Carrie
@cwalkker.bsky.social
Live & work in co-op housing, like crochet/knitting, pets, live green as I can, love transit, wish I could bike more. Burnaby BC.
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Carrie
@cwalkker.bsky.social
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All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
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blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack... Pinning so I can find again later :)
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Vancouver Island is in a similar situation with less than 40% snowpack
Our own North Shore mountains are alarmingly unsnowy this winter: www.wired.com/story/record...
Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos
Snowpack levels across a wide swath of western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.
www.wired.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Vancouver Island is in a similar situation with less than 40% snowpack
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It’s… February.
Wildfires burn in nearby forest areas; warm, windy, dry conditions prompt advisory
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Wildfires burn in nearby forest areas; warm, windy, dry conditions prompt advisory
An out-of-control wildfire is burning northwest of Calgary.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
It’s… February.
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
@tlkalertrepeater.bsky.social millennium line delays - at station more then 10 Mins with a packed platform at Gilmore.
left to grab bus as on normal days can wait 3 trains before getting on.
left to grab bus as on normal days can wait 3 trains before getting on.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
@tlkalertrepeater.bsky.social millennium line delays - at station more then 10 Mins with a packed platform at Gilmore.
left to grab bus as on normal days can wait 3 trains before getting on.
left to grab bus as on normal days can wait 3 trains before getting on.
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Victoria, BC: “You can pretend, in Portland and Vancouver, that no one bikes in those cities, because you don’t see bicyclists – they’re off on side streets. So politically, they’ve vanished. And I think that’s a big reason why Portland and Vancouver have stalled and we haven’t.”
Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
How a Small Canadian City Tripled Cycling Rates in Just 11 Years
Video: Victoria, Britiish Columbia has rapidly become "the strongest cycling city in North America that isn't widely known for it."
nextcity.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Victoria, BC: “You can pretend, in Portland and Vancouver, that no one bikes in those cities, because you don’t see bicyclists – they’re off on side streets. So politically, they’ve vanished. And I think that’s a big reason why Portland and Vancouver have stalled and we haven’t.”
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Canadians, our boycotts are working, but a lot of products and companies are trying to maple-wash labels.
The CBC has some clarity on it — and the very end of the article has a link for where you can report misleading labels to the government. Let’s crack down on these lies!
The CBC has some clarity on it — and the very end of the article has a link for where you can report misleading labels to the government. Let’s crack down on these lies!
Think you're buying Canadian? That grocery item may actually be from the U.S. | CBC News
The push to buy Canadian is loud and clear, but are those local-looking products the real deal? CBC Marketplace exposes how some popular foods that seem Canadian are actually made in the U.S. Experts ...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Canadians, our boycotts are working, but a lot of products and companies are trying to maple-wash labels.
The CBC has some clarity on it — and the very end of the article has a link for where you can report misleading labels to the government. Let’s crack down on these lies!
The CBC has some clarity on it — and the very end of the article has a link for where you can report misleading labels to the government. Let’s crack down on these lies!
For anyone living near mountains who can the snow comes later and melts away sooner, this is not news but this report shows it is not just in one place.
I see this every year as I look at & take pics of the lower mainland Vancouver mountains like the Lions & Grouse.
ground.news/article/cree...
I see this every year as I look at & take pics of the lower mainland Vancouver mountains like the Lions & Grouse.
ground.news/article/cree...
‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy.
ground.news
January 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For anyone living near mountains who can the snow comes later and melts away sooner, this is not news but this report shows it is not just in one place.
I see this every year as I look at & take pics of the lower mainland Vancouver mountains like the Lions & Grouse.
ground.news/article/cree...
I see this every year as I look at & take pics of the lower mainland Vancouver mountains like the Lions & Grouse.
ground.news/article/cree...
Saw some very pretty Snow drops flowers in a small garden in Vancouver today
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Saw some very pretty Snow drops flowers in a small garden in Vancouver today
Burnaby - coldest night of the year walk to fundraise for the local Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby. Join me with the Burnaby Greens on February 28, 2026.
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secure.e2rm.com/registrant/T...
CNOY 2026 Fundhub Canada
The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because i...
secure.e2rm.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Burnaby - coldest night of the year walk to fundraise for the local Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby. Join me with the Burnaby Greens on February 28, 2026.
secure.e2rm.com/registrant/T...
secure.e2rm.com/registrant/T...
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For everyone who:
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
SOCIETY OF CROWS TRAILER
YouTube video by Mike McKinlay
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
For everyone who:
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
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a person's lighthearted social media post does not mean they don't feel the horror of the news very deeply, it's very possible just a way for them to cope.
We are not hardwired to live and breathe devastation 24/7.
We are not hardwired to live and breathe devastation 24/7.
Dog headlines while the world is on the precipice of ww3. 2026 is gonna be a hell of a year
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
a person's lighthearted social media post does not mean they don't feel the horror of the news very deeply, it's very possible just a way for them to cope.
We are not hardwired to live and breathe devastation 24/7.
We are not hardwired to live and breathe devastation 24/7.
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Update: we’ve had a project canceled due to the recent zoning changes that restrict what size lane house can go behind an existing single family home
holy @!#
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Update: we’ve had a project canceled due to the recent zoning changes that restrict what size lane house can go behind an existing single family home
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
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Repeating a "we're fucked" narrative is the fastest way to learned helplessness. I know this intimately, having sat in the cage myself for two years. But while we don't have control over our stressors, we have control over our *reactions* to the stressors. Our thoughts, emotions, THAT,we can control
January 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Repeating a "we're fucked" narrative is the fastest way to learned helplessness. I know this intimately, having sat in the cage myself for two years. But while we don't have control over our stressors, we have control over our *reactions* to the stressors. Our thoughts, emotions, THAT,we can control
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"The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable."
@1alexhemingway.bsky.social writes that reforms target the right levers—non-market housing, more supply and zoning reform—but fall short in scale and implementation. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
@1alexhemingway.bsky.social writes that reforms target the right levers—non-market housing, more supply and zoning reform—but fall short in scale and implementation. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, ...
bcpolicy.ca
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable."
@1alexhemingway.bsky.social writes that reforms target the right levers—non-market housing, more supply and zoning reform—but fall short in scale and implementation. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
@1alexhemingway.bsky.social writes that reforms target the right levers—non-market housing, more supply and zoning reform—but fall short in scale and implementation. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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On the huge crow roost in Burnaby:
On the huge crow roost in Burnaby:
bcbirds.bcfo.ca
January 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM
bcbirds.bcfo.ca/wp-content/u...
On the huge crow roost in Burnaby:
On the huge crow roost in Burnaby:
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If you live in #Burnaby and care about housing - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...
Tell Burnaby City Council to Say Yes to Supportive Housing
Like every other major city in BC, Burnaby is experiencing an affordability and housing crisis.
The good news is that BC Housing, in partnership with the City of Burnaby and Fraser Health, has propo...
you.leadnow.ca
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
If you live in #Burnaby and care about housing - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...
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Want #newspapers dropped off at your condo building?
Get your strata council on board!
Email us at info@freshetnews.ca today.
#newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #tricitiesbc
Get your strata council on board!
Email us at info@freshetnews.ca today.
#newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #tricitiesbc
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Want #newspapers dropped off at your condo building?
Get your strata council on board!
Email us at info@freshetnews.ca today.
#newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #tricitiesbc
Get your strata council on board!
Email us at info@freshetnews.ca today.
#newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #tricitiesbc
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So all those who keep screaming jobs ...
Here’s what she found in the report released by West Coast Environmental Law: the $21.4-billion expansion megaproject, intended to carry more bitumen from the oilsands to Burnaby, is not profitable. Or viable. And never will be.
Here’s what she found in the report released by West Coast Environmental Law: the $21.4-billion expansion megaproject, intended to carry more bitumen from the oilsands to Burnaby, is not profitable. Or viable. And never will be.
This is what Neoliberalism does.
The Trans Mountain Boondoggle: Taxpayers Lose Billions, Oil Companies Win
A new analysis confirms the pipeline expansion makes no economic sense and taxpayers will subsidize Big Oil.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Trans Mountain Boondoggle: Taxpayers Lose Billions, Oil Companies Win
A new analysis confirms the pipeline expansion makes no economic sense and taxpayers will subsidize Big Oil.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Trans Mountain Boondoggle: Taxpayers Lose Billions, Oil Companies Win | The Tyee
A new analysis confirms the pipeline expansion makes no economic sense and taxpayers will subsidize Big Oil.
thetyee.ca
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
So all those who keep screaming jobs ...
Here’s what she found in the report released by West Coast Environmental Law: the $21.4-billion expansion megaproject, intended to carry more bitumen from the oilsands to Burnaby, is not profitable. Or viable. And never will be.
Here’s what she found in the report released by West Coast Environmental Law: the $21.4-billion expansion megaproject, intended to carry more bitumen from the oilsands to Burnaby, is not profitable. Or viable. And never will be.
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Trevor Halford Is Wrong about Land Title and DRIPA. Here's Why via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Trevor Halford Is Wrong about Land Title and DRIPA. Here’s Why | The Tyee
The BC Conservative leader fostered fear and falsehoods in his Vancouver Sun op-ed. A rebuttal.
thetyee.ca
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Trevor Halford Is Wrong about Land Title and DRIPA. Here's Why via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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#IdeasAtWork
Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world…The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don’t actually use. - @liorsteinberg.bsky.social
h/t @streetfilms.bsky.social
old.nyc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22/s...
Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world…The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don’t actually use. - @liorsteinberg.bsky.social
h/t @streetfilms.bsky.social
old.nyc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22/s...
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#IdeasAtWork
Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world…The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don’t actually use. - @liorsteinberg.bsky.social
h/t @streetfilms.bsky.social
old.nyc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22/s...
Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world…The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don’t actually use. - @liorsteinberg.bsky.social
h/t @streetfilms.bsky.social
old.nyc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22/s...
Relaxing and enjoying the last bit of time off before back to work Monday. can you guess what I’m making?
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Relaxing and enjoying the last bit of time off before back to work Monday. can you guess what I’m making?
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
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brb moving to mannheim
single stair mixed use 5 story project w/ homes from 1-3 bedrooms.
usable outdoor space that doubles as solar protection
3pane windows
schoen
www.baunetz-architekten.de/motorlab/336...
single stair mixed use 5 story project w/ homes from 1-3 bedrooms.
usable outdoor space that doubles as solar protection
3pane windows
schoen
www.baunetz-architekten.de/motorlab/336...
EVERGREEN | motorlab, Mannheim
Architekten Profil im BauNetz von motorlab, D-68167 Mannheim - motorlab,architekt,architekten,architektur,mannheim
www.baunetz-architekten.de
April 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
brb moving to mannheim
single stair mixed use 5 story project w/ homes from 1-3 bedrooms.
usable outdoor space that doubles as solar protection
3pane windows
schoen
www.baunetz-architekten.de/motorlab/336...
single stair mixed use 5 story project w/ homes from 1-3 bedrooms.
usable outdoor space that doubles as solar protection
3pane windows
schoen
www.baunetz-architekten.de/motorlab/336...