Davis Kyle
@daviskyle.bsky.social
https://www.kyleforkelowna.ca/
Procurement & Contract Analyst
Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition, Past President
Vice Chair of the RDCO Planning Advisory Committee
Prize-winning housing policy author
Views do not reflect those of my employer.
Procurement & Contract Analyst
Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition, Past President
Vice Chair of the RDCO Planning Advisory Committee
Prize-winning housing policy author
Views do not reflect those of my employer.
After hearing from a friend that municipal STV is ranked #92 in a section of resolutions at the BCNDP convention….it appears that BC is stuck in plurality block hell for the foreseeable future.
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
After hearing from a friend that municipal STV is ranked #92 in a section of resolutions at the BCNDP convention….it appears that BC is stuck in plurality block hell for the foreseeable future.
The “smaller tree inside of a tree” approach to me hanging my parents’ Christmas lights.
About as high as I can get with a ladder and pole.
About as high as I can get with a ladder and pole.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The “smaller tree inside of a tree” approach to me hanging my parents’ Christmas lights.
About as high as I can get with a ladder and pole.
About as high as I can get with a ladder and pole.
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People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?
We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Stats Can reporting a 9.3% unemployment rate in Kelowna.
Highest since June 2020.
Highest since June 2020.
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Stats Can reporting a 9.3% unemployment rate in Kelowna.
Highest since June 2020.
Highest since June 2020.
Charestiste Posted this on Twitter.
@charestiste.bsky.social
Complete depolarization. Rutland to the right of upper mission (arguably) is a first.
Dilworth and Glenmore likely decided this. I can’t believe how red south central is too.
@charestiste.bsky.social
Complete depolarization. Rutland to the right of upper mission (arguably) is a first.
Dilworth and Glenmore likely decided this. I can’t believe how red south central is too.
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Charestiste Posted this on Twitter.
@charestiste.bsky.social
Complete depolarization. Rutland to the right of upper mission (arguably) is a first.
Dilworth and Glenmore likely decided this. I can’t believe how red south central is too.
@charestiste.bsky.social
Complete depolarization. Rutland to the right of upper mission (arguably) is a first.
Dilworth and Glenmore likely decided this. I can’t believe how red south central is too.
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“I think my community should welcome outsiders and newcomers seeking a better life” and “I think we should only build new housing for the kind of people who actually deserve it” are fundamentally incompatible beliefs.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“I think my community should welcome outsiders and newcomers seeking a better life” and “I think we should only build new housing for the kind of people who actually deserve it” are fundamentally incompatible beliefs.
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Poll-by-poll results from the 2025 federal election are finally out: elections.ca/res/rep/off/...
Official Voting Results
elections.ca
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Poll-by-poll results from the 2025 federal election are finally out: elections.ca/res/rep/off/...
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Here’s my humble pitch: we stop calling Vancouver’s housing market a “slowdown” or “slump”, implying that it was a great time before.
And instead, consider that after three years of similar numbers, acknowledge a new reality that everyone should adjust to.
And instead, consider that after three years of similar numbers, acknowledge a new reality that everyone should adjust to.
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here’s my humble pitch: we stop calling Vancouver’s housing market a “slowdown” or “slump”, implying that it was a great time before.
And instead, consider that after three years of similar numbers, acknowledge a new reality that everyone should adjust to.
And instead, consider that after three years of similar numbers, acknowledge a new reality that everyone should adjust to.
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After too many companies, politicians, media, and institutions pretty quickly bent the knee to Trump, today a whole bunch of voters didn’t.
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
After too many companies, politicians, media, and institutions pretty quickly bent the knee to Trump, today a whole bunch of voters didn’t.
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i'm indifferent to the yacht tax but am heavily invested in the government keeping its promise to act on DCs. initial chatter around the budget suggests that this is not happening
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
i'm indifferent to the yacht tax but am heavily invested in the government keeping its promise to act on DCs. initial chatter around the budget suggests that this is not happening
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Allowing single-stair apartment buildings is becoming a key indicator of whether a jurisdiction is innovation and evidence-based, or risk-averse and business-as-usual.
The correct answer is to allow single-stair buildings, by the way. #Calgary #Vancouver
The correct answer is to allow single-stair buildings, by the way. #Calgary #Vancouver
Fire departments also argue against some #roadsafety improvements that would slow down cars and make our neighbourhoods safer. Why? Because they like their big trucks and don't want to replace them with smaller trucks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's a push for single-stair apartments in Canada. Calgary firefighters want the city to reject it | CBC News
Calgary’s firefighters union is trying to prevent what it calls a dangerous housing trend — in which multi-storey housing buildings are being constructed with only one stairwell — from making its way ...
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Allowing single-stair apartment buildings is becoming a key indicator of whether a jurisdiction is innovation and evidence-based, or risk-averse and business-as-usual.
The correct answer is to allow single-stair buildings, by the way. #Calgary #Vancouver
The correct answer is to allow single-stair buildings, by the way. #Calgary #Vancouver
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It’s a win for ranked ballot. The plebiscite was the Yukon’s first in a hundred years, and though non-binding, sends a clear message that Yukoners want electoral reform!
Total Yes
10,186
Total No
7,944
GRAND TOTAL
18,130
Total Yes
10,186
Total No
7,944
GRAND TOTAL
18,130
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s a win for ranked ballot. The plebiscite was the Yukon’s first in a hundred years, and though non-binding, sends a clear message that Yukoners want electoral reform!
Total Yes
10,186
Total No
7,944
GRAND TOTAL
18,130
Total Yes
10,186
Total No
7,944
GRAND TOTAL
18,130
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The Yukon is having a plebiscite tonight on electoral reform, and currently ranked ballots have 60% support with lots of votes left to come in
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The Yukon is having a plebiscite tonight on electoral reform, and currently ranked ballots have 60% support with lots of votes left to come in
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5815...
I’m holding out hope that people won’t want municipal political parties.
Not sure if that’s a realistic assumption.
I’m holding out hope that people won’t want municipal political parties.
Not sure if that’s a realistic assumption.
New municipal Conservative party set to begin seeking candidates, will headhunt incumbents as 2026 civic elections loom - BC News
www.castanet.net
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5815...
I’m holding out hope that people won’t want municipal political parties.
Not sure if that’s a realistic assumption.
I’m holding out hope that people won’t want municipal political parties.
Not sure if that’s a realistic assumption.
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Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Utah rolls forward on statewide freeway system for bikes. Here’s where the trails would go.
Utah plans to build a statewide network of paved trails that will act like an interstate system for bikes.
www.sltrib.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
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A quick explainer on Montreal’s election:
The urbanist Projet Montréal party of outgoing mayor Valérie Plante has lost the election to the opposition Ensemble Montréal.
Projet deserves a *lot* of credit for Montreal’s transformation in the past 10 or 15 years to be more bike/pedestrian-friendly.
The urbanist Projet Montréal party of outgoing mayor Valérie Plante has lost the election to the opposition Ensemble Montréal.
Projet deserves a *lot* of credit for Montreal’s transformation in the past 10 or 15 years to be more bike/pedestrian-friendly.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A quick explainer on Montreal’s election:
The urbanist Projet Montréal party of outgoing mayor Valérie Plante has lost the election to the opposition Ensemble Montréal.
Projet deserves a *lot* of credit for Montreal’s transformation in the past 10 or 15 years to be more bike/pedestrian-friendly.
The urbanist Projet Montréal party of outgoing mayor Valérie Plante has lost the election to the opposition Ensemble Montréal.
Projet deserves a *lot* of credit for Montreal’s transformation in the past 10 or 15 years to be more bike/pedestrian-friendly.
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Great article on the bottlenecks to building better apartments in Canada. If you ask a random Canadian on the street they will tell you they want shorter high-rises, taller low-rises, and more livable apartments with cross-ventilation. Yet politicians and policymakers force the opposite.
“The era of shoebox condos is over” in the Globe and Mail today - a feature on single stair: ”Yet with features such as sprinklers, smoke-sealed doors and more reliable fire alarm systems, mid-size apartment buildings can be just as safe...”
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
The era of the shoebox condo is over. Here’s how Canada can build livable apartments
Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Great article on the bottlenecks to building better apartments in Canada. If you ask a random Canadian on the street they will tell you they want shorter high-rises, taller low-rises, and more livable apartments with cross-ventilation. Yet politicians and policymakers force the opposite.
I’m not a Green Party member, and absolutely not a fan of the income tax hikes or capital-flight-causing taxes proposed here, but one good thing stands out.
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
B.C. Greens call for tax reform to ensure ultra-wealthy 'pay their fair share'
“This government must choose which side they’re on: the side of austerity and oligarchs, or the side of the working class,” new Green Leader Emily Lowan said.
www.timescolonist.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m not a Green Party member, and absolutely not a fan of the income tax hikes or capital-flight-causing taxes proposed here, but one good thing stands out.
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
I’m not a Green Party member, and absolutely not a fan of the income tax hikes or capital-flight-causing taxes proposed here, but one good thing stands out.
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
B.C. Greens call for tax reform to ensure ultra-wealthy 'pay their fair share'
“This government must choose which side they’re on: the side of austerity and oligarchs, or the side of the working class,” new Green Leader Emily Lowan said.
www.timescolonist.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m not a Green Party member, and absolutely not a fan of the income tax hikes or capital-flight-causing taxes proposed here, but one good thing stands out.
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
First party leader in BC to open the door for revenue-neutral property tax milliage reform. Good.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
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Academics’ and planners’ single-minded focus on making *brand new* homes affordable to the poorest people has been a disaster for poor people’s’ ability to afford housing.
Real grim stuff from a nonprofit staff attorney and former UCSD urban studies lecturer
October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Academics’ and planners’ single-minded focus on making *brand new* homes affordable to the poorest people has been a disaster for poor people’s’ ability to afford housing.
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I think if the Blue Jays could bounce back after the 18 inning game then they can bounce back after whatever the hell that 9th inning was in Game 6
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I think if the Blue Jays could bounce back after the 18 inning game then they can bounce back after whatever the hell that 9th inning was in Game 6
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Not ideal to be teetering on the edge of a technical recession while already applying a LOT of fiscal stimulus.
Not ideal to be teetering on the edge of a technical recession while already applying a LOT of fiscal stimulus.
Canada's GDP shrank in August | CBC News
Canada's economy shrank in August against widespread expectations of no growth, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, but an advanced estimate pointed out the economy might escape a recession in th...
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Not ideal to be teetering on the edge of a technical recession while already applying a LOT of fiscal stimulus.
Not ideal to be teetering on the edge of a technical recession while already applying a LOT of fiscal stimulus.
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I know this is so little, but it’s an example of cross party work, and in this day and age that deserves to be highlighted. The whole point of collaboration is for good ideas to withstand debate and bad ideas to change and grow into something better.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Story of B.C. Conservative MLA's daughter leads to stronger Intimate Images Protection Act | CBC News
The daughter of a B.C. Conservative MLA is sharing her experience, years after someone shared an intimate image of her without her consent.
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I know this is so little, but it’s an example of cross party work, and in this day and age that deserves to be highlighted. The whole point of collaboration is for good ideas to withstand debate and bad ideas to change and grow into something better.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Here's a look at almost-five-year salaried employment trends in Canada's four big provinces, from SEPH. The picture has been generally weak starting in 2024, with Alberta doing the best of the four. #cdnecon
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Here's a look at almost-five-year salaried employment trends in Canada's four big provinces, from SEPH. The picture has been generally weak starting in 2024, with Alberta doing the best of the four. #cdnecon
www.reddit.com/r/kelowna/s/...
Some very sobering comments from an anonymous commenter on the state of some of the supportive housing projects in Kelowna.
The kicker: Image
Some very sobering comments from an anonymous commenter on the state of some of the supportive housing projects in Kelowna.
The kicker: Image
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Some very sobering comments from an anonymous commenter on the state of some of the supportive housing projects in Kelowna.
The kicker: Image
Some very sobering comments from an anonymous commenter on the state of some of the supportive housing projects in Kelowna.
The kicker: Image