sometimes i like to check in on the harrison hot springs facebook group that is ground zero for much of the small town's dysfunction and i am pleased to say the folks on there are doing just as well as ever

"London Drugs closing Woodward's location, citing safety incidents and losses" as told by @fumano via @VancouverSun "The London Drugs in Woodward’s has lost millions of dollars, Mahlman told Postmedia last year, and never made money." #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/london-...

I spoke with Yuri Fulmer, the first major entrant in the B.C. Conservative Party leadership race. It's pretty clear he wants to be the candidate for members that care much more about affordability than social issues — but will that be enough? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The City of Vancouver continues to provide real-time text updates about council meetings exclusively on a website that produces mass amounts of deepfake non-consensual sexualized images of minors

toxic people will never admit they are toxic, will lose their shit on you for implying they are toxic, and in the era of social media are almost guaranteed to find a few dozen people to agree with them and harangue that same person less of a bluesky problem than a "society at large" problem!

Amanda Burrows has put forward the first major policy promise of the OneCity mayoral nomination race in Vancouver: a Community Food Trust on city-owned land

There we go. That there’s a headline.

The algorithm fed me hidden gem pablum about Burnaby’s (very fun!) heritage village, and people are roasting the poster for calling it part of Vancouver for the clicks, and honestly I love people’s commitment to being pedantic about regional boundaries

John Horgan, I'm real sorry you're dead and I respect that you were the BC premier but you are wrong

some good sports right now, i tell you what

As you check your updated property assessment values in British Columbia, a yearly reminder that: - If your property value decreased, you aren't necessarily getting a tax reduction - If it increased by a bunch, your aren't necessarily getting a huge spike - Every municipality is slightly different

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Gulf Island solitude is always a nice way to reflect on a momentous year

I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada

hey Vancouver, Park Theatre is re-opening!! They're doing a soft-launch event showing a handful of classics for $10/ticket. Worth checking out if u dont have any plans in the next few days, want to support the reopening of a historic theatre, and see some good moveys! www.theparktheatre.ca

<Benoit Blanc> "Ah just know ah would have solved that murder of those walk-on passengers If ah'd made my ferry reservation instead of bein' made to wait until 3 sailings after it occurred, and then havin' all the rest of sailing's cancelled because of, what did they call it, "high winds?"

Subplots: - evidence doesn’t reach police because it’s sent as the boat enters an area with no reception and blanc doesn’t know about no wifi - someone’s alibi about having a Phillips soda falls apart because blanc finds out none of the vending machines work - someone stays below deck to nap

Was the killer driven mad by the car alarms or the four sailing wait, in spite of having paid for a reservation?

I need to hear him say "clam chowder"

Knives Out but the murder happens on a BC Ferry that Benoit Blanc is already on and the boat can’t dock until he solves the crime In this scenario some people are headed to a retreat on a Gulf Island, there’s a high school sports team on board, and the car alarms never stop

when you’re back home for christmas and you have to go to this authentic and cozy hidden gem

when you reunite with co-workers on leave there’s only one place to go

North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn has ruled out a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, ending weeks of speculation.

I used to hate Christmas in Vancouver because I grew up in Ottawa where December is usually snowy. Here, it's usually raining. But now I think it's kind of charming that everyone here still does Christmas activities in the rain because they're so determined to have a good time.

new leader in the dumbass clubhouse

Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app

having a stroke

Stephen Sondheim: “Look, I made a hat. Where there never was a hat.” AI Evangelics: “My 10 year old got bored with making a hat so he asked Nano Banana to finish it and this is what it rendered.”

personally i think we should change the bill of rights so that everyone gets to leave their job with ariana grande and cher hugging them while an audience cheers

I'm just so tired, friends theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

now convinced the number of people who cheat on wordle is 1.6%

my quick look at the province’s new rental vacancy numbers and yes, I did have to wear my novelty cbc christmas sweater, IT’S CALLED GRAVITAS

great anecdote from the nyc school phone ban (which seems to be working!) this person is either going to end up running a fortune 500 company or be in jail or both nymag.com/intelligence...

Final podcast episode of 2025! Me and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social go over the last week of Metro Vancouver politicians doing the Spiderman Meme over housing and transit funding and policies Then, we're joined by Frances Bula for a pundit panel looking back at the year in regional politics Enjoy!

I really didn’t think I’d be doing this story again in 2025, but here we are www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

we'll see how much makes the final cut of the book, but people and cities around the world are so fascinating and full of things to consider and appreciate, and having to understand a few thousand folks who post constantly about how angry they are with the world is not spiritually rewarding

the OneBC staffers are letting it all hang out on the fun site

People have as usual gotten big mad about this entirely reasonable observation and Good Lord do people need to let go of the idea that they are saving democracy by typing words into a scrolly-words app

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social on the fatal Lions Bay debris flow that happened a year ago. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

always mighty interesting when anonymous lifestyle-focused websites start doing multiple stories about local political issues from one side (and in some cases with blatant untruths)

Whatever you think of the trade return, this being the end result of the Quinn Hughes era can’t be seen as anything less than an abject failure by the #Canucks organization, from ownership on down.

i wonder how maple leaf fans felt when they made big trades when harold ballard was the owner

The focus of yesterday’s Whitecaps/City of Vancouver press conference was a new home for the team. But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Metro Vancouver's vacancy rate for private apartments eclipsed 3% this year, the highest it's been in more than 35 years. The data comes from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's annual report, which is the gold standard for rental data in the country.

An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings. Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves. Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.

Here's my weekly podcast with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on Metro Vancouver politics, where today we did a deep dive into the Filipino Cultural Centre, how the debate went down at city hall, and the politics of cultural centres across the region. Listen! Subscribe! Mystery third option!

Vancouver and the Whitecaps have signed an MOU to enter an exclusive negotiation period through 2026 to explore a stadium and entertainment district at Hastings Park. City would own the stadium and offer a fair lease to #VWFC. "The ultimate goal of arranging a long-term lease."

All told, the nearly 2,700 Mobi share bikes in Vancouver clocked 21.4 m kilometres from Jan 2017 - Sept 2025. "Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...

The developer is facing foreclosure lawsuits on the property. The Facebook groups are lit up with debate. And the mayor and the MLA are being accused of picking political favourites. Here's my story on how the debate over a proposed Filipino Cultural Centre has gotten so divisive.