Brendan Dawe
@dawe.bsky.social
Your friendly neighbourhood Vancouverite
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
It will never make sense to me that transit vehicles are heated beyond the point of comfort for passengers who are almost invariably dressed to be outside
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It will never make sense to me that transit vehicles are heated beyond the point of comfort for passengers who are almost invariably dressed to be outside
Good thing we preserved some of the character of the neighbourhood so that someone could buy this $13 million renovated West End Single Family Home thegearyhouse.com
Premier Group & Michelle Raymond Realty : Royal LePage Elite West & RE/MAX Select Realty : Home
thegearyhouse.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Good thing we preserved some of the character of the neighbourhood so that someone could buy this $13 million renovated West End Single Family Home thegearyhouse.com
I will never forgive the cranks, quacks and charlatans who have brought god-damn measles back in this country
Canada is grappling with a “large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles” that began in October last year.
globalnews.ca/news/1151951...
globalnews.ca/news/1151951...
Canada loses measles elimination status after outbreaks - National | Globalnews.ca
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status.
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I will never forgive the cranks, quacks and charlatans who have brought god-damn measles back in this country
The big area we don’t have the rule of law is in land use and it’s a huge problem
There are two sides to Mark Carney.
One that sucks up to Trump in a way that is, frankly, embarrassing.
But there’s also this side.
One that sucks up to Trump in a way that is, frankly, embarrassing.
But there’s also this side.
Carney says Canada has "rule of law" when asked why investors should choose it over the US
YouTube video by Global News
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The big area we don’t have the rule of law is in land use and it’s a huge problem
Poll-by-poll 2025 Canadian election results have been released www.election-atlas.ca/fed/ @electionatlasca.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Poll-by-poll 2025 Canadian election results have been released www.election-atlas.ca/fed/ @electionatlasca.bsky.social
that time of year when the golden hour starts before 4 PM
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
that time of year when the golden hour starts before 4 PM
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ABC ran on a platform of improving operational efficiency, but they seem to just step on a rake every time it comes to execution and make problems worse
Sources at the city tell CTV News that cuts to positions that review development permits, bylaws and rezoning applications could impact project timelines.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Planning, arts and culture, staff positions: What’s being cut in Vancouver’s ‘Zero Means Zero’ budget
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ABC ran on a platform of improving operational efficiency, but they seem to just step on a rake every time it comes to execution and make problems worse
The Ostriches are Dead and the Carney Government is Alive
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Ostriches are Dead and the Carney Government is Alive
so yesterday I learned that an epidural involves a long flexible tube being inserted into the tube in your spine where your spinal code goes. So that's fun
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
so yesterday I learned that an epidural involves a long flexible tube being inserted into the tube in your spine where your spinal code goes. So that's fun
Nice day on the river
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Nice day on the river
Reposted by Brendan Dawe
Other Canadian budget observations:
There are lots of cuts to strategic innovation and industry funds. Those ones were obviously ineffective
There are lots of new strategic innovation and industry funds. These ones will definitely work
There are lots of cuts to strategic innovation and industry funds. Those ones were obviously ineffective
There are lots of new strategic innovation and industry funds. These ones will definitely work
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Other Canadian budget observations:
There are lots of cuts to strategic innovation and industry funds. Those ones were obviously ineffective
There are lots of new strategic innovation and industry funds. These ones will definitely work
There are lots of cuts to strategic innovation and industry funds. Those ones were obviously ineffective
There are lots of new strategic innovation and industry funds. These ones will definitely work
All the roads*
Doesn't include all the logging roads and whatnot
Doesn't include all the logging roads and whatnot
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
All the roads*
Doesn't include all the logging roads and whatnot
Doesn't include all the logging roads and whatnot
how long is this washing machine going to keep playing this minuet exactly?
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
how long is this washing machine going to keep playing this minuet exactly?
Reposted by Brendan Dawe
you know they'll just let you download all the roads in Canada
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you know they'll just let you download all the roads in Canada
Sometimes it feels like CRUs spend more time being renovated for new tenants than occupied
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sometimes it feels like CRUs spend more time being renovated for new tenants than occupied
It appears that this is an oil tanker with LNG tanks on deck?
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It appears that this is an oil tanker with LNG tanks on deck?
Good morning to all you urbanist bluesky list subscribers
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good morning to all you urbanist bluesky list subscribers
Why film on a tropical beach when you can use movie magic to film in Vancouver in November?
November 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why film on a tropical beach when you can use movie magic to film in Vancouver in November?
Proud owner of a Health Canada-certified Baby Cage
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Proud owner of a Health Canada-certified Baby Cage
If the US started running ads on Canadian television to influence our policy decisions I promise you that all of us here would be mad about it.
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If the US started running ads on Canadian television to influence our policy decisions I promise you that all of us here would be mad about it.
Some people on the sidewalk said “ahoy.” ahoy? Do I look like some sort of sea-thief?
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Some people on the sidewalk said “ahoy.” ahoy? Do I look like some sort of sea-thief?
There are times when it is very important that the judiciary can credibly defend human rights and it pains me whenever this credibility is gormlessly squandered asserting the that parliament can't unmake a bike lane or that one year minimum sentences for possession of child pornography are too much
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There are times when it is very important that the judiciary can credibly defend human rights and it pains me whenever this credibility is gormlessly squandered asserting the that parliament can't unmake a bike lane or that one year minimum sentences for possession of child pornography are too much