Justin McElroy 🇨🇦
@jmcelroy.bsky.social
Vancouver journalist. Currently decompressing after going to 52 countries in 52 weeks. Strives to tell unique stories.
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Budget amendment by ABC councillor Zhou would cut $8 million from capital budget for "Energy Retrofits for non-city buildings" and put it to filling potholes and other "core services".
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Budget amendment by ABC councillor Zhou would cut $8 million from capital budget for "Energy Retrofits for non-city buildings" and put it to filling potholes and other "core services".
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
An amendment by Lisa Dominato asks staff to prioritize the replacement of vandalized baby-change tables.
Ironically, during her amendment a baby in the council chambers began babbling very loudly.
No doubt they were trying to shout "point of order!" with a further amendment to the amendment.
Ironically, during her amendment a baby in the council chambers began babbling very loudly.
No doubt they were trying to shout "point of order!" with a further amendment to the amendment.
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An amendment by Lisa Dominato asks staff to prioritize the replacement of vandalized baby-change tables.
Ironically, during her amendment a baby in the council chambers began babbling very loudly.
No doubt they were trying to shout "point of order!" with a further amendment to the amendment.
Ironically, during her amendment a baby in the council chambers began babbling very loudly.
No doubt they were trying to shout "point of order!" with a further amendment to the amendment.
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Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
Budget day for the City of Vancouver!
Debate has started on the $2.4 billion 2026 budget, which includes a property tax freeze on the local section, $50 million more for the VPD, and cuts to several other departments, including Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Debate has started on the $2.4 billion 2026 budget, which includes a property tax freeze on the local section, $50 million more for the VPD, and cuts to several other departments, including Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'I'm proud of this one': Mayor Ken Sim talks budget with $50 million more for police amid property tax freeze | CBC News
In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze, and $50 million more for police, balanced by major cuts to arts, culture, community ...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Budget day for the City of Vancouver!
Debate has started on the $2.4 billion 2026 budget, which includes a property tax freeze on the local section, $50 million more for the VPD, and cuts to several other departments, including Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Debate has started on the $2.4 billion 2026 budget, which includes a property tax freeze on the local section, $50 million more for the VPD, and cuts to several other departments, including Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
if I ever have generational wealth and become internationally famous please take my phone away so I don’t go on Instagram late at night to shit on sports fans in my home town who are upset that a team that’s made the playoffs twice in the last decade is facing another rebuild
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
if I ever have generational wealth and become internationally famous please take my phone away so I don’t go on Instagram late at night to shit on sports fans in my home town who are upset that a team that’s made the playoffs twice in the last decade is facing another rebuild
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But can anything happen if you just get into playoffs? also no
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
But can anything happen if you just get into playoffs? also no
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But do they have their own practice facility like 31 other NHL teams and the Goldeneyes? Also no
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
But do they have their own practice facility like 31 other NHL teams and the Goldeneyes? Also no
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But are they the most popular hockey team in town? Uh oh
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
But are they the most popular hockey team in town? Uh oh
the vancouver canucks are not good
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
the vancouver canucks are not good
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
Thank you Mayor for this important question.
Cambie is worst.
- TimeOut is more reputable than “Locals Night Out”, which published the Fairview take, therefore more egregious
- Best night out in Canada is small potatoes, depends on person. 20th best street in whole world feels bigger/weightier
Cambie is worst.
- TimeOut is more reputable than “Locals Night Out”, which published the Fairview take, therefore more egregious
- Best night out in Canada is small potatoes, depends on person. 20th best street in whole world feels bigger/weightier
"Cool"Cambie or "best for a night out" Fairview, which take was worse?
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thank you Mayor for this important question.
Cambie is worst.
- TimeOut is more reputable than “Locals Night Out”, which published the Fairview take, therefore more egregious
- Best night out in Canada is small potatoes, depends on person. 20th best street in whole world feels bigger/weightier
Cambie is worst.
- TimeOut is more reputable than “Locals Night Out”, which published the Fairview take, therefore more egregious
- Best night out in Canada is small potatoes, depends on person. 20th best street in whole world feels bigger/weightier
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
vancouver’s chief planner has weighed in on the most important issue of the day
I live in Cambie Village area. It’s a great place to live, lots of awesome businesses. But “cool” is not how I’d describe it. I am not cool and live there, so can’t be that cool.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
vancouver’s chief planner has weighed in on the most important issue of the day
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Which Upper Cambie restaurateur is paying for these tantalizing fake lists
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Which Upper Cambie restaurateur is paying for these tantalizing fake lists
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Cambie Sreet isn't even in the running for coolest streets VISIBLE FROM CAMBIE STREET.
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cambie Sreet isn't even in the running for coolest streets VISIBLE FROM CAMBIE STREET.
FOLLOW THE MONEY
(i am not working tomorrow and honestly that’s probably for the best)
(i am not working tomorrow and honestly that’s probably for the best)
Time Out call Cambie Street 'cool' when they're building a Food Hall at the same Cambie Street.....
604now.com/oakridge-par...
What a coincidence.
604now.com/oakridge-par...
What a coincidence.
Oakridge Mall To Get A 17-Kitchen Eatery Experience Next Spring
Oakridge Park will soon be home to a number of luxury shops and restaurants, but none are more exciting than this new eatery experience.
604now.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
FOLLOW THE MONEY
(i am not working tomorrow and honestly that’s probably for the best)
(i am not working tomorrow and honestly that’s probably for the best)
There are always going to be fierce debates when a small town approves a homeless shelter.
But is the process and timeline on how the B.C. government funds and asks municipalities to approve these projects creating additional tension?
Here’s my feature on the topic.
But is the process and timeline on how the B.C. government funds and asks municipalities to approve these projects creating additional tension?
Here’s my feature on the topic.
B.C. small towns calling on province to rethink homeless shelter model | CBC News
Many municipal leaders in many smaller towns are taking issue with how shelters are planned and approved by the province, saying a regional approach would be needed and not an ad hoc response.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
There are always going to be fierce debates when a small town approves a homeless shelter.
But is the process and timeline on how the B.C. government funds and asks municipalities to approve these projects creating additional tension?
Here’s my feature on the topic.
But is the process and timeline on how the B.C. government funds and asks municipalities to approve these projects creating additional tension?
Here’s my feature on the topic.
"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
Don Davies is ambitious, but there's not much enthusiasm for another NDP MP after Stewart, and he doesn't have a clear lane.
To OneCity, he's a non-starter because of his opposition to housing projects in his own backyard.
To COPE, he's insufficiently left wing.
To Greens, he's not Pete Fry.
To OneCity, he's a non-starter because of his opposition to housing projects in his own backyard.
To COPE, he's insufficiently left wing.
To Greens, he's not Pete Fry.
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Don Davies is ambitious, but there's not much enthusiasm for another NDP MP after Stewart, and he doesn't have a clear lane.
To OneCity, he's a non-starter because of his opposition to housing projects in his own backyard.
To COPE, he's insufficiently left wing.
To Greens, he's not Pete Fry.
To OneCity, he's a non-starter because of his opposition to housing projects in his own backyard.
To COPE, he's insufficiently left wing.
To Greens, he's not Pete Fry.
plugging the board game store in tinseltown, my favourite and most cursed mall across the street from my home
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
For the cozy wanderer who enjoys quiet evenings, warm fireplaces, and occasionally saving the world before bedtime. Preferably with snacks.
Gifts for Your Local Hobbit
Because staying home is an adventure too - especially when the pantry is full and the kettle is singing.
www.raincity.games
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
plugging the board game store in tinseltown, my favourite and most cursed mall across the street from my home
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
I'm going to give Google Gemini partial credit: they sort of mostly answered my question correctly!
and then they made up a bunch of stuff
looking forward to visiting joan river and fever france
and then they made up a bunch of stuff
looking forward to visiting joan river and fever france
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going to give Google Gemini partial credit: they sort of mostly answered my question correctly!
and then they made up a bunch of stuff
looking forward to visiting joan river and fever france
and then they made up a bunch of stuff
looking forward to visiting joan river and fever france
Ah! Well, nevertheless
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ah! Well, nevertheless
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This shit is delightful
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This shit is delightful