Skye
@skyenott.bsky.social
Citizen, cyclist, classic car enjoyer, biodiversity enthusiast, software developer, recreational lumberjack
📍Kamloops BC
📍Kamloops BC
Kamloops only at 62% of its two year housing target. Not great but what else can council do when it's almost entirely up to private developers to build? Their rezoning votes and the town center plans in the new OCP are very supportive of density
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Kamloops only at 62% of its two year housing target. Not great but what else can council do when it's almost entirely up to private developers to build? Their rezoning votes and the town center plans in the new OCP are very supportive of density
100 years since the majority of all urban public space was taken away for the exclusive use of motor vehicle movement and storage
NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
100 years since the majority of all urban public space was taken away for the exclusive use of motor vehicle movement and storage
"The residential school denialists were accompanied by a few supporters but were quickly shouted down by more than 100 TRU students, faculty and community members" GOOD these racists need to to be confronted everywhere
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"The residential school denialists were accompanied by a few supporters but were quickly shouted down by more than 100 TRU students, faculty and community members" GOOD these racists need to to be confronted everywhere
Dr. Andrew van der Westhuizen might still be alive if this was the law here. Instead, he was blamed for going too fast downhill on Highland Rd on the separated bike lane when a truck turned across the path and killed him.
Drivers stop at crosswalks in Poland now because they passed presumed liability, and they ran a public awareness campaign to promote it. The driver is presumed to be at fault if they hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
The zebra stripes in Poland have magical power that the ones in America don’t. Even on a fast divided highway, a pedestrian in the shadows, well back from the curb, can stop traffic.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Dr. Andrew van der Westhuizen might still be alive if this was the law here. Instead, he was blamed for going too fast downhill on Highland Rd on the separated bike lane when a truck turned across the path and killed him.
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BC gets rid of sick notes if you're off work for five or less days. Stay home when sick! The sick note was dumb to begin with and unecessarily forced sick people out of bed, into community and into doctor's offices. Sleep, rest and recover. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Effective immediately, new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes and will allow more time for health-care providers to spend with patients.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
BC gets rid of sick notes if you're off work for five or less days. Stay home when sick! The sick note was dumb to begin with and unecessarily forced sick people out of bed, into community and into doctor's offices. Sleep, rest and recover. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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When presumed liability passes in the State of Washington, we are going to marvel that the current system of liability ever existed. Like smoking in airplanes or lead paint in kitchens.
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
When presumed liability passes in the State of Washington, we are going to marvel that the current system of liability ever existed. Like smoking in airplanes or lead paint in kitchens.
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Drivers stop at crosswalks in Poland now because they passed presumed liability, and they ran a public awareness campaign to promote it. The driver is presumed to be at fault if they hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
The zebra stripes in Poland have magical power that the ones in America don’t. Even on a fast divided highway, a pedestrian in the shadows, well back from the curb, can stop traffic.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Drivers stop at crosswalks in Poland now because they passed presumed liability, and they ran a public awareness campaign to promote it. The driver is presumed to be at fault if they hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Looking through my grandfather's WW2 papers
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Looking through my grandfather's WW2 papers
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Photos last year from Juno, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bosnia.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Photos last year from Juno, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bosnia.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
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This Remembrance Day, let us pause to remember all who perished in war and honour them by recommitting to peace.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This Remembrance Day, let us pause to remember all who perished in war and honour them by recommitting to peace.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
I love this time of year I just wish the days weren't getting so short
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I love this time of year I just wish the days weren't getting so short
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You can have a second plate after everyone has a first, should be applied to housing and healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
You can have a second plate after everyone has a first, should be applied to housing and healthcare
Hot take: Cities are fun and safe
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hot take: Cities are fun and safe
No new federal funding for transit - this is not acceptable
The Budget Announcement giveth,
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
No new federal funding for transit - this is not acceptable
OpenAI lost $12 billion in three months. They're seeking $1.4 trillion in loan guarantees from the US government. Nvidia market cap is now 10% of US GDP. The AI bubble has grown so large that it's going to cause another major financial crisis when it implodes.
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
OpenAI lost $12 billion in three months. They're seeking $1.4 trillion in loan guarantees from the US government. Nvidia market cap is now 10% of US GDP. The AI bubble has grown so large that it's going to cause another major financial crisis when it implodes.
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It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
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It was so windy in the UK last week, that my provider gave us 3hrs electric for free. Turned everything on and got 10kwh for free.
Renewables will set you free.
Renewables will set you free.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It was so windy in the UK last week, that my provider gave us 3hrs electric for free. Turned everything on and got 10kwh for free.
Renewables will set you free.
Renewables will set you free.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Grim news for Kamloops Lake
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Grim news for Kamloops Lake
The police are defunding our cities
“In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze and $50 million more for police, & major cuts to arts, culture, community services & sustainability.”
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
'I'm proud of this one': Mayor Ken Sim talks budget with $50 million more for police amid property tax freeze | CBC News
In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze, and $50 million more for police, balanced by major cuts to arts, culture, community ...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The police are defunding our cities
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Gutting the planning and sustainability depts and freezing the permitting dept - wtf.
Those jobs are the fulcrum for our development, innovation, and int’l reputation.
“Back to basics” just means going backward.
Even our more dysfunctional past councils didn’t try to pull this #%^.
Those jobs are the fulcrum for our development, innovation, and int’l reputation.
“Back to basics” just means going backward.
Even our more dysfunctional past councils didn’t try to pull this #%^.
Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Gutting the planning and sustainability depts and freezing the permitting dept - wtf.
Those jobs are the fulcrum for our development, innovation, and int’l reputation.
“Back to basics” just means going backward.
Even our more dysfunctional past councils didn’t try to pull this #%^.
Those jobs are the fulcrum for our development, innovation, and int’l reputation.
“Back to basics” just means going backward.
Even our more dysfunctional past councils didn’t try to pull this #%^.
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The amazing folks at the WSDOT Active Transportation Division have released their 'quick build guide' - which includes at least a dozen quick-build projects as case studies across Washington State. This is great reading for sickos and local governments alike!
wsdot.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
wsdot.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
wsdot.wa.gov
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The amazing folks at the WSDOT Active Transportation Division have released their 'quick build guide' - which includes at least a dozen quick-build projects as case studies across Washington State. This is great reading for sickos and local governments alike!
wsdot.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
wsdot.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
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Hello! The Propel Us Carshare Co-op team is out talking to folks on the North Shore this fall. This is an important step, and the digital world moves faster than door knocking. Please share!
A carshare complements public and active transportation. transitionkamloops.net/help-propel-... #Kamloops
A carshare complements public and active transportation. transitionkamloops.net/help-propel-... #Kamloops
Help Propel Us Forward: A Carshare Co-op Built by Community - Transition Kamloops
It all started with an idea. At the Transition Kamloops Climate Action Fest 2.0, local residents were asked to vote for projects that could make a real difference in our […]
transitionkamloops.net
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hello! The Propel Us Carshare Co-op team is out talking to folks on the North Shore this fall. This is an important step, and the digital world moves faster than door knocking. Please share!
A carshare complements public and active transportation. transitionkamloops.net/help-propel-... #Kamloops
A carshare complements public and active transportation. transitionkamloops.net/help-propel-... #Kamloops
Frankly this just sounds like more of the same failed strategy. People are sick of politicians "hearing them" and repeating the things we already know are happening back at us. It's patronizing.
Mamdani won because he presented clear solutions to the problems, including redistribution of wealth.
Mamdani won because he presented clear solutions to the problems, including redistribution of wealth.
Speak plainly. Organize. Show up.
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
Four Lessons for Canada’s NDP from the NYC Mayoral Race | The Tyee
Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win votes. He made people feel seen.
thetyee.ca
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Frankly this just sounds like more of the same failed strategy. People are sick of politicians "hearing them" and repeating the things we already know are happening back at us. It's patronizing.
Mamdani won because he presented clear solutions to the problems, including redistribution of wealth.
Mamdani won because he presented clear solutions to the problems, including redistribution of wealth.
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NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.