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.

58 Articles

It's time for an electric car mandate in B.C.

As other major countries develop plans to ban gasoline vehicles and increase sales of electric cars, it can be hard just to find an electric car in B.C.

Opinion

Race Against Climate Change

By Tracy Sherlock in Opinion, Energy, Politics | October 22nd 2018

Mark Z. Jacobson is a a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University.

LNG facility will prolong China's reliance on fossil fuels, Mark Z. Jacobson says

By Tracy Sherlock in News, Energy, Politics | October 18th 2018

Landslide near Peace River is just one kilometre from Site C

The Site C dam construction is just one kilometre away from an unpredictable landslide that has forced about 200 residents from their homes in Northern B.C., near the Peace River.

By Tracy Sherlock in News, Energy | October 11th 2018

Could decriminalization be the answer to B.C.’s overdose crisis?

Jordan McBain Miller was just 25 when he died in 2014. The young man from Pender Island, B.C. had recently started his own business installing wood stoves. He injured his back while working and was prescribed oxycodone for the pain.

Opinion

By Tracy Sherlock in Opinion, Politics | October 3rd 2018

These young environmental leaders have plans to change the world

Nicole Davies hopes to support Indigenous knowledge about food sustainability, by listening and learning from established programs and empowering emerging initiatives.

By Tracy Sherlock in News, Energy | September 28th 2018

Fuelled by strong demand, B.C. adds $10 million to electric vehicle incentive program

The Clean Energy Vehicle Program was introduced in 2011 to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. It appears to be working.

By Tracy Sherlock in News, Energy | September 27th 2018

Mira Oreck's rising star

She's been called Obama's "secret (Vancouver) weapon" for her work on viral videos that garnered millions of views during the 2012 U.S. election. She's working with the B.C. government on stakeholder relations.

By Tracy Sherlock in Features, Politics | September 26th 2018

Order of Canada recipients to Trudeau: cancel Trans Mountain expansion

Forty-two Order of Canada recipients are urging the federal government to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and instead focus on the transition to a clean energy economy.

Trans Mountain

By Tracy Sherlock in News, Energy | September 13th 2018

BC Greens ready to make sure NDP's upcoming clean growth plan has teeth

After a year of power sharing with B.C.'s NDP government, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s excited about a new economic plan, but doesn’t believe environmental targets can be met if a planned LNG project goes ahead.

By Tracy Sherlock in Analysis, Politics | September 11th 2018

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman speaks during a panel discussion at the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany on Nov. 14, 2017. File photo by Mike De Souza

B.C. proposes mandate for electric vehicles

Race Against Climate Change

By Tracy Sherlock in Analysis, Energy, Politics | July 27th 2018