BW Homer
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Multimedia journalist in Port Moody
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· May 28
📣 Shop Hop Returns: Port Moody pushes to keep dollars local.
Buy local initiative offers $600 in prizes to boost community spending
https://bit.ly/4dyR27f
#portmoody #shophopportmoody
Buy local initiative offers $600 in prizes to boost community spending
https://bit.ly/4dyR27f
#portmoody #shophopportmoody
Shop Hop Returns: Port Moody Pushes to Keep Dollars Local
Port Moody launches a new campaign to promote shopping locally amid soaring grocery prices to strengthen the local economy.
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What’s happening in Port Moody this week 👇
Mail delivery in PoMo has already been reduced over the last few years. Will this new strike affect you?
In response to the feds calling on Canada Post to stop door-to-door delivery, CUPW announced an immediate nationwide strike.
#localnews #portmoodybc #canadapost
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#localnews #portmoodybc #canadapost
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What ever happened to the mailman? | Opinion
So do we let CUPW force their worker onto a picket line? Do we believe mail delivery is an essential service?
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September 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Mail delivery in PoMo has already been reduced over the last few years. Will this new strike affect you?
Funding Cuts Threaten Survival of Community Television in B.C.
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Funding Cuts Threaten Survival of Community Television in B.C. - Freelancer Press
Telus supported community-based organizations by funding professionally produced local programming.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Funding Cuts Threaten Survival of Community Television in B.C.
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The Canada Revenue Agency is targeting those operating in the underground economy, including online ticket resellers.
#vancouvernews #undergroundeconomy #ticketsales
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#vancouvernews #undergroundeconomy #ticketsales
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CRA cracks down on cash businesses and ticket reselling
CRA cracks down on cash businesses and ticket reselling, targeting the underground economy
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June 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The Canada Revenue Agency is targeting those operating in the underground economy, including online ticket resellers.
#vancouvernews #undergroundeconomy #ticketsales
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#vancouvernews #undergroundeconomy #ticketsales
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What’s happening in Port Moody this week 👇
📣 Shop Hop Returns: Port Moody pushes to keep dollars local.
Buy local initiative offers $600 in prizes to boost community spending
https://bit.ly/4dyR27f
#portmoody #shophopportmoody
Buy local initiative offers $600 in prizes to boost community spending
https://bit.ly/4dyR27f
#portmoody #shophopportmoody
Shop Hop Returns: Port Moody Pushes to Keep Dollars Local
Port Moody launches a new campaign to promote shopping locally amid soaring grocery prices to strengthen the local economy.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
What’s happening in Port Moody this week 👇
Reposted by BW Homer
MMIW honoured by families and artists in a powerful Mother’s Day performance and art exhibition.
youtu.be/zYEsbr9wJZ0
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#MMIW #vancouvernews #indigenouswomen
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#MMIW #vancouvernews #indigenouswomen
MMIW honoured in powerful Mother’s Day performance and art exhibition
YouTube video by Freelancer Press
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May 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
MMIW honoured by families and artists in a powerful Mother’s Day performance and art exhibition.
youtu.be/zYEsbr9wJZ0
📣 bit.ly/4jqnFWh
#MMIW #vancouvernews #indigenouswomen
youtu.be/zYEsbr9wJZ0
📣 bit.ly/4jqnFWh
#MMIW #vancouvernews #indigenouswomen
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The yellow fire hat left by the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services hangs amongst other signs of support at the memorial at Fraser St. and 41st in Vancouver on April 29, 2025.
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May 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The yellow fire hat left by the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services hangs amongst other signs of support at the memorial at Fraser St. and 41st in Vancouver on April 29, 2025.
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Overwhelming community support felt at Surrey vigil for Lapu-Lapu day victims, although some attendees feel Vancouver and Surrey could be doing more. 🕊️
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Overwhelming community support felt at Surrey vigil for Lapu-Lapu day victims
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May 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Overwhelming community support felt at Surrey vigil for Lapu-Lapu day victims, although some attendees feel Vancouver and Surrey could be doing more. 🕊️
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▶️ youtu.be/Or-5pjcARrE
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▶️ youtu.be/Or-5pjcARrE
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The calm before the storm. No lineups outside the voting station at Seaview Elementary School in Port Moody.
#2025ElectionCanada #ElectionsCanada #vote
#2025ElectionCanada #ElectionsCanada #vote
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The calm before the storm. No lineups outside the voting station at Seaview Elementary School in Port Moody.
#2025ElectionCanada #ElectionsCanada #vote
#2025ElectionCanada #ElectionsCanada #vote
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📣 In the shadow of the tragic events of the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day Festival, acting Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said the VPD reviewed Vancouver Sun Run security protocols and determined there was no threat before proceeding with the race on Sunday.
#Vancouvernews
#Vancouvernews
April 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📣 In the shadow of the tragic events of the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day Festival, acting Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said the VPD reviewed Vancouver Sun Run security protocols and determined there was no threat before proceeding with the race on Sunday.
#Vancouvernews
#Vancouvernews
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📢 "Clearly insufficient" planning led to long voting lines in Vancouver’s byelection, says city manager Paul Mochrie.
📉 Polling stations were cut from 50 to 25, while workers in the field were reduced from 631 to 265.
#FreelancerPress #VancouverElections
📉 Polling stations were cut from 50 to 25, while workers in the field were reduced from 631 to 265.
#FreelancerPress #VancouverElections
April 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
📢 "Clearly insufficient" planning led to long voting lines in Vancouver’s byelection, says city manager Paul Mochrie.
📉 Polling stations were cut from 50 to 25, while workers in the field were reduced from 631 to 265.
#FreelancerPress #VancouverElections
📉 Polling stations were cut from 50 to 25, while workers in the field were reduced from 631 to 265.
#FreelancerPress #VancouverElections
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Second multi-vehicle collision in four days along St Johns St, #portmoody
April 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Second multi-vehicle collision in four days along St Johns St, #portmoody
Firefighters remove occupant from flipped vehicle
Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle collision at St Johns Street near James Road at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
#portmoody #traffic #news
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Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle collision at St Johns Street near James Road at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
#portmoody #traffic #news
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Firefighters remove occupant from flipped vehicle - Freelancer Press
Share A section of St Johns Street was shut down Wednesday due to a collision resulting in one individual being transported to hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries....
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April 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Firefighters remove occupant from flipped vehicle
Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle collision at St Johns Street near James Road at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
#portmoody #traffic #news
freelancerpress.com/2025/04/02/v...
Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle collision at St Johns Street near James Road at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
#portmoody #traffic #news
freelancerpress.com/2025/04/02/v...
"Langara Faculty Association calls for action after saying over 200 faculty have lost work
LFA plans to attend Board of Governors meeting and says college suffering a more significant decline than administration has admitted"
www.langaravoice.ca/langara-facu...
LFA plans to attend Board of Governors meeting and says college suffering a more significant decline than administration has admitted"
www.langaravoice.ca/langara-facu...
March 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
"Langara Faculty Association calls for action after saying over 200 faculty have lost work
LFA plans to attend Board of Governors meeting and says college suffering a more significant decline than administration has admitted"
www.langaravoice.ca/langara-facu...
LFA plans to attend Board of Governors meeting and says college suffering a more significant decline than administration has admitted"
www.langaravoice.ca/langara-facu...
This is why what we are working towards is so important. #Accountability #news #localnews #independentnews
The irony of listening to a recently defunct podcast about the importance of local journalism on a day we learn that 5 cities, including my own city, are shutting down their local news outlets.
#tricities #journalism #burnaby
#tricities #journalism #burnaby
February 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is why what we are working towards is so important. #Accountability #news #localnews #independentnews
Canadians face uncertainty with threats of tariffs loom as Trump returns to the White House in a few days.
Canadian premiers meet with Trudeau in Ottawa attempting to draft a strategy on how to deal with the incoming U.S. president next week.
#Trump2025 #CanadaIsNotForSale
Canadian premiers meet with Trudeau in Ottawa attempting to draft a strategy on how to deal with the incoming U.S. president next week.
#Trump2025 #CanadaIsNotForSale
January 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Canadians face uncertainty with threats of tariffs loom as Trump returns to the White House in a few days.
Canadian premiers meet with Trudeau in Ottawa attempting to draft a strategy on how to deal with the incoming U.S. president next week.
#Trump2025 #CanadaIsNotForSale
Canadian premiers meet with Trudeau in Ottawa attempting to draft a strategy on how to deal with the incoming U.S. president next week.
#Trump2025 #CanadaIsNotForSale
January 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
New season of Science vs Conspiracy over coffee just dropped - New episodes weekly open.substack.com/pub/bobhomer...
The ethics of AI, over coffee
What defines creativity?
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December 15, 2024 at 12:06 AM
New season of Science vs Conspiracy over coffee just dropped - New episodes weekly open.substack.com/pub/bobhomer...
📣 Extensive sewer upgrades in the Marpole neighbourhood have created what some residents are calling unsafe driving habits by motorists who are ignoring road closures and traffic detours signs.
#vancouver #marpole #livinginvancouver
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#vancouver #marpole #livinginvancouver
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Road work on Oak Street is forcing speeding cars into neighbourhoods
Construction fatigue is now a reality to Marpole area
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December 14, 2024 at 3:37 AM
📣 Extensive sewer upgrades in the Marpole neighbourhood have created what some residents are calling unsafe driving habits by motorists who are ignoring road closures and traffic detours signs.
#vancouver #marpole #livinginvancouver
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#vancouver #marpole #livinginvancouver
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