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📣 Free online session to learn more about how to keep youth safe in today’s digital world. 💡

The City of Burnaby invited @kaitlynnmendes.bsky.social to share tools for parents and caregivers to support youth in digital safety.

🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/ergcrhSZ

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The BC Greens voted against Bill M216, Professional Reliance Act, at 2nd Reading, but the bill still passed to Committee Stage. Because this is a Private Members Bill, the public is welcome to provide input.

#bcpoli

As @glenpeters.bsky.social says, we're way off target for any 1.5°C scenario.

To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.

YouTube video by BC Green Caucus Nov 18, 2025 - MLA Valeriote on "human receptors" and the health impacts of LNG

When MLA Jeremy Valeriote toured the proposed route of the PRGT pipeline this summer, he learned from residents that they'd been denied a Health Impact Study because there weren't enough "human receptors" to justify one.

Today, he brought those concerns to the legislature in Victoria.

#bcpoli

Yep from last night

Courtyard with inflatable Christmas decorations for dog wearing a Santa hat, side piece of another dog, and up a set of stairs is the back side of Santa and a railing full of lights

Snowman, kid in a Cat costume from some kids show I don’t know, some small bears and a Santa inflateables along a fence strung with coloured lights

Inflatable Grinch and a giant Santa with a Christmas tree between them.

Inflatable Snoopy in a biplane next to a giant squirrel wearing a Christmas hat and a lit up acorn

My co-op has a tree, Santa and a ton of these inflatables - this is only a few pics

Delighted to be included in this starter pack by @brenttoderian.bsky.social alongside a stellar cast!

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I’ve worked on parking policies in a lot of cities, and every city should be looking at getting rid of minimum parking requirements, while considering maximum parking requirements downtown & around transit stations.

At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Wastewater virus signals for Toronto. November 2, 2025. Viral load (copies per mL) about 43. Has not been this high since February 2025.

Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old.

Source: @young.me (thanks!)
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Mark Carney is about to announce more of his “elbows up” major projects.

But under the surface, one that’s being sold as an Indigenous-led LNG project is actually — spoiler — American as hell.

That’s not even the worst part!

@emilylowan.bsky.social joined me to discuss:

YouTube video by thejuicemedia Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada

CBC once again called the Ksi Lisims LNG project “Indigenous-led” on the National last night, despite the fact that it’s 100% American-owned by a Texas shell company, Western LNG.

Yikes!!!!!

Anyway, here’s a very funny video that breaks this down: youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...

The screen grab showing that the views of my Facebook page have increased by over 2000% in the last three days

In 2018, Meta decided “clean energy” and “climate change” were politically sensitive topics, and demanded that I - a climate scientist - register as a political org to post and boost posts on them.

I refused, and my page has been shadow banned since then. For 7 years. Until this week, that is 😳

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

It works, folks. A modern, dense, fast-growing city with a robust economy and freedom of movement doesn’t require road deaths to function. yle.fi/a/74-20174831

🎵Things Might Get Better🎵

First snowfall showing on the mountains - #Vancouver #Burnaby #grouse

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year!

Let’s keep the pressure on global leaders at #COP30 to ensure fossil fuel lobbyists don’t throw them off course.

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For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

James Callis, Callum Keith Rennie, Rekah Sharma and Grace Park speaking at Panel to crowd

Battlestar Galactica actors panel at Metrocon

Metrocon Battlestar Galactica panel - Callum Keith Rennie, James Callis, Rekah Sharma and Grace Park

A wookie walking through the aisle at Metrocon

Tahmoh Penikett In crowd at Metrocon chatting. Tables like the room with actors at each chatting, signing and taking pics.

Dalek wondering through Metrocon

Gordon Cormier - signing autographs at Metrocon - wearing orange jacket and toque. Canadian Actor playing Ang in Last Airbender Netflix.

At Metrocon Burnaby meeting Battlestar Galactica actors, and Gordon Cormier Ang from Last Airbender. Also a darlek.l wondered through the con.

Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that Christians and their places of worship are being targeted and, if elected, he will crack down on religion-based hate.

Inflammatory and inaccurate garbage served up in an effort to terrify the congregation and rile them up into a frothy rage. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Meanwhile, in Alberta…

Self-Generation Incentive Program The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Motherfucking wind farms…

Congrats! It’s the eel life!

Tree leaves on this maple are turning bright red. Very pretty ombré effect too down red to green leaves

Tree with leaves slowly turning yellow and brown. Not sure of tree species but it’s tall the small leaves are delicate.

Murder of crows (6) on the paved street watching as I walk by waiting for me to toss them some food on this overcast day

Tall skinny tree with small head of leaves slowly turning yellow and brown and leaves slowly falling to the ground

It’s #autumn Fall! Burnaby trees Turing colours now and looking beautiful.
On my way today to #Knitcity Vancouver

Open House: McHardy Street Housing Co-op
🗓️September 28 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
📍5085 McHardy Street, Vancouver

Once unhoused, residents of this tiny home community in Fredericton are now entrepreneurs A tiny home community in Fredericton offering safe and affordable housing to people who would otherwise be homeless is giving its residents a fresh start as entrepreneurs.

Once unhoused, residents of this tiny home community in #Fredericton are now entrepreneurs #NewBrunswick #Canada

This is an amazing good news story of the day.

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As Dr. Jane – one of the United Nations' Messengers of Peace – says, you can look into reducing your environmental footprint.

You can use less water.

You can eat more plant-based meals.

You can help at your local animal shelter.

You can do so much, today on #PeaceDay and every day.

This is a good summary.