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Karin Larsen @cbclarsen.bsky.social CBC reporter but mostly posting photos of my dog
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
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. 🇨🇦🇵🇭 Vancouver BC
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 891✊🏼
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.
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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
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.
Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com he/him
Vancouver, Canada
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neil21 @neil21.bsky.social Renewables SaaS PM by day, Urbanism by night. Scot in #newwest
Neil Wyles @neilwyles.bsky.social 
Generation Squeeze @gensqueeze.ca A think and change tank promoting wellbeing for all generations and championing generational fairness to preserve what Canadians hold sacred—a healthy childhood, home and planet. Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization, Canada. linktr.ee/gensqueeze
James Chapeau 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dystopianpiscean.bsky.social Slava Ukraini!
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
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
isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social journalist @CTVVancouver | @USCAnnenberg alum | IG @imzav11
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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.
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. 🇱🇰born, 🇨🇦raised. She/Her 🌈
Rob Shaw @robshaw.bsky.social BC Politics + Coffee + Cats
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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 Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social West Star Communications president: strategy, communications, govt relations; won 4 BC referenda; wine & food guy at: http://WineBarbarian.ca 🍁
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.
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Nikki Hill @nikkihill.bsky.social Public Affairs and publicly opinionated. 🍊 #bcpoli #cdnpoli commentator and strategist.
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Simi Sara @simisara730cknw.bsky.social Host, Mornings with Simi 5:30-9AM Monday to Friday on 730 CKNW. simi@cknw.com 
Kishone Roy ✍🏾 @kishone.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Pacific Canadian Author & Executive
Penny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social CTV News Vancouver journalist & coffee enthusiast 🇨🇦
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
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.
Julia Boyle Davidson @juliaboyledavidson.bsky.social Executive Director at Ishtar Women’s Resource Society in Langley, BC. Working to end the cycle of violence.
Danny Oleksiuk @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social Director with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Fellow @sightline.org
"There are four lights"
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!
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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."
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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.
Jennifer Gauthier @jennifergauthier.bsky.social Vancouver-based photojournalist.
For @reuters @globeandmail @burnabynow @newwestrecord etc.
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Nathan Lauster @lausterna.bsky.social UBC sociologist, demographer, housing & urban regulation scholar, author, immigrant, blogs at https://homefreesociology.com/
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
Charlie Smith @charliesmithvcr.bsky.social Vancouver journalist who writes about film, arts and culture, and many other topics. Email: csmith@since1867.ca.
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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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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social once called «Canada's only public intellectual»
drug policy researcher ⁕ historian ⁕ artist ⁕ schemer ⁕ disorganizer ⁕ ephemera
vancouver bc canada
institute for the history of possible futures
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca Lawyer. Badass. Shameless Self-Promoter. That lawyer from TikTok. https://linktr.ee/kylaleelawyer
Lynda Steele 🇨🇦 @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 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 @mikeklassen.bsky.social Vancouver city councillor, husband, dad, gardener, fitness enthusiast, optimist, podcaster. I ❤️ #cities
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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Western Living @westernliving.bsky.social Western Canada's source for design, food, travel & entertaining. Get your #housegoals here.
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Liveable City Planning Ltd. @liveablecity.bsky.social Michael Mortensen MCIP, RPP is Director of Liveable City Planning Ltd.
Isaac Phan Nay @isaacphannay.bsky.social Labour and corporate responsibility reporter for The Tyee.
iphannay (at) thetyee dot ca
Previously reported for CBC News, Canada's National Observer, CityNews1130 and the Toronto Star. Bylines in The Narwhal, The Breach, IndigiNews, etc.
ColinRThomas @colinrthomas.bsky.social Theatre critic, formerly of The Georgia Straight, now posting on colinthomas.ca and producing Fresh Sheet, a weekly newsletter about the intersection between art and politics.
Dog lover. Vintage homosexual.
James Glave 🇨🇦 @jamesglave.bsky.social Co-owner, Canada. E-bikes, complete streets, harm reduction, public health, cities. Neurodiverse. West End, Vancouver BC. I run brightfuture.studio (He, him, his.) #ElbowsUp
Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com Miss604.com est. 2004
📚 New book FREECOUVER is in stores now!
🏆 2025 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence
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Andrea Reimer @andreareimer.bsky.social I spent 4 terms in local gov focused on climate action, reconciliation, social justice & a stronger democracy. I left in 2018 to figure out why Trump got elected. Now I teach power literacy & help courageous people take action on bold, progressive ideas.
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Anne Shibata Casselman @annecasselman.bsky.social Vancouver-based journalist: Public interest, climate, and science.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter or become a member: https://thenarwhal.ca/bsky-member/
Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com it's "see-sa"
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writer @thewalrus.ca
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Leo Spalteholz @leospalteholz.bsky.social Victoria YYJ.
I post mostly about
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2. Renewables, climate, EVs.
Real job in work integrated learning
Vancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social Last Candidate Tickets: https://thecultch.com/event/last-candidate-standing/
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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social Vancouver based Weather/Storm Chaser & freelancer documenting notable weather & other events with a focus on BC & PNW weather.
On the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm/Musqueam, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh/Squamish, & səlilwətaɬ/Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
@jnutmoo.bsky.social @jnutmoo.bsky.social Writer, curious human, urban nerd. PhD.
Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social Member of Parliament, Vancouver East
NDP Critic for Housing and Infrastructure, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Justice, Public Safety, National Security and Pacific Economic Development
Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social University physics lecturer and Associate Dean, Learning. Physics demystifier. Supporter of girls and women in physics. CAP Teaching Medal 2018, 3MNTF 2023. She/her Ph.D.
Keith Baldrey @keithbaldrey.bsky.social Global BC legislature bureau chief based in Victoria BC. Also daily commentator on CKNW radio. 
Annette Reilly @annettereilly.bsky.social Candidate for Vancouver City Council
Green Party 🌿
Filmmaker • Working Parent • Renter •
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Thom Armstrong @thomarmstrong.bsky.social Chief Executive Officer of @chf.bc.ca, Community Land Trust, COHO Management.
drex @drexellent.bsky.social Hi, I’m Drex 👋
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Russil Wvong @russilwvong.bsky.social Canadian. Interested in housing, and everything that goes with it: jobs, transportation, schools, community centres. Vancouver needs more housing.
Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social Urban Planner•PanAfrican•BAP•former Vancouver Planning Commissioner• #newwest 📚
🏗️cities/‘hoods are capitalisms playground for race-class struggle and yet I love public housing, parks, trains, libraries, bike lanes & benches when we get them
Dan Mangan @danmanganmusic.com Natural Light - OUT NOW // txt me “😇” @ 310-347-4597 to join back end effort
Kirk LaPointe @kirklapointe.bsky.social Journalist (various over 4+ decades), columnist (Glacier Media, The Hub, North Shore News), adjunct professor (UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media), proud husband, parent and grandparent, goaltender, runner, former mayoralty candidate.
BIV News @bivnews.bsky.social BIV is an award-winning news source, covering the business community in Vancouver and beyond since 1989. Now in print, television and online.
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City of Vancouver @cityofvancouver.bsky.social Official #CityofVancouver account 🇨🇦
SFU City Program @sfucity.bsky.social We deliver courses, certificates, and public programming that help planning, policy, and development professionals build better communities.
OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social Elect the OneCity team of candidates running for City Council, School, and Park Boards with a plan to give you a voice, a place, and a future in Vancouver.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Frances Bula @fabulavancouver.bsky.social Cities are life! I've written in the Globe and elsewhere about urban issues, politics, housing for 30 years. Mom/step-mom to four millennials coping with housing market. Now aiming to run for Van city council with OneCity francesbulaforcouncil.ca
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.
TransLink @translink.ca translink.ca
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
Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan.bsky.social Optimistic realist. Daily Hive Editor for Architecture, Real Estate, Transport, Urban Issues, Politics & Business. 🏗🏙🏘🚎🚇⛴✈️ kenneth@dailyhive.com
Niki Sharma @nikisharma.bsky.social Deputy Premier and Attorney General of BC. MLA for Vancouver-Hastings. Lawyer. Advocate for people & the planet, star gazer💫
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.
Richard Zussman @richardzussman.bsky.social Victoria, BC, Canada. Legislative Reporter at Global BC. Host of Focus BC. C division curler. Rookie minors baseball coach. He/him.
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.
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