@parkboardscott.bsky.social
Metis, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner at Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Co-Chair Childcare Council of Vancouver, VSB Elementary School Teacher
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The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim is sponsoring my December event list this month 🐻❄️🌊 I just added a few more events:
December Events in Vancouver 2025
What's happening around Vancouver this month (December, 2025). Events and fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
miss604.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim is sponsoring my December event list this month 🐻❄️🌊 I just added a few more events:
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The Vancouver Liberals stand for protecting our natural environment, and we will bring in smart, targeted policies to reduce our environmental footprint.
Shockingly, Vancouver has the lowest rate of beverage container recycling in the region at 51%. This is unacceptable for a city so connected to our natural environment. Here's my plan to fix it!
#Vancouver #kareem2026 #vancouverliberals #vanpoli
#Vancouver #kareem2026 #vancouverliberals #vanpoli
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Vancouver Liberals stand for protecting our natural environment, and we will bring in smart, targeted policies to reduce our environmental footprint.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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“Critics have likened Jack the Ripper’s approach to the mass murder of women, while others have chalked it up to the cost of women existing at night in Whitechapel.”
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Critics have likened Jack the Ripper’s approach to the mass murder of women, while others have chalked it up to the cost of women existing at night in Whitechapel.”
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
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Donation matching is on now! Covenant House #Vancouver is more than just a shelter. They offer a one-size-fits-one approach to address the needs of young people whose overlapping mental health, substance use, trauma, medical health, and other challenges require specialized support.
#nonprofit
#nonprofit
From at Risk to at Home
Over the last five years, Covenant House Vancouver has helped 500+ youth at risk find a safe place to call home. Donation matching is on now.
miss604.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Donation matching is on now! Covenant House #Vancouver is more than just a shelter. They offer a one-size-fits-one approach to address the needs of young people whose overlapping mental health, substance use, trauma, medical health, and other challenges require specialized support.
#nonprofit
#nonprofit
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So excited for this event!
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
So excited for this event!
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Combatting crime means going to the source: criminals laundering money through bitcoin.
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Combatting crime means going to the source: criminals laundering money through bitcoin.
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We must stop allowing criminals to prey on the most vulnerable in our society, and cut out the root of what is fueling our toxic drug crisis.
Combatting crime means going to the source: criminals laundering money through bitcoin.
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We must stop allowing criminals to prey on the most vulnerable in our society, and cut out the root of what is fueling our toxic drug crisis.
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See Kareem Allam's three policy items to combat money laundering here in the city of Vancouver.
Criminals wreaking havoc on our streets shouldn't be able to get rich. Time to choke their profits and shut the door on money laundering.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
See Kareem Allam's three policy items to combat money laundering here in the city of Vancouver.
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Criminals wreaking havoc on our streets shouldn't be able to get rich. Time to choke their profits and shut the door on money laundering.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Criminals wreaking havoc on our streets shouldn't be able to get rich. Time to choke their profits and shut the door on money laundering.
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My thoughts on overruns at the PNE Amphitheater: “At the local level, Allam says that if he and his new party, the Vancouver Liberals, win next October’s election, they will establish project oversight boards to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.” vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Who's accountable for the PNE Amphitheatre's budget overrun? Seemingly, no one
Cost overruns on PNE Amphitheatre show the need for an overhaul in how the city manages big capital projects, a political candidate says.
vancouversun.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My thoughts on overruns at the PNE Amphitheater: “At the local level, Allam says that if he and his new party, the Vancouver Liberals, win next October’s election, they will establish project oversight boards to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.” vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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Ken Sim and ABC spend millions supporting events that working families, seniors, and students can’t afford to attend—while free events like the Celebration of Light get cut.
Then he raises fees, offloads rodent control, and jacks up parking and access fees to community centres and parks.
Then he raises fees, offloads rodent control, and jacks up parking and access fees to community centres and parks.
Today, Kareem Allam spoke with @simisara730CKNW about:
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
Morning with Simi Sara on Simi Sara on CKNW
YouTube video by Vancouver Liberals
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Ken Sim and ABC spend millions supporting events that working families, seniors, and students can’t afford to attend—while free events like the Celebration of Light get cut.
Then he raises fees, offloads rodent control, and jacks up parking and access fees to community centres and parks.
Then he raises fees, offloads rodent control, and jacks up parking and access fees to community centres and parks.
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Today, Kareem Allam spoke with @simisara730CKNW about:
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
Morning with Simi Sara on Simi Sara on CKNW
YouTube video by Vancouver Liberals
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Today, Kareem Allam spoke with @simisara730CKNW about:
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
❌ The end of The Celebration of Light
❌ Rat infestations in Vancouver
❌ Ken’s budget cuts and how they hurt families.
youtu.be/85cMCrEekLQ
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This is not a tax cut but a tax shift. User fees are regressive, meaning the poorest pay the greatest portion of their income for services. While not perfect, property taxes are more progressive. This is an attack that shifts the cost burden from one end of the income spectrum to the other.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is not a tax cut but a tax shift. User fees are regressive, meaning the poorest pay the greatest portion of their income for services. While not perfect, property taxes are more progressive. This is an attack that shifts the cost burden from one end of the income spectrum to the other.
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Turns out, austerity means we can’t have nice things
You can like or dislike fireworks, enjoy the post-show exodus from downtown or abhor the crowds, but the Celebration of Light is probably the biggest event that celebrates Vancouver's Vancouverness.
Traditions die, but this one hits bigger than most.
Traditions die, but this one hits bigger than most.
Vancouver's Celebration of Light fireworks festival cancelled indefinitely | CBC News
Organizers of a public fireworks festival, which has brought millions of people to Vancouver's English Bay over the past three decades, says it can’t go ahead without long-term government and private-...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Turns out, austerity means we can’t have nice things
Congratulations to @brennanbastyo.bsky.social for bringing forward the motion to secure additional funding to prevent community centre fee increases in the harmful Zero Means Zero budget.
The Park Board approved this motion the night before without support from the ABC Commissioners.
The Park Board approved this motion the night before without support from the ABC Commissioners.
Today Council unanimously supported my amendment in today’s budget deliberations. We’ve reallocated $800,000 from the City’s existing budget to make sure Community Centre recreation fees stay at 0% increase in 2026. This means admission, passes, lessons, programs, and permits remain affordable.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congratulations to @brennanbastyo.bsky.social for bringing forward the motion to secure additional funding to prevent community centre fee increases in the harmful Zero Means Zero budget.
The Park Board approved this motion the night before without support from the ABC Commissioners.
The Park Board approved this motion the night before without support from the ABC Commissioners.
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The crank up in utility fees, parking, and service fees will be the single largest increase in barrier to services in my lifetime.
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The crank up in utility fees, parking, and service fees will be the single largest increase in barrier to services in my lifetime.
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Vancouver Council votes this week on a budget that could slash programs supporting public health & climate action. We're submitting this open letter tomorrow. We have >200 signatures so far, including almost 100 health professionals. Help us reach 300 by morning! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Vancouver Council votes this week on a budget that could slash programs supporting public health & climate action. We're submitting this open letter tomorrow. We have >200 signatures so far, including almost 100 health professionals. Help us reach 300 by morning! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Take a moment to watch this video. I like these ideas and I’d love to hear what you think in the replies.
Putting a focus on artists and food banks is long overdue. But, what will truly resonate is helping bring and retain health providers in our city.
Putting a focus on artists and food banks is long overdue. But, what will truly resonate is helping bring and retain health providers in our city.
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Take a moment to watch this video. I like these ideas and I’d love to hear what you think in the replies.
Putting a focus on artists and food banks is long overdue. But, what will truly resonate is helping bring and retain health providers in our city.
Putting a focus on artists and food banks is long overdue. But, what will truly resonate is helping bring and retain health providers in our city.
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Had a fantastic time at the inaugural Goldeneye hockey game tonight! Incredible energy, an unforgettable first outing, and huge congratulations to the team on their first game and first win!
@tomdigby1.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social
@mikeklassen.bsky.social
#PNE
@tomdigby1.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social
@mikeklassen.bsky.social
#PNE
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Had a fantastic time at the inaugural Goldeneye hockey game tonight! Incredible energy, an unforgettable first outing, and huge congratulations to the team on their first game and first win!
@tomdigby1.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social
@mikeklassen.bsky.social
#PNE
@tomdigby1.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social
@mikeklassen.bsky.social
#PNE
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social, has Mayor Ken Sim gotten his staff to get him the answers yet? It’s been a day or two now. And honestly—why does he need someone else to do this in the first place?
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social, has Mayor Ken Sim gotten his staff to get him the answers yet? It’s been a day or two now. And honestly—why does he need someone else to do this in the first place?
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Ken Sim’s “Zero Means Zero” budget is reckless austerity dressed as leadership. It guts services while hiding the real impacts.
At City Hall, not one of the seven Park Board Commissioner spoke in support because they know these cuts will damage community centres, parks, and programs across Vancouver
At City Hall, not one of the seven Park Board Commissioner spoke in support because they know these cuts will damage community centres, parks, and programs across Vancouver
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Ken Sim’s “Zero Means Zero” budget is reckless austerity dressed as leadership. It guts services while hiding the real impacts.
At City Hall, not one of the seven Park Board Commissioner spoke in support because they know these cuts will damage community centres, parks, and programs across Vancouver
At City Hall, not one of the seven Park Board Commissioner spoke in support because they know these cuts will damage community centres, parks, and programs across Vancouver
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That interview was a masterclass in how to talk for 20 minutes without saying a single accountable sentence.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim responds to claims of lack of transparency in budget
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
That interview was a masterclass in how to talk for 20 minutes without saying a single accountable sentence.
Wow! What a train wreck.
Without @kareem42.bsky.social providing the script and solutions, Mayor Sim is unable to answer questions or provide insight.
Vancouver deserves better.
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim responds to concerns over 2026 budget process
Without @kareem42.bsky.social providing the script and solutions, Mayor Sim is unable to answer questions or provide insight.
Vancouver deserves better.
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim responds to concerns over 2026 budget process
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wow! What a train wreck.
Without @kareem42.bsky.social providing the script and solutions, Mayor Sim is unable to answer questions or provide insight.
Vancouver deserves better.
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim responds to concerns over 2026 budget process
Without @kareem42.bsky.social providing the script and solutions, Mayor Sim is unable to answer questions or provide insight.
Vancouver deserves better.
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim responds to concerns over 2026 budget process