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sodornan.bsky.social @sodornan.bsky.social · 19h

It is encouraging to see this case moving forward. Accountability matters when a democratically elected board is removed. www.saanichnews.com/local-news/b...

B.C. judge allows suit to proceed brought by fired Victoria school board

Province ordered to produce all documents related to the school board's dismissal

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 1d

Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau | CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP’s independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force’s "despicable" leadership and accusing it of covering up for the Liber...

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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 1d

Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator (Business)

Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator - Business News

Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024 along a stretch of its British Columbia pipeline expansion route hit by a major rainstorm.

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🐈‍⬛ Spooky L.A. 🕸️ @tiredderit.bsky.social · 1d

yeah just keep cutting those arts and sports, and letting go of those aides and librarians. Not like our kids need it or the teachers with split classes with 30 students need them either.

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

they like ideas but can't process their realities.

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

I know, it's all about the rage. Any concrete path to a solution is too tedious.

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

FB is such a wonderful shitshow. I just saw someone write a long post about a need for a community centre for seniors. 79 posts shitting on council and Mark Carney. KN enters the chat. We literally just opened such a place on Cottonwood😂💀🤍

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

At the Sept. 8 board of education meeting when the 2024-25 financial results were presented, vice-chair Rhonda Kershaw said the $2.2 million unrestricted contingency reserve still seemed “lean.” www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop... #Kamloops #Thompson #SD73

SD73 ended last year with $5.1M surplus, but further cuts expected - Kamloops News

Despite running a much higher than expected surplus last year, the Kamloops-Thompson school district says cuts to its budget were still necessary to balance its budget — and more may be needed down th

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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 1d

SD73 ended last year with $5.1M surplus, but further cuts expected #Kamloops

SD73 ended last year with $5.1M surplus, but further cuts expected - Kamloops News

Despite running a much higher than expected surplus last year, the Kamloops-Thompson school district says cuts to its budget were still necessary to balance its budget — and more may be needed down th

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Ian Brooks @ibrooks.bsky.social · 1d

Check out NS.

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Nova Scotia removes public’s ability to file complaints about municipal politicians | CBC News

Nova Scotia residents can no longer file complaints about their municipal elected officials, a move one advocate calls “dangerously undemocratic.”

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 1d

We have had this precise discussion many times before, with the invention of the book, radio, TV, the internet, etc. Knowledge of these discssions are freely available, but apparently the WSJ can't find it or doesn't understand its relevance.

Might this kind of thing be what professors are for?

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

I am only at chapter 7. 📌

Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦 @blackwellmerlin.bsky.social · 3d

The discussion… I get a couple quotes in this one.

Two points to shine more attention on.

1. Recall legislation needs to happen.

2. Covid, combined with the Facebook news ban and the deregulation of social media platforms, has done huge damage to municipal democracy.

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Mayor of Chaos: How Kamloops Politics Became Infamous | The Tyee

Car dealer Reid Hamer-Jackson won office with charisma and ideas. Then the wheels came off.

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh, go back to the beginning. They just started 😊

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

Yup

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

Oh. my. gawd. too cute!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
I showed my youngest. Made his morning 😙

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

Puppy?!!!!

a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

ALT: a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 2d

This thread of a real life human listening to my podcast is keeping me going today! ❤️

If you care about education and care and maybe doing classroom stuff better (and disobedience, we’re big fans) you might like Community of Praxis.

e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 2d

spotify.link/RyanALImuXb Another great episode from @brennacgray.bsky.social. This one really drives it home. So many issues we see in our own district where children are asked to comply and conform instead of teachers striving to inspire learning. It's about K-12 and PSE.

Episode 2a: CoP Interview: Care at the Core with Sherri Spelic

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 1d

Shame on BCNDP and municipalities for making kids live through this. BTW, when we fundraise for playgrounds there's no liability insurance and the whole city gets to use them.

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 2d

Young girl with Cerebral Palsy raises $16K towards her goal for an accessible playground in Summerland (Summerland)

Young girl with Cerebral Palsy raises $16K towards her goal for an accessible playground in Summerland - Summerland News

Young girl with Cerebral Palsy raises $16K towards her goal for an accessible playground in Summerland

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Iceblueaccent @iceblueaccent.bsky.social · 3d

While I hope they get their new school soon - here's a reminder that #Kamloops had to wait FIVE years to have Parkcrest Elementary School rebuilt.

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