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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social Professor of History at big public university in Midwest. Writes about money, French Revolution, restaurants. Friend to vert paleo.
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once/future Mainer
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From Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Bring it on.
Jo ๐จ๐ฆ RN @ilovesummer.bsky.social Oncology/Palliative Care.
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Victor L. McConought @vic4alberta.bsky.social Ablerta's most authentic #UCP MLA. Proudly representing West Butte in the #AbLeg.
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Lil Cin ๐จ๐ฆ @cindylee2102.bsky.social ๐ถLooking for a place to happen,
Making stops along the way.๐ถ
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Honour Mcmillan ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ @honourmcmillan.bsky.social Grey-haired transplant to the Bay of Fundy.
Most useful activity is helping neighbours navigate Govt phone systems. Voice recognition software was not set up for the accent on this Island.
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social Public education advocate, Vancouverite and Gulf Islander. I have some opinions.
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She/her. Feminist advocate. Zero-waste enthusiast. Community builder. Vintage โ62. ๐พ
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Christine Boyle @christineboyle.bsky.social BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs. BC NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain. Community builder.
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social
Canadian news columnist formerly CBC, newspapers, magazines etc. author, feminist, bookish person, centre-left. @heathermallick.substack
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I should probably point out, if it hasn't already been made clear by my timeline, that I really don't know anything
On this Day in Canadian History ๐จ๐ฆ @handle.invalid Exploring Canadaโs Past: Sharing daily insights and stories about events, milestones, and remarkable moments in Canadian history.
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Bruce Allen @allenbg.bsky.social Researcher, cellular signalling, cardiac cells, heart disease
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Walk in the Light
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Empathy is not a sin
Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social Born & raised somewhere in South Vancouver. On air at CBC Vancouver.
Kimberley Guiry @kguiry.bsky.social City of Langford Councillor. She/Her. Iโm a mother, maker, builder, cyclist and social justice advocate. I love cities, trees, placemaking and libraries. Please reach out to me at kguiry@langford.ca. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social "Above all, we loved this country and loved exploring and painting it." ~ Lawren Harris
Staci Ledgerwood๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ท @anastasialedg.bsky.social Liberalism is trust of the people by prudence.
Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear -William E. Gladstone
RAF Luton @rafluton.bsky.social The assumed Official BlueSky account of the World's most mysterious & secret (and ficticious) military base. (Parody/Satire Account)
Michael Healey @healey.bsky.social Playwright, etc
Kelly Lisa @coastal-kelly-ca.bsky.social Fashionably Late, Coastal Canadian, Progressive, No Chat's/DM's please
Lisa Ruth Brunner @lisabrunner.bsky.social Postdoc at @ubcmigration.bsky.social Critical interdisciplinary research on international migration & adult/higher education. Reluctant policy wonk. blogs.ubc.ca/lisarbrunner
Aileen Machell @aileenmachell.bsky.social
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social The second best ferrys parody account...IN THE WORLD
โParody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer.โ - Ernest Hemingway
"Satire is a sort of mirror glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own." - Jonathan Swift
Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.social Canadian singer/songwriter. 3 time Juno winner
Former kid detective. Idiot savant without the savant part. Dad. Lawn mower
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BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) @bcgeu.bsky.social The BCGEU is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia with over 100,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the public and private sector.
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steve in Steveston @steve-in-steveston.bsky.social I'm still trying to figure out BlueSky, but Canucks, BC Lions, photography, kite flying, guitars, bikes, and I walk at least 2 hours every single day. #FuckCancer
JanFromTheBruce ๐ @janfromthebruce.bsky.social | Education & Community Leader | Seven-times elected School Trustee for Kincardine & Huron-Kinloss | Vice-Chair of BluewaterDSB | she/her | Courage my friends.
Lesli Boldt @lesliboldt.bsky.social Active, activist, advocate, communicator. President and owner of boldtcommunications.com
Alison DB @rainbowandsocial.bsky.social 
Steve the vagabond @stevevagabond.bsky.social I love #language and #linguistics. Check out our magazine at sillylinguistics.com. Follow us at @sillylinguistics.com
cageyratfish (UTC-7) ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @cageyratfish.bsky.social Disabled artist, smalltown fishbum & boat nerd
Transmasc gendervague dirtbag (they/them)
On Unceded Nuuฤaanฬuษซ Territories
Wild waters, woods, cats, fish...
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BC Ferries @bcferries.bsky.social 
Frank Moher @frankmoher.bsky.social Journalist, playwright, sometime actor. Prairie boy living on an island. #journalism #theatre #writing
he/him
Traci L. @tracilaw.bsky.social The usual: writer, photographer, former archaeologist. SAG-AFTRA member. Lurks in dark corners. Avoids people. In my Vlad the Impaler Era.
www.tracilaw.net
West Coast Pippi @pippiyyj.bsky.social Neurospicy aspiring writer; public servant; believer in gentle parenting, love, kindness, fairies, & magic.
Proud mom of 3 humans, a 9 month old Golden Retriever puppy, & a cat (you know, just to keep the chaos consistent on a daily basis ๐
๐ผ).
She/Her
Lana Popham @lanapopham.bsky.social BC MLA - Saanich South
Gregor Craigie @gregorcraigie.bsky.social Sleep-deprived early morning radio host of CBC On the Island. Author of Our Crumbling Foundation, On Borrowed Time, Walls, Radio Jet Lag & Why Humans Build Up.
Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social Lidsville was a surrealist 70s kids show about cartoon autocrats in an alternate reality, & now here we are.
Comms/strategy on environment, energy, housing. Upcoming book on Habitat โ76: http://habitat76.ca
Father Nathan Monk @fathernathan.bsky.social Dyslexic author. Former priest. Depressive humorist.
fathernathan.substack.com
JennaFabulous @jennafabulous.bsky.social Canucks, Seahawks 12, Sooner, Lions,KCC,world traveler, nap taker, beer lover, baker, future lottery winner, cheese eater, rad chick, purveyor of shenanigans ๐จ๐ฆ she/her
@slippedisc.bsky.social @slippedisc.bsky.social 
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Neal Jennings โฎ๏ธ @nealjennings.bsky.social Proud queer, based in Vancouver, BC (unceded Coast Salish territory). My politics are best described as eco-left. I will definitely also be posting about pop culture and urbanism, and will certainly be engaging in general nihilism. They/them, please.
Chris Mathieson @cognoscento.bsky.social Father, blacksmith, philosopher, neuroscientist, heritage site manager. What a weird trip, & itโs just getting started. he/him http://cogno.ca/b/about/
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...๐
Sears canada parody @searsstores.bsky.social 
Sheryl McFarlane @sherylbooks.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆKidsโ book author, reader, grandma, gardener, west coaster, doggy mum. www.sherylmcfarlane.ca
Grumpy Fish @fishferbrains.bsky.social 
Oak Bay Gazette @oakbaygazette.bsky.social Fearless voice of the people (sorry, people). Your insightful Oak Bay parody newspaper.
@nancyalbright2.bsky.social @nancyalbright2.bsky.social 
bad karen @badkaren.bsky.social left coaster. wild swimmer. spinster catlady of the parish. 
ltmcdies ๐จ๐ฆ @ltmcdies.bsky.social Into history especially medieval or ๐จ๐ฆ
cooking museums and amusing podcasts
FYI โฆ if an acct acts like a dick,
itโs blocked for being a dick
Nancy Marguerite Anderson @margueritehbc.bsky.social Writer of Hudson's Bay Company history west of the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about my books at https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/nancy-marguerite-anderson/ I live in beautiful #Victoria, #BC
BicycleRob @bicyclerob.bsky.social Rouleauville, Alberta. 4-season cyclist. Computer consultant.
Paula Gunn @daughterofagunn.bsky.social Political staffer. Parent. Lake swimmer. Prairie-raised, BC-infused. She/her
Jessica Stanley ๐จ๐ฆ @jessicastanley.bsky.social Mom, PhD (Psyc), Farmer, Regional District of Nanaimo - Area A Director. Focus: environment, politics, food security, education & community development. Posts are my own.
Kathryn Hill ca @kchill.bsky.social Like to write. Support Animals and children.
Favourite author ~ Jane Fallon.
Animal hero ~ Peter Egan.
" 'tis never too late to build a better World" ~ Tommy Douglas , Greatest Canadian.
"We all matter or none of us do." ~ Patrick M. Skinner
@ingridtamboline.bsky.social @ingridtamboline.bsky.social From ballet to backstage to boats, my life's trajectory is multifaceted and multidisciplinary. I'm a modern renaissance woman.
Paul Doroshenko / Prairie Paul๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ @pauldoroshenko.com Distiller. Small town lawyer in the big city. Country and blues singer. Supporter of Ukraine in their battle with evil. Anti theist. Music on Apple and Spotify.
I went from a prince, now Iโm a toad.โค๏ธ๐บ๐ฆNAFO ๐จ๐ฆ
A C just wants a break from TW @phoenix00.bsky.social He/Him. Hello!Project/planes/cars (de Deutschland in particular)/BC craft beer/@minicomivancouver.org/@animeevolution.bsky.social
Seabus Memes @seabusmemes.bsky.social โด๏ธ๐
Chris Istace ๐จ๐ฆ @stasherbc.bsky.social 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 ๐ฒAll views are my own.