Hilary Caldwell
@caldwellhilary.bsky.social
🚲🛝🤸🏻♀️🩱🏃🏻♀️🍩🌊
Researcher, educator, and community member dreaming of safe streets and more play spaces.
Researcher, educator, and community member dreaming of safe streets and more play spaces.
LAST CALL🚨Looking for a few more 3&4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
LAST CALL🚨Looking for a few more 3&4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
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Oxford St needs bike lanes.
Agricola St needs bike lanes.
North St needs bike lanes.
Chebucto Rd needs bike lanes.
Quinpool Rd needs bike lanes.
Young St needs bike lanes.
Connaught Ave needs bike lanes.
Robie St needs bike lanes.
Agricola St needs bike lanes.
North St needs bike lanes.
Chebucto Rd needs bike lanes.
Quinpool Rd needs bike lanes.
Young St needs bike lanes.
Connaught Ave needs bike lanes.
Robie St needs bike lanes.
October 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oxford St needs bike lanes.
Agricola St needs bike lanes.
North St needs bike lanes.
Chebucto Rd needs bike lanes.
Quinpool Rd needs bike lanes.
Young St needs bike lanes.
Connaught Ave needs bike lanes.
Robie St needs bike lanes.
Agricola St needs bike lanes.
North St needs bike lanes.
Chebucto Rd needs bike lanes.
Quinpool Rd needs bike lanes.
Young St needs bike lanes.
Connaught Ave needs bike lanes.
Robie St needs bike lanes.
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Our #FreeForAll intergenerational play project is grounded in evidence & not just for kids. Here's an article from last year's events, featured in the @halifaxexaminer.ca & currently being written up as part of a student thesis by Caitlyn Macrae www.halifaxexaminer.ca/science/rese...
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Our #FreeForAll intergenerational play project is grounded in evidence & not just for kids. Here's an article from last year's events, featured in the @halifaxexaminer.ca & currently being written up as part of a student thesis by Caitlyn Macrae www.halifaxexaminer.ca/science/rese...
The importance of outdoor play, today on CTV Morning Live! The 5 minutes went by so quickly and I really wished I’d had more time to talk about bikes. @outdoorplayca.bsky.social @dalhealth.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
The importance of outdoor play
A local researcher discusses how outdoor play can solve some of Atlantic Canadians' most pressing health challenges.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The importance of outdoor play, today on CTV Morning Live! The 5 minutes went by so quickly and I really wished I’d had more time to talk about bikes. @outdoorplayca.bsky.social @dalhealth.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
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#KidicalMassHfx had the chillest vibes and tiniest riders today.
A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever.
Just so very grateful for this community!
[video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]
A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever.
Just so very grateful for this community!
[video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#KidicalMassHfx had the chillest vibes and tiniest riders today.
A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever.
Just so very grateful for this community!
[video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]
A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever.
Just so very grateful for this community!
[video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]
Hi friends, do you know any 3 & 4 year olds in Halifax or Annapolis Valley?
Enrol them in the SUNRISE Study! Email [email protected] and we’ll get you booked in! We’re available as early as this Sunday afternoon at Dal for data collection 😀
Enrol them in the SUNRISE Study! Email [email protected] and we’ll get you booked in! We’re available as early as this Sunday afternoon at Dal for data collection 😀
July 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hi friends, do you know any 3 & 4 year olds in Halifax or Annapolis Valley?
Enrol them in the SUNRISE Study! Email [email protected] and we’ll get you booked in! We’re available as early as this Sunday afternoon at Dal for data collection 😀
Enrol them in the SUNRISE Study! Email [email protected] and we’ll get you booked in! We’re available as early as this Sunday afternoon at Dal for data collection 😀
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Morris Street has a school on it - why is Tim Houston trying to make it less safe for students attending it? We just had a child killed in a residential area by a driver. How many more children are we willing to sacrifice to shave a few minutes off commute times? #SafeStreetsNow
PC MLA Tim Outhit voted to approve the Morris Street plans on 1 October 2024, consequent to staff's recommendation. The Premier must refer to and follow professional advice.
Feel free to adapt and use any part of this email sent this morning to key decision-makers
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Feel free to adapt and use any part of this email sent this morning to key decision-makers
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Regarding your decision to overturn a municipal decision on Morris Street
Dear Premier and Minister for Transportation, Cc: MLA Lina Hamid and Tim Outhit, Councillors Laura White, Mayor Fillmore, Kathryn Morse I write concerning your threat to overturn the municipality’s pl...
docs.google.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Morris Street has a school on it - why is Tim Houston trying to make it less safe for students attending it? We just had a child killed in a residential area by a driver. How many more children are we willing to sacrifice to shave a few minutes off commute times? #SafeStreetsNow
Still looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for this study! Data collection will be June 21 in Halifax. Please share ❤️
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Still looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for this study! Data collection will be June 21 in Halifax. Please share ❤️
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social
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I'm hearing that councillors who vote against the bike network will have to, themselves, bike to council meeting on whatever currently exists.
RIP rural and suburban Councillors.
RIP rural and suburban Councillors.
June 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm hearing that councillors who vote against the bike network will have to, themselves, bike to council meeting on whatever currently exists.
RIP rural and suburban Councillors.
RIP rural and suburban Councillors.
We dream of doing this ride, and every ride, in protected bike lanes.
City councillors, don’t take away that dream.
City councillors, don’t take away that dream.
June 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We dream of doing this ride, and every ride, in protected bike lanes.
City councillors, don’t take away that dream.
City councillors, don’t take away that dream.
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The failure of IMP implementation was so predictable - lack of ambition, lack of authority & lack of cohesion all played a part in that failure & politicizing the issue will only make our roads less safe for anyone outside a car #ZeroVisionHFX #CaBrain activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
A Tale of Two Cities and Cycling: Halifax, Canada versus Seville, Spain
Cycling is one of the most sustainable modes or urban transportation and cities around the world are taking steps to create safe cycling infrastructure to accelerate cycling uptake across all ages and...
activetravelstudies.org
June 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The failure of IMP implementation was so predictable - lack of ambition, lack of authority & lack of cohesion all played a part in that failure & politicizing the issue will only make our roads less safe for anyone outside a car #ZeroVisionHFX #CaBrain activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
Looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study! Data collection will be in June in Halifax or Wolfville. Please get in touch if interested and share widely 🎉
May 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study! Data collection will be in June in Halifax or Wolfville. Please get in touch if interested and share widely 🎉
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New Lancet report out today emphasises the need for a rights-based & person-centred appoach to improve adolescent health & well-being. Just what @juliakontak.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & I (plus others) have been advocating for in #NovaScotia through the work of www.upliftns.ca!
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New Lancet report out today emphasises the need for a rights-based & person-centred appoach to improve adolescent health & well-being. Just what @juliakontak.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & I (plus others) have been advocating for in #NovaScotia through the work of www.upliftns.ca!
Surprising perk of two kids in a bike trailer: pizza delivery! 🍕🚲
May 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Surprising perk of two kids in a bike trailer: pizza delivery! 🍕🚲
Baby girl is big enough for the bike seat now! Looking forward to biking more and waving at my bike friends 👋🏼
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Baby girl is big enough for the bike seat now! Looking forward to biking more and waving at my bike friends 👋🏼
Very excited to get started with the @outdoorplayca.bsky.social Board of Directors!!!🤸🏻♀️🌳🥾🚲
Let's give a warm, playful welcome to our newest OPC Board Members! 🏆 💜
Hilary Caldwell
Nevin Harper
Manon Laviolette
Rochellie Lywin
Lisa Belton
To learn more about our new Board Members, click here: ⬇
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/about/
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#Play #OutdoorPlay #OutdoorPlayCA #Canada
Hilary Caldwell
Nevin Harper
Manon Laviolette
Rochellie Lywin
Lisa Belton
To learn more about our new Board Members, click here: ⬇
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/about/
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#Play #OutdoorPlay #OutdoorPlayCA #Canada
May 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Very excited to get started with the @outdoorplayca.bsky.social Board of Directors!!!🤸🏻♀️🌳🥾🚲
It was a wonderful time!
Had a wonderful time attending, learning and presenting at the @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum with @dalhealth.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It was a wonderful time!
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I have the best trainees! Here's PDF @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & almost Dr @juliakontak.bsky.social at the @phecanada.bsky.social research forum along with @dalhousieu.bsky.social PhD trainee Julie Campbell (images = 3 people in front of a banner at a conference, 3 people with an award)! #DalProud
Had a wonderful time attending, learning and presenting at the @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum with @dalhealth.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I have the best trainees! Here's PDF @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & almost Dr @juliakontak.bsky.social at the @phecanada.bsky.social research forum along with @dalhousieu.bsky.social PhD trainee Julie Campbell (images = 3 people in front of a banner at a conference, 3 people with an award)! #DalProud
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Have you had the opportunity to check out the #UpLiftPartnership website yet? We developed an evidence-informed #StudentEngagement in #HealthPromotingSchools Roadmap to help professionals engage students in school health promotion! @sflkirk.bsky.social
www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/
www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/
Student Engagement in HPS Roadmap
Student engagement is a core component of a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) approach. This roadmap is a guide for the process of fostering meaningful student engagement in a HPS approach including…
www.upliftns.ca
March 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Have you had the opportunity to check out the #UpLiftPartnership website yet? We developed an evidence-informed #StudentEngagement in #HealthPromotingSchools Roadmap to help professionals engage students in school health promotion! @sflkirk.bsky.social
www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/
www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/
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There are so many insights that children have on our environments! It's why I'm so passionate about including their perspectives in research, like this study on play-friendly communities in #NovaScotia with @caldwellhilary.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19...
July 24, 2024 at 10:34 AM
There are so many insights that children have on our environments! It's why I'm so passionate about including their perspectives in research, like this study on play-friendly communities in #NovaScotia with @caldwellhilary.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19...
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Our #FreeForAll event today was so much fun, we may do it again! Thanks to the @halifaxexaminer.ca and #Playgroundology for featuring our project & boosting participation! Our rain date next week might see us run a second event - stay tuned! #PlayRocks www.halifaxexaminer.ca/science/rese...
July 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Our #FreeForAll event today was so much fun, we may do it again! Thanks to the @halifaxexaminer.ca and #Playgroundology for featuring our project & boosting participation! Our rain date next week might see us run a second event - stay tuned! #PlayRocks www.halifaxexaminer.ca/science/rese...
Truro, Nova Scotia has an outdoor play policy and so can you!
Our latest paper describes how to develop and implement the policy, including our key lessons learned (aka find an all-star Rec Director to lead the way 🤩)
🚲🥾🛝🛹🏀🌳
Our latest paper describes how to develop and implement the policy, including our key lessons learned (aka find an all-star Rec Director to lead the way 🤩)
🚲🥾🛝🛹🏀🌳
Our new paper describes the process of developing municipal policy to support outdoor play in a Nova Scotia community. With @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & others from the #UpLiftNS team. Out now in Frontiers in Public Health and #OpenAccess www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Frontiers | Development and implementation of a municipal outdoor play policy for children and youth in Nova Scotia, Canada: a community case study
<p><bold>Background:</bold> Children and youth benefit from outdoor play; however, environments and policies to support outdoor play are often limited. The p...
www.frontiersin.org
March 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Truro, Nova Scotia has an outdoor play policy and so can you!
Our latest paper describes how to develop and implement the policy, including our key lessons learned (aka find an all-star Rec Director to lead the way 🤩)
🚲🥾🛝🛹🏀🌳
Our latest paper describes how to develop and implement the policy, including our key lessons learned (aka find an all-star Rec Director to lead the way 🤩)
🚲🥾🛝🛹🏀🌳
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The coldest, snowiest time of year is the best time to relive #KidicalMassHfx’s past season & to plan for the upcoming one. Here’s a summary of our 2023 season!
Mark your calendars for May 5, our first ride of 2024, with details forthcoming at hfx.bike/kidical-mass/
Mark your calendars for May 5, our first ride of 2024, with details forthcoming at hfx.bike/kidical-mass/
February 22, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The coldest, snowiest time of year is the best time to relive #KidicalMassHfx’s past season & to plan for the upcoming one. Here’s a summary of our 2023 season!
Mark your calendars for May 5, our first ride of 2024, with details forthcoming at hfx.bike/kidical-mass/
Mark your calendars for May 5, our first ride of 2024, with details forthcoming at hfx.bike/kidical-mass/
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New publication alert! A tale of two cities and cycling. Halifax, Canada versus Seville, Spain. Three lessons on cycling infrastructure implementation. With @caldwellhilary.bsky.social, @landofsticks.bsky.social & others. #Halisky #ZeroVisionHFX #OpenAccess activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
A Tale of Two Cities and Cycling: Halifax, Canada versus Seville, Spain
Cycling is one of the most sustainable modes or urban transportation and cities around the world are taking steps to create safe cycling infrastructure to accelerate cycling uptake across all ages and...
activetravelstudies.org
November 30, 2023 at 11:18 AM
New publication alert! A tale of two cities and cycling. Halifax, Canada versus Seville, Spain. Three lessons on cycling infrastructure implementation. With @caldwellhilary.bsky.social, @landofsticks.bsky.social & others. #Halisky #ZeroVisionHFX #OpenAccess activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
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Had a great time presenting and participating at the Physical & Health Education Canada Healthy Schools Forum with colleagues from the UpLift Partnership! Until next time Ottawa 👋🏼 @sflkirk.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social
November 10, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Had a great time presenting and participating at the Physical & Health Education Canada Healthy Schools Forum with colleagues from the UpLift Partnership! Until next time Ottawa 👋🏼 @sflkirk.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social