If you live in ##ldnont and aren't following @cedricrichards.bsky.social and @mikedonachie.bsky.social, here and on Substack, you should be. A great source of news and general info about our fair burg

Join me in White Oaks for Newsletter #174 plus a special announcement, #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

back with the newsletter, #ldnont! Newsletter #173 profiles Brockley. Read and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Danielle Smith is the David Cameron of our generation #iykyk

Choose not to run for city council in 2022

I don't quite understand the folks responding to this by saying, "Yeah, it's not great but there are no alternatives." That's the point! Calling things out is the first step in fixing a problem. "It's bad, but what can anyone do about it?" is an example of motonormativity!

The true capital of Canadian urbanism

It’s not great that my far-right councillor is running for mayor, but maybe this is a teachable moment for the progressives/left in #ldnont

Newsletter #172 is out! enjoy exploring through Westminster Park #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Hot take: The data breach is the largest story in Alberta — and in Canada. Writing columns about anything OTHER than this, and the fallout, is wilfully ignoring what's happening.

my census questionnaire wasn’t long form 😭

Newsletter #171 is out! Talking about Talbot Street and more. Read and subscribe #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

In civic discourse whenever you can talk up good things you support, even in passing, it's helpful cuz there's a wave of garbage trying to tear things down. Ex: on neighbourhood list serve q re honest garages, I mentioned a few, one up Dufferin and slipped in "thx god for bus lanes to get back"

I feel second hand embarrassment thinking about how much I watched the Epic Meal Time YouTube series

I don’t understand how they thoroughly messed up the widely used software that opens PDFs? Like as apps go this one is pretty close to “you had one job”???

Newsletter #170 is out! Exploring Woodfield and beyond. Read and subscribe #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Museumification refers to the process by which a city’s culture is “preserved” or staged as if it were a museum exhibit—often prioritizing the display of heritage & aesthetics over lived, evolving infrastructure, affordability & daily connection—especially for locals & workers. Love his insights.

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Going to SoHo for Newsletter #169! Read and subscribe, #ldnont ! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

I have bicycled through all 42 districts of #ldnont (walked through most of them and taken every bus) and I can tell you that my view and relationship to the city is fundamentally different from most

THE SCHISM IS OVER.

bluesky is actually paying homage to an ancient internet tradition known as "signing off." it is a lost art, but people would "disconnect" and maybe return to the family computer after finishing dinner and homework

Is there a nationwide organization of Dougs who want to be mayor?

Newsletter #168 is out! Talking about King & Talbot, and more! Plus a special interview. Read and subscribe #ldnont! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

I love space

New York is the Tirana of America?

reposting my newsletter in light of IKEA returning to #ldnont. As my people say, “KEEP HOPE ALIVE”

Arnold Viersen, Liberal MP incoming

LOL WHAT? OF ALL PEOPLE

Yep. It’s grim. 🧵

Doug Ford's "strong mayor powers to build more housing" used to block supportive housing project

Newsletter #167 is out, and likely my longest one yet - on Byron. read and subscribe #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

This is outrageous! By giving his government the power to appoint ALL regional chairs across Ontario, Premier Ford is effectively seizing control of regional governments. School boards. Killing FOIs. And now, regional councils. Ford is dismantling our democracy. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

”everything is gender”, part 478

In #LdnOnt the poor old LTC is a favourite punching bag. Turns out, as this article shows, they run a pretty tight ship but are underfunded by parsimonious Councils (who also like kicking LTC around). Read more: strongtownslondon.com/articles/far...

I’m Ontarian and I’m going to become a Bloc supporter over this

History will not be kind to him nor anyone who supported this

Transport Canada is doing a survey on the pervasiveness of overly-bright headlights when you’re driving at night. (These new bright headlights are so unsafe!) If you have thoughts, please fill out this short survey: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

Another week, another newsletter. Talking about Oakridge. Read and subscribe #ldnont ! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Hell yeah brother

It’s great to know as a public servant that being able to park your bike in your underground garage is not waiting for years (since 2023) on the Toronto-based private company-managed waitlist but your coworker agitating building security to get the process started. Bureaucracy is wonderful.

I’m reminded of a time where I posted photos on Instagram (most of them of #ldnont) every day from Jan 2017 to Sept 2019. I unintentionally romanticized the mundane my own city.

Laura and I are engaged! 💍

Newsletter #165 is out! Threw together something different as I’ve had a busy week! Read and subscribe #ldnont open.substack.com/pub/southern...

This is neither here nor there but it’s so hard to forgive Liberal partisans for all the sneering they did during last year’s election campaign about how you’re not a real progressive/Canadian if you don’t vote Liberal

Has ford ever apologized to Zameer? There's a mark on his back for life in this town. Godspeed to him and his family, life ruined.

Reminds me of an old tweet from @phronk.bsky.social

Join me in West #ldnont for newsletter #164. And read and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Newsletter #163 - talking Glen Cairn, Pond Mills, and Southeast #ldnont in this newsletter. Read and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

I think most of us have had more than enough of Steve Paikin.