Gregor Craigie
@gregorcraigie.bsky.social
Sleep-deprived early morning radio host of CBC On the Island. Author of Our Crumbling Foundation, On Borrowed Time, Walls, Radio Jet Lag & Why Humans Build Up.
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Live! In 5 minutes from Sidney! A special BC Today to talk all about Orcas
August 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Live! In 5 minutes from Sidney! A special BC Today to talk all about Orcas
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@gregorcraigie.bsky.social oh ya my uncle Neil in Powell River also had a smoker made out of an old fridge! They worked really great because of the insulation, it allowed for excellent heat retention & a long, even smoke
They're kind of a dying BC coast tradition but you still see them now & then
They're kind of a dying BC coast tradition but you still see them now & then
August 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@gregorcraigie.bsky.social oh ya my uncle Neil in Powell River also had a smoker made out of an old fridge! They worked really great because of the insulation, it allowed for excellent heat retention & a long, even smoke
They're kind of a dying BC coast tradition but you still see them now & then
They're kind of a dying BC coast tradition but you still see them now & then
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🧵This morning, I joined @gregorcraigie.bsky.social for CBC On the Island from the dock at Banfield Park. What a beautiful day to broadcast outside!
The dock, installed in 2022 by @victoria.ca, was expanded in 2024 with a new floating swim platform and more water safety features, including
The dock, installed in 2022 by @victoria.ca, was expanded in 2024 with a new floating swim platform and more water safety features, including
August 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵This morning, I joined @gregorcraigie.bsky.social for CBC On the Island from the dock at Banfield Park. What a beautiful day to broadcast outside!
The dock, installed in 2022 by @victoria.ca, was expanded in 2024 with a new floating swim platform and more water safety features, including
The dock, installed in 2022 by @victoria.ca, was expanded in 2024 with a new floating swim platform and more water safety features, including
Radio road trip to Saanich Commonwealth Place for a live poolside broadcast from the Canadian Swimming Trials... 🍁🏊
June 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Radio road trip to Saanich Commonwealth Place for a live poolside broadcast from the Canadian Swimming Trials... 🍁🏊
Saturday cycling on Saturna Island.
May 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Saturday cycling on Saturna Island.
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Here's our crew of launching authors! Monique Gray Smith, Jess Willows andJohnny Aitken @franbwrites.bsky.social Mark Leiren-Young, Gabrielle Prendergast, @gregorcraigie.bsky.social and me! Fly high, little books! (Thanks for the photo, @orcabook.bsky.social)
May 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here's our crew of launching authors! Monique Gray Smith, Jess Willows andJohnny Aitken @franbwrites.bsky.social Mark Leiren-Young, Gabrielle Prendergast, @gregorcraigie.bsky.social and me! Fly high, little books! (Thanks for the photo, @orcabook.bsky.social)
Big thanks to @orcabook.bsky.social, Munro Books, the other writers, and everyone else who came to tonight's group book launch! Saving Wolfgang is now available in fine bookstores and libraries near you. 📖🏒🥅
May 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Big thanks to @orcabook.bsky.social, Munro Books, the other writers, and everyone else who came to tonight's group book launch! Saving Wolfgang is now available in fine bookstores and libraries near you. 📖🏒🥅
What a privilege to talk about my new book on the Calgary Eyeopener with my friend @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social
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April 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
What a privilege to talk about my new book on the Calgary Eyeopener with my friend @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social
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I'm honoured that Our Crumbling Foundation will receive this year's George Ryga Award for Social Awareness. Thanks to the judges and everyone who has read this book!
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April 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm honoured that Our Crumbling Foundation will receive this year's George Ryga Award for Social Awareness. Thanks to the judges and everyone who has read this book!
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Gregor Craigie was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize awarded to the author of the best original non-fiction literary work:
How to Rebuild Canada’s Crumbling Housing Foundation | The Tyee
Victoria journalist Gregor Craigie’s new book dives into the depths of the crisis, and offers ways to fix it.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gregor Craigie was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize awarded to the author of the best original non-fiction literary work:
A very nice starred review of Saving Wolfgang, in the School Library Journal. Thank you Carol Youssif!
April 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A very nice starred review of Saving Wolfgang, in the School Library Journal. Thank you Carol Youssif!
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#OTD in 2024, I spoke with @gregorcraigie.bsky.social about his book, Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis. #NewsRadioBookshelf https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/06/citynews-bookshelf-our-crumbling-foundation/
Repairing Canada's crumbling foundation: a new book offers solutions to our housing crisis
John Ackermann sits down with Gregor Craigie, author of Our Crumbling Foundation: How we Solve Canada's Housing Crisis.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with @gregorcraigie.bsky.social about his book, Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis. #NewsRadioBookshelf https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/06/citynews-bookshelf-our-crumbling-foundation/
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For our first session We’ll be joined by an amazing group of journalists for a panel on “Framing the Crisis: Media, Ethics and the Housing Conversation.” They include @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social @robshaw.bsky.social @fabulavancouver.bsky.social @gregorcraigie.bsky.social & Michael Vonn CEO PHS
March 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For our first session We’ll be joined by an amazing group of journalists for a panel on “Framing the Crisis: Media, Ethics and the Housing Conversation.” They include @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social @robshaw.bsky.social @fabulavancouver.bsky.social @gregorcraigie.bsky.social & Michael Vonn CEO PHS
Thank you @spacing.bsky.social and Glenn Miller for this fine book review.
March 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thank you @spacing.bsky.social and Glenn Miller for this fine book review.
Former Canadian intelligence officials say Canada should watch for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats - likely on social media, such as X - fomenting or financing pro-annexationist groups within Canada.
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ANALYSIS | The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it's being done in public | CBC News
Former senior Canadian intelligence officials say Canada needs to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. T...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Former Canadian intelligence officials say Canada should watch for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats - likely on social media, such as X - fomenting or financing pro-annexationist groups within Canada.
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Stop the ride I want to get off...
March 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Stop the ride I want to get off...
Timely advice after today's earthquake in Victoria.
March 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Timely advice after today's earthquake in Victoria.
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Felt & heard that in Sidney…
March 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Felt & heard that in Sidney…
Whoa! An early morning #earthquake in Victoria #yyj.
March 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Whoa! An early morning #earthquake in Victoria #yyj.
Oh Canada!!! 🇨🇦🍁
February 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Oh Canada!!! 🇨🇦🍁
I'm still buying Canadian.
February 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm still buying Canadian.
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MFer I grew up before NAFTA. I didn't have an avocado until I was 15 years old. I ate lunch in a Zellers cafeteria. I thought Robin Hood was just a guy who made flour.
I was made for this moment.
I was made for this moment.
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
MFer I grew up before NAFTA. I didn't have an avocado until I was 15 years old. I ate lunch in a Zellers cafeteria. I thought Robin Hood was just a guy who made flour.
I was made for this moment.
I was made for this moment.
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source.
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Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source | CBC News
X users have been subjected to a flood of ads that feature fake CBC headlines, leading to fake CBC-style articles. In the end, it’s part of an international investment scheme.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source.
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Toronto friends: you can now listen to my audiobook reading of Radio Jet Lag, for free, thanks to the Toronto Public Library.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Toronto friends: you can now listen to my audiobook reading of Radio Jet Lag, for free, thanks to the Toronto Public Library.
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