Troy Rhoades
@troyrhoades.bsky.social
Communications advisor, runner, swimmer, cyclist, transit and city planning enthusiasts, arts lover, and Rocky Horror fan.
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On the POD: tiny.cc/esnv001 We bring you excerpts from an evening with Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear of The War on Cars podcast, joined by city councillor Lucy Maloney and designer Tom Flood. @visionzerovancouver.ca @tomflood.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social #vanpoli
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On the POD: tiny.cc/esnv001 We bring you excerpts from an evening with Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear of The War on Cars podcast, joined by city councillor Lucy Maloney and designer Tom Flood. @visionzerovancouver.ca @tomflood.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social #vanpoli
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Show your support for human rights. Say NO to Bill 9.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Show your support for human rights. Say NO to Bill 9.
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Data shapes decisions. Can it shape equity?
@PolicyWise.com is excited to share a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services explores how to create a data cycle that advances social equity from planning to advocacy.
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@PolicyWise.com is excited to share a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services explores how to create a data cycle that advances social equity from planning to advocacy.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Data shapes decisions. Can it shape equity?
@PolicyWise.com is excited to share a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services explores how to create a data cycle that advances social equity from planning to advocacy.
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@PolicyWise.com is excited to share a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services explores how to create a data cycle that advances social equity from planning to advocacy.
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Part of the Dave Cinematic Universe
October 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Part of the Dave Cinematic Universe
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Stop comparing. Do what works for you.
Episode 937 with Dara Torres.
Watch it: https://bit.ly/DaraTorres937
✌🏼🌱 – Rich
Episode 937 with Dara Torres.
Watch it: https://bit.ly/DaraTorres937
✌🏼🌱 – Rich
September 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Stop comparing. Do what works for you.
Episode 937 with Dara Torres.
Watch it: https://bit.ly/DaraTorres937
✌🏼🌱 – Rich
Episode 937 with Dara Torres.
Watch it: https://bit.ly/DaraTorres937
✌🏼🌱 – Rich
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Tim Cartmell and Better Edmonton are cheating.
They're intentionally breaking election signage rules, and they're happy to use their large corporate donations to make any fines go away.
They believe in a city where rules do not apply to the rich and powerful
#yegvote
They're intentionally breaking election signage rules, and they're happy to use their large corporate donations to make any fines go away.
They believe in a city where rules do not apply to the rich and powerful
#yegvote
September 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Tim Cartmell and Better Edmonton are cheating.
They're intentionally breaking election signage rules, and they're happy to use their large corporate donations to make any fines go away.
They believe in a city where rules do not apply to the rich and powerful
#yegvote
They're intentionally breaking election signage rules, and they're happy to use their large corporate donations to make any fines go away.
They believe in a city where rules do not apply to the rich and powerful
#yegvote
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“To burn a book is to burn part of the human spirit. And book burnings – and book bannings – are on the rise.” - Margaret Atwood in her speech to the PEN Congress in Poland.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."
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September 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“To burn a book is to burn part of the human spirit. And book burnings – and book bannings – are on the rise.” - Margaret Atwood in her speech to the PEN Congress in Poland.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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What we name things in cities matters. Especially things that were built with a lot of public money and should be helping define the city. We sell names too often, and too cheaply, and too often to the same damn companies (yes you Rogers).
Good article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social, give it a read.
Good article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social, give it a read.
Shawn Micallef: Bring back ‘SkyDome’? It’s time for Toronto to reject the bland, corporate naming of its buildings
The Weeknd and Neil Young were on to something when they recently called out the bland, corporate naming of Toronto’s buildings.
www.thestar.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What we name things in cities matters. Especially things that were built with a lot of public money and should be helping define the city. We sell names too often, and too cheaply, and too often to the same damn companies (yes you Rogers).
Good article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social, give it a read.
Good article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social, give it a read.
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I'm with @unifor.org.
@mark-carney.bsky.social was elected on promises of 'ElbowsUp' & 'Values'. But we are not seeing #workers being valued; we're definitely not seeing actual elbowing of President Taco
Luckily, the 🇨🇦 consumer boycott of US goods & travel stands firm.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
@mark-carney.bsky.social was elected on promises of 'ElbowsUp' & 'Values'. But we are not seeing #workers being valued; we're definitely not seeing actual elbowing of President Taco
Luckily, the 🇨🇦 consumer boycott of US goods & travel stands firm.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada removing retaliatory tariffs on CUSMA-compliant U.S. goods | CBC News
Canada will remove all tariffs on goods from the United States that are covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement by Sept. 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
August 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm with @unifor.org.
@mark-carney.bsky.social was elected on promises of 'ElbowsUp' & 'Values'. But we are not seeing #workers being valued; we're definitely not seeing actual elbowing of President Taco
Luckily, the 🇨🇦 consumer boycott of US goods & travel stands firm.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
@mark-carney.bsky.social was elected on promises of 'ElbowsUp' & 'Values'. But we are not seeing #workers being valued; we're definitely not seeing actual elbowing of President Taco
Luckily, the 🇨🇦 consumer boycott of US goods & travel stands firm.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Now that it's clear Trump's 'deals' are little more than shakedowns, it's time to say "no deal." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: The worst thing Mark Carney could do is make a deal with Trump
Why should Canada follow the EU and others down the path to a bad deal?
www.thestar.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Now that it's clear Trump's 'deals' are little more than shakedowns, it's time to say "no deal." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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UPDATE:
Join us tomorrow, on Saturday, near Edmonton’s Strathcona Farmers’ Market, at the Gazebo Park, starting at 10am, and register as a signature collector. Also, sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
You can register to collect signatures at Forever-Canadian.ca
#Yeg
Join us tomorrow, on Saturday, near Edmonton’s Strathcona Farmers’ Market, at the Gazebo Park, starting at 10am, and register as a signature collector. Also, sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
You can register to collect signatures at Forever-Canadian.ca
#Yeg
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
UPDATE:
Join us tomorrow, on Saturday, near Edmonton’s Strathcona Farmers’ Market, at the Gazebo Park, starting at 10am, and register as a signature collector. Also, sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
You can register to collect signatures at Forever-Canadian.ca
#Yeg
Join us tomorrow, on Saturday, near Edmonton’s Strathcona Farmers’ Market, at the Gazebo Park, starting at 10am, and register as a signature collector. Also, sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
You can register to collect signatures at Forever-Canadian.ca
#Yeg
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🚨 Last chance alert! 🚨
Today marks the closing day to apply for a position on the @PolicyWise.com Board.
If you're a dedicated leader from Western Canada, now's your moment to make a difference for children and families.
Discover more and apply: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #Opportunity
Today marks the closing day to apply for a position on the @PolicyWise.com Board.
If you're a dedicated leader from Western Canada, now's your moment to make a difference for children and families.
Discover more and apply: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #Opportunity
July 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🚨 Last chance alert! 🚨
Today marks the closing day to apply for a position on the @PolicyWise.com Board.
If you're a dedicated leader from Western Canada, now's your moment to make a difference for children and families.
Discover more and apply: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #Opportunity
Today marks the closing day to apply for a position on the @PolicyWise.com Board.
If you're a dedicated leader from Western Canada, now's your moment to make a difference for children and families.
Discover more and apply: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #Opportunity
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Join us on July 17th for an Urbanism Ask Me Anything with Ray Delahanty @nerd4cities.bsky.social, the creator of the CityNerd YouTube Channel!
Make a donation to secure a spot!
pathsforpeople.org/citynerd
#yegbike #yegwalk
Make a donation to secure a spot!
pathsforpeople.org/citynerd
#yegbike #yegwalk
July 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Join us on July 17th for an Urbanism Ask Me Anything with Ray Delahanty @nerd4cities.bsky.social, the creator of the CityNerd YouTube Channel!
Make a donation to secure a spot!
pathsforpeople.org/citynerd
#yegbike #yegwalk
Make a donation to secure a spot!
pathsforpeople.org/citynerd
#yegbike #yegwalk
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@PolicyWise.com is on the lookout for passionate leaders from Western Canada to join its Board of Directors.
Help children, youth, families, and communities thrive.
Apply by July 31, 2025!
Learn more at: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #ImpactfulChange
Help children, youth, families, and communities thrive.
Apply by July 31, 2025!
Learn more at: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #ImpactfulChange
June 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@PolicyWise.com is on the lookout for passionate leaders from Western Canada to join its Board of Directors.
Help children, youth, families, and communities thrive.
Apply by July 31, 2025!
Learn more at: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #ImpactfulChange
Help children, youth, families, and communities thrive.
Apply by July 31, 2025!
Learn more at: buff.ly/fxuqpOI
#Leadership #ImpactfulChange
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One of my favourite bands, The New Deal, just dropped their first album in 5 years.
I first saw them as the opening act for DJ Spooky in Calgary, AB in 2000!
open.spotify.com/album/3nWiZk...
I first saw them as the opening act for DJ Spooky in Calgary, AB in 2000!
open.spotify.com/album/3nWiZk...
Sultan (Live)
The New Deal · Album · 2025 · 7 songs
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June 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of my favourite bands, The New Deal, just dropped their first album in 5 years.
I first saw them as the opening act for DJ Spooky in Calgary, AB in 2000!
open.spotify.com/album/3nWiZk...
I first saw them as the opening act for DJ Spooky in Calgary, AB in 2000!
open.spotify.com/album/3nWiZk...
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From: Hoppity Pop (1946), dir. Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
Animated frame by frame with a nib pen, directly on film stock
Animated frame by frame with a nib pen, directly on film stock
May 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
From: Hoppity Pop (1946), dir. Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
Animated frame by frame with a nib pen, directly on film stock
Animated frame by frame with a nib pen, directly on film stock
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I don't know the other three books on the list, but Alison Bechdel's brilliant, poignant graphic novel Fun Home is a modern classic. Is it appropriate for elementary students? Well, no. But for a sensitive high school student? Absolutely. @AlisonBechdel is a legend. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
‘Extremely graphic’ sexual content found in books at K-9 schools, province says
Books found in some school libraries in Calgary and Edmonton had “explicit sexual content,” said the provincial government.
calgaryherald.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I don't know the other three books on the list, but Alison Bechdel's brilliant, poignant graphic novel Fun Home is a modern classic. Is it appropriate for elementary students? Well, no. But for a sensitive high school student? Absolutely. @AlisonBechdel is a legend. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
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“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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Men: Share this with other men. Few of us had role models for how to be family men, relational men, vulnerable men.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXw...
Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Relationship Therapist Terry Real
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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May 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Men: Share this with other men. Few of us had role models for how to be family men, relational men, vulnerable men.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXw...
A great episode of Song Exploder covering what I consider one of the best songs from the '80s, Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Re the World."
The album this song is from, Songs From the Big Chair, was the first album I ever bought. It has stuck with me ever since.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The album this song is from, Songs From the Big Chair, was the first album I ever bought. It has stuck with me ever since.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
Song Exploder
Tears for Fears is a duo formed in 1981 in Bath, England by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. They’ve sold over 30 million albums, starting with their first, The Hurting, which went to number one in the ...
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May 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A great episode of Song Exploder covering what I consider one of the best songs from the '80s, Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Re the World."
The album this song is from, Songs From the Big Chair, was the first album I ever bought. It has stuck with me ever since.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The album this song is from, Songs From the Big Chair, was the first album I ever bought. It has stuck with me ever since.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
When the leader of the Parti Québécois is defending and agreeing with your actions, it is a clear sign Smith's actions are not in line with the national or the majority of Albertans' interest.
My colleague @cheskulski.bsky.social ties together a lot of threads. Alberta Republican Party Leader says Smith is trying to play both sides of the debate, while poli sci says this “difficult bunch to manage” clearly poses threat to a united right. Latest dispatch: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Smith says sovereignty referendum provides ‘outlet’ to avoid creation of new party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting criticism she’s being selfish and dangerous by risking a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a political rival.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When the leader of the Parti Québécois is defending and agreeing with your actions, it is a clear sign Smith's actions are not in line with the national or the majority of Albertans' interest.