Christopher Porter
@canadianveggie.com
Runner. Cyclist. Urbanist. Plant-Based. Software Engineer. Data Nerd.
Vancouver
Vancouver
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Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
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At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
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Exciting news - I’m seeking the mayoral nomination with @OneCityVan! 1 / 5 youtu.be/2MTf7QmcEpc
My name is William Azaroff and I'm seeking the mayoral nomination with OneCity
YouTube video by William for Vancouver
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Exciting news - I’m seeking the mayoral nomination with @OneCityVan! 1 / 5 youtu.be/2MTf7QmcEpc
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as @cityofvancouver.bsky.social mulls removing change tables for budgetary reasons (?), a reminder that my husband and I have been mapping crowdsourced change table locations for the last two years for "fun!" vancouverchangetables.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
as @cityofvancouver.bsky.social mulls removing change tables for budgetary reasons (?), a reminder that my husband and I have been mapping crowdsourced change table locations for the last two years for "fun!" vancouverchangetables.com
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Vancouver has spent decades building up a now well-earned reputation for leadership on environmental sustainability.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Vancouver has spent decades building up a now well-earned reputation for leadership on environmental sustainability.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…
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Word is that Rad Power is on the verge of shutting down, the end of a long slow slide since their pandemic peak. www.geekwire.com/2025/rad-pow...
Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown as it tries to survive ‘significant financial challenges’
A potential closure, detailed in a required state filing, would spell the end of the company and mark a stunning collapse for Rad Power Bikes, which was once Seattle’s highest-profile consumer hardware startup, riding pandemic-era e-bike demand to unicorn status.
www.geekwire.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Word is that Rad Power is on the verge of shutting down, the end of a long slow slide since their pandemic peak. www.geekwire.com/2025/rad-pow...
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SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
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Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
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Help make bike parking better in the City of Vancouver! @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social volunteers to review bike parking assessments before they go to store owners.
-You’ll check reports and flag anything unclear or missing
-No technical expertise needed
More info: form-can.keela.co/25_action_va...
-You’ll check reports and flag anything unclear or missing
-No technical expertise needed
More info: form-can.keela.co/25_action_va...
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Help make bike parking better in the City of Vancouver! @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social volunteers to review bike parking assessments before they go to store owners.
-You’ll check reports and flag anything unclear or missing
-No technical expertise needed
More info: form-can.keela.co/25_action_va...
-You’ll check reports and flag anything unclear or missing
-No technical expertise needed
More info: form-can.keela.co/25_action_va...
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Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
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Awesome event tonight!! More photos to come. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported!
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Awesome event tonight!! More photos to come. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported!
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Full house for the #Vancouver launch of Life After Cars tonight with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Full house for the #Vancouver launch of Life After Cars tonight with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
Highlights from our trip to Japan.
- 🎭 teamLab interactive art exhibits
- 🚴 cycling the Kibiji Bike Trail
- 😻 the giant cat bus at the Ghibli Museum
- ⛩️ early morning temple visits
- 🚄 the fast, frequent, and crazy convenient trains
- 🚽 bidet toilets
canadianveggie.com/2025/11/07/j...
- 🎭 teamLab interactive art exhibits
- 🚴 cycling the Kibiji Bike Trail
- 😻 the giant cat bus at the Ghibli Museum
- ⛩️ early morning temple visits
- 🚄 the fast, frequent, and crazy convenient trains
- 🚽 bidet toilets
canadianveggie.com/2025/11/07/j...
Exploring Japan: A Family Adventure
Japan was the perfect destination for our 9-year-old daughter’s first overseas trip. Our family fell in love with the trains, anime characters, and bidet toilets. We also ate a ton of onigiri…
canadianveggie.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Highlights from our trip to Japan.
- 🎭 teamLab interactive art exhibits
- 🚴 cycling the Kibiji Bike Trail
- 😻 the giant cat bus at the Ghibli Museum
- ⛩️ early morning temple visits
- 🚄 the fast, frequent, and crazy convenient trains
- 🚽 bidet toilets
canadianveggie.com/2025/11/07/j...
- 🎭 teamLab interactive art exhibits
- 🚴 cycling the Kibiji Bike Trail
- 😻 the giant cat bus at the Ghibli Museum
- ⛩️ early morning temple visits
- 🚄 the fast, frequent, and crazy convenient trains
- 🚽 bidet toilets
canadianveggie.com/2025/11/07/j...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Vancouver just closed its pool because it's crumbling and will have budget cuts and a bigger police force instead.
North Van's shipyard district is probably the best public space in the region, and I think it's awesome they're taking another big swing. Other Metro Van cities should be watching and learning
www.nsnews.com/opinion/edit...
www.nsnews.com/opinion/edit...
Editorial: North Vancouver's Harbour Swim Deck will make a huge splash
There are some unanswered questions about the ambitious project, but the city has shown it can deliver waterfront fun
www.nsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Vancouver just closed its pool because it's crumbling and will have budget cuts and a bigger police force instead.
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We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
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“The optics are, oh, the police get everything they want.”
Here’s my story on the Vancouver Police Department asking for a $50 million increase to their 2026 budget while others city departments are facing challenges — and how at least one board member seemed aware of the conflict it would create.
Here’s my story on the Vancouver Police Department asking for a $50 million increase to their 2026 budget while others city departments are facing challenges — and how at least one board member seemed aware of the conflict it would create.
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“The optics are, oh, the police get everything they want.”
Here’s my story on the Vancouver Police Department asking for a $50 million increase to their 2026 budget while others city departments are facing challenges — and how at least one board member seemed aware of the conflict it would create.
Here’s my story on the Vancouver Police Department asking for a $50 million increase to their 2026 budget while others city departments are facing challenges — and how at least one board member seemed aware of the conflict it would create.
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I’m in the stage of grief where one criticizes the winning team’s generally bad city planning. #WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m in the stage of grief where one criticizes the winning team’s generally bad city planning. #WorldSeries
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Advocates are asking the BC government to restore the Active Transportation Grants program. Helps with cost of living, better for environment, creates safer streets and healthier people (so less strain on healthcare system), so why not? #yyjbike #bikeyvr #bikesky #bcpoli
Advocates push B.C. to restore active transportation grants - Canadian Cycling Magazine
HUB Cycling warns pausing the program puts safe, affordable walking and cycling routes at risk
cyclingmagazine.ca
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Can confirm from an internal email earlier this month, All Souls Night was canceled "after careful assessment, and considering current budget constraints"
On behalf of councillors who rejected ABC's priorities, sorry we couldn't stop damage Sim's #zeromeanszero cuts are inflicting on our city
On behalf of councillors who rejected ABC's priorities, sorry we couldn't stop damage Sim's #zeromeanszero cuts are inflicting on our city
Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery.
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
Home - Night for All Souls
nightforallsouls.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Can confirm from an internal email earlier this month, All Souls Night was canceled "after careful assessment, and considering current budget constraints"
On behalf of councillors who rejected ABC's priorities, sorry we couldn't stop damage Sim's #zeromeanszero cuts are inflicting on our city
On behalf of councillors who rejected ABC's priorities, sorry we couldn't stop damage Sim's #zeromeanszero cuts are inflicting on our city
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Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery.
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
Home - Night for All Souls
nightforallsouls.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery.
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
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Over the past few years, I've frequently criticized Brian Montague for living in North Vancouver. Today I'd like to formally issue an apology.
It turns out he actually lives in Kelowna.
It turns out he actually lives in Kelowna.
Brian Montague, who bluntly has appeared to enjoy being a councillor less than any councillor I’ve ever covered, has announced he won’t be running for re-election
Vancouver councillor defends attendance record after selling local home, buying property in Okanagan
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Over the past few years, I've frequently criticized Brian Montague for living in North Vancouver. Today I'd like to formally issue an apology.
It turns out he actually lives in Kelowna.
It turns out he actually lives in Kelowna.
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Brian Montague, who bluntly has appeared to enjoy being a councillor less than any councillor I’ve ever covered, has announced he won’t be running for re-election
Vancouver councillor defends attendance record after selling local home, buying property in Okanagan
Vancouver councillor defends attendance record after selling local home, buying property in Okanagan
A Vancouver city councillor is defending his attendance record after selling his local home and buying a property in the Okanagan.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Brian Montague, who bluntly has appeared to enjoy being a councillor less than any councillor I’ve ever covered, has announced he won’t be running for re-election