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Widow, Urban Arrow cargo bike mama to twins, yyc.
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drdavidkeegan.bsky.social
🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them.

This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..

bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...

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October 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Me being an irresponsible parent allowing my kids to ride all over the road while I take this video 🙃🙄
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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rinrat86.bsky.social
Fuck..our garage got robbed last night - my winter bike, my regular ride, Will's road bike, and our daughter's bike all gone. Will get details up and reports to police and bike index later
@ratliw
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
For our cities, police and any other voices of authority.

Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
4 kids in halloween costumes Road safety is your responsibility not theirs
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Teaching my kids reminds me how incredible teachers are.
We’ve dropped the provincially released strike curriculum and are learning to sew instead—so fair warning: handmade gifts for everyone this Christmas! #yyc
A child stands indoors on a wood floor, wrapped in a dark blue plaid fabric tied in a large knot at the front, holding up a peace sign. The background shows a beige couch, laundry basket, and a bright window with white shutters. A child stands indoors on a wood floor, wrapped in a dark blue plaid fabric tied in a large knot at the front, holding up a peace sign. The background shows a beige couch, laundry basket, and a bright window with white shutters. A child stands in a living room wearing a cream and orange plaid fabric draped and tied in a bow at the front. The background includes a beige couch, a storage bench, and a window letting in natural light.
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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jessicatye.bsky.social
#cdnpoli #abpoli #politics
elaine corden @elainecorden As I've aged, I'm eternally grateful that I've gotten fatter instead of more politically conservative.
October 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Google Maps needs a “least aggressive” route option. I’m not afraid of driving or speed, but there are certain intersections I avoid because people aggressive assholes.
October 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
lisas.bsky.social
I feel like I hate this idea.
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
lisas.bsky.social
“I always got the flu vaccine, for like years and years I got poked and never once got the flu so why would I continue to get the flu vaccine? I don’t think I’m at risk”

An actual conversation i overheard today.
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
lisas.bsky.social
We made it out for one last 2025 BVP ride. The 7s (they are 7 now!!) did spectacular as always and used their birthday money to purchase Johnston Canyon goats. 6 hours, 50 km, a few tears, lots of smiles, and now an exhausted family.
Two children wearing helmets ride their bikes side by side on a quiet paved road surrounded by tall trees with autumn foliage under a cloudy sky.
September 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
lisas.bsky.social
If you need a ladder to get in, maybe it’s too tall to be sharing the road with kids
A large lifted pickup truck is parked on a residential street. Two young children wearing helmets stand directly in front of the truck, but their small size makes it clear how easily they could be hidden from the driver’s view.
September 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Somehow we have gone from toddlers riding in the urban arrow to independent riders and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I am so proud of how independent these two are and I love all that them riding brings but I am still struggling with the fact that they don’t want to ride in the UA anymore.
Two young children look out at a park from their seats in an urban arrow. Two 7 yr olds ride their bikes in front of their parent who is riding an urban arrow. You can see the urban arrow bucket at in the photo.
September 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
lisas.bsky.social
It’s ok to kill people with your car as long as you stick around and let the police know you are the one who did it. You won’t be in trouble or anything, the police just need a name to attach to the report.
September 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
lisas.bsky.social
Calgary also.
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Sep 11
Still seems to be some serious confusion in Toronto.
BREAKING NEWS POSTED SPEEDS ARE THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM NOT THE MANDATORY MINIMUM. ROVÉLO CREATIVE
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
Still seems to be some serious confusion in Toronto.
BREAKING NEWS POSTED SPEEDS ARE THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM NOT THE MANDATORY MINIMUM. ROVÉLO CREATIVE
September 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
lisas.bsky.social
“Announcing a strike commencing October 6 before the parties have resumed negotiations only serves to increase stress among Alberta's students and families,"

Possibly the odd one out here but giving me a months notice is easing my stress, not increasing it.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta teachers give strike notice, province says it wants to avoid job action | CBC News
The move comes after months of stalled negotiations with the province, said Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association.
www.cbc.ca
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
lisas.bsky.social
Anyone have suggestions or comments on any of these suggested bike routes? I just want safe and easy….
#yycbike
Map with 3 bike routes.
September 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Smoke season: when it’s too hot to keep the windows closed, too smoky to open them, and you feel guilty running the AC because the planet’s already on fire—yet it’s still too warm inside to sleep. #yyc
Screenshot of an IQAir air quality app showing Crescent Heights with an AQI of 183, labeled ‘Unhealthy.’ The main pollutant is PM2.5 at 101.0 µg/m³. The display also shows cloudy weather, 19°C temperature, 6.7 km/h wind speed, and 70% humidity. A small red icon with a masked face indicates poor air quality
September 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
lisas.bsky.social
My 6 yr olds have endured more smoke hours in their lifetime than I did over the course of decades.
Even with consciously trying to minimize exposure, I have to wonder what the health effects will be.
bigclimate.bsky.social Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · Sep 2
Today Calgarians will again breathe the most toxic level of air quality the #AQHI provides for, "10+". Historically it only went to 10 but in the last few years a new level was needed for when we go LITERALLY OFF THE CHARTS which we now do pretty much every year #SueBigOil
#yyc #Wildfires #smokeyyc
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
lisas.bsky.social
First day of grade 2 was a smokey one but we still got out there on our bikes.
Happy to see full bike racks and lots of parents arriving with kids on bikes this morning!
Two children, wearing helmets and matching purple shirts, ride their bikes in a designated bike lane. The photo is taken from behind, from the perspective of a parent riding a cargo bike (Urban Arrow) with items visible in the front box. Parked cars line the street, a pedestrian crossing sign is on the right, and the hazy sky shows an orange sun through smoke.
September 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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seansabraw.bsky.social
In Alberta, for the 2025-26 school year, all girls should try out for the boys teams, and the boys in solidarity should not try out for any teams sports this year.

The girls teams have been affected by this UCP BS, not the boys teams. #AbLeg #abed

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Parents must confirm sex at birth for students in girls' sports in Edmonton Public Schools | CBC News
It comes as the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act sets new rules prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in amateur female sports divisions. The bill came into effect September 1.
www.cbc.ca
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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tomflood.bsky.social
A parenting win.
prioritizing youth mobility is prioritizing adult relaxing When kids can walk/roll safely and independently to school, you can enjoy some peaceful time to yourself. Coffee cup image
August 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
lisas.bsky.social
When two sets of twins plan a play date where they bike to Johnston’s Canyon for ice cream the parents make it happen.
I will say the 45 km return trip was much easier emotionally with 2 more parents and friends but it took at an additional 90 minutes compared to the spring.
Map showing the route from Banff to Johnston Canyon along the Bow Valley Parkway, following the Bow River through Banff National Park Children riding bicycles along a paved road through a forested area in Banff National Park, with mountains visible in the background on a sunny day Four children wearing bike helmets look out over the turquoise Bow River from a wooden viewpoint along the Bow Valley Parkway, with interpretive signs on either side and forested mountains in the background.
August 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
lisas.bsky.social
#Twin parent life is the annual tradition of getting the welcome email from the teacher—then having to reply and ask which twin it’s actually for.
August 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
lisas.bsky.social
Sometimes in August you need to transport a Christmas tree #yycbike
The image shows a white Urban Arrow cargo bike parked on a sidewalk. The bike has a large black cargo box in the front decorated with pink flower decals and various stickers. Inside the cargo box, a long cardboard box labeled “Trim-A-Tree Tree” is secured with blue straps, sticking out at an angle. In the background, there’s a grassy boulevard, a street, a parked car, and some residential buildings. The photo is taken from the rider’s perspective on a cargo bike. A very large cardboard box, secured with strips of blue tape and clear packing tape, is loaded into the front cargo box of the bike. The box is long and extends forward, partially blocking the rider’s view of the street ahead. The bike’s handlebars, brake cables, and a water bottle with a straw are visible in the foreground. In the background, there’s a quiet residential street with trees, parked cars, and a motorcycle near the curb.
August 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM