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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Sarah Starkweather @sstarkweather.bsky.social I grow things, make things, sing in choirs โข bike-heavy / car-light โข she/her โข Oak Bay / Victoria, BC
Chris @11900chris.bsky.social OSM / bike nerd living in Victoria BC
Corey Burger @burgundavia.bsky.social Geographer, Bike Rider, Open Source Advocate, Gamer, Senior Data Monkey
he/him
George Anderson @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social BC Parliamentary Secretary for Energy & Climate Solutions. BC NDP MLA for Nanaimo - Lantzville
Lawyer, Fmr City Councillor, Cyclist, Egalitarian, Saxophone & Piano Player. Proud British Columbia!
https://linktr.ee/George.Anderson.BC
Jack Sandor @jacksandor.bsky.social 27, renter, Red Seal electrician, housing and urbanism advocate, candidate for Victoria city council 2026.
www.jacksandor.ca
Greater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT) @gvat.bsky.social We are a coalition of organizations across Greater Victoria advocating for affordable housing, climate justice and mental health support access. www.GVAT.ca #yyj 
Andrew Appleton @aaoakbay.bsky.social Outdoor Recreation guy. District of Oak Bay Councillor. GVPL Trustee.
โThis is not a time to be dismayed. This is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer prepared you for. It is now time to go. Youโre a good person. That means more now than everโ
Jen Stewart @jstewgie.bsky.social Riding bikes, reading books, petting dogs, trying to improve the world in Victoria, BC. Proofreader and editor. Past lives in law and QA. Swearmonger.
@brianch.bsky.social @brianch.bsky.social 
District of Oak Bay @districtofoakbay.bsky.social The official account of the District of Oak Bay. oakbay.ca
Please note this account is not monitored 24/7.
James Bay Neighbourhood Association (JBNA) @jbnavictoria.bsky.social The JBNA is a non-profit society of creative and committed James Bay residents who are actively involved in the community and share a desire to work together for the benefit of our neighbourhood.
Nevin Thompson @nevint.bsky.social I like poetry, photography, languages (esp Japanese), and religion (esp Japanese). And movies (esp Japanese). And Bob Dylan. Epilepsy parent.
Mad (Social) Scientist ๐จ๐ฆ @jemburch.bsky.social PhD candidate (Political Science) | Sessional Instructor (Quantitative Methods) | Recovering public servant | Huge nerd (SCA, LARP, TTRPGs)
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Eliza Pallas ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @elizapallas.bsky.social 26, trans demi-girl, bi, poly, audhd
it/she
Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social Virologist and cinnamon bun baker.
Christine Boyle @christineboyle.bsky.social BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs. BC NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain. Community builder.
@planetmoon.bsky.social @planetmoon.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ lover of nature. #YYJ
Ally. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโฎ๏ธ uninvited settler
Horrified whatโs happening south of the border and frightened what could happen here but feeling stronger as of late. Older and crankier by the minute. โค๏ธ
James Moore @jim4java.bsky.social 
Brandon @brandon85.bsky.social he/him, 20
๐British Columbia
I Like Canadian politics
I support dense walkable cities, universal healthcare, equal human rights, and a strong social safety net - and i believe we can have all of these!
Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social Urbanist and Naturalist. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ he/him
Matt McLean @matt-ea-mclean.bsky.social Community Health Promoter in Victoria BC.
Former elected official and news junkie looking to learn about cool things happing in communities around the world.
Louis James @louisjames.bsky.social Refugee Housing Worker; Opinion Writer for Strong Towns Nanaimo
Kalenne H @kalenne.bsky.social Vancouver Island, yyj, politics, higher education, SApro, NWSL and CanWNT, cats
K-Lin she/her
One Day @ a Time @seagal2006.bsky.social Trying my best. Mom, wife, project manager of all kinds, dog loving Canadian. Pro smart RE development and advocate for neurodiversity. Opinions are my own.
Cathy Browne ๐จ๐ฆ @cathybrowne.bsky.social Proud Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ Award-winning journalist/host at CBC Vancouver. Creator #AccessDenied #BetterLate. Blind photographer, disability advocate, speaker, hugger. Loves curling, cats, politics and trivia. She/her.
@madufault.bsky.social @madufault.bsky.social 
George Richardson @george4canzuk.bsky.social Interested in the evolution of #CANZUK society & in its role as a stabilizing force in International relations. Retired after over 25 years with CMHC in BC & Yukon administering Indigenous housing programs, then Takla Nationโs housing manager (2017-2022)
Terry Bergen @terrybergen.bsky.social Husband. Father. Wannabe cyclist, paddler & skier on Vancouver Island.
Born @ 330ppm.
โTry not to punch down.โ
yagya @yaygya.ca A western Canadian tech enthusiast, UI aficionado, and transit fan who's way too into politics.
Vive le Canada.
Russil Wvong @russilwvong.bsky.social Canadian. Interested in housing, and everything that goes with it: jobs, transportation, schools, community centres. Vancouver needs more housing.
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
Ian @idmb.bsky.social I like cities where drivers donโt kill people, taking pictures of dogs, and fiddling around with bikes. Go follow VZV: https://bsky.app/profile/visionzerovancouver.ca
Spencer Powell @pspsps.bsky.social I draw and get into fights.
Dave Beninger @davebeninger.bsky.social ๐ Solo Traveller
๐บ๏ธ 9 Countries & Counting!
๐จ๐ฆ ๐ด ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐น๐ผ
Ed๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ @denim.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ "Left" and "Right" is kayfabe. Don't be a mark. Prop Rep! Housing. Urbanism. Land Value Taxes. GVRD
Jon van Heyst @jonovh.bsky.social Safer streets and cycling advocate in Calgary, AB, Canada
Ruofan ๐ @ruofan.ca Transit planner in Vancouver, still a Montrealer at heart. Cyclist, road safety advocate, pro-housing urbanist and indiehead.
Opinions my own - he/him
Erik de Vries @erikwdv.bsky.social Bikes, dad jokes, urbanism, and cats. Occasionally beer and baseball. Victoria and Ottawa are home.
CrankyGoat ๐จ๐ฆ @crankygoat.bsky.social Vancouver Islander, introvert and outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, kayaking, rowing, canicross, rucking, natural sciences, environmental ecology, art and reading a good book cuddled with our dog. Life is meant to be savoured โฆ not hurried along.
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/
John Merkley @johnmerkley.bsky.social Mid-level bureaucrat
Gaia Gardener @gaiagardener.bsky.social gen X | veggie gardener | late-deafened | extreme introvert | puzzle nerd | cat lover | car hater | bike rider | she/her
jon_than @jtmorissette.bsky.social 
Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social Transportation Planner. #Climatejustice activist. He/him. Lekwungen Territory (Victoria Canada). @eric_doherty on Twitter https://ecoplanning.ca/ #yyj #ElbowsUp
Alana Lavoie @aelavoie.bsky.social Housing advocate, reader, music, and theatre lover, and ruled by an 8 lb dachshund. GR and policy with Habitat for Humanity.
Colin McT @colinmct.bsky.social The player who became the coach; musician turned executive. 3rd best guitarist on my street.
Rik Adamski @rikadamski.bsky.social Dallas-based Downtown and Neighborhood Planner. I help communities push past planning paralysis and make real progress towards their goals. President of ASH+LIME, www.ashlime.com. Cofounder, Storefront Renaissance League.
Nickolas Collinet @ncollinet.bsky.social Executive Director of Public Disco Society | Guest on unceded xสทmษฮธkสทษyฬษm, Sแธตwxฬฑwรบ7mesh & sษlilwษtaษฌ territory | Queer | Cultural Producer | Urbanist | He/Him๐ Thoughts are my own
www.publicdisco.ca
Amy Alligator @amyalligator.bsky.social Dogs bikes Kpop ๐ Bowie eggs benny YYJ ๐จ๐ฆ travel Hello Kitty gardening ๐ฑ
Weyekin Heart @worldofart.bsky.social To roam with Weyekin spirit or be held down by decree? Like a wild horse, my heart dances free. ๐ชถ
The Arts, Culture, Philosophy, History.
All posted content is by me unless attributed otherwise.
LauraEmilyPDX (she, her, hers) @lauraemilypdx.bsky.social "like if school and news had a baby"
Born English teacher who edits policy research papers. Obsessed with language, social justice, and cats. Formerly of Portland, Oregon. Now in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Same handle on Spoutible, IG, Threads, Xwitter.
Cascadia Report @cascadiareport.bsky.social Business and politics of Cascadia, the trans-border region in the Pacific Northwest bound by a common future. Alter ego of Brad Meacham. www.CascadiaReport.com
Allyson Fleming @critic-ally.bsky.social Anti 'common sense', teacher, cynical idealist, cat person. British Columbia.
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Carrie Fuzi @carriefuzi.bsky.social 
Jess Lupini @jesslupini.bsky.social Comedian โข Sci-Comm โข TTRPGs โข Motion Design โข Music
Co-Founder and Creative Director at Avo Media
Cast member of BlackwaterDnD
I'm only here for the zipline
https://linktr.ee/jesslupini
Science, animation, sci-fi, music, & stories
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@glenkrueger.bsky.social @glenkrueger.bsky.social Lawyer and law nerd doing lawyer indemnity, political nerd, beer/food nerd, and nerd nerd. Vancouver-based, born & raised Calgary, formerly Halifax & Toronto. Making my way in a perilous world.
Kelsey @kelseylian.bsky.social ๐ฒ๐โ๏ธโต๏ธ๐ฒ๐โจ๐ฑ๐๐๐ฉโ๐ป๐จ
Earnestly online, product design.
Systems thinking & municipal politics nerd in #northvan and #yvr.
Where is my solarpunk future?
Robert Niven @robniven.bsky.social Founder & Board member at @carboncure.bsky.social. On a mission to transform #Concrete from a #Climate challenge into a global #CarbonUtilization solution. Love to climb & surf kayak.
Dean Murdock @deanmurdock.bsky.social Saanich Mayor, CRD director, transit commissioner, dad, husband, coffee-drinker, cyclist, guitar player
Jamie Wellbourn @urban-bike.bsky.social Cyclist, pilot, video game collector, food delivery by ebike, film buff. Focused on AAA bicycle advocacy. YYJ
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."
Thomas Guerrero @thomasguerrero.bsky.social Husband, Dad, Writer of SidewalkingVictoria.com and Photographer
Cameron Oscienny @coscienny.bsky.social Canadian in Germany. Spatial planning and Deutsch student. In the Cologne suburbs. Here for the city planning and urbanism discourse.
Jeremy Caradonna @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social Candidate for re-election as Victoria City Councillor and CRD Director in Victoria, B.C. PhD in History. Loves gardening, cello, democracy, climate action, housing, cycling, and family. Views my own.
Rene Astle ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป @castle88.bsky.social Author of science fiction and fantasy where characters find their families and their place in the world ... or the universe. Reader of same. Urbanist and environmentalist (the former stemming from the latter). She/her. Find me at reneastle.substack.com.
Michael John Lo @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social Skeetin' from Victoria, Canada. Reporter with the Times Colonist newspaper, prev. words in the Globe and Mail, The Tyee, Capital Daily & more. He/him. Allergic to eggplant, shrimp, lobster.
@williamlmiller.bsky.social @williamlmiller.bsky.social Libertarian advocate for a UBI and ending taxation. Secular Homeschooling three children. Yoga Teacher and aspiring writer. My preprint of โUniversal Basic Income and Value Realizationโ is at https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/hb6rn_v1
TRB @trb.org The Transportation Research Board, part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, provides leadership in transportation. Home of #TRBAM
Catherine Novak @c-novak.bsky.social Paddler, fair-weather bike rider, settler on Coast Salish territory. Switched careers in my 60s from communications to helping professions - no regrets
Raul, Housing Homie @housinghomie.bsky.social Dataโ๏ธ, Urbanist๐ฒ๐ @housinghomie ๐
Fight'n displacement, Decolonize your mind ๐ค @bikeeastbay @yimbyeastbay @yimbylatino @sfbikeparty @eastbaybikeparty
Jacob Loo Dawang @jacobdawang.com your local data scientist and housing advocate @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social
๐ Edmonton, AB
https://www.jacobdawang.com
James Gray @waxmathews.bsky.social Software developer, music maker, urbanism nerd.
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฆ
Here to mostly look at / share neat art and cool stuff
On Vancouver Island
kevin @kevinharding.ca Public policy nerd, co-op believer, photographer, wannabe polyglot. I talk a lot about co-ops, policy, laws, legislation, economies, and more.
๐ Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish land
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Views here are my own and do not represent my employer.
Phil Pothen ๐จ๐ฆ @pothen.bsky.social Counsel and Land Use and Land Development Program Manager for Environmental Defence. The "Hands off the Greenbelt" guy. Arch-Adversary of Mr. Sprawl. Tweets aren't advice or statements from Environmental Defence. he/him
Trevor Barry (Saanich BC) @trevor4saanich.bsky.social Itโs time to Blue Sky!
Former: council/CRD candidate, BC PublicServant, #NorthQuadra CA president, X user
Current: climate action consultant, GHG expert, GrVic 2030 District, Strong Towns, #saanich Transp Advisory Cmte๐ฒ๐
Always: Dadโฝ๏ธโพ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ, Jazz๐ท, Mario๐ฎ+๐๐๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ
Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social Scientist, cyclist, knitter. But only 2 out of 3 at any one time. ๐ฐ
๐ Toronto
Daniel Gray @dannygrayfox.bsky.social BSW; MADEM. Risk & Emerg Mgmt. Open discourse, data-driven policy, resilient communities. Guest on Songhees & Esquimalt land. My opinions are mine, not my employer's.
@glenncheater.bsky.social @glenncheater.bsky.social 
Yes in New West @yesinnewwest.bsky.social A coalition of #NewWest residents dedicated to enhancing the livability and character of our community thru affordable, accessible housing choice for all.
HouserDave @houserdave.bsky.social Affordable housing finance. LIHTC equity investor. YIMBY homeowner & dad. Mich Law. Red Sox. LBJ. Nihilism is the refuge of the weak.
@m-r-stewart.bsky.social @m-r-stewart.bsky.social Union thug, English Prof, PhD Quitter, and bad editor. #yyj Lekwungen & WฬฑSรNEฤ territory
North Park Neighbourhood Association @npna.bsky.social Building community in North Park โค๏ธ
https://npna.ca/
Puppydudley๐น๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฆ
๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ชฟ๐๐๐ซ๐๏ธโ๏ธ @puppydudley.bsky.social socialist. federalist. supports democratic socialism, universal healthcare & universal basic income. he/him. pro-choice. pro-democracy. anti-war. anti-racist. anti-authoritarian. LGBTQ+ ally. PNW(WA), tech junkie, casual gamer, policy nerd, twitter refugee
Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff @tealepb.bsky.social Placeholder Account for: Saanich Councillor, Director of Research for OceansAsia, Founder and Chair of the AccessBC Campaign for free prescription contraception, Research Coordinator for the BC Humanist Association, Little Free Library builder ๐ฆ
CHEK News @cheknews.ca Independent & Employee-Owned News for Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Email: tips@cheknews.ca
Kevin Steele @kevinsteele.bsky.social Artist, graphic designer, photographer & cat herder.
Documenting Queen West, Toronto for 20+ years
QUEEN WEST COMPLETE 2015 Crowdfundr is LIVE!
https://crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
Working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
https://linktr.ee/kevinsteele
Ana ๐ @ana-fd.bsky.social Proudโ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ฆ, mom, wife, #WomenInSTEM โข #InternationalTradeSpecialist โข #Water & #Wastewater โข I stand with ๐บ๐ฆ โข I read like a chain smoker smokes โข Interest in #news & #politics โข ๐ฌ En, Fr, Es, De, It & Pt
spinetingling @spinetingling.bsky.social Nancy Forde | Writer/Photographer | she/her๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ MFA in Creative Writing (2026) | MA in Documentary Photography & Photojournalism (2021) | Grab a cuppa & curl up: spinetingling.substack.com (This here's my ๐ bsky. Personal bsky: @nancyfjorde.bsky.social)
More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social Mississauga's pro-housing movement
Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/TZb2XbnN9W
Mark Shaw @markshawtoronto.bsky.social ๐ Toronto transit & urbanism nerd | ๐จโ๐ป Software Developer | ๐ Your gay best friend
Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social Where Greater Victoria's news begins. Follow for breaking stories, special reports, events and community features.
@thinkinginph.bsky.social @thinkinginph.bsky.social Critical public health academic here for the trying in trying times. The rest may or may not be our business. I mostly read.
Mark C.lexander @marcalexanderv.bsky.social 
My Skeets Are Made of Lawry's, Rice & Gravy & You Can't Have Any @youraibabydaddy.bsky.social Thoughts from a Black woman ND BCBA/mental health clinician that โค๏ธ ice cream & sushi, hates MAGA/general stupidity, science/behavioral health/medicine nerd, shakes in happiness for animation/comics & thinks Nicole Watterson of 'Gumball' is how I mom.
@salishseadrifter.bsky.social @salishseadrifter.bsky.social Loves public libraries. Climate justice supporter. Animal rescue supporter. Anti-fascist. Living in Brentwood Bay WฬฑSรNEฤ territory. Frequent passenger on the Brentwood Bay ferry. ๐๐๐ฆซ๐๐ป
Mike Urbancic @urbancic.bsky.social former teaching professor of economics, faculty unionist at the University of Oregon | pedagogy, astronomy, tabletop gaming, parodies, data visualization, maps, sundry | #TeachEcon #EconSky ๐๐ | alum UArizona & Berkeley Econ | he/him
Sean Vidal Edgerton @penandpangolin.bsky.social ๐ Ph.D. Student, Zoology | UBC.
๐ฆ Evolutionary Virology + One Health Genomics.
๐ฌScientific + Biological Illustrator.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Co-Founder: 500QueerSci.
๐ Vancouver, BC // LA native.
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IG: @ThePenAndThePangolin
http://www.thepenandthepangolin.com/