🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her)
@peislandergirl.bsky.social
🧶Fiend & Transport Bicyclist
Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory
Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 YYCBike / FiretheUCP
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Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory
Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 YYCBike / FiretheUCP
🍁🇨🇦❤️
Unsolicited DM’s will be blocked.
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How it started and how it’s going! #GoByBike #CargoBikeYYC
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#yycbike evening report. Lots of wet pathways and melt water ponding. Tomorrow morning is going to be spicy with the overnight freeze! In particular, if you take the red bridge across Bow Trail, the uphill approach was smooth wet ice tonight. I may take a pass on tomorrow’s commute.
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#yycbike evening report. Lots of wet pathways and melt water ponding. Tomorrow morning is going to be spicy with the overnight freeze! In particular, if you take the red bridge across Bow Trail, the uphill approach was smooth wet ice tonight. I may take a pass on tomorrow’s commute.
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Bikes move cities forward.
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Bikes move cities forward.
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Another reason why good snow clearing is important: so bell ends don’t have to close pass you in a school/playground zone.
Going north on 5 St SW from 58 Ave to 55 Ave in Windsor Park.
#yycbike
Going north on 5 St SW from 58 Ave to 55 Ave in Windsor Park.
#yycbike
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Another reason why good snow clearing is important: so bell ends don’t have to close pass you in a school/playground zone.
Going north on 5 St SW from 58 Ave to 55 Ave in Windsor Park.
#yycbike
Going north on 5 St SW from 58 Ave to 55 Ave in Windsor Park.
#yycbike
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Looks like they already plowed 2 St SW: nice and clear, though there’ll probably be some chinook melt tomorrow, so approach w caution in the am #yycbike
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Looks like they already plowed 2 St SW: nice and clear, though there’ll probably be some chinook melt tomorrow, so approach w caution in the am #yycbike
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For a laugh, I followed up on the last request and someone was supposed to be dispatched 2 days ago. Send out the search party...
Looking at the map, this is probably the East Village crew (St. Patrick's is a twilight zone on the bike map), but the ticket has been picked up 2x now.
#yycbike
Looking at the map, this is probably the East Village crew (St. Patrick's is a twilight zone on the bike map), but the ticket has been picked up 2x now.
#yycbike
Third SR, maybe this time they’ll get to it before the snow comes later this week. Sigh #yycbike
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For a laugh, I followed up on the last request and someone was supposed to be dispatched 2 days ago. Send out the search party...
Looking at the map, this is probably the East Village crew (St. Patrick's is a twilight zone on the bike map), but the ticket has been picked up 2x now.
#yycbike
Looking at the map, this is probably the East Village crew (St. Patrick's is a twilight zone on the bike map), but the ticket has been picked up 2x now.
#yycbike
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Is there a reason that virtually the ONLY street not getting plowed is the bikeway?! I'm seriously wondering if this is rage bait at this point. @calgary.ca #yyccc #yycbike
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Is there a reason that virtually the ONLY street not getting plowed is the bikeway?! I'm seriously wondering if this is rage bait at this point. @calgary.ca #yyccc #yycbike
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All out this eve for Guelph's bike lanes! Don't let Mayor Gurthrie and some on Guelph City Council do what Doug Ford failed at, closing bike lanes!
Together we ride from Quebec St Mall (meet at the Heart).
Dress warm and bring lights friends.
#GuelphPoli #GuelphBikes #WinterCycling
Together we ride from Quebec St Mall (meet at the Heart).
Dress warm and bring lights friends.
#GuelphPoli #GuelphBikes #WinterCycling
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
All out this eve for Guelph's bike lanes! Don't let Mayor Gurthrie and some on Guelph City Council do what Doug Ford failed at, closing bike lanes!
Together we ride from Quebec St Mall (meet at the Heart).
Dress warm and bring lights friends.
#GuelphPoli #GuelphBikes #WinterCycling
Together we ride from Quebec St Mall (meet at the Heart).
Dress warm and bring lights friends.
#GuelphPoli #GuelphBikes #WinterCycling
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Blocked storm drains =
more ice
more flooding
more road damage
Snow doesn’t disappear when a lane is “closed.”
It piles, melts, refreezes and finds the lowest point.
That lowest point is usually the road.
Infrastructure neglect costs more later.
Contact Council before 9am Dec 16.
more ice
more flooding
more road damage
Snow doesn’t disappear when a lane is “closed.”
It piles, melts, refreezes and finds the lowest point.
That lowest point is usually the road.
Infrastructure neglect costs more later.
Contact Council before 9am Dec 16.
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Blocked storm drains =
more ice
more flooding
more road damage
Snow doesn’t disappear when a lane is “closed.”
It piles, melts, refreezes and finds the lowest point.
That lowest point is usually the road.
Infrastructure neglect costs more later.
Contact Council before 9am Dec 16.
more ice
more flooding
more road damage
Snow doesn’t disappear when a lane is “closed.”
It piles, melts, refreezes and finds the lowest point.
That lowest point is usually the road.
Infrastructure neglect costs more later.
Contact Council before 9am Dec 16.
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Every fucking day.
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Every fucking day.
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Faith!? What the fuck? Albertans didn't vote for religious based govt. The UCP did not campaign as a faith focused/driven party. No one voted for religious overlords. Are they planning to "notwithstand" evangelical Christianity down our throats? There better be an election in the new year. #ableg
The Premier is redfining conservatism in AB, saying it is about faith, family and facts.
She fails to mention: fiscal restraint, rule of law, strong public services, or national unity…
All things that have defined conservatism in AB/Canada until the UCP
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She fails to mention: fiscal restraint, rule of law, strong public services, or national unity…
All things that have defined conservatism in AB/Canada until the UCP
🧵
1/6
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Faith!? What the fuck? Albertans didn't vote for religious based govt. The UCP did not campaign as a faith focused/driven party. No one voted for religious overlords. Are they planning to "notwithstand" evangelical Christianity down our throats? There better be an election in the new year. #ableg
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The only thing "uniting" this govt is their determination to lie to us for as long as they can.
Unless you can prove that's what they're doing and then they'll cost us hundreds of millions in cancelled contracts because they got busted.
#ableg #abpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Unless you can prove that's what they're doing and then they'll cost us hundreds of millions in cancelled contracts because they got busted.
#ableg #abpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The only thing "uniting" this govt is their determination to lie to us for as long as they can.
Unless you can prove that's what they're doing and then they'll cost us hundreds of millions in cancelled contracts because they got busted.
#ableg #abpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Unless you can prove that's what they're doing and then they'll cost us hundreds of millions in cancelled contracts because they got busted.
#ableg #abpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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#yycbike commute report:
- Sarcee to River pathway via 17th/12th/red bridge - no major snirt issues
- south bow pathway Crow to downtown - most but not all of the long ice strips are gone
- 10th to Centre - going to be sloppy later!
- Centre to EV - best of class!
- continued
- Sarcee to River pathway via 17th/12th/red bridge - no major snirt issues
- south bow pathway Crow to downtown - most but not all of the long ice strips are gone
- 10th to Centre - going to be sloppy later!
- Centre to EV - best of class!
- continued
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#yycbike commute report:
- Sarcee to River pathway via 17th/12th/red bridge - no major snirt issues
- south bow pathway Crow to downtown - most but not all of the long ice strips are gone
- 10th to Centre - going to be sloppy later!
- Centre to EV - best of class!
- continued
- Sarcee to River pathway via 17th/12th/red bridge - no major snirt issues
- south bow pathway Crow to downtown - most but not all of the long ice strips are gone
- 10th to Centre - going to be sloppy later!
- Centre to EV - best of class!
- continued
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Heads up #ThirdThursday friends! No event this month as we're heading into the holidays and the Hub calendar is just too packed.
We look forward to seeing you all on Third Thursday in January 2026! #yyc
We look forward to seeing you all on Third Thursday in January 2026! #yyc
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Heads up #ThirdThursday friends! No event this month as we're heading into the holidays and the Hub calendar is just too packed.
We look forward to seeing you all on Third Thursday in January 2026! #yyc
We look forward to seeing you all on Third Thursday in January 2026! #yyc
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The Alberta Teachers Association calls out UCP disinformation when it's revealed no new teachers will be hired as part of the strike settlement lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri... #abpoli #yql #yyc #yeg
ATA files complaint to Labour Board
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Teachers Association is taking the next steps to protect teachers’ rights. ATA president Jason
lethbridgeherald.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Alberta Teachers Association calls out UCP disinformation when it's revealed no new teachers will be hired as part of the strike settlement lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri... #abpoli #yql #yyc #yeg
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#Calgary (and area) Estimated Emergency Department Wait Times as of 7:06pm Dec 14, 2025.
www.albertahealthservices.ca/waittimes/Pa...
#Alberta #AlbertaHealth #abpoli #yyc
www.albertahealthservices.ca/waittimes/Pa...
#Alberta #AlbertaHealth #abpoli #yyc
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#Calgary (and area) Estimated Emergency Department Wait Times as of 7:06pm Dec 14, 2025.
www.albertahealthservices.ca/waittimes/Pa...
#Alberta #AlbertaHealth #abpoli #yyc
www.albertahealthservices.ca/waittimes/Pa...
#Alberta #AlbertaHealth #abpoli #yyc
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"I hate it here!"
"I'm moving!"
"There's no hope!"
Lots of Albertans are feeding the very toxicity they're fed up with right now.
There are better ways to channel your frustration. 10, in fact.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
"I'm moving!"
"There's no hope!"
Lots of Albertans are feeding the very toxicity they're fed up with right now.
There are better ways to channel your frustration. 10, in fact.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"I hate it here!"
"I'm moving!"
"There's no hope!"
Lots of Albertans are feeding the very toxicity they're fed up with right now.
There are better ways to channel your frustration. 10, in fact.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
"I'm moving!"
"There's no hope!"
Lots of Albertans are feeding the very toxicity they're fed up with right now.
There are better ways to channel your frustration. 10, in fact.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Robert Reich is no doubt thinking of the US but this is equally applicable in Smith's Alberta (especially in light of her recent interview/campaign speech). #abpoli #ableg
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
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#Toronto man outruns newly-opened Finch LRT by 18 minutes
Mac Bauer, known as the 514runner, has been racing TTC vehicles for the past year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mac Bauer, known as the 514runner, has been racing TTC vehicles for the past year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto man outruns newly-opened Finch LRT by 18 minutes | CBC News
A Toronto man challenged the newly-opened Finch Light-Rail Transit to a race — and he won.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Toronto man outruns newly-opened Finch LRT by 18 minutes
Mac Bauer, known as the 514runner, has been racing TTC vehicles for the past year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mac Bauer, known as the 514runner, has been racing TTC vehicles for the past year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Well.. Influenza cases are up 120%-240% Depending where you are in Alberta.. ER's are bogged down.. Acute Care units are blocked.. EMS Stuck in Hallways.. Buckle up because.. This is a reeeeally bad AHS weekend report! open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social /1
a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man
ALT: a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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This is, by far, the best, most accurate and extremely well argued analysis of the power of Danielle Smith's communications style that I have read. This deserves to be widely distributed and as Markham notes, the Alberta NDP should take note.
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is, by far, the best, most accurate and extremely well argued analysis of the power of Danielle Smith's communications style that I have read. This deserves to be widely distributed and as Markham notes, the Alberta NDP should take note.
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To those saying see gun bans do not prevent crime, I say birth control does not prevent pregnancies but it sure in the hell lowers the probability.
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
To those saying see gun bans do not prevent crime, I say birth control does not prevent pregnancies but it sure in the hell lowers the probability.