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Tom Lancaster @yazapapa.bsky.social 
Karin Larsen @cbclarsen.bsky.social CBC reporter but mostly posting photos of my dog
Uytae Lee @uytaelee.bsky.social I make videos about our cities at https://www.youtube.com/@AboutHere
Ravi Kahlon @ravikahlon.bsky.social BC Minister of Health
MLA North Delta
Chair, Cabinet Committee on Tariff Response Two-time ๐จ๐ฆ Olympian
Coach, Mentor and Proud Dad.
Dave on VanPoli and other stuff ๐คจ๐ค๐ง๐ณ @vanpolimorphus.bsky.social Commenting on politics and other issues, primarily related to Vancouver, but it's all connected, so I stray. 
Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social Economist at UBC Sauder 
Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2026 Living Wage employer.
Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy!
Vancouver, BC
Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social Mayor of New Westminster, though nothing here is Official City Communications.
Go Dumples!
Fernando Medrano @fmed.bsky.social Intersections: art, politics, culture, tech, food, cities, sustainability, language. Vocations: videogames, 3D, product design. Avocations: cooking, baking, making, gardening, dogs. ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ญ Vancouver BC
helen (she/her) @helenl.bsky.social development professional working on vibrant, sustainable & inclusive communities
pro abundant & affordable housing, bike & bus lanes, & not getting hit by cars ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฒ โค๏ธ| posts & sarcasm my own |
Host of podcast urbanismvancouver.com
Geoff @geofflister.ca Strategic image and motion.
Skiing, mountain biking, cycling, disc golf, gaming. I'll try anything once.
42four @424.bsky.social 42four, a Vancouver Design Studio. J. Cassels, Lead Designer.
Set Design, Visualizations and Art Department Multi-Tool. IASTE 891โ๐ผ
Kit Sauder @kitsauder.bsky.social I help Leaders & Entrepreneurs Tackle Big Problems to Drive Lasting Impact on a mission to partner with 100 purpose driven companies to generate $1 Billion of economic & social value by 2035.
He/Him | Vancouver, BC, Canada ๐
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Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw @amoralorealis.bsky.social Game dev, pro-housing activist. she/her
Ben Coli @ben-coli.bsky.social Chief Executive Janitor of Dageraad Brewing. Non-practicing stoic. Opinions expressed should be adopted, internalized, and shared with attribution.
GRIDS Vancouver @grids.reillywood.com An account for Reilly Wood's bad takes about cities. My good takes about computers are over at @reillywood.com
Brendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social Your friendly neighbourhood Vancouverite
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Rhi Faux @rhifaux.bsky.social MSc Environmental & Forest Science. Active transportation, climate, nature, parenting, running, social justice, urbanism. Work for a national health-focused environmental nonprofit. Volunteer with Vision Zero Vancouver.
Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social City Councillor with OneCity Vancouver. Road safety advocate, former environmental lawyer, cyclist, parent. Working for you.
Cameron Maltby @cameronmaltby.bsky.social Architect AIBC. Urbanism, streets for people. North Vancouver, BC. ๐ฒ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Born 317.12 ppm
Ian Robertson @ianwrob.bsky.social Modest egomaniac + secular humanist misanthrope + erratic Marxist + I design buildings, hopefully passiv, and once climbed Grouse Grind 17 times in a day. Same handle on the bird.
Peter Waldkirch ่ฏๅฝผๅพท @pwaldkirch.bsky.social Vancouver lawyer & housing advocate
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neil21 @neil21.bsky.social Renewables SaaS PM by day, Urbanism by night. Scot in #newwest
Neil Wyles @neilwyles.bsky.social 
Dave Thompson ๐จ๐ฆ @davethompsonvic.bsky.social Community, housing, climate, urbanism. Also Victoria BC Councillor, CRD Director. Civil discourse, good governance. Pragmatic progressive. Please email for City business. My own views only. Seeking re-election in 2026! www.davethompsonvictoria.ca โ๏ธโณ#yyj ๐จ๐ฆ
Generation Squeeze @gensqueeze.ca A think and change tank promoting wellbeing for all generations and championing generational fairness to preserve what Canadians hold sacredโa healthy childhood, home and planet. Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization, Canada. linktr.ee/gensqueeze
James Chapeau ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ @dystopianpiscean.bsky.social Slava Ukraini!
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Abundant Housing Vancouver @ahvancouver.bsky.social We are a non-partisan group of advocates supporting more housing of all types for everyone in Metro Vancouver
Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social Award-winning Canadian journalist at the Vancouver Sun/Postmedia covering organized crime. Canucks fan since 1970 (sigh) kbolan@postmedia.com 604-219-5740 WhatsApp/Signal
Charles Montgomery @charlesincities.bsky.social Author, Happy City.
Founder, Happy Cities.
I post on the connection between design + social trust.
Cities, algorithms, laws and invisible systems.
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isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social journalist @CTVVancouver | @USCAnnenberg alum | IG @imzav11
Isabella.zavarise@bellmedia.ca
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social Supporting Electric Load Growth. Building Policy. Helping homes & buildings improve, Heat Pumps, Passive House, CHBA Net Zero, & better building code.+ EV's, Civil Service, & a Safer City.
Karin Kirkpatrick @karinkirkpatrick.bsky.social Leader, CentreBC - Canadian, mom, gardener, musician, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of BC. Worried about democracy. Follows politics. Loves science. Interested in innovative housing solutions and sustainability. MBA, LLM, CPA, FCPA ๐จ๐ฆ
Michael Geller @michaelgeller.bsky.social An aging Vancouver-based urban planner, developer, retired architect, writer and SFU Adjunct Professor with a longstanding interest in urban design and affordable housing.
Climate Change Steves @climatesteves.bsky.social Harold Steves Agroecologist, ecosocialist, Researched climate change & Ag UBC 1960, BC Ag Land Reserve 1972, Metro Van Food Security 2006, Hon Member Planning Institute of BC, UBC Land & Food Hall of Fame, Vancouver & Richmond Heritage Awards, King's medal
Charmaine de Silva @chardesil.bsky.social Communications, Issues & Advocacy. Recovering journalist. ๐ฑ๐ฐborn, ๐จ๐ฆraised. She/Her ๐
Rob Shaw @robshaw.bsky.social BC Politics + Coffee + Cats
TV: cheknews.bsky.social ยป Podcast/Show: Political Capital ยป Columns: Glacier Media and Northern Beat ยป Radio: CBC Radio West and CBC All Points West ยป Cats: bcpoliticat.bsky.social
All shows/columns at: www.robshawnews.com
Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social Senior reporter at the Investigative Journalism Foundation (@theijf.org). Hit me up at bethany.lindsay@theijf.org.
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Bill Tieleman๐ @billtieleman.bsky.social West Star Communications president: strategy, communications, govt relations; won 4 BC referenda; wine & food guy at: http://WineBarbarian.ca ๐
Tamara Taggart @tamarataggart.bsky.social mum. friend. keynote. emcee. host.
30yrs in radio + television news
podcast host #TelusTalksWithTamaraTaggart
volunteer president @downsyndromebc
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social Public education advocate, Vancouverite and Gulf Islander. I have some opinions.
Nikki Hill @nikkihill.bsky.social Public Affairs and publicly opinionated. ๐ #bcpoli #cdnpoli commentator and strategist.
www.hilltoppublicaffairs.ca
Simi Sara @simisara730cknw.bsky.social Host, Mornings with Simi 5:30-9AM Monday to Friday on 730 CKNW. simi@cknw.com 
Kishone Roy โ๐พ @kishone.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Pacific Canadian Author & Executive
Penny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social CTV News Vancouver journalist & coffee enthusiast ๐จ๐ฆ
Reporting style: confrontation with a smile
Big on BC issues, including healthcare #bcpoli #vanpoli
Rafferty Baker @rafferty.bsky.social Radio producer, news reporter, cyclist, enjoyer of outside. Vancouver, BC
Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social Stubbornly sesquipedalian, just not at work
B.C. politics reporter with The Narwhal
She/her
Recent work: https://thenarwhal.ca/author/shannon-waters/
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Jill Atkey @jfatkey.bsky.social Housing advocate by day and night. CEO at BCNPHA, Director at Rental Protection Fund, Community Housing Transformation Centre, Boann Social Impact, Community Housing Coverage, and Chartered Institute of Housing Canada.
Mo Amir @vancolour.bsky.social ๐บTV: โThis is VANCOLOURโ on CHEK +
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The most bleeped political commentator in B.C.
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Julia Boyle Davidson @juliaboyledavidson.bsky.social Executive Director at Ishtar Womenโs Resource Society in Langley, BC. Working to end the cycle of violence.
Alex Hemingway @1alexhemingway.bsky.social Senior Economist @bcpolicy.bsky.social. PhD @UBCPoliSci. Former CCPA-BC. Social, economic & environmental justice. Views are my own. https://bcpolicy.ca/
Danny Oleksiuk @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social Director with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Fellow @sightline.org
"There are four lights"
Councillor Peter Meiszner @petermeiszner.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor and champion of our beautiful, vibrant city.
Links: https://linktr.ee/petermeiszner
Email: peter.meiszner@vancouver.ca ๐ง
COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social Join the movement to Evict Ken Sim and fight for housing, public services, climate action, and integrity at City Hall.
All power to the people.
https://www.votecope.ca/
Green Party of Vancouver @vangreens.bsky.social The municipal Green Party for the City of Vancouver.
Pete Fry for Mayor 2026! Get out to vote Oct. 17!
Join/Donate/Volunteer
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Christopher Cheung @bychrischeung.bsky.social Vancouver writer. Punctuation patrol at BCIT j-school. Author of "Very Vancouver" and "Under the White Gaze."
www.christophercheung.net
Gabrielle Peters @mssinenomine.bsky.social Outgoing co-chair of Vancouver City Planning Commission, Co-founder of Disability Filibuster, words in Policy Options, Macleans, CBC & chapter author in 3 anthologies. Disabled af. Poor af. Lived experience + learned expertise applied to policy analysis.
Christine Hagemoen @vanalogueyvr.bsky.social Vancouver heritage advocate, researcher, writer, photographer, walking tour guide, and flรขneur (flรขneuse). Author: Mount Pleasant Stories: Historical Walking Tours - 2023 City of Vancouver Heritage Award recipient. Contributor at Scout Magazine.
Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social BC Minister of Infrastructure. BC NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. A professional engineer and mother of two, Bowinn has served North Vancouver since 2017. #bcpoli
Ian Hanomansing @ianhanomansing.bsky.social Canadian journalist based in Vancouver.
Josh White @jwhiteyvr.bsky.social ๐ General Manager Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability and Director of Planning at City of Vancouver ๐
Niki Sharma @nikisharma.bsky.social Deputy Premier and Attorney General of BC. MLA for Vancouver-Hastings. Lawyer. Advocate for people & the planet, star gazer๐ซ
Jennifer Gauthier @jennifergauthier.bsky.social Vancouver-based photojournalist.
For @reuters @globeandmail @burnabynow @newwestrecord etc.
@JenniferGauthier_Photo on Insta.
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan.bsky.social Optimistic realist. Daily Hive Editor for Architecture, Real Estate, Transport, Urban Issues, Politics & Business. ๐๐๐๐๐โดโ๏ธ kenneth@dailyhive.com
Nathan Lauster @lausterna.bsky.social UBC sociologist, demographer, housing & urban regulation scholar, author, immigrant, blogs at https://homefreesociology.com/
Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social Data, analysis, visualization, #CensusMapper, transportation cyclist.
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TransLink Mayors' Council @mayorscouncil.bsky.social The collective voice of Metro Vancouver mayors on transit and transportation. For more info and our meeting calendar and agendas, go to: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/about-translink/mayors-council-on-regional-transportation
Metro Vancouver @metrovancouverorg.bsky.social Delivering services and solutions for a livable region. Metro Vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area, and one treaty First Nation.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police @transitpolicebc.bsky.social Canada's only police service dedicated to public safety on and around a transit system. Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada | Non-emergency: 604.515.8300 or text 87.77.77 | Emergency 911
Pete Fry @ptfry.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor. Fighting corruption and greed.
UBCM Director, planning commission, arts/culture, dog-guy. Green.
Lisa Dominato @lisadominato.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
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Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
Charlie Smith @charliesmithvcr.bsky.social Vancouver journalist who writes about film, arts and culture, and many other topics. Email: csmith@since1867.ca.
Daily Hive Vancouver @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social Your City. Now. Your home base for everything Vancouver. Send stories/leads to vancouver@dailyhive.com
Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Host - The Early Edition - CBC Radio One Vancouver
The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social Our great team of candidates with a plan to give you a voice, a place, and a future in Vancouver.
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Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social Western Canada's largest news team. Send tips to VanTips@postmedia.com. Sign up for our free newsletters here: https://vancouversun.com/newsletters/
Amanda Mitchell @iheartcities.bsky.social Found at the intersection of climate policy, local government, and public engagement. IAP2 licensed trainer. Paddler who would like to pet all the dogs please. She/her. Vancouver, BC
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Aman Loodu @loodu.bsky.social baking
cycling
crosswords
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social Past Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit; author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"; columnist w/ Canada's National Observer; former social justice think tank director
https://www.sethklein.ca
https://sethdklein.substack.com
Lynda Steele ๐จ๐ฆ @steeletalks.bsky.social Podcaster - "Change My Mind", media trainer & performance coach - former TV news anchor/consumer investigator/radio talk show host - life long Oilers fan https://linktr.ee/steeletalk
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Vancouver City Councillor - Lenny Zhou @lennynanzhou.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor | Dad | Husband | 15-year Healthcare Professional | Evidence-Based | Fight for Diversity & Democracy | When they go low, we go high!
Mike Klassen ้บฅๅไฟก ๐จ๐ฆ @mikeklassen.bsky.social Vancouver city councillor, husband, dad, gardener, fitness enthusiast, optimist, podcaster. I โค๏ธ #cities
Western Living @westernliving.bsky.social Western Canada's source for design, food, travel & entertaining. Get your #housegoals here.
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Vancouver Magazine @vancouvermagazine.bsky.social The city's authority on food, drink and culture since 1967. Home of the annual Vanmag Restaurant Awards, Power 50 rankings and more.
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Rebecca Bligh @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor /Past-President of FCM @fcm_online / Vice-Chair of Metro Van Parks/ Small business, sustainability & livability. Mom ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social I'm a background artist in Vancouver! Projects include Star Trek: Lower Decks, Rick and Morty, Carmen Sandiego, My Little Pony: The Movie amanda.wt.wong@gmail.com
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Katie DeRosa @katiederosa.bsky.social Legislative reporter for CBC News BC.
LSE alum, Travers Fellowship recipient, Amnesty International Canada media award recipient.
Loves to travel (even with two toddlers apparently).