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This is the sort of stuff that makes me want Evo to be the CRDs E-bike share operator(we can have someone else operate a future acoustic bike share)

It's really cool that the provincial government maintains a free font that displays all Indigenous characters used across BC.

Slightly less cool that it only comes in three weights for some reason, all I want for Christmas is BC Sans Semibold

Don't like B.C.'s new Pacific time zone? Local governments still have the power to set their own clocks | CBC News As B.C.'s provincial government does away with biannual time changes, the East Kootenay region will continue to spring forward and fall back with Alberta. And, the province says, other local governmen...

I’m starting a campaign to get Victoria on UTC. Who’s with me

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Does this mean Pandora/begbie will be done by the end of the year?

Can't wait for Victoria to get them but if it's not Evo I will be quite disappointed

once and a while i like to share my favorite photo of all time

When we scaled back on the hanging basket program in Victoria, the response was overwhelming. It led to the creation of a new hanging basket donation program, where businesses and residents can sponsor a basket.

Thanks to Butchart Gardens for donating $25k to the program!

We'll I guess that's one way to stop the export of oil

I'm sorry you had to suffer through that

Hope he posts this on WeChat

I'm guessing progressive conservative

Canadian politicians are being sold AI-powered 'digital fighters' A new app gets around bot bans by recruiting real people to post political messages generated by AI.

With municipal elections coming up in six Canadian provinces in 2026, experts warn that “cyborg propaganda” tools could reduce campaigns to battles between humans ventriloquised by chatbots.

I sort of understand the hesitation, since solar needs a larger surface area compared to wind, especially if they are building it on Greenfield compared to brownfield

Are you taking about the one by
@spacecowboy17.bsky.social

Please also find a way to fill the service deficit that's coming to BC Transit with the new provincial budget

Nooooooo, I just realized that the oldest Gen Alpha can now get their license.

‘There are no words’: Victoria triathlete Hannah Henry killed in alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix A 26-year-old Victoria athlete and former Arizona State University standout has died after an alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix.

A 26-year-old Victoria athlete and former Arizona State University standout has died after an alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix.

More of this please

Fry and Orr always seem to be absent when there's a vote on housing 🤔

Think you're forgetting about bike rave

District of North Vancouver found liable, girl awarded $3.6M in damages following crash at crosswalk | CBC News A girl has been awarded $3.6 million in damages after she was hit by a car and suffered traumatic brain injuries, with a judge finding the District of North Vancouver was partially liable.

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

It may seem like the 2020s have been a hellscape, but otoh big screen tvs and LED ambient lighting are the best thing ever to happen to the city skyline. #photography

We need more weird

Can we get the province to force municipalities to fast track housing approvals to the same timeline

Will it, though. (Posted over half an hour into the scheduled meeting time)

It looks like they’re not streaming tonight’s meeting. It’s no small thing. I know nobody goes in person, so with no meaningful notice that they won’t stream, no online record, and limited minutes, they’re functionally secret meetings for a body that takes up a quarter of the city’s budget. #yyj

We must protect the rat homes

👀

www.canada.ca/en/public-se...

The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities