Also:
-Komagata Maru (although that might be there?)
-The founding of Greenpeace
-The Georgia Straight being the most sued newspaper
-Fentanyl crisis
Etc etc
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Christine Boyle’s bill puts tenancy rights in hot water
Bill 11 will formalize a sub-categorization of tenancy rights for people in “supportive housing:"
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NDP doing their best Backstreet Boys impression...
They're back.
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But NDP support is clearly rising.
If that were the Liberals or Cons, would you be saying "hold on, it might be a blip"?
Avi's policy suggestions, including a wealth tax, are extremely popular ideas. His support is very real.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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The federal Preclearance Act of 2016 needs to be rescinded.
Get ICE the hell out of Canada.
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Figure 6 (Abbotsford) 40 35 93% of deaths in BC Heatdome had no air conditioning. -Air Conditioning -No Air Conditioning -Outdoors Temperature (Celsius) 15 19 Air Conditioning Based on information collected by coroners during their investigations, 46 (7%) decedents had air conditioning present in their residence (see Appendix 2, Table 11). Of those, 7 (15%) were on at the time of death but may have been in a different room or improperly used (i.e. blowing hot air). Fans Fans were used in 24% of residences; however, for 44% of decedents it was unknown if fans were in use (see Appendix 2, Table 12). Of those with fans in use, 70% had them on in the room where the deceased was found.
Jen St. Denis @JenStDen One point to stress on the #heatdome numbers out today: British Columbia/Metro Vancouver had so many more deaths than similar urban regions of Washington and Oregon. Both Seattle and Portland had higher temperatures than Vancouver during the heat dome. thetyee.ca/News/2021/11/0.. -related deaths for June 25-July 1, 2021 1 region State or province Columbia ton 必 % %. urban regions is for Metro Vancouver cities; King County, including Seattle; and Multnomah County, including Portlanc 9:12 AM • Nov 1, 2021
100% agree. Voters in Vancouver & other cities should make it an election issue requiring homes that won't kill us or permanently weaken us because they don't have safe cooling for our bodies and brains
Most civic parties are funded by #VanRE devs so renters should ask politicians this ? #vanpoli
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The VPD quietly started doing this at community events nearly a decade ago. No threat assessment, no evidence to suggest it was necessary or has been useful... just a glaring detriment to the experience of a fun, festive community atmosphere. #VanPoli
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There's also a 'tiger patrol' element to this. The police are explicitly billing this as a deterrent, so if nothing happens, they'll say it was a success. I'm not as up on Toronto crime stats, but in Vancouver, violent crime is the lowest it's been in my life, despite the rhetoric #vanpoli
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Want to learn about the tools for designing + building for better #neighbourhoods?
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY104: Introduction to Neighbourhood Design with a Sat field class with Scot Hein!
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20 years ago we gave up our car and switched to #Modo car share. I charted our average monthly costs from June 2007 to March 2026. #vanpoli alstead.com/posts/charti...
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Great question. This should be legislated at the provincial level but Eby is weak & #VanRE dev funded so start at civic level
"WHEN do we decide ensuring rental homes, stratas and apartments that shouldn't kill, or permanently weaken their occupants in heat events?"
#bcheatdome #bcpoli #Vanpoli
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seek assistance or cooler environments. The majority of those who died lacked access to cooling or ventilation, and were often living in areas of higher material and social deprivation. Although deaths occurred over a seven-month period, in the majority of deaths, the injury event that contributed to the death was sustained during the extreme heat event. Figure 1: Heat-Related Deaths by Date of Death 234 250 200 150 100 50 2 0 <25-Jun 9 15 137 56 58 34 19 23 7 4 4 7 2 1 1 2 4 28-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 01-Jul 02-Jul 03-Jul 04-Jul 05-Jul 06-Jul 07-Jul 08-Jul 09-Jul 10-Jul >12-Jul Of the 619 heat-related deaths, 576 (93%) were injured during the week of June 25-July 1. The majority of injuries occurred on June 28 and June 29 which corresponds with the highest temperatures during the extreme heat event. In certain parts of the province, temperatures above 40°C were observed from
Figure 6 (Abbotsford) 40 35 93% of deaths in BC Heatdome had no air conditioning. -Air Conditioning -No Air Conditioning -Outdoors Temperature (Celsius) 15 19 Air Conditioning Based on information collected by coroners during their investigations, 46 (7%) decedents had air conditioning present in their residence (see Appendix 2, Table 11). Of those, 7 (15%) were on at the time of death but may have been in a different room or improperly used (i.e. blowing hot air). Fans Fans were used in 24% of residences; however, for 44% of decedents it was unknown if fans were in use (see Appendix 2, Table 12). Of those with fans in use, 70% had them on in the room where the deceased was found.
Figure 5: Heat-related deaths mapped by injury location Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 A Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia The majority of those who died lacked access to cooling or ventilation, and were often living in areas of higher material and social deprivation.
Poor quality housing, homelessness, and overall deprivation are risk factors for increased mortality during extreme heat events (Kenny et al 2019; Kovats and Hajat, 2008). Urban tree canopy reduces surface temperatures by as much as 12°C (Schwaab et al, 2021). The urban heat island effect increases heat related mortality and morbity (Santamouris, 2020). 10% of Bcers don't live in social housing SROS or supportive housing Housing In almost all (98%) of the deaths, the heat injury occurred indoors in a residence. • 73% occurred in private residences (39% in multi-unit buildings and 34% in detached buildings); • 10% occurred in social housing, single room occupancy (SRO), or supportive housing; • 7% occurred in trailer homes, mobile homes, RVs, or campers; and • 7% occurred in senior or long-term care homes (see Appendix 2, Table 7). Living Situation More than half (56%) of decedents lived alone, 30% lived with spouse or family members; 8% lived in community or assisted living situations (i.e. group home, senior homes, long-term care homes); and 5% lived with unrelated friends or roommates (see Appendix 2, Table 8). Recent Activity Very few deaths were linked to physical activity in the heat. BCCS investigative notes found that 20 (3.2%) decedents were known to be recently active prior to their death. Activities included gardening, outdoor home maintenance/repairs, walking outdoors, hiking, or playing a sport.
Hope reporters & Voters ask every #vanpoli pol. if they will pass a law like NewWest in our #RenterMajority City
"It is now the landlord’s legal responsibility to ensure that at least one room in every rental unit is kept at or under 26 degrees Celsius between 8:00 PM & 8:00 AM"
#vanRE #HeatDeaths
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"'15 years of neglect': Vancouver park board calls for $1.35 billion to tackle repair backlog" as told by Sarah Grochowski + @joeruttle.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social
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This is about keeping Vancouver livable.
Pools, parks, sports fields and community centres people rely on are wearing out.
On Tuesday, the public gets a say on what comes next.
If these spaces matter to you, speak up.
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pitch it to other non conservative #vanpoli parties too, given it's election season and Vancouver is a renter majority city
But sadly we don't have a strong, big renter lobby.
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New from The Mainlander Editorial Collective:
Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for the Woodward’s development
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This is exactly right.
Here in Canada, the subsidies that have been given to oil & gas companies must end. And the subsidies for clean energy must increase.
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That's nuts. I'd expect that from the bcliberals. But #bcndp is now team corporatis, bclibs lite
I'd bet most renters have no idea the #bcndp MLAs sold them out so badly #vanpoli #VanRE #bcpoli
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197 more days of this ridiculous mayor
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Great video.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #activetransportation #transit #translink #bctransit
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Want to learn about the tools for designing + building for better #neighbourhoods?
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Good. Thanks for being willing to ask David Eby to do what Mark Carney & Doug Ford did in Ontario but to low and moderate income appartments vs houses. Look forward to hearing his response.
We'll see how much #bcndp care about affordability for the many vs the rich few. #vanpoli #bcpoli
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@vancouvertenants.bsky.social Please ask Premier Eby to do what Fed libs did in Ontario GST Rebate and development charge cuts of 30-50%
BUT only for rental apartments at a moderate to low income level, versus subsidizing homes for the rich $500K to $1.5 million
#vanpoli #VanRE #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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If Eby were smart, he would do that deal, but only for rental apartments at a moderate to low income level, versus subsidizing $500,000 to $1,500,000 homes.
But Eby's not that smart. #vanpoli #VanRE #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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I join host Mike Smyth at 11:05 AM Friday on CKNW AM 730 to talk DRIPA drama; new B.C. neck and neck poll; & Conservatives want gas taxes suspended due to Iran conflict. #bcpoli #vanpoli
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