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Sara F.L. Kirk

@sflkirk.bsky.social

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Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social‬. Posting mainly about pop health, climate anxiety & advocacy for safe streets. UK export now physically located in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Volunteer board member of @velocanadabikes.bsky.social. She/her.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · Nov 11

Thought I'd better crack on with a pinned intro. I'm an applied health researcher, using primarily qualitative methods & focus on how policies & environments shape health behaviours like healthy eating & active living. I ❤️ bikes & volunteer with Velo Canada Bikes to promote a #BikeFriendlyCanada 🚲

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opheacanada.bsky.social @opheacanada.bsky.social · 29d

Hello Bluesky!

Let’s introduce ourselves: Ophea offers FREE lesson plans, classroom-ready activities, professional learning opportunities, and more! It's all the content you need, all in one place.

Find @OpheaCanada on Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and BlueSky!

Find @OpheaCanada on Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and BlueSky!

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PHE Canada @phecanada.bsky.social · 3h

Last call! ⏰ Don’t miss your chance to present at the 2026 PHE National Conference in beautiful Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦 — April 30–May 2, 2026.

Submit your proposal by tonight (Oct. 14) at 11:59 pm EST!
👉 phecanada.ca/events/2026-...

#PHEinVan2026

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 7h

“As we would expect any other business to expand to improve its revenue, I don’t see why Canada Post shouldn’t be allowed to explore those options [including postal banking] as well.” @simonenoch.bsky.social, senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca www.thestar.com/business/wou...

Would you go to Canada Post for your mortgage? Why advocates think postal banking could be a lifeline for the Crown corp.

Amidst the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, a debate concerning the future of post offices across the country has once again taken the stage: Should Canada ...

www.thestar.com

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 7h

Even better if we named the buses like they do gritters in Scotland! www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...

Gritter tracker | Traffic Scotland

Traffic Scotland gives you the real-time information you need about Scotland’s trunk road network

www.traffic.gov.scot

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 5d

Terrible story but great reporting by Laura Penington of the Denver Post:
- "A man died... after being hit by the driver of a van while riding his bike"
- "the driver struck him from behind"

And some extra context that you rarely ever see:
- "There are no bike lanes along that stretch of road"

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 1d

Setting speed limits with the 85th-percentile is ass backwards... For years, I've been teaching my students about a context-based approach using a grid of Movement vs. Place that is popular in other (much safer) countries.

It is great to see it getting some love in the literature...

A context-sensitive roadway classification framework for speed limit setting in the US

In the US, speed limit setting (SLS) procedures have historically relied on driver-behavior-based methods, such as the 85th percentile speed, which ar…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 12h

New paper is out now!

Province denies city plan, does damage control

Minister Lohr faces consequences of his actions

www.grandparade.news

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 8h

Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth’s Sanctuary Art Centre
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth's Sanctuary Art Centre - Halifax Examiner

We have fire regulations and fire inspectors for a reason.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 4d

Let’s pass the HELLNo Act

Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

Let's pass the HELLNo Act - Halifax Examiner

Enough with using the names of laws for sloganeering.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 8h

Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth’s Sanctuary Art Centre

Morning File by me

Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth's Sanctuary Art Centre - Halifax Examiner

We have fire regulations and fire inspectors for a reason.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 8h

For decades, @cupwsttp.bsky.social has run one of the most important child care funds in the country. It should be studied and emulated by policymakers and unions alike. By @kaitlinpeters.bsky.social and Ariane Hotte. #canlab @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

CUPW’s child care program is highly effective - CCPA

Unions have long been champions in the fight for better child care. From organizing child care workers to speaking out for more accessible, affordable, and high-quality services, they’ve played a vita...

www.policyalternatives.ca

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 7h

Good girl!

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 7h

This quote comes to mind: "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 7h

"He’s the one who ordered all those government workers back to the office. He’s the one who took the tolls off the bridge, increasing traffic by 10%. He’s the one who won’t provide provincial funding for Halifax’s bus system..."

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 8h

From @timbousquet.bsky.social's Morning File: "Your morning commuting hell is Tim Houston’s fault."

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth's Sanctuary Art Centre - Halifax Examiner

We have fire regulations and fire inspectors for a reason.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social · 1d

Just kidding, the digital and paper issue will both be available tomorrow morning.

In it, @acbzw.bsky.social writes about the provincial overreach in city planning.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social digs into overtime and some good news crime prevention and the new CARE team.

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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 1d

"cities where you can move and breathe are much more productive”
Shame we can barely move actively due to transportation priority no. 1 (shifting and parking a lotta cars)

Ralph Martin @ralphmartin.bsky.social · 1d

“Stern said the growing economies of scale of climate technology, more efficient use of resources and healthier populations – fossil fuel air pollution kills millions a year – would all boost productivity and economic growth” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4d

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Pushing for a cease fire so you can look good in a genocide you specifically enabled, at the same time as you’re assaulting your own democracy & waging war on your own cities, is never going to get you a prize for peace. If there’s a prize for hypocrisy and narcissism though, you’ve got a real shot.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 12h

They are - I fully bought into the Lumos system! They are pretty good & very bright. It is just a case of remembering to charge everything!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

Average new-vehicle manufacturer’s suggested retail prices hit an all-time high last month, reaching $52k, up 4.2% from last year.

(The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k)

All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.

Average U.S. New Car Prices Top $50,000 For The First Time Ever

Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

www.forbes.com

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 4d

Maria Corina Machado wins, by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Maria Corina Machado wins

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 3d

Nice move, by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Nice move

The Globe and Mail

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 1d

Peace, by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Peace

The Globe and Mail

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 1d

When my partner's car died almost 11 years ago, we calculated that it would be cheaper to rent every other weekend than the spend the $$ on maintenance for his clunker. We've been #carfree ever since!

Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 1d

About 5 years #carfree for us. Well north of £10k saved. I’m used to it now but ‘free’ is the right term. It honestly felt like having a weight lifted. No stressing about insurance, huge unexpected bills & money wasted at petrol pumps. Journeys are now fun. 🚆 🚊 🚃 🚌 🚲 🚶‍♀️

Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 2d

3+ years #carfree for me too 🚶🏻‍♀️🚲🚌🚖

Walk, ride, public transport, and the occasional car share (Co-Wheels) or taxi when needed. Honestly? It’s nowhere near as hard as we thought it would be

Still saving money, still getting places, still feeling good.
#CarFree #NoRegrets #ActiveTravel #BrumbyBike

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