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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · 6d

I can see both of those people and so can anyone who pays attention and stays off the phone while driving. Humans are predators with eyes that can see movement in the dark. Don’t blame people for bad road design and reckless motoring. Those are the real causes of road fatalities.

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · 11d

Boys in that era loved the first video game and that cemented its place in pop culture

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Sep 12

“average nightly homeless shelter use rose 43 per cent between 2020 and 2023.”

BIV News @bivnews.bsky.social · Sep 12

Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada

OTTAWA — As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada.

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Beyond the car: How a new wave of B.C. companies are electrifying everything else

Inventors, startups, and major automakers converge in Vancouver to unveil the next wave of electric innovation, from e-bikes to smart homes.

www.biv.com

Reposted by Chris Keam

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Aug 13

New research: Darkly-painted cars cause heat islands:
"Dark-colored vehicles made the air around them 3.8°C hotter compared to the nearby asphalt road."

(Darker cars are also more likely to be in crashes. www.researchgate.net/publication/...)

Parked Vehicles Significantly Intensify Urban Warming: Report

The colour of the car is also crucial and can directly change how city surfaces hold on to heat, the study says

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Aug 7

Buy less volunteer more is the USP communism has on offer but nobody’s buying. I think the quote is as au courant as ever

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Aug 2

Any chance they could hack teams and outlook so they share a contact list?

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Jul 5

Bob Homme (Friendly Giant) is another creator who did not merchandise👍👍

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · May 24

Wouldn’t we all miss that moment of suspense when you throw a lit match into a propane bbq with a clapped out lighter mechanism and wonder if this is the meal where you lose your eyebrows?

(I agree that the grilling habits of developed nations aren’t the ghg menace we need to worry about)

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · May 10

Backyard flicker
#cariboo
#108mileranch
#birds

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · May 7

Grouse Mountain launches bike park

#mtb #vancouver

www.straight.com/living/grous...

Grouse Bike Park set to open for inaugural season this June

Grouse Mountain is shifting gears.

www.straight.com

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · May 2

Cycling as transportation involves buying one half-decent bike and riding it for twenty years. It is anathema to modernity's love of consumption.

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · May 2

#indigeneous #HBC #canada

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_o1...

Addressing the First Nations cultural property held by the Hudson's Bay Company | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Apr 29

The media sourced avid cyclists are inevitably motorists with a cycling hobby.

Truthful reporting on motoring impacts would drive the key funding source of media (car advertisers) away.

Chris Keam @chriskeam.bsky.social · Apr 23

Giving more families better access to beach and outdoor space will be life-changing for many children. Now do Shaughnessy. :-)

#vancouver #density

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