Joy Lachica

Thank you, Ann!

Happy Pride! 🌈

Thanks, Mary.

Thanks, Diane. 🙏🏼

Thanks, Ann, for your supportive words. I really appreciate it.

We need to fight tariffs & climate change together 🇨🇦

Elbows Up for Climate❗️

180+ municipal leaders, like @joylachica.bsky.social are calling on Federal Leaders to undertake 5 bold and achievable initiatives.

This should be a topic for the national debates tonight and tomorrow evening.

Storm Response Updates The City of Peterborough is declaring a significant weather event at 11 a.m. on March 28, 2025 in advance of the ice storm expected this weekend.

Hang in there #PTBO #TownWard! With you and we will get through this. Thank you to the valiant champions at Public Works and our First Responders - Police, Fire and Paramedics. Check the storm update at peterborough.ca/StormUpdate to get the latest on the city front.

Sign the Petition Danielle Smith Step Down. A petition representing the concerns of all Canadian Citizens.

chng.it/wnWk9QKQCn #ElbowsUp Sign the petition re Danielle Smith’s invitation to Trump to interfere in our federal election…

Why International Women’s Day (IWD) is so very important from four fierce local female leaders. Many thx to Joy, Bonnie, Maryam and Kim for taking the time to help us to articulate the importance of the work that needs to be done to accelerate action. @joylachica.bsky.social @meggallant.bsky.social

February 19, 2025 The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.

“To be even clearer: under Trump, the United States is abandoning the post–World War II world it helped to build and then guaranteed for the past 80 years.” #resist open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

ON YEATS, TRUMP & PUTIN Dispatch from NATO, Brussels – Day 1

“I told them my family had an uncle lying in the fields of Belgium just miles from this meeting. I reminded them that families all across Canada had uncles, cousins, and grandfathers who died, freeing the European people from fascists.” C. Angus on #sovereignty open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

The Strong Towns Movement is Simply Right-Libertarianism Dressed in Progressive Garb Strong Towns’ critique of America’s car-centric sprawl sounds appealing. But its proposed solutions rely on a conservative politics that prioritizes ‘wealth creation’ over just and equitable urban pla...

A fascinating read and a caution about our new urbanism… Strong Towns’ historical narratives are often oversimplified in ways that encourage hostility toward government and ignore long-standing patterns of racism in the real estate industry. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/09...

60 years ago, on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red & white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag Day was declared. Our flag is a symbol that unites Canadians & reflects the values we take pride in — democracy, inclusion & equity.

Stop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes Call on all parties running in the Ontario election to reverse Bill 212

Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3CBhHCp #ptbo

On flag day, let’s make pledges to stand together with workers who are the backbone to our economy. #ptbo

If Trump and Musk attack Canadian autoworkers, I would slap a 100% tariff on Teslas - and give Canadians a $10,000 rebate to buy Canadian-made EVs and plug-in hybrids.

We'll hit back where it counts and support Canadian workers.

Photo of Jagmeet Singh standing with steelworkers.

Photo of Jagmeet Singh standing with steelworkers.

Photo of Jagmeet Singh standing with steelworkers.

If Donald Trump attacks steelworkers in Canada, there will be hell to pay.

The NDP won’t hold back—we will stand up for steelworkers!

Our plan starts with dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs and immediate support for every worker impacted.

Tell Donald Trump: Hands Off Canada Donald Trump is a bully. He thinks he can push us around – but Canadians are stronger than that. Stand with Jagmeet and the NDP and tell Donald Trump to keep his hands off our country.

It’s time to fight for our country. All of us. Together.

ndp.ca/stand-up-for...

In my estimation, there isn’t a better candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha than Jen Deck…
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/politics/pro...

On our winter emergency need for more shelter in #ptbo…

@joylachica.bsky.social says in the fall she said there wouldn't be enough space for the winter. She says "I care as deeply" as Riel and Bierk, who hold the homelessness portfolio.

"This is a manifestation of our housing crisis, that these people are unhoused," says @joylachica.bsky.social

"We need to get with it - we need to save lives," says @joylachica.bsky.social

@joylachica.bsky.social says "We have buildings that would meet the needs and meet the health requirements and the standards." She had suggested the former Kawartha Gymnastics building in Morrow Park: "That's an example... So I don't buy it, that we lack buildings."

Thx for your presence and support!

Frostbite alerts are issued when temperatures, windchills are forecasted to be between -27°C to -38°C, when exposed skin can freeze in as little as 10 to 30 minutes. These risks are greatest for: people experiencing homelessness… We need more now! #emergencyshelter #ptbo
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Go Ottawa & @acornunion.bsky.social @opriguica.bsky.social @alexbierk.bsky.social @joylachica.bsky.social @ptbondp.bsky.social

Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructure Video has emerged of a Toronto ambulance being forced to use a bike lane to avoid downtown traffic, an incident one biking advocate says highlights the utility of the separated roadways at a time when their existence and expansion face uncertainty.

Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructure

#EC3 is the vital driver to the arts economic engine in #PTBO. Cities fund their municipal arts councils to uphold the importance of the arts every single day by supporting, by nurturing, by representing artists and artists’ groups. Let’s not lose on more than a decade of investment. #fundEC3

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