Mark Sakai 🍁
@marksakai.bsky.social
Housing government relations staffer, fan of good urban design, Lions STH, and committer of golfing atrocities. ⛳ Canada🍁 is a proud sovereign nation, and always will be. Opinions are my own.
BC Ferries is a lightning rod. But it can't be easy to run an operation with so many routes, ships, personnel, a lot of aging equipment and challenging weather. And when you read stories like this, it shows that this is an organization with a heart, as well. vancouversun.com/news/kindnes...
'It’s our pleasure': Small acts of kindness at B.C. Ferries soothe weary travellers
Opinion: A very late night at Langdale ferry terminal turns into something special for passengers and crew alike.
vancouversun.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BC Ferries is a lightning rod. But it can't be easy to run an operation with so many routes, ships, personnel, a lot of aging equipment and challenging weather. And when you read stories like this, it shows that this is an organization with a heart, as well. vancouversun.com/news/kindnes...
Wow. Global BC loves giving NIMBYs a platform. I guess it's too hard for reporters to track down people who need places to live and would benefit from new developments.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Wow. Global BC loves giving NIMBYs a platform. I guess it's too hard for reporters to track down people who need places to live and would benefit from new developments.
Hey, I made The Globe & Mail's Canada Day edition! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Readers share their most Canadian possessions ahead of Canada Day
From a collection of ticket stubs to a clock that keeps ‘Canadian time,’ here are some of the items that help Globe readers define Canada, in their own words
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hey, I made The Globe & Mail's Canada Day edition! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Honestly, how can you win when your QB makes brain dead plays like that?!?!?
June 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Honestly, how can you win when your QB makes brain dead plays like that?!?!?
Reposted by Mark Sakai 🍁
The Globe and Mail
June 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Globe and Mail
Pierre Poilievre won't have a seat in the House of Commons....
For A Change.
For A Change.
April 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pierre Poilievre won't have a seat in the House of Commons....
For A Change.
For A Change.
#Debate2025 To me, debates are an opportunity for the leaders to show how they would act as PM. Lack of respect by interrupting and talking over people says something about you.
April 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#Debate2025 To me, debates are an opportunity for the leaders to show how they would act as PM. Lack of respect by interrupting and talking over people says something about you.
If we want to really address our housing crisis, this is one of the many nuts we need to crack. Another great video by Uytae Lee.
I’m excited to share my latest video with Urbanarium, "Why It's So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing." Factory-built housing is a promising idea in theory, but it turns out to be a very complicated endeavor in practice—here’s why: youtu.be/26iVJfiDgP0?...
Why Is It So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing?
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If we want to really address our housing crisis, this is one of the many nuts we need to crack. Another great video by Uytae Lee.
Uh, yep. That was an earthquake. Not a big one, but certainly felt it.
February 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Uh, yep. That was an earthquake. Not a big one, but certainly felt it.
Refs: Please call this game fairly.
February 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Refs: Please call this game fairly.
de Adder is so good...
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
de Adder is so good...
I penned this op-ed in Real Estate Magazine, and reading the comments section, I don't know whether to get angry or laugh.
realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-clim...
realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-clim...
OPINION: Climate change is not a “future thing”—it’s already impacting the real estate sector
As the impact of wildfires and other natural disasters grows, so does the responsibility of Realtors in navigating the risks.
realestatemagazine.ca
February 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I penned this op-ed in Real Estate Magazine, and reading the comments section, I don't know whether to get angry or laugh.
realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-clim...
realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-clim...
Oh please, tell me Tom Brady is not on the Super Bowl announcing crew.
January 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Oh please, tell me Tom Brady is not on the Super Bowl announcing crew.
This is one of the best sm posters anywhere. So happy to see them here on the sane site!
CASABLANCA was released 82 years ago this week. One of the biggest and most iconic films to ever come out of Hollywood, the story behind the scenes is like the beginning of a beautiful friendship…
1/53
1/53
January 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is one of the best sm posters anywhere. So happy to see them here on the sane site!
We were thinking about spending our Fall 2025 vacation on a Southern U. S. road trip. We've decided to reconsider our plans, and will likely opt for Mexico instead.
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We were thinking about spending our Fall 2025 vacation on a Southern U. S. road trip. We've decided to reconsider our plans, and will likely opt for Mexico instead.
Turns out that when you invest billions in a transit system designed to get people to and from work in the downtown core, using it on off-peak hours and weekends for special events also works quite well. Who'da thought?
I noticed traffic wasn't actually that bad around the Taylor Swift concerts so I wrote a thing!
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Opinion: Traffic wasn't that bad for Taylor Swift's Vancouver concerts | Urbanized
Miraculously, Vancouver's transportation network seems to have handled Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concerts, Canucks games, and more.
dailyhive.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Turns out that when you invest billions in a transit system designed to get people to and from work in the downtown core, using it on off-peak hours and weekends for special events also works quite well. Who'da thought?
We're now in a month that starts with D, it's gorgeous weather, and it's a weekend. Everything is aligned for the lights to go up today.
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM
We're now in a month that starts with D, it's gorgeous weather, and it's a weekend. Everything is aligned for the lights to go up today.
I'm not sure of the budgets (they must be considerable, given the national exposure), but I'm wondering what the taxpayers of these conservative-led provinces think about these high-rotation propoganda ads crowing "Scrap the Cap", and "Look how great we are in Ontario".
November 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I'm not sure of the budgets (they must be considerable, given the national exposure), but I'm wondering what the taxpayers of these conservative-led provinces think about these high-rotation propoganda ads crowing "Scrap the Cap", and "Look how great we are in Ontario".
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town", by The Boss last night in Vancouver!
November 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town", by The Boss last night in Vancouver!
Coco is out, standing in her field.
November 19, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Coco is out, standing in her field.
Grey Cup fan rep percentage:
1. Lions
2. Bombers
3. Riders
4. Argos
5 - 9. All the rest.
1. Lions
2. Bombers
3. Riders
4. Argos
5 - 9. All the rest.
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Grey Cup fan rep percentage:
1. Lions
2. Bombers
3. Riders
4. Argos
5 - 9. All the rest.
1. Lions
2. Bombers
3. Riders
4. Argos
5 - 9. All the rest.
Coco channelling Shania: "That don't impress me much"
November 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Coco channelling Shania: "That don't impress me much"