From Good Neighbour: #yyc #yyccc
The carnage continues on Calgary’s streets. 😔
#Calgary
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The BC Basic Income Panel found that almost half of those living in poverty were essentially full time, full year workers. The idea that poverty is confined just to those without jobs and those on income assistance is a zombie idea. Kudos to @gillianpetit.bsky.social and Maytree for this report!
I had hoped to see more on water reuse, but the updated act remains limited on its oversight and application to water reuse applications. A missed opportunity for sure.
Credit to Drs Kwasniak and Black for their their thorough analysis and authorship. 💧
In short: while framed as “modernization,” the amendments could reduce protections for Alberta’s rivers and weaken safeguards for communities and ecosystems that depend on them. Not great news.
These updates do nothing to address limited oversight and does not address issues surrounding Indigenous water rights, cultural connections to water, and future community resilience.
These changes reduce transparency in assessing environmental impact and does nothing to improve scientific input in the process. This could lead to negative or unoredictable outcomes for aquatic ecosystems.
This watershed merger change effectively enables inter-basin transfers without proper scrutiny of cumulative ecosystem impacts, including on biodiversity and watershed function.
Consolidating the Peace/Slave and Athabasca basins into one legal basin means water can move between them without special legislative approval, even though they’re distinct natural systems, majorly increases ecological risk to the waterways.
A key worry is that the law now lets licensees more easily fully use their allocations, includingchanging “return flow” requirements, which potentially means less water left in rivers to support aquatic life, recreation, and ecosystems.
Bill 7’s Water Act changes raise serious ecological concerns. The amendments prioritize short-term economic use over long-term aquatic health & ecosystem integrity. Myself & 2 colleagues at the UofC broke down the changes and potential impacts: ablawg.ca/2025/12/11... #abpoli 🧵
Albertans should be paying close attention to the impacts of Bill 7 - which has just gone through the legislature and amends the Water Act. Again - it's bad news. Myself and a couple of colleagues have more on this coming down the pipe next week, but again, not great.
Commercializing/privatizing our most precious resource, water, can have catastrophic impacts on nearby communities and environments, and puts corporate profits above people. This video talks about a phenomenon happening around the globe. And it's bad news.
Not to mention treatment of water (& wastewater) is expensive. We need to be better at reducing our environmental impact, one a big way we do that is through education and outreach. The very things targeted with this cut. Do better #yyccc
There are so many studies identifying that water availability and security will become an increasing concern in the region. And we're rapidly growing. Without conservation initiatives, we're setting ourselves up for failure.
"... cancelling the department’s outreach and education initiatives in terms of water conservation and energy incentive programs..."
“This is a big win for city council,” Tyers told reporters.
In what way can this be considered a big win?!
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Infuriating to see that #yyccc has no spine and limited foresight. Cutting environmental and climate funding, especially with an impact on water services, provides limited savings now and increased costs long-term. This is nothing more than a dog whistle.
Who's next?
Now that the notwithstanding clause has become a routine policymaking tool for the UCP, we need to look ahead to their next targets.
This month's AGM will provide clues.
It's rare we're in agreement with the Fraser Institute on urban policy however they absolutely nail the reasons why this move to repeal blanket rezoning is a bad idea & goes against the free-market conservative values many pushing it on #yyccc claim to hold.
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🙏A moment of silence for the "Progressive Conservative" wing of the UCP. They died as they lived: silently and without a trace. 🙏
If anyone inside the UCP calls themselves socially liberal after todays attack on vulnerable Albertans, they're either lying or spineless. #abpoli
New 📰| Understanding collaborations and community partnerships in aquatic research: a review of literature from the Bow River Basin, 2014–2024 🏞️ https://ow.ly/nuTq50XqxnS
Discover how an increase in CER can lead to better H20 management for the Bow River. University of Calgary Siksika Nation
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
Very excited to share that some of my recent work is is now published in FACETS!
We looked at community collaborations in aquatics research in the Bow Basin and gave suggestions for improved inclusion of non-academics in research www.facetsjournal.co...
So incredibly excited for Kitty and Caleb to be opening their new location. Sought and Found has become so much more than just a local cafe and they are incredible people.
Can't wait to hit them up in the beltline!
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Hey, #yyccc, we have an opportunity to bring back the community store and business in neighborhood when we update our land use bylaw next year.
It's a small thing, but can really improve community walkability and vibrancy.
Yes, I will die on this hill.
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Alright, organized labour in Alberta, eyes are on you (us). Time to stand up for collective bargaining. Time to stand up for workers rights. Time to push back against draconian anti-worker overreach.
Regardless of direction, the next steps will define the labour movement in Alberta for decades.
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You're not wrong...
Hadn't seen this public art at night yet - looks even better than during the day!
What do you see?
My exact reaction.
Have to start them young.
