Samantha Agtarap
@sam4pomo.bsky.social
Port Moody Cllr, engineer, parent, small biz owner. Opinions my own. Retweets/likes not endorsements. She/her
Newsletter:
https://sam4pomo.beehiiv.com/
Newsletter:
https://sam4pomo.beehiiv.com/
Today, we pause to remember the sacrifices Canadians have made in wars and conflicts around the world.
I honour the lives lost and those forever changed by war — and I remember what led to war, lest we forget.
Please join us for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Details here: buff.ly/HOikcas
I honour the lives lost and those forever changed by war — and I remember what led to war, lest we forget.
Please join us for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Details here: buff.ly/HOikcas
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, we pause to remember the sacrifices Canadians have made in wars and conflicts around the world.
I honour the lives lost and those forever changed by war — and I remember what led to war, lest we forget.
Please join us for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Details here: buff.ly/HOikcas
I honour the lives lost and those forever changed by war — and I remember what led to war, lest we forget.
Please join us for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Details here: buff.ly/HOikcas
Do you mean sandwich board type signs?
The sign bylaw, section 13.8 outlines what is permitted.
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The sign bylaw, section 13.8 outlines what is permitted.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Do you mean sandwich board type signs?
The sign bylaw, section 13.8 outlines what is permitted.
api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-ed...
The sign bylaw, section 13.8 outlines what is permitted.
api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-ed...
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
🎰 “What’s played here, stays here”. Not really.
In my latest blog post, Cities with Casinos Pay Less, I dig into how communities that host casinos benefit from gaming revenue, while those without them get left behind.
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/2uOo3au
📸 Michał Parzuchowski, Unsplash
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/2uOo3au
📸 Michał Parzuchowski, Unsplash
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🎰 “What’s played here, stays here”. Not really.
In my latest blog post, Cities with Casinos Pay Less, I dig into how communities that host casinos benefit from gaming revenue, while those without them get left behind.
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/2uOo3au
📸 Michał Parzuchowski, Unsplash
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/2uOo3au
📸 Michał Parzuchowski, Unsplash
🎃 Halloween isn't just about costumes and candy. It is one of the best examples of community-led placemaking in action. When neighbours decorate their homes and invite kids to knock on doors, public spaces become shared spaces.
But what about condos? What about building community within buildings?
But what about condos? What about building community within buildings?
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🎃 Halloween isn't just about costumes and candy. It is one of the best examples of community-led placemaking in action. When neighbours decorate their homes and invite kids to knock on doors, public spaces become shared spaces.
But what about condos? What about building community within buildings?
But what about condos? What about building community within buildings?
Positive news to share about the Lime E-Scooter and E-Bike share. The Climate Action Committee received this update from Engineering on Monday and the City manager summarized it for council (next).
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Positive news to share about the Lime E-Scooter and E-Bike share. The Climate Action Committee received this update from Engineering on Monday and the City manager summarized it for council (next).
#portmoody first reading of the draft OCP passed 6-1, onward to second reading. I think the vision for the next 25 years is aspirational, and I’m hopeful we can collectively realize it.
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#portmoody first reading of the draft OCP passed 6-1, onward to second reading. I think the vision for the next 25 years is aspirational, and I’m hopeful we can collectively realize it.
When people ask whether community engagement on OCPs is “enough,” it helps to look at the data. Port Moody’s engagement rate (≈112 participations per 1,000 residents) remains among the highest of similarly sized cities.
#CommunityPlanning #OCP #PortMoody #CivicParticipation #UrbanPlanning
#CommunityPlanning #OCP #PortMoody #CivicParticipation #UrbanPlanning
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When people ask whether community engagement on OCPs is “enough,” it helps to look at the data. Port Moody’s engagement rate (≈112 participations per 1,000 residents) remains among the highest of similarly sized cities.
#CommunityPlanning #OCP #PortMoody #CivicParticipation #UrbanPlanning
#CommunityPlanning #OCP #PortMoody #CivicParticipation #UrbanPlanning
UBCM Study Session: Climate Hazards and Housing: Risk, Resilience & Local Action
🛡️ Hazards may be inevitable — but disasters are not.
Key highlights:
• 2024 became the costliest year ever for insured natural disasters in Canada — over $8 billion in losses.
#ubcm2025 #climateresilientcommunities
🛡️ Hazards may be inevitable — but disasters are not.
Key highlights:
• 2024 became the costliest year ever for insured natural disasters in Canada — over $8 billion in losses.
#ubcm2025 #climateresilientcommunities
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
UBCM Study Session: Climate Hazards and Housing: Risk, Resilience & Local Action
🛡️ Hazards may be inevitable — but disasters are not.
Key highlights:
• 2024 became the costliest year ever for insured natural disasters in Canada — over $8 billion in losses.
#ubcm2025 #climateresilientcommunities
🛡️ Hazards may be inevitable — but disasters are not.
Key highlights:
• 2024 became the costliest year ever for insured natural disasters in Canada — over $8 billion in losses.
#ubcm2025 #climateresilientcommunities
Busy September: UBCM in Victoria, full council agendas & community highlights like the new boardwalk 🎉. In my newsletter: Guildford Way bike/ped upgrades, trail plan, childcare study, housing advocacy & more. Read it here: buff.ly/r4G7ALy
#portmoody #monthlyupdate
#portmoody #monthlyupdate
October 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Busy September: UBCM in Victoria, full council agendas & community highlights like the new boardwalk 🎉. In my newsletter: Guildford Way bike/ped upgrades, trail plan, childcare study, housing advocacy & more. Read it here: buff.ly/r4G7ALy
#portmoody #monthlyupdate
#portmoody #monthlyupdate
You may recall that Council approved the purchase and installation of a noise sensor (this was all completed within existing budgets). It was installed at the Ioco & Murray intersection at the beginning of September. The photo shows the data from 7 days of operation, Sep 15-21. Data ⤵️ #noisesensor
October 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
You may recall that Council approved the purchase and installation of a noise sensor (this was all completed within existing budgets). It was installed at the Ioco & Murray intersection at the beginning of September. The photo shows the data from 7 days of operation, Sep 15-21. Data ⤵️ #noisesensor
This morning at the Noons Creek Hatchery, on the site of the ancestral Tseil-Waututh winter village Say-mah-mit, we came together to honour Survivors, their families, & the children who never returned home from residential schools.
Many thanks to @manuelaxelstrain for your teachings.
Many thanks to @manuelaxelstrain for your teachings.
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This morning at the Noons Creek Hatchery, on the site of the ancestral Tseil-Waututh winter village Say-mah-mit, we came together to honour Survivors, their families, & the children who never returned home from residential schools.
Many thanks to @manuelaxelstrain for your teachings.
Many thanks to @manuelaxelstrain for your teachings.
Last week, local elected officials from across the province gathered in Victoria for the annual conference. From study sessions to meetings with ministers, including running into Minister @ravikahlon.bsky.com, I've written about the week & some thoughts in my newsletter. Link: buff.ly/FqHgBF0 #ubcm
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Last week, local elected officials from across the province gathered in Victoria for the annual conference. From study sessions to meetings with ministers, including running into Minister @ravikahlon.bsky.com, I've written about the week & some thoughts in my newsletter. Link: buff.ly/FqHgBF0 #ubcm
UBCM memberships endorsed Port Moody’s resolution on working with Youth Climate Corps today!
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
UBCM memberships endorsed Port Moody’s resolution on working with Youth Climate Corps today!
UBCM Day 4: starting off the day with an address by the new @bcgreens.bsky.social leader @emilylowan.bsky.social. She’s speaking about investing in community infrastructure including renewable energy, housing and more - the theme is charting a course to a more just and hopeful future.
September 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
UBCM Day 4: starting off the day with an address by the new @bcgreens.bsky.social leader @emilylowan.bsky.social. She’s speaking about investing in community infrastructure including renewable energy, housing and more - the theme is charting a course to a more just and hopeful future.
Currently watching a cabinet town hall: Strong Communities with ministers of health, housing and transportation with @aalubik.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Currently watching a cabinet town hall: Strong Communities with ministers of health, housing and transportation with @aalubik.bsky.social
UBCM Day 3: opening remarks, keynote speaker, resolutions (but we only got through 3 😬)…next meeting with BC Hydro
September 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
UBCM Day 3: opening remarks, keynote speaker, resolutions (but we only got through 3 😬)…next meeting with BC Hydro
UBCM Day 2: first meeting ✅. Next up reviewing resolutions with colleagues from around the province.
September 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
UBCM Day 2: first meeting ✅. Next up reviewing resolutions with colleagues from around the province.
Homeowners can install AC. Renters often can't. This deadly double standard must end.
Join us in demanding BC protect tenants from extreme heat. Everyone deserves the right to stay cool in their own home.
#CoolingRights #HousingEquity #TenantRights #BCPoli #ClimateJustice
Join us in demanding BC protect tenants from extreme heat. Everyone deserves the right to stay cool in their own home.
#CoolingRights #HousingEquity #TenantRights #BCPoli #ClimateJustice
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Homeowners can install AC. Renters often can't. This deadly double standard must end.
Join us in demanding BC protect tenants from extreme heat. Everyone deserves the right to stay cool in their own home.
#CoolingRights #HousingEquity #TenantRights #BCPoli #ClimateJustice
Join us in demanding BC protect tenants from extreme heat. Everyone deserves the right to stay cool in their own home.
#CoolingRights #HousingEquity #TenantRights #BCPoli #ClimateJustice
On the way to UBCM…
September 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
On the way to UBCM…
Reminder: special council meeting tonight AKA OCP townhall. Come share your thoughts on the future of our city.
6 pm, Inlet Theatre or online, links below ⤵️
engage.portmoody.ca/portmoody-20...
6 pm, Inlet Theatre or online, links below ⤵️
engage.portmoody.ca/portmoody-20...
September 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reminder: special council meeting tonight AKA OCP townhall. Come share your thoughts on the future of our city.
6 pm, Inlet Theatre or online, links below ⤵️
engage.portmoody.ca/portmoody-20...
6 pm, Inlet Theatre or online, links below ⤵️
engage.portmoody.ca/portmoody-20...
Before we opened the boardwalk officially, council and VIP members were able to access the house post viewing platform.
This is one of five house posts (2nd one up) that will be placed around the inlet.
This new boardwalk is now accessible, safe and resilient- built to last. #portmoody
This is one of five house posts (2nd one up) that will be placed around the inlet.
This new boardwalk is now accessible, safe and resilient- built to last. #portmoody
September 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Before we opened the boardwalk officially, council and VIP members were able to access the house post viewing platform.
This is one of five house posts (2nd one up) that will be placed around the inlet.
This new boardwalk is now accessible, safe and resilient- built to last. #portmoody
This is one of five house posts (2nd one up) that will be placed around the inlet.
This new boardwalk is now accessible, safe and resilient- built to last. #portmoody
Air quality has been rapidly declining over that last few hours. #portmoody @metrovancouverorg.bsky.social
gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/air
gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/air
September 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Air quality has been rapidly declining over that last few hours. #portmoody @metrovancouverorg.bsky.social
gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/air
gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/air