Jen Lyle
@jenlyle.bsky.social
Non-profit enthusiast. Data nerd. CEO of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. I post about the environment, politics, health care and random stuff that catches my attention - not necessarily in that order. She/her. Opinions are my own.
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Any article should of him should include her. Rosalind Franklin deserved the recognition and instead she was stiffed by that awful, petty man. (Rosalind Franklin's likeness, btw, is the only bust of a woman in the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin).
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Any article should of him should include her. Rosalind Franklin deserved the recognition and instead she was stiffed by that awful, petty man. (Rosalind Franklin's likeness, btw, is the only bust of a woman in the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin).
Victoria - this view will never get old. Made new connections, rekindled old ones, and stuffed my head full of ideas at the Canada West Health Leaders Conference. Aaaaannnd - I'm glad to be home now in my comfy pants. #yyj #HealthLeadership
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Victoria - this view will never get old. Made new connections, rekindled old ones, and stuffed my head full of ideas at the Canada West Health Leaders Conference. Aaaaannnd - I'm glad to be home now in my comfy pants. #yyj #HealthLeadership
A loooooong way out to the water - looking out over the tidal mud flats at Iona Regional Park, with stunning blue skies in the background and sand and driftwood in the foreground. #BlueSkyMonday
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A loooooong way out to the water - looking out over the tidal mud flats at Iona Regional Park, with stunning blue skies in the background and sand and driftwood in the foreground. #BlueSkyMonday
Fun times on a Friday night: my hairdryer broke, so we took it apart, figured out what melted (literally), cut the wires down, stripped a new section, popped on a new marrette, then managed to put it back together again. And! It works! (And no one was electrocuted). #RightToRepair
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fun times on a Friday night: my hairdryer broke, so we took it apart, figured out what melted (literally), cut the wires down, stripped a new section, popped on a new marrette, then managed to put it back together again. And! It works! (And no one was electrocuted). #RightToRepair
Spent the morning with the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers and Green Teams of Canada today pulling out metres and metres of English ivy at Byrne Creek. Very satisfying! We filled over two large bins' worth of invasives.
September 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Spent the morning with the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers and Green Teams of Canada today pulling out metres and metres of English ivy at Byrne Creek. Very satisfying! We filled over two large bins' worth of invasives.
Good convo today at the @bccareproviders.bsky.social Care to Chat with the BC Minister of Health. I appreciated the recognition of the importance of community-based care. If we're going to provide best-in-class #HealthCare for older adults, we have to move away from an acute care-dominated model.
September 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Good convo today at the @bccareproviders.bsky.social Care to Chat with the BC Minister of Health. I appreciated the recognition of the importance of community-based care. If we're going to provide best-in-class #HealthCare for older adults, we have to move away from an acute care-dominated model.
Whelp, the home team didn't take the Mann Cup home last night, but Queen's Park in #NewWest was a rockin' place and it was a spirited game. Congrats to the Six Nations Chiefs, and kudos to the Salmonbellies for playing the season out to the very end. Next year!
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Whelp, the home team didn't take the Mann Cup home last night, but Queen's Park in #NewWest was a rockin' place and it was a spirited game. Congrats to the Six Nations Chiefs, and kudos to the Salmonbellies for playing the season out to the very end. Next year!
Atmosphere is electric here at Queen's Park in New West. Go Bellies!
September 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Atmosphere is electric here at Queen's Park in New West. Go Bellies!
Spent some time in a wild place, oscillating between being bundled under seven layers (no exaggeration) and being in shorts and a tank top. Worth it.
September 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Spent some time in a wild place, oscillating between being bundled under seven layers (no exaggeration) and being in shorts and a tank top. Worth it.
Trees bent over in a ravine create an unexpected symmetry of straight lines in a place that is otherwise characterized by the curving line of rushing water.
August 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Trees bent over in a ravine create an unexpected symmetry of straight lines in a place that is otherwise characterized by the curving line of rushing water.
Did some exploring down the Reinecker FSR to capture this beauty. Blooming woolly mullein in the foreground, with forest and a moody sky in the background. #NatureSky
August 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Did some exploring down the Reinecker FSR to capture this beauty. Blooming woolly mullein in the foreground, with forest and a moody sky in the background. #NatureSky
You can see the bloom forming. Several hours later, the entire lake was covered.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
You can see the bloom forming. Several hours later, the entire lake was covered.
Happy #CanadaDay to my fellow Canucks. Grateful to call this place home - imperfect as it may be, there's no other place I'd rather be.
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy #CanadaDay to my fellow Canucks. Grateful to call this place home - imperfect as it may be, there's no other place I'd rather be.
We've already hit peak gas-powered vehicles (in 2017 or 2018, depending on the source). The International Energy Agency predicts we'll hit peak oil demand by 2028. (Yes, I know OPEC just released a contradicting report. I'll let you consider the impartiality of that forecast, given OPEC's purpose).
June 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We've already hit peak gas-powered vehicles (in 2017 or 2018, depending on the source). The International Energy Agency predicts we'll hit peak oil demand by 2028. (Yes, I know OPEC just released a contradicting report. I'll let you consider the impartiality of that forecast, given OPEC's purpose).
Great day today in #Kelowna for the IG Wealth Management Walk for #Alzheimers. Walk honourees Michele and Chuck Liebrock led the way. Great turnout and great job by the volunteer organizers!
May 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Great day today in #Kelowna for the IG Wealth Management Walk for #Alzheimers. Walk honourees Michele and Chuck Liebrock led the way. Great turnout and great job by the volunteer organizers!
You don't get to do that every day. Took advantage of the break in the weather to walk across the Patullo Bridge in #NewWest while the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic.
May 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You don't get to do that every day. Took advantage of the break in the weather to walk across the Patullo Bridge in #NewWest while the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic.
Even in the rain, #yvr is a beautiful place. A shot taken in Yaletown of a square with colorful pink and red umbrellas suspended in the air. Trees frame one side, while a heritage brick building is in the background. A solitary pedestrian walks with an umbrella underneath the canopy.
May 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Even in the rain, #yvr is a beautiful place. A shot taken in Yaletown of a square with colorful pink and red umbrellas suspended in the air. Trees frame one side, while a heritage brick building is in the background. A solitary pedestrian walks with an umbrella underneath the canopy.
Upon pink petals,
in my solitude, I tread.
Vibrant. Fleeting. Gone.
in my solitude, I tread.
Vibrant. Fleeting. Gone.
April 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Upon pink petals,
in my solitude, I tread.
Vibrant. Fleeting. Gone.
in my solitude, I tread.
Vibrant. Fleeting. Gone.
Cherry blossoms and blue skies = perfection.
April 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Cherry blossoms and blue skies = perfection.
Spent a beautiful morning picking up over 560 cigarette butts and 8 large buckets of garbage. Neighbourhood looks much nicer! (And got several "thank-you's" from folks, which was nice).
April 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Spent a beautiful morning picking up over 560 cigarette butts and 8 large buckets of garbage. Neighbourhood looks much nicer! (And got several "thank-you's" from folks, which was nice).
This is a totally fine outcome of a totally planned, definitely well-thought out, trade war. Right? (S&P500, 5 day).
April 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is a totally fine outcome of a totally planned, definitely well-thought out, trade war. Right? (S&P500, 5 day).