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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

A beautiful morning.
Some photos #thanksgiving #portalberni #wxtooter

A photo taken from the ground on a wooden walkway covered in frost looking out toward a blue sky with the sun gleaming just above the ridge.
This is the fisherman’s harbour at Tyee Landing in Port Alberni

A small fish boat sits at idle on calm water with fog rising from the water under a blue sky

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I’ve taken over the listing of Canadian mastodon servers at https://MastodonServer.ca from @mike thanks for your work on this Mike!

Don’t expect much change, though I might update the domain name at some point to be more “Fedi” inclusive?

I also enabled it on ActivityPub. You should be able to […]

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Rob Botterell @mlabotterell.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Thanks to all the amazing volunteers for the Pender Island Food Bank Sharecrow food drive!! 🍂🍁
#bcpoli #community #thanksgiving

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

BC Government introducing more legislation to continue cracking down on AirBnB hosts skirting laws, and NIMBY local governments avoiding density requirements.

I've seen the positive impacts of this literally on my street. A home across the street went from being an AirBnB with constant visitors […]

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Ron Dyck @dyckron.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

It's much broader than that, unfortunately.

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/09/gen-z-face-job-pocalypse-as-global-firms-prioritise-ai-over-new-hires-report-says

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 5d

So um... future leader of the NDP is on socialbc.ca?!
Yep! There's @votetanille !

Congratulations to one of our newest accounts, Tanille Johnston who is running for the Federal NDP!

She was the NDP candidate in the 2025 election on the North Island (lost to Aaron Gunn in a close race).

#ndp […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Small town Canadian newspapers at risk from anti-democratic Carpenter Media ownership group

Dear Editor, I am deeply concerned that the new American owner of this newspaper, Carpenter Media, has crossed a bright red line in journalism ethics that calls into question the independence and […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

Apologies I won't be able to participate in #fediforum! Things are crazy around here! Looking forward to see what comes of it all!
#mastodon #fediverse

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

#bcpoli DRAAAMAAAA. LOL 😂
#bccpc #bcndp #bclib
https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-faces-further-challenges-within-own-caucus-fall-session-begins?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

John Rustad faces further challenges within his own caucus as fall session begins

The B.C. Conservative leader is facing questions about whether there could soon be a vote on his leadership from within caucus

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

Calling all #socialbc users!

You will have just received an email announcement to your registered email (hooray! the new feature works!). You can also see the announcement on our home page. Click the megaphone. 📢

We're having our first AGM of the Society of […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

@kboyd @ErickaSimone 100%!

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Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦 @kboyd.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@chris @ErickaSimone And be aware that the nature of ActivityPub makes it more difficult to see instances of this. Not all content is propagated everywhere; sometimes you have to view the original post's link to see the full extent of things.

So "I don't see it, therefore, it doesn't exist" is […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

Kudos to the Mastodon devs who implemented the email-users notification in the announcements. It's really well done. I especially like that you can send a preview/test message before sending them announcement to everyone's email!

An improvement would be for the […]

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A screenshot of the email banner when an announcement is created on the mastodon server.

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 7d

Seems like pretty simple, common sense, good advice.

If racism is happening here, call it out and stop it.

If discrimination is happening here, call it out and stop it.

Mastodon has a problem with defensiveness. Let's be better than that. Moderation is everyone's responsibility on the […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 8d

@cageyratfish.bsky.social i hate it when that happens!

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 8d

Looks like Bamfield residents are getting ready to revolt!

Transport Ministry dragging its feet on reactivating the road to #portalberni :portalberni: and passing the buck on Mosaic using a bypass for more than a month without telling anyone!!

Brutal […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 8d

@cageyratfish.bsky.social sweet thanks!

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 8d

Hey @cageyratfish.bsky.social could you confirm that you get this on bluesky?

I’d like to start putting out SocialBC encouragement posts and just want to be sure people on Bluesky can see this account. :)

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 8d

Fall is the best for sunbeams.
#catsodon #atlas #catsofmastodon #fensterfreitag #caturday #silentsunday

a fluffy tabby cat sits on a white linoleum floor at the edge of the outline of a double pane window so that his show projects into the window frame

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 9d

Please welcome @KateRigge2025 to SocialBC #mastodon and the #fediverse!
#introduction https://socialbc.ca/@KateRigge2025/115313997444080823

Rigge (@[email protected])

✨ Hello Mastodon! ✨ I’m Rigge, originally from Bhutan 🇧🇹 and currently in Victoria,BC, Canada 🇨🇦 studying Global Leadership at Royal Roads University. My passions span across community development, climate action, storytelling, and the creative arts (I’m also a film actor and content creator 🎬). Excited to connect here with people who care about leadership, culture, social change, and building healthier communities. Looking forward to learning, sharing, and growing together in this new space! 🌍💡

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

So I hear Jay is a real piece of work these days.

Why are CEOs of Social Media companies invariably jerks?

This is why Bluesky is no better than Twitter/X.

This is why the way forward for digitally connected humanity is small interconnected […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 10d

Maybe I am just out of the #bcferry loop and they've been doing this for awhile but I don't remember seeing the Queen of Alberni on the Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay route this year.

I haven't taken it on that run probably since before Duke Point terminal was […]

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A screenshot of scheduled and actual departures and arrivals for the various ferries from Horseshoe Bay today.

FERRY
Queen of Oak
Bay
Queen of
Cowichan
Queen of Oak
Bay
Queen of
Alberni
Queen of
Cowichan
Queen of Oak
Bay
Queen of
Cowichan
Queen of
Alberni
DEPARTURES
SCHEDULED: 6:15 am
ACTUAL: 6:14 am
ARRIVAL: 8:01 am
STATUS
SCHEDULED: 8:35 am
ACTUAL: 8:34 am
ARRIVAL: 10:16 am
SCHEDULED: 11:05 am
ACTUAL: 11:09 am
ARRIVAL: 12:47 pm
SCHEDULED: 12:35 pm
ACTUAL: 12:40pm
ETA: 2:20 pm
SCHEDULED: 1:25 pm
SCHEDULED: 4:00 pm
SCHEDULED: 6:20 pm
SCHEDULED: 7:25 pm

Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 11d

@leanderlindahl 100%

Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 11d

@leanderlindahl @dansup yep. I was doing the same until last month :)

Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 11d

@leanderlindahl me neither. or at least morally. The other thing that FB has monopolized in my region is private buy/sell listings. Everyone uses Marketplace. I have an FB account solely for that purpose. Is that similar in Sweden?

Unfortunately, I think an entirely new kind of platform would […]

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