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Bob Barnetson
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Retired professor, #YEG gardener, kayaker, anti-fascist, reluctant Albertan.
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Forest lights from the Flying Canoe festival in #yeg.
Coloured lights reflecting off snow in a forest. Coloured lights reflecting off snow in a forest. Coloured lights reflecting off snow in a forest. Coloured lights reflecting off snow in a forest.
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Removing black knot west of #yeg with the Edmonton and Area Land Trust.
Sun shines through bare trees onto snow. Fungus infected shrub. Volunteers walk up a snowy hill. Volunteers carrying bags of infected wood out across a snowy field.
January 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Sunrise in #yeg.
Orange sun rises over a snow-covered street, turning the snow drifts tangerine and lilac.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Northeast River Valley Park in #yeg.
Late-afternoon sun shining on crusty snow. Woman and dog kneel in front of covered red foot bridge. Late-afternoon sun lights foot bridge and cross-country ski tracks. Vole tracks intersect an owl print in the snow shortly after lunch.
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Tarts made from cherries grown in #yeg.
Four tarts with cherry filling.
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Hawk eating a pigeon at the Victoria Oval in #yeg .
January 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Cross-country skiing in #yeg.
The sun rises over cross-country ski trails. The sun rises over snow-shoe tracks. The sun rises over cross-country ski trails. Wife for scale.
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

NAIT workers file for strike vote

It has been 17 months since these workers began bargaining. Even mediation was not enough to get NAIT to make concessions.

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NAIT workers file for strike vote
It has been 17 months since these workers began bargaining. Even mediation was not enough to get NAIT to make concessions.
albertaworker.ca
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Cross-country ski season opens in #yeg (pictures from Mayfair golf course).
The tips of two skis in a set track that disappears into the trees. Male mule deer in the trees. Male mule deer in the trees. Distance blue sky as set tracks cross a fairway.
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Outdoor skating surfaces are opening in #yeg. The ice at the Victoria oval is lovely.
Sun shining through trees and reflecting off outdoor skating ice.
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Sunrise in #yeg, shot from just west of the old museum site.
And orange and mauve sunrise reflecting off an icy river.
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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"According to the bill, any activities related to the launching of legal challenges over the constitutionality or validity of laws, the running of ad campaigns or a union's participation in social movements would all fall under the optional due model."
Quebec union leaders slam proposed labour law ahead of parliamentary hearings | CBC News
Under Bill 3, any activities deemed to be outside of a union's primary mission wouldn't be eligible for financing via mandatory fees, but through optional ones only. Optional dues would also have to b...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Black-knot removal at Glory Hills Nature Reserve west of #yeg with the Edmonton and Area Land Trust.
Volunteers standing ass-deep in choke cherry and wild rose bushes removing and bagging black knot infected limbs. Volunteers walking past the stumps of beaver-felled trees beside a pond. Volunteers standing on a wooded slope removing black-knot infested tree limbs and bagging them. Carrying tools and bags of black-knot infected wood out of the woods at the end of the day.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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New blog post on Alberta trampling teacher rights.

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Poisoning Labour Relations: The Consequences of Alberta’s Teachers’ Back-to-Work Legislation
With teachers back in the classroom and schools operating as usual, it is important to see the Back to School Act, and its reliance on the notwithstanding clause, in its broader context and talk about...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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AFL: What do you want!?
Alberta Labour: Action!
AFL: Here is a media campaign!
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Well, I guess Alberta workers have their answer about what the AFL is doing to resist the UCP violating their constitutional right to strike. #sfa

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Labour organization apologizes for not calling a general strike
YouTube video by CTV News
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November 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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A sunny, late-season paddle on the North Saskatchewan in #yeg.
An orange canoe paddles up an emerald river towards the low, autumn sun. An orange kayak sits on an icy shoreline with a bridge in the background. Sun reflects off a river with clouds overhead. Gulls stand in the shallows of the river in front of a late autumn river bank.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A snowy weekend in #yeg means jamming to make some space in the freezer for Christmas baking.
A pot of raspberry jam cooks down on the stove in front of a water-bath canner.
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Snowy day west of #yeg at Glory Hills Nature Preserve.
Woman and dog stand in snowy forest. Woman and dog hike up hill in snowy forest. Dog watched two muskrats play in half frozen pond. Dog walks through snowy forest.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Fiery start to the day in #yeg.
Orange sunrise over a blue river. Trees silhouetted against an Orange sunrise. Trees silhouetted against an Orange sunrise
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
abworker.bsky.social The Alberta Worker @abworker.bsky.social · Nov 5
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Athabasca University workers say wage offer is too low

These workers have been waiting for nearly a year and a half for a new collective agreement.

albertaworker.ca/news/athabas...
Athabasca University workers say wage offer is too low
These workers have been waiting for nearly a year and a half for a new collective agreement.
albertaworker.ca
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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A sunny, icy day at Muir Lake, west of #yeg.
An aerator foams the water of a lake while Canada geese take flight against a blue sky. An orange-clad arm holds up a plate of ice from a lake that reflects in the sun. An orange kayak floats on a lake, the bow pointing towards the sun as it crosses a blue sky. An orange kayak navigates an ice filled channel on a lake.
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Happy Hallowe’en to everyone but the UCP and Danielle Smith.
Three jack o’lanterns with political slogans supporting Alberta teachers atop a fireplace mantel.
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Sometimes questions are more revealing than answers.

The interview yesterday by Vassy Kapelos with Demetrios Nicolaides is one of those times.

Please enjoy these highlights.
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Sunny paddle on the North Saskatchewan today in #yeg.
A bridge crosses the river while the sun sparkles on the water. A ravine meets the river. Trees with a few remaining yellow leave line the ravine under a blue sky. The sun shines on the river. Low water reveals a probably cursed shrine that I Indiana Jones’d up onto the bow deck of and orange kayak.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM