristendejager.bsky.social
reports.
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The Fight Over Seabed Mining Comes to Vancouver | The Tyee
Protesters rallied against a Canadian company that aims to lead in deep-sea minerals extraction.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/07/Fight-Seabed-Mining-Vancouver/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Kristen de Jager
Jen St. Denis
8 months ago
A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists, by
@kristendejager.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/Canadian-Group-Defends-Palestinian-Journalists/
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
8 months ago
âThis should have been done a long time ago.â On June 25, the Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine announced its formation in a dual press conference held in Vancouver and Toronto.
@kristendejager.bsky.social
reports.
#cdnpoli
#topoli
#vanpoli
#CdnMedia
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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/Canadian-Group-Defends-Palestinian-Journalists/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
8 months ago
Wildfires are making glaciers retreat faster, but not how you might think. Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster.
@kristendejager.bsky.social
reports. đ»đ„
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How Wildfires Are Speeding the Shrinking of BCâs Glaciers | The Tyee
Researchers with a new study on smoke and the âice albedo effectâ are startled by the quick pace of melting.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/25/Wildfires-Speeding-Up-Glaciers-Shrinking-Ice-Albedo-Effect/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Kristen de Jager
The Tyee
9 months ago
âEcosystems are very complex, and if you disturb even just one component of an ecosystem, you do oftentimes see cascading effects within that ecosystem.â đ±
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The Need to Re-Peat. Restoring Albertaâs Vital Muskeg | The Tyee
Researcher Murdoch McKinnon on the beauty and benefits of covering old oil and gas sites with peatland. A Tyee interview.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/30/Restoring-Alberta-Vital-Muskeg/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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