Jen
@envirojen.bsky.social
Urban-parenting and #KidicalMassHFX
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No doubt someone thought this was a clever use of limited sheltered bike parking.
I’m old enough to remember when the project manager for Cogswell said they’d be “future proofing” bike stuff here. Instead, we ended up with racks too close together & only enough shelter if it doesn’t rain sideways.
I’m old enough to remember when the project manager for Cogswell said they’d be “future proofing” bike stuff here. Instead, we ended up with racks too close together & only enough shelter if it doesn’t rain sideways.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
Sharing for the #BikeHfx Rad bike owners.
Rad Power Bikes sends employees notice of 'potential' closure as efforts continue to 'save Rad'
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Rad Power Bikes sends employees notice of ‘potential’ closure as efforts continue to ‘save Rad’
Read the full November 7 WARN letter (PDF). Seattle-based e-bike giant Rad Power Bikes has filed official notice to Washington State as well as the company's 64 Washington employees that the company could end operations "as early as January 2026." A November 7 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ("WARN") filed with the state (PDF) lists both service-level workers at the company's retail and repair shop as well as corporate workers at their Seattle headquarters, including top-level positions like CEO and CFO.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Sharing for the #BikeHfx Rad bike owners.
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FYI: Effective Wednesday, November 12, masks will be required for all staff, patients, and visitors upon entering IWK Health’s acute care facility on University Avenue.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
FYI: Effective Wednesday, November 12, masks will be required for all staff, patients, and visitors upon entering IWK Health’s acute care facility on University Avenue.
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As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
EVs could get more expensive in Canada. Are e-bikes the right fit for you? - National | Globalnews.ca
With surveys suggesting Canadians are feeling the strain from vehicle ownership, many will be looking for an alternative. For many, the answer may lie beyond the car.
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
There’s so much to love in this #BikeBus post, but Patrick the starfish on a scooter is my favourite.
We invited Sam Westby, a local bikey instagrammer, along on our HONKoween #BikeBus parade, and he produced this nice reel that’s getting some exposure over there. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzVB2A...
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There’s so much to love in this #BikeBus post, but Patrick the starfish on a scooter is my favourite.
My beloved thrift-store stainless steel sauté pan has reached the end of its life.
Does anyone have recommendations for favourite stainless steel cookware?
The current pan is 12"/30cm diameter, 3.5"/9cm deep, and more than 4.5qt/4L volume, and absolutely integral to many of weekly meals.
Does anyone have recommendations for favourite stainless steel cookware?
The current pan is 12"/30cm diameter, 3.5"/9cm deep, and more than 4.5qt/4L volume, and absolutely integral to many of weekly meals.
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My beloved thrift-store stainless steel sauté pan has reached the end of its life.
Does anyone have recommendations for favourite stainless steel cookware?
The current pan is 12"/30cm diameter, 3.5"/9cm deep, and more than 4.5qt/4L volume, and absolutely integral to many of weekly meals.
Does anyone have recommendations for favourite stainless steel cookware?
The current pan is 12"/30cm diameter, 3.5"/9cm deep, and more than 4.5qt/4L volume, and absolutely integral to many of weekly meals.
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Lookit my awesome friends’ cosplay
(Cafe Octane cosplay on insta)
(Cafe Octane cosplay on insta)
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lookit my awesome friends’ cosplay
(Cafe Octane cosplay on insta)
(Cafe Octane cosplay on insta)
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Absolutely delightful I Light Hfx tonight. A little dampness can’t keep Haligonian cyclists from a shiny party.
It was lovely to see so many #BikeHfx people tonight! I managed to chat with more folks than usual tonight but I still missed a bunch of you. Hi!!!
It was lovely to see so many #BikeHfx people tonight! I managed to chat with more folks than usual tonight but I still missed a bunch of you. Hi!!!
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Absolutely delightful I Light Hfx tonight. A little dampness can’t keep Haligonian cyclists from a shiny party.
It was lovely to see so many #BikeHfx people tonight! I managed to chat with more folks than usual tonight but I still missed a bunch of you. Hi!!!
It was lovely to see so many #BikeHfx people tonight! I managed to chat with more folks than usual tonight but I still missed a bunch of you. Hi!!!
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The #BikeHFX community is amazing. So many people showing up in the rain, great music, bright lights, and lots of skilled marshals. Thanks everyone!
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The #BikeHFX community is amazing. So many people showing up in the rain, great music, bright lights, and lots of skilled marshals. Thanks everyone!
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Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
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Sorry about your children’s future, but their interests conflict with the interests of fossil fuel and AI profiteers.
WATCH: “Canada is absent, missing in action.” Elizabeth May calls out the government for scheduling the federal budget vote during COP30, a decision that prevents MPs from attending the most crucial part of the summit on the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sorry about your children’s future, but their interests conflict with the interests of fossil fuel and AI profiteers.
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#BikeHFX I'm still looking for a few more marshals for Saturday's ride. If you can help out, please send me a message! @cyclehalifax.ca @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#BikeHFX I'm still looking for a few more marshals for Saturday's ride. If you can help out, please send me a message! @cyclehalifax.ca @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social
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With 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving being 3 weeks away and SNAP being a shit show—but with some retailers and nonprofits offering turkeys for low or no cost—I'd love to get my free cookbook #AfterTheFeast to as many folks as possible.
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung
After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...
ivacheung.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
With 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving being 3 weeks away and SNAP being a shit show—but with some retailers and nonprofits offering turkeys for low or no cost—I'd love to get my free cookbook #AfterTheFeast to as many folks as possible.
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
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This is my #1 for the Kid Agenda: opt-out School Streets nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/a... closely followed by Low-Traffic Neighborhoods
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is my #1 for the Kid Agenda: opt-out School Streets nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/a... closely followed by Low-Traffic Neighborhoods
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In many places, these covenants banning multi-unit housing served to perpetuate exclusion and class segregation after racially discriminatory clauses became unenforcable. They continue to keep apartment dwellers out of some of Halifax's most walkable, centrally located neighbourhoods.
As Halifax deals with a housing crisis, some of the wealthiest Haligonians have a different concern. Residents of some south-end peninsula neighbourhoods are concerned about “losing single-family density”
(Aside: I would definitely not call these the “final” hurdles to development)
(Aside: I would definitely not call these the “final” hurdles to development)
Halifax has removed the final hurdle to development in some areas — and neighbours are fighting back | CBC News
A wealthy Halifax neighbourhood with tree-lined streets and grand homes on the Northwest Arm has become one of the latest battlegrounds in the city’s push to build more housing.
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In many places, these covenants banning multi-unit housing served to perpetuate exclusion and class segregation after racially discriminatory clauses became unenforcable. They continue to keep apartment dwellers out of some of Halifax's most walkable, centrally located neighbourhoods.
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Much more housing should be permitted in Halifax's South End specifically
Oh The Urbanity: "Show me a city with a legally protected mansion district near downtown and I'll show you a city that hasn't really taken the housing crisis seriously."
Halifax:
Halifax:
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Much more housing should be permitted in Halifax's South End specifically
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Nova Scotia Health says COVID-19 infections on the rise #NovaScotia
Wear a mask, get vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Wear a mask, get vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Nova Scotia Health says COVID-19 infections on the rise
Nova Scotia Health says there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Nova Scotia Health says COVID-19 infections on the rise #NovaScotia
Wear a mask, get vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Wear a mask, get vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
The #KidicalMassHfx 2025 ride season may have crossed the finish line, but our wheels never stop spinning! We're gearing up for 2026 and want your input to help make next year’s rides even better.
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Kidical Mass Halifax 2025 Evaluation
We want Kidical Mass to be an enjoyable event for as many people as possible. We want to know what went well and what didn’t go so well this year so that we can do better in 2026! You can find out mor...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The #KidicalMassHfx 2025 ride season may have crossed the finish line, but our wheels never stop spinning! We're gearing up for 2026 and want your input to help make next year’s rides even better.
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Lots of posts in my feed today about single-staircase apartments, following that CBC article.
Re-sharing this from @mssinenomine.bsky.social for so that folks can (hopefully) start to understand some of the nuance in this issue. mssinenomine.substack.com/p/like-leaky...
Re-sharing this from @mssinenomine.bsky.social for so that folks can (hopefully) start to understand some of the nuance in this issue. mssinenomine.substack.com/p/like-leaky...
Alarming Change Made to BC Building Code Reduces Emergency Egress. Part One of Two.
Firefighters raise real reasons for concern but YIMBY letter-writer to City council claims fire departments "know zilch" and their concerns should be treated with "a grain of salt."
mssinenomine.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lots of posts in my feed today about single-staircase apartments, following that CBC article.
Re-sharing this from @mssinenomine.bsky.social for so that folks can (hopefully) start to understand some of the nuance in this issue. mssinenomine.substack.com/p/like-leaky...
Re-sharing this from @mssinenomine.bsky.social for so that folks can (hopefully) start to understand some of the nuance in this issue. mssinenomine.substack.com/p/like-leaky...
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Was walking my 2yo across the road into daycare the other day. We paused as there was a driver rolling slowly in the driving lane. The driver, still rolling, waved us through. I stopped and held tight to my toddler.
Sir, there is no way I’m going to walk a child in front of your moving car.
Sir, there is no way I’m going to walk a child in front of your moving car.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Was walking my 2yo across the road into daycare the other day. We paused as there was a driver rolling slowly in the driving lane. The driver, still rolling, waved us through. I stopped and held tight to my toddler.
Sir, there is no way I’m going to walk a child in front of your moving car.
Sir, there is no way I’m going to walk a child in front of your moving car.
#BikeHfx and #KidicalMassHfx: please BOLO for Barb’s bike, stolen from Quingate area. It’s her kid-carrying machine!
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#BikeHfx and #KidicalMassHfx: please BOLO for Barb’s bike, stolen from Quingate area. It’s her kid-carrying machine!
For the gardening record: today (2025 November 02) is the official end of my backyard garden cherry tomatoes.
I said I wouldn’t harvest them this year, but I became intrigued by a recipe for green tomato jam. That might be tomorrow’s project.
I said I wouldn’t harvest them this year, but I became intrigued by a recipe for green tomato jam. That might be tomorrow’s project.
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
For the gardening record: today (2025 November 02) is the official end of my backyard garden cherry tomatoes.
I said I wouldn’t harvest them this year, but I became intrigued by a recipe for green tomato jam. That might be tomorrow’s project.
I said I wouldn’t harvest them this year, but I became intrigued by a recipe for green tomato jam. That might be tomorrow’s project.