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Tim Fennell
@timfennell.bsky.social
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(He/Him) MB Canada. Surviving Stage 4 Bladder Cancer. Politically Progressive. I want safe streets. Too many hobbies. Peace 🍉
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I think #Winnipeggers have had enough of the nonsense of vulnerable road users face every day because of how our streets are designed and a justice system that turns the eye at people behind the wheel. #Winnipeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeggers rally at intersection where boy was hit by car while crossing street on bike | CBC News
The City of Winnipeg says is implementing changes after a child was hit by a car while riding a bike in the south Osborne area.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
timfennell.bsky.social
I hate car ownership. I need a car, I have a car, but I hate owning a car.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
timfennell.bsky.social
Conspiracy theory: Trump's new ballroom is so massive because he didn't like the outdated presidential bunker. The only way to rebuild the bunker is to build a massive structure over the old bunker to hide the work being done. The ballroom is just a bonus for Trump.
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
timfennell.bsky.social
End the nonsense.

www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n...
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here's what to know
Love it or hate it, many will turn their clocks back on Sunday. The debate — whether or not to make daylight saving time permanent — continues.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Thanks to @timfennell.bsky.social & @bpincott.bsky.social for trying to reason with @cityofwinnipeg.bsky.social council. And thank you to @emmaewood.bsky.social & Matt Allard for voting against it.
City pushing forward with Route 90 projects Critics argue more Kenaston lanes won’t cure congestion, while costs also a concern JOYANNE PURSAGA A MASSIVE project is moving forward to expand Kenaston Boulevard and replace key infrastructure around it, despite some concerns it won’t have a lasting impact on the area’s traffic-snarling congestion. On Thursday, city council voted 11-2 in favour taking the first steps to begin the plan next year, with construction to begin as soon as 2028. The proposal would earmark $5 million to start property acquisitions and set early planning to begin in 2027, pending approval in the city’s 2026 budget. “The Route 90 projects, plural, are all about the potential of Winnipeg. It’s all about… unlocking our future potential as a city,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham, deeming the boulevard a critical trade route. The mega project would widen Kenaston-Route 90 to offer three lanes in each direction between Taylor and Ness avenues. It would also replace the St. James bridges, separate aging pipes to reduce combined sewer overflows and add active-transportation pathways on both sides of Kenaston. It’s expected to cost $614 million, plus $143 million in interest, if the city funds it entirely through debt. In her first city council meeting after winning last Saturday’s Elmwood-East Kildonan ward byelection, Coun. Emma Durand-Wood joined Coun. Matt Allard (St. Boniface) in opposing the project. “It’s just a very unaffordable project that takes away resources from other priorities that we have in the city,” said Durand-Wood. She said the city should instead focus its limited funds on expanding public transit and active transportation. “There’s ways that we can (improve transportation) without just adding more car lanes,” she said. Couns. Sherri Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry), Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) and Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre) were absent from the meeting and the vote. City council’s chairwoman of public works sa…
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Catch me opposing R90 expansion tomorrow....
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Winnipeg City Council Meeting - 2025 10 30
YouTube video by City of Winnipeg
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October 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Pop quiz: There is a two-word term that is written in this Canadian Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide 27 times that is completely missing from the Route R90 Cost Benefit Analysis document. Whoever guesses it first gets a cookie.
www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/rtrap-parfa/... #wpgpoli #winnipeg
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October 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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At the most recent PW and EPC meetings a new (adjusted to be lower) version of the R90 Benefit Cost Analysis Document was received as information. But it was not added to the agenda or minutes for those meetings. Almost feels like they are hiding something. I've requested a copy from the clerk.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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This is a win for all of Winnipeg. #wpgpoli
October 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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I guess I'm just old... I still have not adjusted to purple Froot Loops and blue Sour Patch Kids.
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Every time I see trump with that model I think of Spinal Tap.
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
How Genocide Happened
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Can we please end the stupidity of changing our clocks every 6 months?
#canada #mbpoli #manitoba
globalnews.ca/news/1147177...
Say goodbye to longer days: When daylight saving time ends in Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
Attention, Canada: Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour when Daylight Saving Time ends.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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adamjwpg.bsky.social
Very good op ed by Erna Buffie in the @winnipegfreepress.com Reminding #Winnipeg Scott Gillingham only got 27% of the 2022 mayoral vote and how things need a change at city hall. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: Time for a shakeup at city hall
I don’t know how many of you remember this, but our current mayor, Scott Gillingham, won his position in the 2022 civic election with just 27 per cent of the vote, the smallest vote share for any mayo...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Today marks two years since the start of Benjamin Netanyahu's horrific genocide of Palestinians. He and countless members of the IDF should face war crime charges and crimes against humanity.
katmabu.bsky.social Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Oct 7
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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@bencarrwpg.bsky.social
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The government should be working to support companies like Edison Motors as they work to electrify trucks. Sounds like Environment Canada and Transport Canada are blocking them at every turn. Please support innovation in Canada.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
timfennell.bsky.social
Any government officials actively working to divide Canada are traitors to Canada and should be removed from office.
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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I don't know the details of this case, but this should never happen.

I have been told by a paramedic that in the event of a serious medical emergency, always call an ambulance. The paramedics will attend to you until you are in the care of the ER.
An Ontario teen died after waiting in agony for hours at an ER. Now, his family wants an inquest
Finlay van der Werken’s parents have filed a lawsuit and are pushing to reform emergency care after their 16-year-old’s death
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October 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
timfennell.bsky.social
Wild you can just buy 5km+ long fibers for FPV drones from china. These things are single use so there are only so many use cases.
September 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Finland’s President Delivers Most Inspiring, Powerful UN Speech Yet on Multipolar World Order | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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September 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
timfennell.bsky.social
Impractical and unsafe for everyone outside the vehicle. Shouldn't be the norm on our roadways.
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
timfennell.bsky.social
"No one is above the law" unless your last name starts with T and ends with rump.
September 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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"The government is arguing that the changes are necessary to keep the Crown corporation — which is on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 — afloat."

Wait until they find out the Canadian Coast Guard "lost" $2.84 billion last year. How will they "stay afloat" without big changes?
September 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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daveelmore12.bsky.social
Thanks to @mmarginet.bsky.social for clarifying some of the misunderstandings of our new transit system and making it clear that "It doesn’t matter what a city says it wants to be, a city’s vision is shown in what it chooses to budget for." t.ly/ixbKX
Opinion: Funding Transit a necessity
While the new Winnipeg Transit network launched in June 2025 has achieved many of its objectives, it’s important to assess what is and isn’t working in order to see Winnipeg Transit reach its full pot...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM