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Dr. Andrea Reid discusses Indigenous fisheries approaches
January 25, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Dr. Andrea Reid launched and has been leading the Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at the University of British Columbia for the past two years. She took time to have a virtual conversation with the Georgia Straight Alliance. The Peak attended the talk, where she spoke about the various roles of fisheries and Indigenous fisheries approaches for sustainable fishing solutions. Reid is a citizen of the Nisga’a nation and opened her talk in Nisga’a, a language she is currently learning. She shared what drew her to this topic: her love of Lisims. Lisims is the Nisga’a…
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We need to talk about parents who exploit their kids for clicks
January 19, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Another day, another TikTok prank trend. Prank videos do great online, with countless people joining in on the trend for laughs and likes. But how do we know when we’ve gone too far? Case in…
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We don’t need a day to commemorate Sir John A. Macdonald
January 17, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of racism, colonialism, and violence against Indigenous peoples “The executions of the Indians . . . ought to convince the Red Man that the White Man governs,” — Sir John A. Macdonald…
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The Seawall is detrimental to the environment and our wallets
January 12, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Several significant weather events have characterized the past few weeks in Vancouver. It all culminated with king tides: “extremely high tides that happen about twice a year when the sun and moon’s gravitational forces reinforce…
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The Peak’s favourite albums of 2022
December 2, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer, Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor, Kelly Chia, Humour Editor, Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor, Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor, Michelle Young, Editor-in-chief Dance Fever: Florence + The Machine takes you through a journey of self…
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What radical disability justice can teach us about care
December 2, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer The pandemic has been ongoing for over two years, and every possible conversation about masking has been had. All sides have expressed their reasoning, and at this point, with no mandates or requirements to self-isolate…
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Vancouverite’s totes necessary guide to preparing for snow
November 28, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Have you seen the forecast? The temperature has been dropping. I’m running out of time. For what? To prepare for my favourite Vancouverite winter hobby: pretending it never snows in the Lower Mainland! Here are…
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Running on empty
November 28, 2022By C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of disordered eating On January 7, 2022, I did not go on a run. I did not push through the pain and exhaustion. I did not value being “disciplined” over listening to…
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Twitter is beginning a new era and not everyone is in for it.
November 27, 2022Wait, what’s happening on Twitter? Elon finally finished the transaction to buy Twitter seemingly against his will and became its CEO. It’s only been a couple of weeks and it seems as though everything with the app and the company…
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Stephen Crowley opens up about his archeological collection
November 24, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Stephen Crowley is a groundskeeper at SFU. In his free time, he’s been doing archeological research for 30 years. He’s built up a collection so large, he wants to open a museum of natural history…
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