Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social
Husband, father, rider of bikes 🚲, skier of skis ⛷️ and spender of time outside… hockey 🏒 too! 🇨🇦
#YouthEnRoute #Fietser #yycbike
#YouthEnRoute #Fietser #yycbike
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“It would give me a place to live. I'd have a vehicle. I wouldn't be stranded the way I am now," she said.
This is, in part, a story about someone hoping reward money would help them back in to housing and car dependency. 👇
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This is, in part, a story about someone hoping reward money would help them back in to housing and car dependency. 👇
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She found the Amelia Earhart statue but instead of a reward, she's become a suspect | CBC News
Instead of receiving a big cash reward, the woman who found the stolen Amelia Earhart statue says her life has become a nightmare.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“It would give me a place to live. I'd have a vehicle. I wouldn't be stranded the way I am now," she said.
This is, in part, a story about someone hoping reward money would help them back in to housing and car dependency. 👇
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This is, in part, a story about someone hoping reward money would help them back in to housing and car dependency. 👇
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“Every bicycle is one less car on the road, meaning that there’s less congestion. . . The more cars we can get off the road, the more room there will be for the people who have to drive.” @davidwtrueman.bsky.social on why investing in protected bicycle infrastructure is good for everyone #BikeHFX
Halifax's temporary green bike lane posts draw criticism from cycling advocates
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Halifax's green bike lane posts draw criticism from cycling advocates
Cyclists say the green posts make bike lanes like Bell Road too narrow. HRM says the posts are temporary while permanent fix is planned.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Every bicycle is one less car on the road, meaning that there’s less congestion. . . The more cars we can get off the road, the more room there will be for the people who have to drive.” @davidwtrueman.bsky.social on why investing in protected bicycle infrastructure is good for everyone #BikeHFX
This coroner’s report has been sitting on the desks of Ontario’s government since Feb 2025… 🤦♂️
Why is it only hitting the news cycle now?
Why hasn’t Ontario done anything about this issue in the last 9 months?
Why is it only hitting the news cycle now?
Why hasn’t Ontario done anything about this issue in the last 9 months?
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This coroner’s report has been sitting on the desks of Ontario’s government since Feb 2025… 🤦♂️
Why is it only hitting the news cycle now?
Why hasn’t Ontario done anything about this issue in the last 9 months?
Why is it only hitting the news cycle now?
Why hasn’t Ontario done anything about this issue in the last 9 months?
"If you are able to say that any vehicle .... that looks like a motorcycle or looks like a scooter is treated like a motorcycle or a scooter, that should resolve some of the problems," McNaughton-Filion said 👇
Isn’t great when the office in charge of investigating death has to bring up an issue that many have been saying for years.
Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
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Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
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Coroner's office calls for clearer definition of e-bikes in Ontario | CBC News
An expert panel is calling on the Ontario government to tighten its definition of what counts as an e-bike, in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of fatal crashes.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"If you are able to say that any vehicle .... that looks like a motorcycle or looks like a scooter is treated like a motorcycle or a scooter, that should resolve some of the problems," McNaughton-Filion said 👇
Isn’t great when the office in charge of investigating death has to bring up an issue that many have been saying for years.
Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Coroner's office calls for clearer definition of e-bikes in Ontario | CBC News
An expert panel is calling on the Ontario government to tighten its definition of what counts as an e-bike, in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of fatal crashes.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Isn’t great when the office in charge of investigating death has to bring up an issue that many have been saying for years.
Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
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Doing the right thing, one funeral at a time.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I get the sentiment, but this doesn't win over council to invest in 5A.
Presenter now talking about the threat of reckless drivers. Calls for more separated bike lanes—invest in 5A active mobility network. We have the data, we just need the budget. Says I would happily lay off 10 cops to have 1 more km of separated bike lane. #yyccc
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I get the sentiment, but this doesn't win over council to invest in 5A.
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A WEEK in this city. How is the strategy of "people just need to drive better" going, folks? Don't talk to me about safety in this city unless you're talking about cars. A city built around cars is a city built for death and injury. #yyc
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A WEEK in this city. How is the strategy of "people just need to drive better" going, folks? Don't talk to me about safety in this city unless you're talking about cars. A city built around cars is a city built for death and injury. #yyc
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A minivan driver hits two sisters, age 18 and 10, while they're in a pedestrian crossing. The quote from police in this story seems... misplaced? "One of the issues we have is regarding people that just stepped in front of vehicles." www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyccc #yycwalk #yyc
Family of two girls hit by minivan calling for change to northwest Calgary intersection
Alejandra Graham, 18, was walking her little sister, 10-year-old Camilla Graham, to school when they were hit by a minivan in a pedestrian crossing.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A minivan driver hits two sisters, age 18 and 10, while they're in a pedestrian crossing. The quote from police in this story seems... misplaced? "One of the issues we have is regarding people that just stepped in front of vehicles." www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyccc #yycwalk #yyc
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The war on squishy humans will continue until morale improves www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Female pedestrian in hospital following hit-and-run collision in north Calgary crosswalk
According to police, a woman was struck with a white sedan in a marked crosswalk Tuesday evening, and the driver then fled.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The war on squishy humans will continue until morale improves www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
FB Roast and Toast community showing their usual distain in the comment section regarding safe places for people to ride their bicycles. 🤦♂️
#yycBike
#yycBike
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
FB Roast and Toast community showing their usual distain in the comment section regarding safe places for people to ride their bicycles. 🤦♂️
#yycBike
#yycBike
Put this to the top of your “listen-next” list… 🤩
Diane Alisa is a rising star with her new book: “Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village”
#Strongtown
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Diane Alisa is a rising star with her new book: “Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village”
#Strongtown
@clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
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Has the
Podcast Episode · The Strong Towns Podcast · 2025-11-24 · 59m
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November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Put this to the top of your “listen-next” list… 🤩
Diane Alisa is a rising star with her new book: “Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village”
#Strongtown
@clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Diane Alisa is a rising star with her new book: “Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village”
#Strongtown
@clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
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If enforcement of 12 years of age is really such a big deal (age where nobody caries ID), simply by raising it to an age that does. Go with 18.
Livewire:
Chabot said he’s also not fond of the free transit for children under 12 because it’s forcing drivers to become enforcement officers.
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Chabot said he’s also not fond of the free transit for children under 12 because it’s forcing drivers to become enforcement officers.
livewirecalgary.com/2025/11/24/c...
Calgary 2026 budget deliberations begin with new city council - LiveWire Calgary
A new set of Calgary city councillors will take their crack at the final year of Calgary’s current four-year budget, with some planning big changes and others standing mostly pat. Calgary’s 2026 budge...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If enforcement of 12 years of age is really such a big deal (age where nobody caries ID), simply by raising it to an age that does. Go with 18.
How is this not the top story in the news. AIMCo lost $2.1B and UCP doesn’t want to be sued for bad management.
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
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There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
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Alberta tries to legislate ban on lawsuits about AIMCo losses | CBC News
The Alberta government is proposing new legislation to prevent public sector pensions from suing the Alberta Investment Management Corp., or AIMCo, for decisions made before November 2024.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
How is this not the top story in the news. AIMCo lost $2.1B and UCP doesn’t want to be sued for bad management.
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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City email indicates that CMHC said future installments of Housing Accelerator Fund proceeds are on pause until citywide rezoning issue is resolved. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Tens of millions in housing funding 'paused' with citywide rezoning repeal: Email - LiveWire Calgary
Roughly $129 million in federal housing cash is paused until Calgary clarifies the future of its citywide rezoning bylaw, according to an internal email obtained by LWC. The email, sent by Chief…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
City email indicates that CMHC said future installments of Housing Accelerator Fund proceeds are on pause until citywide rezoning issue is resolved. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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From all the things I like from BlueSky, #yycbike is my favourite one.
All the road reports and ride tips make my commute safer. And it feels nice to feel part of that community
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All the road reports and ride tips make my commute safer. And it feels nice to feel part of that community
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
From all the things I like from BlueSky, #yycbike is my favourite one.
All the road reports and ride tips make my commute safer. And it feels nice to feel part of that community
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All the road reports and ride tips make my commute safer. And it feels nice to feel part of that community
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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& the back part of my out & back commute for school drop off. The snow on the trees & the sunrise in the distance are just a couple things that bring me joy on winter bike commutes. #yycbike
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
& the back part of my out & back commute for school drop off. The snow on the trees & the sunrise in the distance are just a couple things that bring me joy on winter bike commutes. #yycbike
Chabot is against transit free fare for children under 12, saying it has “created nothing but problems…, has put people in jeopardy, has created a safety issue… both for the operators as well as the riders."
How does free transit under 12 do any of that? 🤷♂️
#Calgary
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How does free transit under 12 do any of that? 🤷♂️
#Calgary
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TD Bank pulls sponsorship of CTrain free fare zone 2 years early | CBC News
TD Bank says it has pulled its sponsorship for the free fare zone between the City Hall and Downtown West/Kerby stations in the city’s downtown core about two years early — but that doesn’t mean the z...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Chabot is against transit free fare for children under 12, saying it has “created nothing but problems…, has put people in jeopardy, has created a safety issue… both for the operators as well as the riders."
How does free transit under 12 do any of that? 🤷♂️
#Calgary
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How does free transit under 12 do any of that? 🤷♂️
#Calgary
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Imagine having 3 out of 14 City Councillors as well as the Mayor taking the transit system regularly to get to work.
Imagine no longer Calgary!
Here is the Mayor👇
#Calgary
Imagine no longer Calgary!
Here is the Mayor👇
#Calgary
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Imagine having 3 out of 14 City Councillors as well as the Mayor taking the transit system regularly to get to work.
Imagine no longer Calgary!
Here is the Mayor👇
#Calgary
Imagine no longer Calgary!
Here is the Mayor👇
#Calgary
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Caught my train at Westbrook on my way to City Hall for Day 2 of Budget Week. Join us for the public hearing at 9:30am. Big thanks to our @calgarytransit Operators & snow crews out in the cold. Your new Council team is working hard to make mobility safer & affordable. #yyccc
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Caught my train at Westbrook on my way to City Hall for Day 2 of Budget Week. Join us for the public hearing at 9:30am. Big thanks to our @calgarytransit Operators & snow crews out in the cold. Your new Council team is working hard to make mobility safer & affordable. #yyccc
Imagine having more than 2 City Councillors who ride transit regularly to get to work.
Imagine no longer #Calgary.
We have three! 👇
#CalgaryTransit
Imagine no longer #Calgary.
We have three! 👇
#CalgaryTransit
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Imagine having more than 2 City Councillors who ride transit regularly to get to work.
Imagine no longer #Calgary.
We have three! 👇
#CalgaryTransit
Imagine no longer #Calgary.
We have three! 👇
#CalgaryTransit
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Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in motor vehicle collisions. More than one per month.
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in motor vehicle collisions. More than one per month.
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
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Today, November 24, 2025 it snowed in Calgary. That's not unusual, Environment Canada says we had 20.8 cm of snow on November 23, 2024. Last year! Buses in Calgary went on snow routes, because we don't fund Calgary Transit for weather conditions (no snow tires so a bus can get up a hill, etc.) 1/
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Today, November 24, 2025 it snowed in Calgary. That's not unusual, Environment Canada says we had 20.8 cm of snow on November 23, 2024. Last year! Buses in Calgary went on snow routes, because we don't fund Calgary Transit for weather conditions (no snow tires so a bus can get up a hill, etc.) 1/
I do regret riding the 1.75” Schwalbe marathon winter studded instead of the 3” 45NRTH Wrathchild studded. It was rough out there this AM.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I do regret riding the 1.75” Schwalbe marathon winter studded instead of the 3” 45NRTH Wrathchild studded. It was rough out there this AM.
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Calgary’s new city council kickstarts 2026 budget talks with public hearing
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Calgary’s new city council kickstarts 2026 budget talks with public hearing - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is making adjustments to the final year of a four-year budget approved by the previous city council, which includes a 3.6 per cent overall property tax hike.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Calgary’s new city council kickstarts 2026 budget talks with public hearing
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November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM