Safe Kjipuktuk
@safehrm.bsky.social
Posts by Martyn on Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. New: AVID Motorist perspectives™
my whole feed is full of Brendan McGuire's cushion-covered crotch, ew
January 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
my whole feed is full of Brendan McGuire's cushion-covered crotch, ew
Updated today, HRM's 2025 crash data to end of November, closed investigations:
- 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes reported (total for 2024 = 89, 2023 = 64).
- 142 pedestrian.
VRU incidents can involve longer investigations, so data for 2025 very incomplete
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes reported (total for 2024 = 89, 2023 = 64).
- 142 pedestrian.
VRU incidents can involve longer investigations, so data for 2025 very incomplete
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
HRM crash data released 1 Jan ( 2025 to end of November)
docs.google.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Updated today, HRM's 2025 crash data to end of November, closed investigations:
- 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes reported (total for 2024 = 89, 2023 = 64).
- 142 pedestrian.
VRU incidents can involve longer investigations, so data for 2025 very incomplete
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes reported (total for 2024 = 89, 2023 = 64).
- 142 pedestrian.
VRU incidents can involve longer investigations, so data for 2025 very incomplete
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Happy 2026 everyone. The #ZeroVisionHFX year can be nicely summed up with this video from yesterday urbanists.video/w/kgar3G8w7W... #BikeHFX #SafeStreets #BigTruckEnergy
Flexipost flattening
A fitting end to an underwhelming 2025 on the mean streets of #ZeroVisionHFX. I happened to be walking by as the driver of a large truck pulled into the University Ave bike Lane and flattened the f...
urbanists.video
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Happy 2026 everyone. The #ZeroVisionHFX year can be nicely summed up with this video from yesterday urbanists.video/w/kgar3G8w7W... #BikeHFX #SafeStreets #BigTruckEnergy
Souls Harbour feeds hundreds in annual New Year’s Eve dinner in Halifax
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Souls Harbour feeds hundreds in annual New Year’s Eve dinner in Halifax
Hundreds flocked to Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Halifax for a warm meal as part of the charity’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Souls Harbour feeds hundreds in annual New Year’s Eve dinner in Halifax
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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End of the year checkup: Everything has turned to shit
Morning File by me
Morning File by me
End of the year checkup: Everything has turned to shit - Halifax Examiner
Forgive my dour mood. To be reflective in December 2025 is to be dour.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
End of the year checkup: Everything has turned to shit
Morning File by me
Morning File by me
“The province’s involvement has allowed us to abbreviate some approvals to move through some legislative work more quickly that ultimately is delivering houses faster to people. So that’s the shiny side of the coin" -Fillmore
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Sat down with Mayor Andy Fillmore earlier this month to talk about his first full year as Mayor, his goals for 2026 and reflect on the ups and downs of 2025.
globalnews.ca/news/1159516...
globalnews.ca/news/1159516...
Halifax mayor talks development, councillor relations in year-end interview - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore sat down with Global News for a year-end interview, with topics ranging from bike lanes to his relationship with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.
globalnews.ca
December 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“The province’s involvement has allowed us to abbreviate some approvals to move through some legislative work more quickly that ultimately is delivering houses faster to people. So that’s the shiny side of the coin" -Fillmore
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Guys some sound advice to remember tonight, let's be honest we need it.
(K Fry, Fairview)
(K Fry, Fairview)
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Guys some sound advice to remember tonight, let's be honest we need it.
(K Fry, Fairview)
(K Fry, Fairview)
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Someone’s black e-scooter, their only transportation, was stolen in Spryfield. Their landlord has asked people to keep an eye out for it.
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Someone’s black e-scooter, their only transportation, was stolen in Spryfield. Their landlord has asked people to keep an eye out for it.
Canada has a duty to act, write your MP
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www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day | CBC Radio
Israel is banning more than two dozen humanitarian organizations from Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules.
www.cbc.ca
December 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Canada has a duty to act, write your MP
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
A literal Scooby Doo vehicle for sale in NS
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December 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A literal Scooby Doo vehicle for sale in NS
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www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
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These aren’t claims. Indigenous land rights have been recognized in our legal system since the 1700’s. Governments just spent a few hundred years trying to pretend they didn’t exist, and/or making it practically impossible to enforce them.
The decision to recognize the indigenous claim to Canadian land is a misstep, @davidfrum.bsky.social writes: “Just when Canada most urgently needs to jump-start the country’s economic growth, the country’s courts are inventing new obstacles to development.”
Good Intentions Gone Bad
How Canada’s “reconciliation” with its Indigenous people went wrong
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
These aren’t claims. Indigenous land rights have been recognized in our legal system since the 1700’s. Governments just spent a few hundred years trying to pretend they didn’t exist, and/or making it practically impossible to enforce them.
Big night in Fairview tonight, the kind that would be most unwise without the new design features. We'll see how it fares as a pub crawl destination
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Big night in Fairview tonight, the kind that would be most unwise without the new design features. We'll see how it fares as a pub crawl destination
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Absolutely criminal.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has been a light in the darkness for the people of Gaza.
Never Normalize Genocide.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has been a light in the darkness for the people of Gaza.
Never Normalize Genocide.
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Absolutely criminal.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has been a light in the darkness for the people of Gaza.
Never Normalize Genocide.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has been a light in the darkness for the people of Gaza.
Never Normalize Genocide.
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Advocates and residents say stronger regulations are needed to protect N.S. lakeshores #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
Scientists say inconsistent and weak regulations are putting water quality at risk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Scientists say inconsistent and weak regulations are putting water quality at risk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Advocates and residents say stronger regulations are needed to protect N.S. lakeshores | CBC News
As development pressure increases, property owners, advocates and politicians across the province are raising concerns with the vulnerability of lakes, calling for increased protections for lakeshores...
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Advocates and residents say stronger regulations are needed to protect N.S. lakeshores #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
Scientists say inconsistent and weak regulations are putting water quality at risk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Scientists say inconsistent and weak regulations are putting water quality at risk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Met a Disruptor in Walmart who was shopping with his entire fat bike and large trailer, maybe due to lack of bike parking in Bayers Lake
December 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Met a Disruptor in Walmart who was shopping with his entire fat bike and large trailer, maybe due to lack of bike parking in Bayers Lake
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RIP. One of several drivers this year charged with impaired driving following fatalities in HRM.
(Traffic) A man has been charged with impaired driving after a fatal motor vehicle collision in Dartmouth on Saturday night
** Release
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** Release
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December 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
RIP. One of several drivers this year charged with impaired driving following fatalities in HRM.
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An argument about a bike lane turns to a discussion on Provincial authority in Nova Scotia, changing the way that cities administer their roads. Read more on Substack.
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jacobbikes.substack.com/p/its-about-...
It's About More Than Just Morris St.
How Nova Scotia is Restructuring Provincial Authority Over a Single Bike Lane
jacobbikes.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
An argument about a bike lane turns to a discussion on Provincial authority in Nova Scotia, changing the way that cities administer their roads. Read more on Substack.
jacobbikes.substack.com/p/its-about-...
jacobbikes.substack.com/p/its-about-...
appalling city and living conditions blamed on lack of control by cities. Powers are at state level.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
India's big cities face big challenges of toxic air, broken roads and unpicked rubbish
Many Indian cities rank at the bottom of liveability indexes despite big government spending on infrastructure.
www.bbc.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
appalling city and living conditions blamed on lack of control by cities. Powers are at state level.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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glad to be back home in halifax
December 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
glad to be back home in halifax
A good reminder of what we get with yet more sprawl in this video from 1961:
More cars, more malls, a lot of expense building services from scratch
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More cars, more malls, a lot of expense building services from scratch
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269K views · 3.5K reactions | Nova Scotia in 1961 | Old Canada Series
Nova Scotia in 1961
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December 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A good reminder of what we get with yet more sprawl in this video from 1961:
More cars, more malls, a lot of expense building services from scratch
www.facebook.com/reel/8001605...
More cars, more malls, a lot of expense building services from scratch
www.facebook.com/reel/8001605...
Another crosswalk pole and light taken out by a driver, outside Halifax West school. If only they had eyes and could make eye contact
December 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Another crosswalk pole and light taken out by a driver, outside Halifax West school. If only they had eyes and could make eye contact
Our per capita pedestrian crash rate is almost double that of Ottawa's, where they also have very high rates of people cycling and walking. Far higher also for cyclists. Email to our Transportation Standing Committee demanding decisive action and changes.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A decisive reaction to hugely disproportionate vulnerable road user crashes is essential for 2026
Dear Councillor members of our Transportation Standing Committee, Re: A decisive reaction to hugely disproportionate vulnerable road user crashes is essential in 2026. Ask: Councillors must approve ...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our per capita pedestrian crash rate is almost double that of Ottawa's, where they also have very high rates of people cycling and walking. Far higher also for cyclists. Email to our Transportation Standing Committee demanding decisive action and changes.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
More precarious and painful than expected Susies Lake walk
December 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
More precarious and painful than expected Susies Lake walk