Leila
@leilsneverfails.bsky.social
she/her | 28 | 🏳️⚧️ | Treaty 2
The more I think about this, the more I think, why not use that $3B to pay for steeper incentives on heat pumps (for efficiency) and rooftop solar (for generation)? Efficiency MB already does this, so let's further sweeten the pot instead of polluting Brandon's air #bdnmb #manitoba
"We're only going to burn methane for peak winter loads"
I call BS. This will be used to power AI data centres in Manitoba.
It will be burning & polluting constantly & will jack up our utility bills as a direct consequence.
You heard it here first.
#MbPoli #EndFossilFuels
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I call BS. This will be used to power AI data centres in Manitoba.
It will be burning & polluting constantly & will jack up our utility bills as a direct consequence.
You heard it here first.
#MbPoli #EndFossilFuels
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$3B combustion turbine gets warm welcome from Brandon mayor, cold shoulder from environmentalists | CBC News
A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” said Mayor Jeff Fawcett.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the 2023 by-election, Kara Morrice got 595 votes out of 3534 in Ward 1, while this time, Sieklicki got 462 votes out of 3930 - less votes in an election with higher ward turnout. Hopefully a sign that support for anti-queer candidates is slipping, but in any case:
🏳️⚧️ stay losing, Sieklicki 🏳️🌈
🏳️⚧️ stay losing, Sieklicki 🏳️🌈
Candidate Shawna Mozdzen swept the competition Thursday night, winning more than half the votes in a seven-person contest for a Brandon School Division trustee seat, unofficial election results show. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Mozdzen sweeps school trustee race
Candidate Shawna Mozdzen swept the competition Thursday night, winning more than half the votes in a seven-person contest for a Brandon School Division trustee seat, unofficial election results show.
www.brandonsun.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In the 2023 by-election, Kara Morrice got 595 votes out of 3534 in Ward 1, while this time, Sieklicki got 462 votes out of 3930 - less votes in an election with higher ward turnout. Hopefully a sign that support for anti-queer candidates is slipping, but in any case:
🏳️⚧️ stay losing, Sieklicki 🏳️🌈
🏳️⚧️ stay losing, Sieklicki 🏳️🌈
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A letter of support for a school trustee candidate purporting to be from a Brandon church was not written or sanctioned by the church, a parish official told the Sun. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Church, candidate deny any connection to letter of support
A letter of support for a school trustee candidate purporting to be from a Brandon church was not written or sanctioned by the church, a parish official told the Sun. The letter, written in support…
www.brandonsun.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A letter of support for a school trustee candidate purporting to be from a Brandon church was not written or sanctioned by the church, a parish official told the Sun. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
I think the Sun softballed this one. There's no mention of *what* content (hint: queer/trans) he wanted banned from schools
His profile on brandon.ca/votes also says he wants to abolish municipal school taxes while also instituting universal free lunches for students, which comes off as unserious
His profile on brandon.ca/votes also says he wants to abolish municipal school taxes while also instituting universal free lunches for students, which comes off as unserious
Student safety is priority No. 1 for Brandon School Division trustee candidate Henry Sieklicki ahead of this month’s byelection. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Sieklicki wants metal detectors in all BSD schools
In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 16 Brandon School Division trustee byelection, the Sun will interview the seven candidates on their platforms and why they are running. Student safety is priority…
www.brandonsun.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I think the Sun softballed this one. There's no mention of *what* content (hint: queer/trans) he wanted banned from schools
His profile on brandon.ca/votes also says he wants to abolish municipal school taxes while also instituting universal free lunches for students, which comes off as unserious
His profile on brandon.ca/votes also says he wants to abolish municipal school taxes while also instituting universal free lunches for students, which comes off as unserious
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“We’ve crossed a dangerous line when it comes to threats against journalists for doing their jobs. It shouldn’t take an immense amount of bravery to state well-grounded views, and journalists should not have to fear for their lives after speaking up.”
#canpoli #uspoli #CdnMedia
#canpoli #uspoli #CdnMedia
The Dangerous Targeting of a Canadian Journalist | The Tyee
After the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservatives piled on Rachel Gilmore for expressing a well-founded fear. Then came violent threats.
thetyee.ca
September 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hey, remember 2023 and how tumultuous, but ultimately victorious, it was for trans kids in the Brandon School Division? Time for us all to show up again and make sure they get a trustee who works for them, instead of against them
#bdnmb #trans
#bdnmb #trans
Seven people are vying for a single seat on the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees in next month’s byelection. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/0... #bdnmb
7 candidates enter race for vacant school board seat
Seven people are vying for a single seat on the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees in next month’s byelection. Laura Armitage, Michael Grantham, Bonnie-Lynn Mills, Shawna Mozdzen, Eren…
www.brandonsun.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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they’re kidnapping trans women and forcing them to choose between male detention centers, where theyll be tortured, sexually abused and forcibly detransitioned, and leaving her whole life behind via self-deportation. but please go on with your “reasonable concerns” about trans rights
August 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
they’re kidnapping trans women and forcing them to choose between male detention centers, where theyll be tortured, sexually abused and forcibly detransitioned, and leaving her whole life behind via self-deportation. but please go on with your “reasonable concerns” about trans rights
#bdnmb #urbanism hot take: city-owned properties should have solar panels on them. For instance, rooftop solar on City Hall, or on top of pavilions at parks to power the spray parks and lights, or at the Civic Services Complex, or a ground solar installation on reclaimed land at the landfill, or-
August 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Fox in the Forest: Duet is everything that attracted me to OG Fox in the Forest, but in a co-op format that keeps things no more complex than needed. We won with 30 points on the easiest difficulty, which is great - I was expecting our first playthrough to go way worse. #boardgames
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Fox in the Forest: Duet is everything that attracted me to OG Fox in the Forest, but in a co-op format that keeps things no more complex than needed. We won with 30 points on the easiest difficulty, which is great - I was expecting our first playthrough to go way worse. #boardgames
Brandon cyclists aren’t happy about the city’s reconstruction plans for 26th Street, which doesn’t include previously proposed bike paths. “It’s really disappointing,” said Grant Hamilton, a co-founder of Bike Brandon. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/0... #bdnmb
Cyclists let down by 26th Street plan
Brandon cyclists aren’t happy about the city’s reconstruction plans for 26th Street, which doesn’t include previously proposed bike paths. “It’s really disappointing,” said Grant Hamilton, a…
www.brandonsun.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Love the implication from the city that "oh, those pesky cyclists? They're not from here, we can ignore them." This is on a street where (almost?) every house has a driveway, and the school has a parking lot (and a signaled crosswalk for walking there instead of driving)
#urbanism #bdnmb
#urbanism #bdnmb
June 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cross-pollinated two of my usual recipes last night to create: chickpea beer bread. Baking is the best way to use up skunked-out IPA
May 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Cross-pollinated two of my usual recipes last night to create: chickpea beer bread. Baking is the best way to use up skunked-out IPA
#bdnmb #urbanism hot take: beg buttons (where walk signals don't show unless you press the button, and the button doesn't pre-empt the usual signal pattern) shouldn't exist. Looking at you:
- 13th and Park
- 1st and Kircaldy (which is a part of the City Loop bike path? Inexcusable!)
- 13th and Park
- 1st and Kircaldy (which is a part of the City Loop bike path? Inexcusable!)
Two identical twins leave two identical houses to go to two identical jobs
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
May 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
RoboRally is alright. I think I might just not be too into programming games. Although this was only a two-player game, so it could be more fun/chaotic at higher player counts #boardgames
May 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
RoboRally is alright. I think I might just not be too into programming games. Although this was only a two-player game, so it could be more fun/chaotic at higher player counts #boardgames
Haven't posted about One Deck Dungeon here yet? It's a great way to chuck a lot of dice, and the campaign mode makes things more interesting on repeated plays. Finally beat the Yeti, woo #boardgames
April 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Haven't posted about One Deck Dungeon here yet? It's a great way to chuck a lot of dice, and the campaign mode makes things more interesting on repeated plays. Finally beat the Yeti, woo #boardgames
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I've written an article on the extraordinary transit success of Brampton, how it was achieved, and the lessons it has for other suburban areas in North America. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I've written an article on the extraordinary transit success of Brampton, how it was achieved, and the lessons it has for other suburban areas in North America. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
March 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Chez Angela's #vegan pizza is the Nintendo Wii of vegan pizza in #bdnmb. Let me explain: while the PS3 and Xbox 360 were competing on the same merits - graphical fidelity, games that appeal to "gamers", and so on - the Wii was doing its own thing and making itself appealing in a different way
March 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Been a hot minute since I made chickpea bread. I should up my bread production
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Been a hot minute since I made chickpea bread. I should up my bread production
We did it, finally! Major victory for #urbanism in Brandon, sometimes in the face of opposition from the "15-minute city" conspiracy theorist crowd. Hoping this makes for a more walkable, bikeable, transit-able Brandon in the future #bdnmb #manitoba
Brandon City Council passed third and final reading of the Brandon City Plan on Monday evening, putting to rest an exhaustive four-year public process that has faced significant criticism from some local residents. #bdnmb
City Plan passes third reading
Brandon City Council passed third and final reading of the Brandon City Plan on Monday evening, putting to rest an exhaustive four-year public process that has faced significant criticism from some…
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March 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America last night! For when you just want a little Pandemic. I like the pacing of this better than the full game, somehow. #boardgames
March 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America last night! For when you just want a little Pandemic. I like the pacing of this better than the full game, somehow. #boardgames
For how much I play it, I don't talk about Takenoko enough. Basically, what it boils down to is this: there's a panda
February 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For how much I play it, I don't talk about Takenoko enough. Basically, what it boils down to is this: there's a panda