@ty_olsen

Old millennial. Reporter / Independent public accountability officer.

 Lillooet.
Joined November 2009
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STORY + DATA: The scale of Canadian efforts to boycott US goods is becoming clear. New border data shows crossborder traffic has utterly plummeted in the last month. Southbound traffic during the recent holiday weekend dropped by more than 40% from last year. Link 👇
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Andrew MacLeod@A_MacLeod_TyeeOct 25
With election results rolling in, The Tyee will be updating results here #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/24/D…

Decision Day for British Columbia | The Tyee

Stay with The Tyee for full results as the province chooses its future path.

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Kamloops! On Friday afternoon, I'm hosting a discussion panel on the intersection of journalism and municipal politics. with Castanet's Kristen Holliday and CFJC's James Peter. Join me! facebook.com/events/13324798…
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Deleting post. Grandma found after her part-time caregiver physically went searching for her and tracked her dkwn at Penticton Convention Centre. Deleting post. Seems like chaos that could have been prevented with better organization and pre-planning.
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Here very briefly to say Grace and I are back on our shit over at The Tyee today, with an explainer piece about wildfire and a heart-tugging feature story.
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Heading to Williams Lake. Will be staying over. If you live there have anything to say about the area (for a story) and/or want to say hi, give me a shout.
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It's just incredible the damage being done to *gestures wildly* by AI. Is this real? Probably, given the other things going on. But AI makes everything that is genuinely spectacular a little shittier, just because you have to guess how real it is.
Made In Canada
@MadelnCanada23 Dec 2025
Now that’s a big boy 💪🏼
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I mean, so did Lytton, Ashcroft, Agassiz and a bunch of others. The free Barenaked Ladies concert was not exactly hard to organize. (Half of Lillooet ended up in Lytton today, including kid's seventh grade class.)
Mo Amir 🪬@vancolour19 Dec 2025
Port Coquitlam casually hosting a free Barenaked Ladies concert and family-friendly community activities over the holidays. That’s how you build a city that feels like home. Kudos @BradWestPoCo 🫡
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The fact the majority of the public thinks X is not in the public interest does not inherently mean X is not in the public interest. It was in the public interest to ban smoking in bars. There was also a time when a majority of public opinion had to be persuaded of that..
Heather Exner-Pirot
@ExnerPirot15 Dec 2025
Good piece. Reconciliation is hitting a major road bump because well-meaning govts have advanced policies that aren't in the public interest - as evidenced by the fact the majority of the public doesn't think they are. It's resulting in a backlash we need to get a handle on ASAP.
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Major problem with a key route for resiliency. (And kind of weird given the whole purpose of a passing lane on this hill is to allow slow large trucks to be passed.)
Emil Anderson Maintenance | Fraser Valley@EAMOperations13 Dec 2025
#BCHwy7 The slow lane on Mt. Woodside is currently closed due to safety concerns involving the driving geometry of large commercial vehicles. Please watch for traffic changes and check @DriveBC for the most up-to-date information.
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Alt headline: How a wealthy Kwantlen man bought Simon Fraser's life — and potentially laid the foundations for B.C. as we know it. Canadian history is consistently more interesting than you think it is. thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/12/1…

The Fascinating History Ignored by Critics of a Bridge’s New Name | The Tyee

In 1808, a Kwantlen man saved the life of Simon Fraser. The Pattullo Bridge’s replacement will stand as testament.

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STORY: In which I run through how we are (and are not) better prepared for another Nooksack flood. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12/11/F…

The Fraser Valley Is Flooding Again. Are We Ready? | The Tyee

UPDATED: As the Nooksack spills north, some lessons learned, and ignored, since the 2021 disaster.

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@DriveBC11 Dec 2025
⛔️ #BCHwy1 - Eastbound is CLOSED between #BridalFalls / #BCHwy9 and #HopeBC due to flooding. A travel advisory has been issued for all travel in the #FraserValley. ⚠️There is no eastbound access from the Lower Mainland to #HopeBC at this time. #BCHwy7 remains closed between Hope and #Agassiz due to rockfall.
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BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
Tyler Olsen 🍁@ty_olsen10 Dec 2025
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Over the last hour, the Nooksack overflow zone is now inundated. Another 'major' flood is now forecast. Still probably won't be as large as 2021. But a whole bunch of water is headed north towards Abbotsford.
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BREAKING: The province has just issued a release advising Highway 1 could be closed with little notice. Both worrying and a sign of improvement from 2021. Highway 7 closed west of Hope.
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This gauge is suggesting the river is peaking below major flood level. That would be good. But fact the river is overflowing at Everson suggests that the gauge could turn out to have been miscalibrated. The overflow levels we can see don't quite match this.
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Nooksack Watch! (If it happens, will largely take place at other site, which is less good than old this-site but better than current this-site). Graph here is concerning but need a bigger-than-forecast flood to impact Canada & Abbotsford
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Over the last hour, the Nooksack overflow zone is now inundated. Another 'major' flood is now forecast. Still probably won't be as large as 2021. But a whole bunch of water is headed north towards Abbotsford.
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Daniel Wagner@passittobulis14 Nov 2025
For now, I've started a PITB substack where I'll post my hockey writing and let you know what's coming next. passittobulis.substack.com/
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