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Amy Pike
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Justice and compassion | Transit and bikes | Still in denial about being an adult | she/her | 🇨🇦
Les écureuils sont les boss ici.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Other people: stay up late to cheer on Blue Jays

Me: stay up late to watch NYC mayoral election results.
a man in a suit and tie stands next to a man in a red and white shirt that says emirates
Alt: Zohran Mamdani (in a suit and tie) stands next to a man in a red and white shirt. They both wave at the camera. Wording in front says: Zohran for New York City.
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The amount of “I trick or treated in snowstorms” posts on Facebook right now is driving me.

I remember trick or treating in a full snowsuit too. That doesn’t mean I wish that experience on my kids.

I hate our society’s penchant to declare that since we suffered, others should suffer too.
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I wish there were more opportunities for me to share with people my favourite fact about myself:

My 8th great grandfather was the King of England.

(My 7th great grandfather was his illegitimate son).
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
11yo: “oh shoot, tomorrow we need to wear pink to school”

Me: “why?”

12yo: “it’s Mom Labour Day or something”

Me: “🤨”

11yo: (rolls eyes) “Noooo. It’s for breast cancer day”
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Official ranking of all months of the year:

S tier:
1) 🎄 December
2) 🎉 November
3) 🦃 🎃 October

A tier:
4) 🍁 September

B tier:
5) ✨ August
6) 🌺 May
7) 🏖️ June

C tier:
8) ❤️ February
9) ☔️ April

D tier:
10) 😪 March
11) 🥵 July

F tier:
12) 🥶 January
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Reposted by Amy Pike
You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups.

Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.

www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Had an awesome time at the Anglophone North School district mountain bike races today!

Kids came home with 1st place, 3rd place, and 2nd place for their respective groups/grades!

Very glad to be a bike-loving family.
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I feel like this is a good time to remind everyone that the federal government subsidizes the oil sector (mostly for profit companies) at a rate of somewhere between 2 Billion-30+ Billion/year… or 5.5-82 million dollars per day.

thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-...
Oil and gas subsidies in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Oil and gas subsidies in Canada amount to billions each year, including loans, tax breaks and other incentives
thenarwhal.ca
October 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Can someone explain to me how the Horizon Health mask mandate works? There’s signs at the front of the hospital saying masks are mandatory in patient areas, but then when we have appts there, we end up being the only people wearing masks - staff aren’t even wearing them.

Is there a mandate or no?
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yesterday’s bike commute was brought to me by:
⭐️ the stars
🥶 the cold noticeably impacting my battery life
🤢 Chatham’s current bad smell
😳 this long piece of metal getting wound around my cassette and forcing me to do emergency maintenance on the narrow sidewalk of the Centennial Bridge.
October 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Reposted by Amy Pike
Cars everywhere is fine
September 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Canada Post is either…

a) a public service - in which case the necessity of government investment should be understood and not stigmatized: or

b) a private entity in a free market - in which case the government should divest from ownership.
September 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“I can’t believe I have to keep bailing out my children by paying the mortgage on my house every month”

-Politicians, I think
September 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I hated middle school when I went through it.

I hate middle school now that my kids are all in it.

Potentially the worst phase in life, truly.
September 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
10/10. No notes.

All Lego sets should l come with cargo bikes.
September 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I’m very supportive of labour movements, but I have a very important question… will the flyer ban mean I don’t get my Christmas LEGO catalogue*?!?

*it has replaced the Sears catalogue in my holiday season
a lego man with a beard and a tattoo on his arm
Alt: a lego man with a beard and a tattoo on his arm making a concerned face.
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Someday I hope my bike commute passes a bakery instead of a water treatment plant. 😷
September 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Evan Dunfee is my favourite 🇨🇦 athlete - down to earth, an advocate for liveable cities, relatable while being extraordinary- he was one of my favourite twitter (🪦) follows.

So happy for him; so proud that he’s Canadian!
GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦

EVAN DUNFEE IS THE WORLD CHAMPION

The Canadian comes from fifth to first and wins gold at the World Athletics Championships.

A remarkable race by @EvanDunfee in his seventh appearance at worlds. What a start for Canada in Tokyo.
September 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This screenshot makes it look like this high-speed train is somehow also running through Fredericton and I can only dream.

Also, I wonder who’s managing this project and whether they’re looking for employees. 😂
BREAKING: The government of #Canada announces a Major Projects Office for large, nation-building infrastructure projects.

Too much emphasis on mining and fossil fuel-related projects, IMO, but one piece of good news:

🚄 the Alto High-Speed Rail project from Toronto to Quebec City has made the list.
September 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I dunno man, September 10th seems a little early for Pogies but that 7° felt very cold this morning. 🥶

(Excuse my off-centre light - we finally got our basket yesterday and the light only fits sideways right now. 🫠)
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Can this guy come speak at my city council too?

I think a developer has a much higher chance of changing the minds of my city leadership.
The video is up on Halifax’s website. Fastforward to around 8hr:31 to hear Danny Chedrawe speak about how important bike lanes and rapid transit are to the future of Halifax.

“Without the bike lanes, without the rapid transit that we need, we’re not going to be able to be sustainable here”
Just as I have to step away from today’s Council meeting, a DEVELOPER comes on to literally school Andy Fillmore on how there’s no future growth possible in Halifax that doesn’t include both rapid transit and BIKE LANES!
September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reposted by Amy Pike
I wish some people were this outspoken and passionate when a shooter murders a handful of children just trying to exist in school.
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
As somewhat of a pacifist, additional violence - of any kind - is disheartening.

But the amount of posts I’ve seen from Facebook friends about how this is religious persecution is 😬.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM