I'll be having a "dinner-chat" tonight Friday Feb 13, 2026, 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Community Dinner put on by the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association, 1330 Fairfield Rd. FGCA is a wonderful organization that contributes so much to the community. #yyj fgca.ca

First WestJet cancels flights to the US and now Air Transat cancels its remaining flights to the USA. #CanadaSky #ElbowsUp montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

The community of Tumbler Ridge is incredibly strong. Everyone is looking out for one another. And all of BC and Canada stands with them. For more information on supports, or information on donating or sharing condolences, visit: gov.bc.ca/TumblerRidge

Next Community coffee-chat: Tues Feb 17, 2026, 12pm–1pm at Second Chance Cafe, Cedar Hill Rec Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. "This social enterprise is managed and staffed entirely by survivors of brain injury, providing a unique opportunity to rebuild their lives" @thecridgecentre.bsky.social #yyj

“Dennis Modry, a co-founder of the group, told NBC News that border security, the Canadian pension plan, taxes, national debt, and the possible currency revamp were on the table. So was the development of an independent military” #ableg #cdnpoli www.thedailybeast.com/group-plotti...

Enjoy Victoria at dusk! #yyj

🚲✨ Enjoy Victoria at Dusk without worrying about where to park your bike. On Feb. 13, 14 &15 the City’s free bike valet will be open until 9:30 p.m. We take trailers, jogging strollers, personal mobility devices and most bikes including cargo, adaptive and standard bikes. victoriaatdusk.ca

All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love. Supports are available: BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789 Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868 Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.

This is horrific. I was so hoping for a better outcome 10 dead, including 6 people found dead inside the high school www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Victoria's advocacy motion re welcoming wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters on bike & roll routes is getting provincial media attention. #yyj #bcpoli #wheelchair

What do these cities have in common with Victoria? Saanich, Esquimalt, Edmonton, Winnipeg, ❤️Minneapolis❤️, Chicago, Austin, Tampa, Boston, Nashville, Ann Arbor, and many more. Moving forward with protected bike-and-roll infrastructure. #urbanism #safety #yyj davethompsonvictoria.ca/victoria-has...

This is how we need to think of our transit future. Choose it based on goals and consider changes over time. Don't prejudge mode. #yyj #transit

This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars. Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed! www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...

Make B.C. the next province, @davidebybc.bsky.social! @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social #bcpoli #yyj #yvr

Agree, I would worry for a left that doesn't recognize how critical the shortage of homes is to the crisis. The supply shortage isn't the only thing, but it's a fundamental driver. Tried to synthesize some of the evidence for a progressive audience here: bcpolicy.ca/2025/12/16/h...

Langford is a finalist in the Canadian Institute of Planners Awards of Excellence. Times have changed! #urbanism #yyj

Every level of government and every elected official in Canada should stop using X. Bravo, NB. Cc @wgreaves.bsky.social

New Brunswick dumps X "government agencies around the world have launched probes into X, and its parent company xAI, for the way its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was used to generate and share sexualized images of people without their consent." www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #cdnpoli #yyj

Yay! "Victoria joins the call for an update to provincial legislation to clearly allow the use of wheelchairs and three- and four-wheel mobility scooters on bike and roll routes." Read more at: vicnews.com/2026/02/05/p... #yyj #bcpoli @davethompsonvic.bsky.social

Yay! "Victoria city council unanimously approved a motion that calls for mobility scooters to be allowed to use bike lanes." #yyj #bcpoli

Crosswalks need to be daylighted for pedestrian visibility: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interse... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #safety #urbanism #yyj

Wondering why people who use wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters use bike & roll lanes? Carlos has a quick explanation. Longer version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUOT... #yyj #bcpoli #wheelchair

"The City Where Traffic Fatalities Vanished. For nine straight years, Hoboken, New Jersey hasn’t seen a single fatal crash. Here’s how they did it." Victoria is doing a lot of these things. We have a ways to go. reasonstobecheerful.world/the-city-whe... #yyj #safety #urbanism

#VictoriaBC - Victoria could back ongoing call for mobility scooters in bike lanes vicnews.com/2026/02/02/v...

It is worth asking every single brand, NGO, government agency, elected Democrat, and journalist why they insist on using that platform. Demand they justify being on a platform literally designed to promote sexual abuse.

1/ The recent rash of crashes in the City of Victoria has generated a lot of conversation here, on Reddit, and in other media. The details are often murky. This is my deep dive on a crash where the details were all too visible. #yyj #yyjbike #safestreets www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/02/a-we...

Higher hoods reduce visibility and increase pedestrian crash severity. Bright headlight glare reduces visibility for others. Governments need to take action to protect people. My motion to Council this Thursday: pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a... #safety #urbanism #yyj

If Springsteen writes and records a protest song about you… you are fucked. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

I need to pin this!

A Conservative party has registered for Victoria & Saanich 2026 municipal elections. Along with about 40 other municipalities. Some conservatives were angered at voters electing a broadly progressive council majority in 2022. What do people think? elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/Lis... #yyj #yyjpoli

Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling

No surprise here. Everyone knows what side the treason Queen is on. When will Canada start taking action to investigate these quislings who are working to destroy our nation?

“There's an old-fashioned word for that. And that word is treason."

(CBC) - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration for financial backing is an act of “treason" and it's an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa today. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

PSA: ban on public drug use is now being enforced I heard today that a lot of street drug users are not aware that public drug use is illegal. If you know anyone who is a user or who works with them, please let them know that the ban on public drug use is now being enforced. #yyj more...1/n

Community coffee chat today at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Good Earth Coffee House 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please feel free to drop by and share what you'd like the city and region to do in coming months and years! #YYJ

Street drugs continue to get deadlier - more potent, more addictive, and more harmful. The drugs are killing people. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #safety #YYJ

Trump opposes bike lanes. #safety #ofc #yyj

So I'm afraid that this photo is authentic too.

Reconstruction of the cold-blooded execution of Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis: "..while Mr Pretti is on his knees and restrained, the agent standing directly above him appears to fire one shot at Mr Pretti at close range. He immediately fires 3 additional shots." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.

January Saturday afternoon in #yyj downtown. Bastion Square is alive with people including this this full outdoor pub patio.

I highly recommend following @lacaroibarra.bsky.social for thoughtful analysis of #housing, #homelessness, #poverty, street disorder and more. #yyj

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... by Jonathan Rauch

Buy local, buy Canadian.🇨🇦 A discussion on Reddit right now of where to buy in the Capital region. www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC... #yyj #elbowsup

All sorts of people use protected bike- and-roll lanes: - people with mobility challenges & without - workers, students, jobless - seniors, adults, children - people across ethnicities, genders, religions - people with low incomes, high, in between - police, civilians - many more #urbanism #yyj

This is our country. This is our future. The choice is ours. We choose Canada. youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...

Hey #YYJ peeps. Coolkit supports these two motions bring put forward tomorrow. Please email the mayor if you would like to see progress in these. @davethompsonvic.bsky.social @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social