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Chris Istace 🇨🇦

@stasherbc.bsky.social

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North Cowichan Municipal Councillor, Small Biz Owner & Outdoor Enthusiast. Love taking photos on my runs, rides and hikes to share. Care about people & the environment. Gratefully living on Quw'utsun Territory 🌲All views are my own.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

of course it would right 🫣

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

Enjoy, weather is a bit mixed right now but clears up great by Monday

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

Nailing the color filter like a pro, love it.

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

Congrats on your dedicated work in journalism

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

I stayed nice & dry until I got to the top of Tony's Arbutus trail on Maple Mountain today but as soon as the descent started the rain let loose. This is a technical downhill trail with lots of rock drops & slick slab rocks, the rain sure made it spicey excitement 😜 Quick view overlooking Crofton.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 6h

It was very active when Merv was alive but since his passing it has become more of an educational and awareness centre as well as ecological reserve.

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Our Story — Ecoforestry Institute Society

www.ecoforestry.ca

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 11h

For a country that constantly attacked actions like this around the world, they sure are becoming the worst of the worst fast.
#Thugs

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 11h

Afternoon Maple Mountain ride in between rain showers today. 🍂😍🚲
#cowichanvalley

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 11h

That country continues to scare the shit out of me, I’m beyond the sick and repulsed stage.

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 16h

Enjoy, rain threatening at any point here right now.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 16h

When you are feeling back to 100% you will have to take me out on the new Fuller Lake disc golf course. Tee boxes and baskets installed and now just hole marker posts and a kiosk to go.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 16h

I believe just some very carefully selected tree removal when appropriate but yes more an ecological reserve now

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 16h

That's what my plan is. Some shuffling to prepare for a 2026 withdrawal for spending, increase my cash savings and lastly fund my TFSA from my RRSP. The math still makes sense to leave invested but will watch carefully if some mortgage lump sum payments make sense next year as a hedge.

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18h

I had no idea the tariff was so high, what are we doing to ourselves?

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18h

Well done @todmaffin.com

Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18h

Hope your feeling better

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18h

I'm struggling with this peak right now and considering if a 60/40 rather than 70/30 is the best choice.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18h

Beauty 😍⛰️

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

Important thread 🧵 👇🏼

Jeremy Caradonna @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about AI deepfakes.

Anyone could take my photo, or that of any elected official, and run it through an AI program, and make the image say something racist, sexist, misogynistic, etc.

AFAIK, I would have no legal recourse to stop this, other than hoping a media platform would remove it

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

Quick walk downtown Duncan before a meeting later this afternoon and it really has turned into a great fall day 🍂💚 #quwutsun #cowichan #cowichanvalley #vancouverisland

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

Well done Wildwood ✅💚🌲

thediscourse.ca @thediscourse.ca · 1d

Wildwood Ecoforest, which has long served as a counterexample to modern logging practices, just got closer to its original size. Thanks to a successful fundraising campaign, 8.5 hectares of land have been added back to the ecoforest. Read the story:
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...

Wildwood Ecoforest gains nearly 9 hectares of ‘untouched’ land

Success of fundraising campaign brings the famed demonstration forest back to more than two-thirds of its original size.

thediscourse.ca

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

The overnight rains let up and the weather has turned into a pleasant over cast day. Quickly loaded up the bike and made the most of it with a MTB ride in @northcowichan.bsky.social municipal forest reserve trail network on Maple Mountain.
#CowichanValley #NorthCowichan #MTB

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

More photos from my weekend of 📸 shooting #VancouverIsland our #hardenduro single track group ride event this weekend in the Cowichan Valley. #photography #actionsports

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 1d

As a small business owner myself, this 100%
Been engaged and informed is on of the key tasks to running a small business.

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 1d

For example, a 3rd generation biz owner who said he had no idea when or where community board meetings take place. I get that people are busy, but if you own a business and aren't at least on the community board or BID's mailing list that's kinda on you.