Raincouver Millennial
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Mom, Vancouverite, Math — following illustrators & authors makes me happy :)
This announcement the day after the new Vancouver budget… who would’ve guessed that? I think about 600 people at the very least.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/26/v...
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Vancouver's Honda Celebration of Light fireworks cancelled indefinitely
It's a summer tradition in Vancouver, but the annual fireworks festival has now been indefinitely cancelled.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This announcement the day after the new Vancouver budget… who would’ve guessed that? I think about 600 people at the very least.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/26/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/26/v...
I’m kinda for the social media ban BUT I’m glad the kids are pushing back. The balance of what they are banning and what they are allowing is off. And the debate around silencing them is a good one that should be challenged. All in all will be interesting to observe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Australia social media ban: Teens challenge law before High Court
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’m kinda for the social media ban BUT I’m glad the kids are pushing back. The balance of what they are banning and what they are allowing is off. And the debate around silencing them is a good one that should be challenged. All in all will be interesting to observe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I always thought it was weird that my high school had three teachers marry former students…
… so I’m guessing that is not supposed to be normal…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
… so I’m guessing that is not supposed to be normal…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. teacher disciplined after talking to student on Grindr, engaging in sexual contact: regulator | CBC News
A B.C. teacher will not be allowed to be certified for eight years after messaging a student on the Grindr dating app and engaging in sexual relations with them.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I always thought it was weird that my high school had three teachers marry former students…
… so I’m guessing that is not supposed to be normal…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
… so I’m guessing that is not supposed to be normal…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Do you realize that teens today are the next generation of millennials?
Millennials, we had an analog childhood and an Internet enabled adolescence. Kids these days had a pre-AI childhood, and will have an AI-enabled adulthood.
Millennials, we had an analog childhood and an Internet enabled adolescence. Kids these days had a pre-AI childhood, and will have an AI-enabled adulthood.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Do you realize that teens today are the next generation of millennials?
Millennials, we had an analog childhood and an Internet enabled adolescence. Kids these days had a pre-AI childhood, and will have an AI-enabled adulthood.
Millennials, we had an analog childhood and an Internet enabled adolescence. Kids these days had a pre-AI childhood, and will have an AI-enabled adulthood.
I know I harp on about the VPD horses, it’s not about the money…
It’s because my grandmother told me back in her time, they were primarily used to oust indigenous people from Stanley Park. And they were seen as a symbol of safety for white people.
So yeah, I don’t think we should fund that anymore
It’s because my grandmother told me back in her time, they were primarily used to oust indigenous people from Stanley Park. And they were seen as a symbol of safety for white people.
So yeah, I don’t think we should fund that anymore
Horses WITH their own social media accounts. 🤦♂️
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I know I harp on about the VPD horses, it’s not about the money…
It’s because my grandmother told me back in her time, they were primarily used to oust indigenous people from Stanley Park. And they were seen as a symbol of safety for white people.
So yeah, I don’t think we should fund that anymore
It’s because my grandmother told me back in her time, they were primarily used to oust indigenous people from Stanley Park. And they were seen as a symbol of safety for white people.
So yeah, I don’t think we should fund that anymore
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
I’m in Whistler today and I’m reminded about the time when my four year-old went up to a set of visitors in a coffee shop and asked “excuse me why is your snowboard in two pieces?”
They were skis.
They were skis.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m in Whistler today and I’m reminded about the time when my four year-old went up to a set of visitors in a coffee shop and asked “excuse me why is your snowboard in two pieces?”
They were skis.
They were skis.
Yes, they did. They absolutely did. They believe more money should be in their voters pockets and we should provide less public services. That’s their model.
They have given our city nothing that they can put their names to.
Except maybe the concrete that’s falling out of the aquatic center.
They have given our city nothing that they can put their names to.
Except maybe the concrete that’s falling out of the aquatic center.
I have profound disagreements with ABC. But I'd like to believe that they didn't run for office to cut this deep and do this much damage.
There's still time left. I'm calling on two of them to break ranks and send this back to staff so a budget that meets our city's needs can be prepared. 2/2
There's still time left. I'm calling on two of them to break ranks and send this back to staff so a budget that meets our city's needs can be prepared. 2/2
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes, they did. They absolutely did. They believe more money should be in their voters pockets and we should provide less public services. That’s their model.
They have given our city nothing that they can put their names to.
Except maybe the concrete that’s falling out of the aquatic center.
They have given our city nothing that they can put their names to.
Except maybe the concrete that’s falling out of the aquatic center.
They should have to give their vote in the middle of a packed BC place stadium of 55000 residents.
How confident are you that you are representing the wishes of your constituents and acting as conscientious stewards of this city? could you exit unescorted?
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/v...
How confident are you that you are representing the wishes of your constituents and acting as conscientious stewards of this city? could you exit unescorted?
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/v...
Vancouver city council to vote on 2026 budget
Hundreds of city jobs and services likely hang in the balance as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's 'Zero Means Zero' budget faces its final vote.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
They should have to give their vote in the middle of a packed BC place stadium of 55000 residents.
How confident are you that you are representing the wishes of your constituents and acting as conscientious stewards of this city? could you exit unescorted?
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/v...
How confident are you that you are representing the wishes of your constituents and acting as conscientious stewards of this city? could you exit unescorted?
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/v...
I want Canada post to open a bank and then we can have credit/debit cards/online login pages with stamp designs :)
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I want Canada post to open a bank and then we can have credit/debit cards/online login pages with stamp designs :)
I was today years old when I learned of the cabbage patch mania.
I named my child after my cabbage patch kid. She was also a cabbage patch doll for her first Halloween. She has my cabbage patch doll.
My husband didn’t find out about all of that until she was 2.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I named my child after my cabbage patch kid. She was also a cabbage patch doll for her first Halloween. She has my cabbage patch doll.
My husband didn’t find out about all of that until she was 2.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I was today years old when I learned of the cabbage patch mania.
I named my child after my cabbage patch kid. She was also a cabbage patch doll for her first Halloween. She has my cabbage patch doll.
My husband didn’t find out about all of that until she was 2.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I named my child after my cabbage patch kid. She was also a cabbage patch doll for her first Halloween. She has my cabbage patch doll.
My husband didn’t find out about all of that until she was 2.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
So maybe we should actually build these going to schools.
We need someone to rebrand bike lanes to better reflect all users of them.
We need someone to rebrand bike lanes to better reflect all users of them.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So maybe we should actually build these going to schools.
We need someone to rebrand bike lanes to better reflect all users of them.
We need someone to rebrand bike lanes to better reflect all users of them.
Spare a moment for this poor boy, Jeevan
…a 19 year old from Surrey facing the possibility of taking a penalty kick (not his thing) in that high stakes game, playing for your childhood club, with your family and 55000 other people watching
trying to not throw up on the field
…a 19 year old from Surrey facing the possibility of taking a penalty kick (not his thing) in that high stakes game, playing for your childhood club, with your family and 55000 other people watching
trying to not throw up on the field
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Spare a moment for this poor boy, Jeevan
…a 19 year old from Surrey facing the possibility of taking a penalty kick (not his thing) in that high stakes game, playing for your childhood club, with your family and 55000 other people watching
trying to not throw up on the field
…a 19 year old from Surrey facing the possibility of taking a penalty kick (not his thing) in that high stakes game, playing for your childhood club, with your family and 55000 other people watching
trying to not throw up on the field
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A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
Ok I did more math.
Replacing Langara Golf Course with *that* would boost daily use from ~300 to ~4900 visits/day, about 23× more activity than current assuming a mid size rec centre and just whitecaps games in the stadium with avg attendance. PLUS house ~22000
But lease away school grounds 👀
Replacing Langara Golf Course with *that* would boost daily use from ~300 to ~4900 visits/day, about 23× more activity than current assuming a mid size rec centre and just whitecaps games in the stadium with avg attendance. PLUS house ~22000
But lease away school grounds 👀
After the excitement of the whitecaps win I looked at Langara golf course again. We could put a 25k person stadium, 8 public soccer fields, 1 indoor soccer field, a giant community centre/training facility and about 10k homes.
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ok I did more math.
Replacing Langara Golf Course with *that* would boost daily use from ~300 to ~4900 visits/day, about 23× more activity than current assuming a mid size rec centre and just whitecaps games in the stadium with avg attendance. PLUS house ~22000
But lease away school grounds 👀
Replacing Langara Golf Course with *that* would boost daily use from ~300 to ~4900 visits/day, about 23× more activity than current assuming a mid size rec centre and just whitecaps games in the stadium with avg attendance. PLUS house ~22000
But lease away school grounds 👀
With a ticket stub from last night‘s game, we should all get 50% off therapy
NEW: The clash between the Vancouver Whitecaps and LAFC was one of the wildest soccer matches I've ever watched.
So many moments it could have fallen either way.
A quick hit for @SInow on all the craziness.
www.si.com/soccer/crazi...
So many moments it could have fallen either way.
A quick hit for @SInow on all the craziness.
www.si.com/soccer/crazi...
Craziest MLS Playoff Game Ever? Son Heung-min Goes From Hero to Villain in Historic Clash
Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps made history despite Son Heung-min’s standout game for LAFC.
www.si.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
With a ticket stub from last night‘s game, we should all get 50% off therapy
After the excitement of the whitecaps win I looked at Langara golf course again. We could put a 25k person stadium, 8 public soccer fields, 1 indoor soccer field, a giant community centre/training facility and about 10k homes.
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
After the excitement of the whitecaps win I looked at Langara golf course again. We could put a 25k person stadium, 8 public soccer fields, 1 indoor soccer field, a giant community centre/training facility and about 10k homes.
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
…or support an average of 300 golfers per day
NOT A PLAN just saying
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We did the thing. Tonight we finally defeated LAFC the playoffs and advanced to the Western Conference Final.
#VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLSCupPlayoffs
#VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLSCupPlayoffs
Whitecaps Advance to Western Conference Final
Vancouver Whitecaps advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final on November 29th after defeating LAFC.
miss604.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We did the thing. Tonight we finally defeated LAFC the playoffs and advanced to the Western Conference Final.
#VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLSCupPlayoffs
#VWFC @whitecapsfc.com #MLSCupPlayoffs
Ok. I know we have a history of these kinds of protests in Canada. BUT as much as I can tell a person protesting is protected, but those rights do NOT extend to vehicles. So a slow driving truck can be ticketed. A parked one can be towed. A person can stand tho
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/22/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/22/v...
Downtown Vancouver drivers face heavy congestion due to convoy Saturday
Drivers in downtown Vancouver were faced with heavy congestion Saturday afternoon as a slow-moving convoy made its way from Langley to Kitsilano.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Ok. I know we have a history of these kinds of protests in Canada. BUT as much as I can tell a person protesting is protected, but those rights do NOT extend to vehicles. So a slow driving truck can be ticketed. A parked one can be towed. A person can stand tho
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/22/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/22/v...
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
FALSE ADVERTISING!
Walked into ExpressNews to get my dad a newspaper. They don't sell newspapers.
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
FALSE ADVERTISING!
My kid asked me why there are no emojis in closed captions “is it because it’s old?”
“Um…”
“It’s in black and white, that means it’s old right?”
🤦♀️
“Um…”
“It’s in black and white, that means it’s old right?”
🤦♀️
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My kid asked me why there are no emojis in closed captions “is it because it’s old?”
“Um…”
“It’s in black and white, that means it’s old right?”
🤦♀️
“Um…”
“It’s in black and white, that means it’s old right?”
🤦♀️
*chuckles* we all understand…. Ahhhhh if only that were true *glares at parents*
Idle thought, we all understand that dense urban infill improves the net lifecycle balance of infrastructure costs. So why do we charge high development fees on this kind of infill?
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
*chuckles* we all understand…. Ahhhhh if only that were true *glares at parents*
Is this all a pre-cursor to my 14-year-old who has skipped a grade or two, asking if she’s allowed to go on a date with a classmate?
I regret encouraging her to join debate club.
Mistakes were made!
I regret encouraging her to join debate club.
Mistakes were made!
What are your dinner conversations like?
Tonight we discussed the ethics around Lloyd from Ninjago dating given his age jump via potion. Based on the cannon established by Big (1988), that the brain does not age with the rest of the body and that relationships based on physical age are problematic
Tonight we discussed the ethics around Lloyd from Ninjago dating given his age jump via potion. Based on the cannon established by Big (1988), that the brain does not age with the rest of the body and that relationships based on physical age are problematic
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Is this all a pre-cursor to my 14-year-old who has skipped a grade or two, asking if she’s allowed to go on a date with a classmate?
I regret encouraging her to join debate club.
Mistakes were made!
I regret encouraging her to join debate club.
Mistakes were made!