Lyn
@geekingirl.bsky.social
Ice Cream. #OttBike. More active on Mastodon.
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His claim that not supporting ever-expanding police budgets equals not supporting community safety is false. What undermines safety is pouring more money into the same old tactics while refusing to address the real emergencies driving instability. 19/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
His claim that not supporting ever-expanding police budgets equals not supporting community safety is false. What undermines safety is pouring more money into the same old tactics while refusing to address the real emergencies driving instability. 19/
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And here’s the kicker: Tierney’s vote, the mayor’s vote, and all the like-minded councillors always have the numbers. They win. Every time.
So if their approach is always the one implemented… how are things not improving, Tim? 17/
So if their approach is always the one implemented… how are things not improving, Tim? 17/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
And here’s the kicker: Tierney’s vote, the mayor’s vote, and all the like-minded councillors always have the numbers. They win. Every time.
So if their approach is always the one implemented… how are things not improving, Tim? 17/
So if their approach is always the one implemented… how are things not improving, Tim? 17/
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-Police themselves reported they are now responding to fewer overdose calls than the year before.
-Frontline officers have stated openly that ANCHOR is a relief: “We got to a call and realized this wasn’t a crime — now we have someone who can take this on.” 12/
-Frontline officers have stated openly that ANCHOR is a relief: “We got to a call and realized this wasn’t a crime — now we have someone who can take this on.” 12/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
-Police themselves reported they are now responding to fewer overdose calls than the year before.
-Frontline officers have stated openly that ANCHOR is a relief: “We got to a call and realized this wasn’t a crime — now we have someone who can take this on.” 12/
-Frontline officers have stated openly that ANCHOR is a relief: “We got to a call and realized this wasn’t a crime — now we have someone who can take this on.” 12/
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Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
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Phew — 2025 was busy! We launched a new website, delivered 28 projects, and connected with 200,000+ people across eastern Ontario. And we’re gearing up for an even bigger 2026.
Thanks for being part of our journey.
Happy holidays! 🎄✨
Thanks for being part of our journey.
Happy holidays! 🎄✨
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Phew — 2025 was busy! We launched a new website, delivered 28 projects, and connected with 200,000+ people across eastern Ontario. And we’re gearing up for an even bigger 2026.
Thanks for being part of our journey.
Happy holidays! 🎄✨
Thanks for being part of our journey.
Happy holidays! 🎄✨
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Will we finally get #highspeedrail in Canada? I've heard about it most of my life. And my local LRT construction started before 2020 and we aren't even close yet.
But it's here: "fast-tracked federal approval in the coming months [includes]...high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City"
But it's here: "fast-tracked federal approval in the coming months [includes]...high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City"
Budget 2025: Remarks by the Minister of Finance and National Revenue - Canada.ca
Budget 2025: Remarks by the Minister of Finance and National Revenue
www.canada.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Will we finally get #highspeedrail in Canada? I've heard about it most of my life. And my local LRT construction started before 2020 and we aren't even close yet.
But it's here: "fast-tracked federal approval in the coming months [includes]...high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City"
But it's here: "fast-tracked federal approval in the coming months [includes]...high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City"
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A play in three acts
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A play in three acts
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My driver's license comes in the mail. My health card comes in the mail. My notifications about mammograms and other imaging come by mail! Some of my income comes by mail. What if we just, I dunno, used TAXES to pay for this SERVICE?
"In response to the government's attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nationwide strike," CUPW said in a statement.
Canada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms | CBC News
The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government clearing the way for major reforms to Canada Post.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My driver's license comes in the mail. My health card comes in the mail. My notifications about mammograms and other imaging come by mail! Some of my income comes by mail. What if we just, I dunno, used TAXES to pay for this SERVICE?
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Jamie with the deets. Things the mayor never shares in his austerity budgets.
This watermain is from 1976.
Ottawa has 1009km of watermains older than this one.
Council just deferred $2 billion in identified water and sewer renewal work for the next decade.
You're going to see a lot more of this happening in the future.
Ottawa has 1009km of watermains older than this one.
Council just deferred $2 billion in identified water and sewer renewal work for the next decade.
You're going to see a lot more of this happening in the future.
⚠️Please be advised that the Innes Road westbound is closed at Pagé Road due to a watermain break.
Innes Road is reduced to 1 lane eastbound between Orléans Boulevard and Pagé Road.
Innes Road is reduced to 1 lane eastbound between Orléans Boulevard and Pagé Road.
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jamie with the deets. Things the mayor never shares in his austerity budgets.
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walking up from your desk to use this was like a mini holiday.
"i'll be right back..."
"i'll be right back..."
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
walking up from your desk to use this was like a mini holiday.
"i'll be right back..."
"i'll be right back..."
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Y’all let Disney know that you ain’t down with censorship and gathered them up real quick
Power to the people ✊🏾
Let’s take this as a lesson: ordinary people have power only when they come together
Power to the people ✊🏾
Let’s take this as a lesson: ordinary people have power only when they come together
September 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Y’all let Disney know that you ain’t down with censorship and gathered them up real quick
Power to the people ✊🏾
Let’s take this as a lesson: ordinary people have power only when they come together
Power to the people ✊🏾
Let’s take this as a lesson: ordinary people have power only when they come together
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“Julie King-Yerex, co-owner of Magpie Books in Edmonton, said people have come into the shop ‘asking for our vicious compliance section.’ “
(By CP’s Aaron Souza) #Ableg #AbEd
(By CP’s Aaron Souza) #Ableg #AbEd
Shopping the 'vicious compliance section': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban | CBC News
An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores.
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Good things happen when there are fewer cars.
I don't make the rules. 🤷🏻♀️
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
I don't make the rules. 🤷🏻♀️
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Good things happen when there are fewer cars.
I don't make the rules. 🤷🏻♀️
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
I don't make the rules. 🤷🏻♀️
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Where are people renting their lake water tripping canoes in Ottawa these days? Trailhead and MEC seem to be out of the rental business.
Looking for a boat for the end of Sept.
Looking for a boat for the end of Sept.
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Where are people renting their lake water tripping canoes in Ottawa these days? Trailhead and MEC seem to be out of the rental business.
Looking for a boat for the end of Sept.
Looking for a boat for the end of Sept.
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The NCC should propose savings by closing all the Parkways to motor vehicles permanently. This would reduce annual maintenance costs, policing costs, and generate huge savings on life cycle capital costs.
Wonder how that would play with the federal government?
Wonder how that would play with the federal government?
July 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The NCC should propose savings by closing all the Parkways to motor vehicles permanently. This would reduce annual maintenance costs, policing costs, and generate huge savings on life cycle capital costs.
Wonder how that would play with the federal government?
Wonder how that would play with the federal government?
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“Fun” fact - even in places where cycling is popular/common people like to hate on moms transporting their kids by bike
(Which is not to say there aren’t issues in the world. But amazing how many of them are rhe fault of women)
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
(Which is not to say there aren’t issues in the world. But amazing how many of them are rhe fault of women)
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
‘Cargo-Bike Moms’ Are Gentrifying the Netherlands
In Rotterdam, the utility bike has become a symbol—and a tool—of urban displacement.
www.theatlantic.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“Fun” fact - even in places where cycling is popular/common people like to hate on moms transporting their kids by bike
(Which is not to say there aren’t issues in the world. But amazing how many of them are rhe fault of women)
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
(Which is not to say there aren’t issues in the world. But amazing how many of them are rhe fault of women)
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Prince of Wales Drive temporary bike lanes.
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Prince of Wales Drive temporary bike lanes.
How do you teach your kid to eat corn on the cob if they don't know how a typewriter works?
Asking for GenX.
Asking for GenX.
July 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
How do you teach your kid to eat corn on the cob if they don't know how a typewriter works?
Asking for GenX.
Asking for GenX.
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If you’re in Ottawa it’s a beautiful day today!
I rode my bike to pick up my skates (they were being sharpened) and booked along the canal. Neither too hot nor too cold and the sun is brilliant right now
We must take joy in the smallest things in order to deal with the big things
I rode my bike to pick up my skates (they were being sharpened) and booked along the canal. Neither too hot nor too cold and the sun is brilliant right now
We must take joy in the smallest things in order to deal with the big things
July 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you’re in Ottawa it’s a beautiful day today!
I rode my bike to pick up my skates (they were being sharpened) and booked along the canal. Neither too hot nor too cold and the sun is brilliant right now
We must take joy in the smallest things in order to deal with the big things
I rode my bike to pick up my skates (they were being sharpened) and booked along the canal. Neither too hot nor too cold and the sun is brilliant right now
We must take joy in the smallest things in order to deal with the big things
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We are making it easier to get around on two wheels by expanding bike parking across #OttCity. New secure bike lockers are now available at three locations, offering a safe and affordable option for cyclists.
Read more: bit.ly/44dWJVk
#ServiceReview
Read more: bit.ly/44dWJVk
#ServiceReview
July 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are making it easier to get around on two wheels by expanding bike parking across #OttCity. New secure bike lockers are now available at three locations, offering a safe and affordable option for cyclists.
Read more: bit.ly/44dWJVk
#ServiceReview
Read more: bit.ly/44dWJVk
#ServiceReview
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Remember when acid rain and depleting ozone were big problems and we all banded together with real actions to fix them? That was nice. I miss that.
and here I am sorting my recycling like it's 1990 and we still have a chance at saving the planet.
June 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Remember when acid rain and depleting ozone were big problems and we all banded together with real actions to fix them? That was nice. I miss that.
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Doug Ford chooses to spend billions of our tax dollars on building a highway for his friends, parking lots for private spas and getting booze into gas stations before an election, but he won’t ensure our kids have AC at school. Please don’t fall for the Captain Canada BS.
June 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Doug Ford chooses to spend billions of our tax dollars on building a highway for his friends, parking lots for private spas and getting booze into gas stations before an election, but he won’t ensure our kids have AC at school. Please don’t fall for the Captain Canada BS.
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I have epic neighbours.
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have epic neighbours.
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I did not grow up with basements but I will never not be impressed by the thermocline you cross going down into it #everydaylimnology
June 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I did not grow up with basements but I will never not be impressed by the thermocline you cross going down into it #everydaylimnology