Maggie Macintosh
maggiemacintosh.bsky.social
Maggie Macintosh
@maggiemacintosh.bsky.social
education reporter, Winnipeg Free Press 🍎 she/elle ¡ yo también hablo un poquito español (!) founder #letsgetmedialit | reporters don’t write headlines
Reposted by Maggie Macintosh
"Griefcation" sucks. Dec. 2 will mark five years since multiple motorists struck & killed my best friend mid-bike ride home from the grocery store.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-v....
‘I’ve never felt such heartbreak and anger’: Toronto family mourns 23-year-old cyclist Alex Amaro, killed last week on Dufferin St.
A Ryerson University student described by family and friends as a kind-hearted and carefree, Alex Amaro was killed cycling home from the Dufferin Mall. She was 23.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Maggie Macintosh
While I'm away, some recommended reading...

The WFP's school zone safety series, which I've pinned on my Bluesky profile.

bsky.app/profile/magg...

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This back-to-school season, I launched an investigative series into road safety issues (w/ an emphasis on those surrounding schools, given I'm the #mbed beat reporter @winnipegfreepress.com).

THREAD, ft. my coverage to date, and what's to come... #wfp
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thanks for the kind words. She was a pretty special person. The Star captured her essence quite beautifully in this piece: www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-v...
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
While I'm away, some recommended reading...

The WFP's school zone safety series, which I've pinned on my Bluesky profile.

bsky.app/profile/magg...

-30-
This back-to-school season, I launched an investigative series into road safety issues (w/ an emphasis on those surrounding schools, given I'm the #mbed beat reporter @winnipegfreepress.com).

THREAD, ft. my coverage to date, and what's to come... #wfp
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
All I want for Christmas is to see fewer ghost bikes in my hometown(s), Winnipeg, Hamilton and Toronto.

These memorials are devastating reminders of lives lost, often due to careless driving.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Griefcation" sucks. Dec. 2 will mark five years since multiple motorists struck & killed my best friend mid-bike ride home from the grocery store.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-v....
‘I’ve never felt such heartbreak and anger’: Toronto family mourns 23-year-old cyclist Alex Amaro, killed last week on Dufferin St.
A Ryerson University student described by family and friends as a kind-hearted and carefree, Alex Amaro was killed cycling home from the Dufferin Mall. She was 23.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM