Richard Dal Monte
@richdalmonte.bsky.social
Journalist / Writer / Editor / Ghostwriter
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Thanks to CKNW for today’s interview with co-founder Mario Bartel! The talk starts at around the 17-minute mark 📻
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What’s a New Year’s Eve celebration without fireworks?!
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December 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Thanks to CKNW for today’s interview with co-founder Mario Bartel! The talk starts at around the 17-minute mark 📻
#newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #tricities #localnewsmatters #localnews #newspaper #journalism #news
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You can help sustain meaningful income opportunities, community-driven storytelling, and dignity for over 150 vendors and storytellers with a donation to Megaphone.
@megaphonemagazine.com #vancouver #nonprofit #DTES
@megaphonemagazine.com #vancouver #nonprofit #DTES
Megaphone Magazine Winter Fundraiser
Megaphone Magazine, based in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, amplifies marginalized voices and creates meaningful work for those experiencing poverty.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
You can help sustain meaningful income opportunities, community-driven storytelling, and dignity for over 150 vendors and storytellers with a donation to Megaphone.
@megaphonemagazine.com #vancouver #nonprofit #DTES
@megaphonemagazine.com #vancouver #nonprofit #DTES
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Our best-of-2025 edition is coming to your inbox Dec. 29: sign up for the Dispatch newsletter at tricitiesdispatch.com/newsletter if you haven't already!
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Today's edition of our newsletter is the last one with new news for the year, but we at the #TriCitiesDispatch want to leave on a high note before signing off for the holidays!
Please enjoy our traditional list of Christmas deep cuts, now with more new (old) songs: buff.ly/aabDHr6
Please enjoy our traditional list of Christmas deep cuts, now with more new (old) songs: buff.ly/aabDHr6
The best Christmas songs missing from your playlist – Tri-Cities Dispatch
A few of our favourite Christmas tunes
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December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today's edition of our newsletter is the last one with new news for the year, but we at the #TriCitiesDispatch want to leave on a high note before signing off for the holidays!
Please enjoy our traditional list of Christmas deep cuts, now with more new (old) songs: buff.ly/aabDHr6
Please enjoy our traditional list of Christmas deep cuts, now with more new (old) songs: buff.ly/aabDHr6
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Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
Pope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.
In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn showed followers that refusing to help those in need was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
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ICYMI or an explainer would be helpful: @tyolsen.bsky.social and I dropped this series last week on why hospitals are overcrowded, and how it's impacting patients
thetyee.ca/Series/2025/...
thetyee.ca/Series/2025/...
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
ICYMI or an explainer would be helpful: @tyolsen.bsky.social and I dropped this series last week on why hospitals are overcrowded, and how it's impacting patients
thetyee.ca/Series/2025/...
thetyee.ca/Series/2025/...
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Freshet News thanks the Health Sciences Association of BC for its early Christmas present to help roll the presses for our January 2026 edition!
Donate today FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#healthsciences #newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #tricitiesbc @hsabc.bsky.social #portcoquitlam #portmoody
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December 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Freshet News thanks the Health Sciences Association of BC for its early Christmas present to help roll the presses for our January 2026 edition!
Donate today FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#healthsciences #newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #tricitiesbc @hsabc.bsky.social #portcoquitlam #portmoody
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#healthsciences #newwestminster #burnaby #coquitlam #tricitiesbc @hsabc.bsky.social #portcoquitlam #portmoody
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December 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Busiest day we've had in 25.5 years. Thanks to everyone who has special-ordered books; bought books; brought books in to sell; or called or come by with interesting questions, booze, baked goods, or a friendly animal.
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Busiest day we've had in 25.5 years. Thanks to everyone who has special-ordered books; bought books; brought books in to sell; or called or come by with interesting questions, booze, baked goods, or a friendly animal.
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
Hey @brittlestar.com, time to produce t-shirts with "I would not rule out treachery" and a maple leaf on the chest. I'll buy the first one.
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hey @brittlestar.com, time to produce t-shirts with "I would not rule out treachery" and a maple leaf on the chest. I'll buy the first one.
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A CBC article making the rounds about our new venture 🗞️
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December 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A CBC article making the rounds about our new venture 🗞️
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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This is why I'm so happy about @freshetnews.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is why I'm so happy about @freshetnews.bsky.social
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This is very nice. (It's also extremely valuable! The most valuable thing you can do for media is to financially support it. The second-most valuable thing you can do is to tell others you support an outlet and why.)
This was the article that finally pushed me to join @thetyee.ca Builders. Independent media outlets need community support.
Love you forever, sis.
Love you forever, sis.
December 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is very nice. (It's also extremely valuable! The most valuable thing you can do for media is to financially support it. The second-most valuable thing you can do is to tell others you support an outlet and why.)
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Thoughts with colleagues at the Vernon Morning Star, where a fire has destroyed a circulation building.
UPDATE: No one hurt as suspicious fire destroys Vernon newspaper warehouse - Nelson Star
Morning Star office closed while fire department investigates early morning blaze at printing press
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December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Thoughts with colleagues at the Vernon Morning Star, where a fire has destroyed a circulation building.
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Oh, Canada.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oh, Canada.
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Thanks to Victoria Vancek (pictured) and Gina Armstrong of Haunted History BC for being part of our Founders Club! 🤶🤶
Do you want to be a Freshet News founder? Donations of $1,000 or more are welcome 🙏
Visit us at FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #newwest #burnaby
Do you want to be a Freshet News founder? Donations of $1,000 or more are welcome 🙏
Visit us at FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #newwest #burnaby
December 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanks to Victoria Vancek (pictured) and Gina Armstrong of Haunted History BC for being part of our Founders Club! 🤶🤶
Do you want to be a Freshet News founder? Donations of $1,000 or more are welcome 🙏
Visit us at FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #newwest #burnaby
Do you want to be a Freshet News founder? Donations of $1,000 or more are welcome 🙏
Visit us at FreshetNews.ca>>Support Us
#coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #newwest #burnaby
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Writing about mental health, tragedies and the backcountry seems to be a thing for me lately.
Mountain Muskox is an Alberta-based non-profit that hosts peer-support groups around B.C. for people who have suffered trauma or loss in the mountains.
Mountain Muskox is an Alberta-based non-profit that hosts peer-support groups around B.C. for people who have suffered trauma or loss in the mountains.
Peer-support group in Salmo helps people who have suffered backcountry trauma - Nelson Star
Mountain Muskox offers free sessions for anyone in need of mental-health assistance
nelsonstar.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Writing about mental health, tragedies and the backcountry seems to be a thing for me lately.
Mountain Muskox is an Alberta-based non-profit that hosts peer-support groups around B.C. for people who have suffered trauma or loss in the mountains.
Mountain Muskox is an Alberta-based non-profit that hosts peer-support groups around B.C. for people who have suffered trauma or loss in the mountains.
Rick freaking Steves ❤️🔥💪
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Rick freaking Steves ❤️🔥💪
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December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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👏 Washington State Rep Matt Marshall (R) now sponsors HB 2119 to ditch Daylight Saving Time—thank you! 👉 Permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Please tell your WA state legislators to sponsor HB 2119 and SB 5001 in 2026!
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
👏 Washington State Rep Matt Marshall (R) now sponsors HB 2119 to ditch Daylight Saving Time—thank you! 👉 Permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Please tell your WA state legislators to sponsor HB 2119 and SB 5001 in 2026!
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ICYMI @tyolsen.bsky.social & @michellegamage.bsky.social rolled out a three-part series this week on hospital crowding in B.C. for @thetyee.ca — where we're at, why, and how it's affecting patients & staff.
1) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
2) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
3) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
1) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
2) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
3) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
How Crowded Emergency Departments Impact Patients and Staff | The Tyee
Overfull hospitals are worsening delirium, causing bedsores and leading to patient care in hospital bays and bathrooms.
thetyee.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
ICYMI @tyolsen.bsky.social & @michellegamage.bsky.social rolled out a three-part series this week on hospital crowding in B.C. for @thetyee.ca — where we're at, why, and how it's affecting patients & staff.
1) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
2) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
3) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
1) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
2) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
3) thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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Join the 32nd Annual Winter Solstice Festival in Vancouver on Sunday December 21, 2025 with free community events in Yaletown and on Granville Island.
Vancouver's Winter Solstice Lantern Festival
Join the Winter Solstice Festival in Vancouver on Sunday December 21, 2025 with free community events in Yaletown and on Granville Island.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join the 32nd Annual Winter Solstice Festival in Vancouver on Sunday December 21, 2025 with free community events in Yaletown and on Granville Island.