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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 1d

Big #moon in Ramsay! #yyc

Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 4d

The supervisor said vaccine administrators wouldn't have access to Netcare, because logistically impossible as well as a privacy breach. She said it's an honour system, to ensure people with health issues are prioritized over "healthy" people. Seems like documentation of prescriptions couldn't hurt!

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 4d

811 told me the people giving vaccines would be confirming health conditions by checking Netcare. That seemed... problematic! Ended up talking to a supervisor who said that was absolutely not the case, but that it might be helpful to bring documentation to confirm health conditions. Confusing!

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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 6d

❌ No votes for you! Calgary had a very limited local democracy in its early days…

Every day in October, until Election Day (Oct 20), we're sharing a new @calgaryhester.bsky.social comic about Calgary’s election history. Stay tuned for more! #yyccc

Cartoon of a voter from 1884: male, over 21 and a British subject with property worth $300, as a woman (not allowed to vote) looks on

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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 6d

TONIGHT! Mayoral candidate forum at the Central Library with 8 candidates, moderated by MRU political scientist Lori Williams and Sprawl editor Jeremy Klaszus. If you didn't snag a seat you can watch the livestream starting at 6:30pm. #yyccc

LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary mayoral forum at Central Library | The Sprawl

Watch The Sprawl's livestream.

www.sprawlcalgary.com

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, same here! Thanks for posting about it.

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 6d

I called 811 to ask how those conditions would be verified at the vaccination appointment, and was told it was an honour system. It's also my understanding that folks with those conditions do not have to pay. I'm guessing many Albertans don't realize they are eligible for a free vaccine!

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 7d

The #yyc municipal election is coming up soon! I've been working with @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social on some new #comics, to get you thinking about how much your vote counts. Tune in for a new panel every day!

The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d

Today we're kicking off a new Calgary election comics series by @calgaryhester.bsky.social! Every day from now until Oct 20, we'll be posting a new panel. Think of it as a local election Advent calendar—with a new surprise each day about Calgary's political history! #yyccc

A cartoon of Calgary's first mayor, George Murdoch, elected in 1884

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 8d

@jvipondmd.bsky.social According to 811, vaccine bookings are available on alberta.ca. If you have an underlying health condition, it's FREE. The list of eligible conditions is broad (ie. ADHD & obesity) & I was told no documentation is needed: it's an "honour system."
www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-...

COVID-19 info for Albertans

Learn about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself and your family.

www.alberta.ca

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 12d

I just showed this art to somebody and only just now noticed the #StreetLegal reference on the other side... now I love this even more!

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 13d

I love that artwork!!

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 14d

Who knows? Once I wrote a comic about the possibility that God reads the Ramsay newsletter...! 🙂

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 16d

Oh! I totally know you. And I remember that office very well! Thanks for solving this mystery for me! 😊

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 16d

Just a few have been new drawings. Usually I scan original pages and then format them in Photoshop (remove the page edges and blur out the names)!
I'M always curious about who's behind your account, but whoever you are, glad to be able to let you know how much I appreciate all the likes! 🙂

Photograph of four sketchbooks with colourful covers, on a wooden table surface. One book is open to show a page with comics-style illustrations in ink and pencil crayon.

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 17d

Hi, drawing book readers! I'm back this week to share another newsletter featuring illustrated anecdotes about my long-ago life in Calgary! Here's a picture of me waking up on a couch on top of an Edmonton Trail garage...!
samhester.substack.com/p/time-to-ri...

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats to Bill and boblinks!!! ❤️

Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 25d

I learned about him from the movie "Il Postino!"

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 25d

Today, I've been enjoying this new anthology from renegadeartsent.bsky.social full of #comics by a whole bunch of lovely Alberta creators!

A softcover book on a wooden table, with a pastel pink cover. Title, "Alberta Comics - Love."

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 26d

Paging @nsousanis.bsky.social ! This is pretty great! 😊

Reimena Yee 🦇 @reimenayee.com · 26d

I’ve a new comic up at the COMICS OFF THE PAGE exhibition at Melbourne’s Pink Ember Studio! The exhibition features experimental comics that go beyond the confines of a 2D space. Mine is a single comic page about process that is itself deconstructed into its layers

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 29d

You too! 🤞

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 29d

I'm kind of a hermit. But I'm going to try to make it out to this one! See you there, I hope!!

Renegade Arts Entertainment @renegadeartsent.bsky.social · 29d

Calgary readers! Join us this Thursday 7pm at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social to celebrate positive love and comics.

Alberta Comics Love is our new anthology featuring 50 short comic stories about love in all its unique, quirky & diverse dimensions can bring us.

#yyc #booklaunch

The poster says book launch. Featuring the presenters at Shelf Life Books on September 11th at 7pm, and the artwork by Kat Simmers.

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hello, drawing book readers! Instead of posting comics this week, I wrote about my summer of #gardening, inspired by children's literature!
samhester.substack.com/p/gardening-...

Photo of a garden path made of yellow bricks, with yarrow and flowering succulents growing beside it.

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yes, we remember you! And I just checked out Village Brewery site... totally ordering a Calgary Brewery t-shirt for my son!!! 😊

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · Aug 25

Calgary Brewery clothes?? I will have to check this out for my son!! He's the one who is interested in the history of the site (& who researched the zine). He's not quite old enough to drink the beer!!😊

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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · Aug 25

Finally getting around to putting some copies of the new @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social #zine in the Zine Box! This one is about the Calgary Brewery!

Newspaper box with a bright yellow zine displayed on the front window.

Opening the door of the newspaper box to get a glimpse of the zines inside.

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