12 Facts About The Tyee

The Tyee is an independent online daily news source primarily based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Tyee was founded by David Beers, an award-winning writer and former features editor at The Vancouver Sun.

Since its launch, The Tyee has featured a number of notable writers, including Andrew Nikiforuk, Andrew MacLeod, Katie Hyslop, Crawford Kilian, Michael Harris, Colleen Kimmett, Geoff Dembicki, Charles Campbell, Christopher Cheung, Tom Barrett, Sarah Berman, Chris Wood, Ian Gill, Chris Pollon, Steve Burgess, Murray Dobbin, Michael Geist, Terry Glavin, Mark Leiren-Young, Rafe Mair, Will McMartin, Shannon Rupp, Vanessa Richmond and Dorothy Woodend.

The Tyee reported its site received approximately 8 million visitors in 2021, with similar readership figures the year before.

Name "The Tyee" is based on the current local definition of The Tyee salmon — a Chinook or Spring salmon weighing 30 lbs or more.

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The Tyee is a founding member of independent media association Press Forward, which launched in December 2020.

In 2007, The Tyee was recognized nationally by the Canadian Journalism Foundation with an Honourable Mention in the category of Excellence in Journalism for Small, Medium, or Local Media.

The Tyee won the Canadian Journalism Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award in 2009 and 2011.

At 2020 Digital Publishing Awards, The Tyee received gold for General Excellence in the Small Publication category.

The Tyee was awarded The Bill Good Award for making "a significant contribution to journalism in the province" at the 2021 Webster Awards.

The Tyee has been commended for its creative and unique fundraising efforts, from offering merchandise and signed books to giving donors editorial sway.

In 2019, The Tyee projected 29 per cent of its annual revenue would come from reader contributions.