Contributor: Sean Orr

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Sean Orr started writing letters to the editor right around when he dropped out of Geography at UBC, although the two are unrelated. Shortly after that, this thing called blogging was invented and he started writing for Toronto (boo) based Beyond Robson. Sean held that ship afloat with his Morning Brew column until Andrew Morrison came to him with Scout. It was clearly the better choice. Other than being really good at stirring things up, Sean is a photographer, frontman in the hardcore-punk band Needs, laptop producer with his project Tassels, dishwasher at L’Abattoir, and proud DTES (Gastown) resident.

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Refund Vancouver

Refund Vancouver

With his new column aimed at debunking defunding, Sean Orr puts a positive focus on what some local non-profit groups are doing and, more importantly, why they need a bigger budget.
Tea and Two Slices

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.
Tea and Two Slices

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.
Tea and Two Slices

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.
Tea and Two Slices

On Log Jamming, Excessive Dog Barking, and the US Dumping on Canada

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr smells more than smoke after a string of East Van fires, and finds an all-too-real argument for nationalizing telecommunications, and the down-side of being a Wallflower...
Tea and Two Slices

On Extreme Heat Waves, the Multi-House Owner Equation, and Pride Riots

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a childhood camping dream-come-true, an affordable homesteading experience, and a missing Pot Party invitation.
Vancouverites

On Crucibles and the Paradox of Dishwashing, with Local Author Dustin Cole

Dustin Cole is a Vancouver-based dishwasher and writer whose novel, Notice, centres around a cynical dishwasher from Alberta, and features themes of precarious housing, renoviction and more...
Tea and Two Slices

On Rampaging White Men, Dummy Mayoral Candidates, and Even More Problems with the Police

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a Dollarama drama and a bunch of undercover cop shit.
Tea and Two Slices

On the Perils of Being a Pedestrian, the Car Culture Disease, and the Rise of Billionaires

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a flaming Tesla, Vancouver's 'worst' crosswalk, and a neighbourhood parking standoff.
Tea and Two Slices

On The Price Tag of Displacement, Affordable Sleeping Pods, and the Construction Catch-22

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds evidence of places (not Vancouver) figuring tenants' rights into the equation, the not-so-ugly logic behind the Vancouver Special, and a Toronto woman choosing death over abject poverty.
Heads Up / Chinatown

Don’t Miss the Land Back Records Launch Party at Fortune Sound Club

Hosted by Casey Desjarlais, the lineup features an incredibly talented selection of Indigenous performers, as well as Indigenous-led pop-up shops and art installations.
Tea and Two Slices

On Going Full Fash, Camping Out, and the Battle for the Soul of Vancouver

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a smouldering, ashy mess, the end of the Black Dog Video legacy, and the perfect metaphor for Vancouver.
Tea and Two Slices

On Soaring Gas Prices, Neo-Authoritarianism, and the Return of Cruise Ship Tourism

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr ponders gas prices, war, the "for-profit affordable housing" oxymoron and underwater condos.
Tea and Two Slices

On Insurrectionist Trucking Convoys, Necrocapitalism and Big Trouble with Tiny Homes

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds shady business in barge souvenirs, stinginess with bandaid housing solutions, and more trouble with the VPD (no surprise).
Tea and Two Slices

On Pearl Clutching, Gaslighting, and Housing Supply vs. Housing Affordability

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr ponders Vancouver’s population decrease, the question of crime rates, the difference between housing 'supply' and housing affordability (and much more).
Restaurant Graveyard / Gastown

The Cozy Prairie Themed Bar Tucked Away on Cordova Street

This cozy, unpretentious Saskatchewan-themed Gastown tavern was a beer- and bourbon-lovers' living room, with a food menu that could have been featured entirely in Scout's 'Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver'.
Tea and Two Slices

On The Difference Between ‘Vandalism’ and Correction and The Stockpiling Of Rapid Antigen Tests

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds that Barge Chilling Park already had a name and Kirk Lapointe and Gordon Campbell are 'alpha males'.
Lexicon / West End

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local ‘Cause Célèbre’

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"
Vancouver Would Be Cooler If / East Vancouver

Vancouver Would Be Cooler if It Had a Massive Floating Housing Project at the Port

Imagine a colourful, mixed-used, housing complex like Amsterdam's Silodam floating at the foot of Victoria Drive.
Tea and Two Slices

On the VPD’s Mandate to ‘Serve and Infect’ and Bidding Farewell to the English Bay Barge (and the City’s Soul)

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a glimmer of hope in self care and more unpleasantness in Mount Pleasant.
Tea and Two Slices

On Gas Hoarding, House Hoarding and Finding A New Frequency.
Tea and Two Slices

On Voter Candy for Millennials and Our Dumbest People Proudly Revealing Themselves

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds tofu history and vaccine passports going into action.
Tea and Two Slices

On Rescuing Lost Paddle-Boarders and the Right to Raise the Rent

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds thick chuds and the tragic loss of another Starbucks.
Tea and Two Slices

On Tumbling Down Little Mountain and the Coming of the Vaccine Passports

In his latest read of the local news, Sean Orr learns of landlords in governments and what it's like to work in an SRO
Tea and Two Slices

On BC Ferries Losing WiFi and Forcing Anti-Vaxxers to Learn How to Cook

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds robot dogs and Sechelt seniors volunteering in restaurants.
Tea and Two Slices

On Surfing Heat Waves and Building a City for People Who Don’t Like It Enough to Live in It

In his latest read of the local headlines, Sean Orr finds DTES Pride and the Park Board asking NIMBYs to make their decisions.
Tea and Two Slices

On Renaming British Columbia and Needing Proof of Vaccination to Dine Out

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr sees a shroomy future and feels for sailors stuck at sea.
Tea and Two Slices

On Understanding Souped-Up Trucks and Painting Chinatown as a Wasteland

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr expects a spicy election and sees cops making scary signs.