Lesli Boldt
@lesliboldt.bsky.social
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Active, activist, advocate, communicator. President and owner of boldtcommunications.com
From Victoria City Councillor
@mattdellvictoria.bsky.social
: Local governments should step in to save events
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
via @timescolonist
#yyj
#helltotheyes
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Comment: Local governments should step in to save events
While challenges exist, local governments are uniquely positioned to step in to keep these events alive and running safely.
https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-local-governments-should-step-in-to-save-events-12284399
6 days ago
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wow.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth — a first in Canada | CBC News
Manitoba will ban youth from using social media and AI chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew announced on Saturday. The proposed law protecting youth from the harmful effects of social media will be the first o...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-social-media-age-restrictions-9.7177470
25 days ago
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
Freshet News
about 2 months ago
Check out 'New Westminster youth program on the chopping block if funding not continued - Freshet News':
www.freshetnews.ca/new-westmins...
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New Westminster youth program on the chopping block if funding not continued - Freshet News
A program that's helped about hundreds of youth in New Westminster and neighbouring cities is at risk of closing as federal funding ends
https://www.freshetnews.ca/new-westminster-youth-program-on-the-chopping-block-if-funding-not-continued/
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The rights of Indigenous people aren't something we get to change our minds on when it becomes inconvenient. That's colonial behaviour.
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The Musqueam Agreements Are a Good Step, Despite Stumbles via
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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The Musqueam Agreements Are a Good Step, Despite Stumbles | The Tyee
The Crown erred by not engaging. Then BC Conservatives fanned false fear.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/11/Musqueam-Agreements-Good-Step-Forward/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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The only thing that will protect Canada from global oil shocks and make us a global energy superpower in the long term is the clean energy transition.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Why Canada’s energy superpower status can’t fully protect us from the oil crisis
The telltale signs of an energy crisis – supply shocks, rations and hoarding – are here
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-energy-superpower-status-protect-us-oil-crisis/
2 months ago
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My dad knows best. Dad this morning: "For years I have heard complaints about changing clocks. Now that is ended, and suddenly you’d think
@davidebybc.bsky.social
was wrong."
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
cc
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
's interview with
@nikisharma.bsky.social
yesterday...
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Construction workers in dark over switch to permanent daylight time: trade group
Construction trades were never consulted before the province decided to switch to year-round daylight time, says the Vancouver Island Construction Association.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/construction-workers-in-dark-over-switch-to-permanent-daylight-time-trade-group-11958205#google_vignette
3 months ago
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I'm with my MP on this. While Ibelieve that the despotic Islamic regime must go, I do not support the unilateral and illegal use of military force and the killing of civilians, in contravention of international law. Thank you,
@wgreaves.bsky.social
.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...
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Victoria MP challenges Carney's stance on strikes on Iran as feds sidestep legality issue
Will Greaves, the Liberal MP for the Victoria riding, expressed his concerns about Canada's stance in a social media post on Saturday.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-mp-challenges-pms-stance-on-strikes-on-iran-as-feds-sidestep-legality-issue-11948441
3 months ago
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
The Daily Show
3 months ago
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Huzzah!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News
March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657
3 months ago
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
isabella zavarise
3 months ago
I don’t think anyone is going to be satisfied with these answers. Apologies for the lop sided video.
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I was just thinking what an incredible interviewee that was on your show just now, and then you confirmed it was your colleague Susan MacNamee (sp) - she was incredibly calm and article considering what’s going on in Puerto Vallarta. Impressive.
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
3 months ago
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Help save BC Rent Bank—a proven program that's helped 15,000+ renters in B.C. avoid eviction. Send a letter to the BC government now:
bcrentbank.ca/takeaction/?...
#BCRentBank
#EvictionPrevention
#renters
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Take Action - BC Rent Bank
Since 2019, BC Rent Bank has helped over 15,000 households avoid eviction or essential utility disconnection through financial assistance. But government
https://bcrentbank.ca/takeaction/?source=bluesky&
3 months ago
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Words fail me. B.C. seeks to appeal DRIPA ruling in top court, says 'core democratic values' at risk
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
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B.C. seeks to appeal DRIPA ruling in top court, says 'core democratic values' at risk
VICTORIA — A First Nations leader says the British Columbia government wants amendments that propose a "gutting" of its own reconciliation legislation.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/bc-seeks-to-appeal-dripa-ruling-in-top-court-says-core-democratic-values-at-risk-11848853
3 months ago
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8 yrs ago, I was evicted by landlord who said son moved in. It was renovated (I had bldg permit/photos) and then rented after 6 mos. I still lost at RTB. West Vancouver landlord ordered to pay tenant $38,000 for wrongful eviction
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w...
via
@timescolonist.bsky.social
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West Vancouver landlord ordered to pay tenant $38,000 for wrongful eviction
The landlord failed to prove he lived in the rental unit after evicting his tenant in 2024
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/west-vancouver-landlord-ordered-to-pay-tenant-38000-for-wrongful-eviction-11815902
4 months ago
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This seems painfully obvious but I'm glad the evidence proves it for the remaining doubters. BC would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast
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B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests
Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions about new oil export plans
https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/bc-would-struggle-to-contain-oil-spill-off-north-coast-research-suggests-11821133
4 months ago
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What Carney's Davos Speech Reveals about the Future via
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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What Carney’s Davos Speech Reveals about the Future | The Tyee
And why Canadians should get ready for a spring election.
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/01/22/What-Carney-Davos-Speech-Reveals-Future/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_term=builder
4 months ago
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Hey
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
- I went to see the New Pornographers a few years ago in Vancouver - and was underwhelmed. Great music but no interaction with the audience in between songs, no hype or excitement - very business like on stage. In short - better to listen to them on the radio ;)
4 months ago
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I am proud of our prime minister. This speech meets the moment.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
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Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-speech-davos-rules-based-order-9.7053350
4 months ago
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More cops on streets as VicPD revives foot-patrol unit
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/m...
via
@timescolonist.bsky.social
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More cops on streets as VicPD revives foot-patrol unit
“When officers know the community and the community knows their officers, trust grows and safety improves,” says Chief Fiona Wilson.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/more-cops-on-streets-as-vicpd-revives-foot-patrol-unit-11735526
4 months ago
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I moved this week after several months both buying and selling condos in Victoria, BC. I am reading so many new year's stories (including one just now) about us living in "the worst home sales market in 30 years". I know I'm just one person, but that hasn't been my experience. 🧵 1/5
4 months ago
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
The Guardian
5 months ago
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
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‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/naked-imperialism-how-trump-intervention-in-venezuela-is-a-return-to-form-for-the-us?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767500380
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Another "open today" alert in
#Victoria
: Routine Coffee on Fort btwn Cook and Vancouver. This locally owned hipster haven is my post-workout go-to for coffee - so happy it was open. Grab a coffee and then hit Masala Mart on same block for authentic South Asian groceries (opened a few weeks ago).
5 months ago
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Hey Victoria! If you don’t feel like making breakfast at home this morning, the Avalon Cafe on Fort is open today from 9 to 2 pm!
5 months ago
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After 3 local newspapers closed, journalists revive print news in Burnaby, New West and Tri-Cities
@freshetnews.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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After 3 local newspapers closed, these journalists are reviving print news in Burnaby, New West and Tri-Cities | CBC News
Several community news outlets in Metro Vancouver, including the Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News closed down last spring. But now, a group of longtime journalists are launching a print ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-journalists-bring-back-newspapers-9.7024648?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
5 months ago
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I worked on a legislative committee looking at expanding BC's value-added forest sector 33 years ago. Good to see government finally taking action. *intentional snark*. Island timber firms get $8M to expand value-added production
www.timescolonist.com/business/isl...
via
@timescolonist.bsky.social
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Island timber firms get $8M to expand value-added production
Western Forest Products’ value-added plant in Chemainus will get up to $7.5 million, and Island TimberFrame in Cumberland will receive as much as $325,000.
https://www.timescolonist.com/business/island-timber-firms-get-8m-to-expand-value-added-production-11644533
5 months ago
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Just made an end-of-year donation to
@georgiastraitbc.bsky.social
! Love their work on southern resident orca protection + marine planning w/coastal First Nations on the Salish Sea. Join me in supporting this important work - your donation will be doubled!
georgiastrait.org/give-f/
#orcas
#SalishSea
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Double your donation! • Georgia Strait Alliance
Right now, your gift will go twice as far to help build resilient, just, and thriving coastal communities across the Salish Sea.
https://georgiastrait.org/give-f/
5 months ago
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We already have more RSV illness in Canada - and more hospitalized babies - today because more parents aren’t immunizing their children.
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5 months ago
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
Le Monde
5 months ago
A Paris, le nombre de sans-abri dans les campements au plus haut depuis six ans
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A Paris, le nombre de sans-abri dans les campements au plus haut depuis six ans
Les maraudes de France terre d’asile ont recensé, fin novembre, 663 tentes dans les principales zones de campements de la capitale, ce qui représenterait 985 à 1 723 personnes. En cause, la baisse des places d’hébergements et les restrictions dans l’accès au séjour.
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/12/17/a-paris-le-nombre-de-sans-abri-dans-les-campements-au-plus-haut-depuis-six-ans_6658291_3224.html
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reposted by
Lesli Boldt
Freshet News
5 months ago
Here’s where you can pick up the first Freshet newspaper in New West: Zesty Lemon Clothing Yum Donuts New West City Hall Queensborough CC təməsew̓txʷ CC Moody Park Arena New West Public Library Tourism New West Goodway’s Specialty Foods Groove Cat Books and Records Greens and Beans Deli
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What I find interesting about
@bcpolicy.bsky.social
's Alex Hemingway's commentary is that his research notes that municipal exclusionary zoning remains one of the greatest barriers to solving the housing crisis. (1/2) This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
bcpolicy.ca/2025/12/16/h...
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This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable. Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, ...
https://bcpolicy.ca/2025/12/16/housing-crisis/
5 months ago
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Spotted on my run today,
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
! The little motor is still whirring….
5 months ago
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What a shame. Vancouver Council fails to have the political courage to move forward with an approach that many other cities have embraced. Vancouver council rejects move to fast-track social housing towers, citing public opposition
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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@vancouversun.bsky.social
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Vancouver council rejects move to fast-track social housing towers, citing public opposition
Proposal to fast-track social housing towers of up to 20 storeys around Vancouver has been rejected, with public opposition blamed. Read on.
https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-city-council-reject-fast-track-social-housing-towers
5 months ago
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Right. Tariffs and inflation aren't driving up food prices - it's price fixing (OK, it might be that too, but you know what I mean...)
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6 months ago
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The words "gong show" immediately come to mind.
#bcpoli
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6 months ago
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This is going to get ugly (it probably already is). John Rustad removed as BC Conservative leader
cheknews.ca/20-b-c-conse...
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John Rustad removed as BC Conservative leader
The BC Conservative party has removed John Rustad as the leader and Trevor Halford has been appointed interim leader.
https://cheknews.ca/20-b-c-conservative-mlas-call-for-leader-john-rustads-removal-lawyers-letter-says-1292701/
6 months ago
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How is this even possible? I have clients to this day who are like, “the billings are a little high this month - can I see your timesheets?” (Okay this doesn’t happen often but it still happens…)
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Ontario isn’t auditing doctors for excessive claims, Auditor-General finds
Report says 82 physicians billed for 24 hours or more in a single day
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-auditor-general-report-doctors-billings/
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Good for Guilbeault.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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Liberal minister resigns over Carney's energy deal, while B.C. premier 'anxious' over potential pipeline | CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/alberta-ottawa-memorandum-of-understanding-energy-deal-pipeline-bc-9.6993431
6 months ago
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Nothing about us without us,
@mark-carney.bsky.social
. Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say /via
@theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
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Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-alberta-ottawa-energy-accord-oil-pipeline/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
6 months ago
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Geoff Meggs and Sharon Gregson: B.C.’s NDP government is at a fork in the road as it risks squandering one of the most effective tools for economic growth, gender equality, and family affordability.
vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...
#bcpoli
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Opinion: B.C.’s child-care program, once a front-runner, now has the most expensive fees in Canada
B.C. has gone from leader to last place — and only 10 per cent of existing child-care spaces in this province are capped at $10 a day
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/opinion-b-c-s-child-care-program-once-a-front-runner-now-has-the-most-expensive-fees-in-canada
6 months ago
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#HousingCentral
@bcnpha.bsky.social
6 months ago
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My good friend
@thomarmstrong.bsky.social
is at the podium to welcome
#HousingCentral
attendees to the afternoon plenary, and keynote from Anthony Morgan, host of the CBC’s The Nature of Things.
6 months ago
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I’m at Housing Central’s Funders Panel this morning. Panelists are Robyn Adamanche from CMHC, Lisa Helps from
@bchousing.bsky.social
BC Builds Program, and Katie Maslechko from
@rentalprofund.bsky.social
. Adamanche is outlining funding available from CMHC.
#HousingCentral
#BCNPHA
6 months ago
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My friend
@wazaroff.bsky.social
is running for the mayoral nomination with
@onecityvan.bsky.social
. Yeah that’s right, he’s running for mayor! Learn more about him here:
www.williamforvancouver.ca
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
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William for Vancouver
I'm seeking the mayoral nomination with OneCity, to bring Vancouver the progressive leadership it needs.
https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/
6 months ago
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They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/opioid-overdose-crisis-street-drug-government-funding-9.6976562
6 months ago
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Elected on a "relentless focus on affordability". Jeepers, I wonder if there are any lessons for BC politicians?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Mamdani Blazes Trail as New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/mamdani-nyc-mayor-muslim-south-asian.html
7 months ago
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Just made a donation to support the new
@freshetnews.bsky.social
. Great to see
@theresamc.bsky.social
's reporting again! Please join me supporting this new co-operative news outlet:
click.chuffed.org/click?ZTJBhr...
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We're publishing Freshet News in New West, Burnaby & Tri-Cities
Are you having a tough time finding out what’s going on in your community? Are you worried there’s no one left to keep an eye on city hall? You are not alone.
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New Westminster aims to end traffic-related deaths and serious injuries - Freshet News
New Westminster forms Vision Zero task force in an effort to end traffic-related deaths and serious injuries
https://www.freshetnews.ca/could-vision-zero-initiatives-end-deaths-on-new-west-roads/
7 months ago
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Lime still life. I see
#Lime
scooter helmets on the ground all over Downtown Vancouver. I guess everyone’s an expert scooter driver.
#yvr
#escooter
#safety
7 months ago
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