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We know that there are certain items that you have been dreaming about being able to recycle… now you can. Newly accepted items include: ✅ Flexible plastic bags and wrappers ✅ Foam packaging ✅ Food and body aerosols ✅ Tubes Learn more at www.calgary.ca/waste/reside...

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 20h

Just got my vote card vial email. (4 pages) No mention that Canada post recommends mailing in the special ballot by Friday Oct 9th. #abpoli

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 14h

The other 9 questions, the noxious nine as some have said, are far worse than question 10. Will the rest of Canada want to even look at much less speak to Albertans who desire a society that is both anti-immigrant & unconstitutional? Alberta will be the embarrassing, racist, obscene uncle at dinner.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 13h

In the wake of The Globe's investigation, a Calgary MP calls for Canada to consider overhauling laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips Alberta separatists made to DC: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe, and friend

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Alberta separatists’ talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative change

Calgary Liberal MP says Canada needs to consider overhauling its laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips that separatist leaders have made to D.C.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 13h

Oh also, the referendum is now about getting out the vote. So here are some tips to make filling out your stack of ballots easier based on things I muttered “WTF” about when I filled out mine:

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 14h

I just filled out my mail in ballot for the referendum and it was SUPER annoying and made me grumpy all over again that we are doing this. These thoughts from last year are ever more present for me when it comes to “staying in Canada”:

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not me wishing I had provincial intrigue gossip so I can go for a fall walk with Carrie Tait

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... My DMs are open. Find me on LinkedIn. I am on Signal and WhatsApp. I can meet you wherever. Let's go for a walk am admire the changing colours.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Apropros of nothing, while the Blackfoot name for Calgary is Moh-kinst-sis, it is called Wichispa Oyade in Nakoda and Guts’ists’i in Tsuut’ina. Our region has an interesting history of using and misusing Indigenous words. @taylorlambert.ca wrote this awhile ago www.sprawlcalgary.com/you-cant-jus...

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'You can't just take a name' | The Sprawl

How Calgary uses—and misuses—Indigenous names.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Omg America stop being so obsessed w/ us 💅

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Can we do a thread of niche things we find satisfying? I’ll start: when you knit something with a new yarn and you notice extra qualities in the yarn that are revealed in the resulting garment that make it even more interesting than you expected when you looked at the unknitted yarn

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.

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The elephant in the room

Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026

Oh wow In May, I reported Alberta separatists were using an app developed by GOP operatives with ties to US ambassador Pete Hoekstra @theglobeandmail.com now reports the same operatives flew to Calgary on a private jet for a secret meeting with separatist leaders: pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...

The pitch began with a prayer.
On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta's most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.
It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.
The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote - and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.
"They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people," Mr. Sylvestre said. "We prayed before we started the meeting."

"There is no secrecy'
One of the key figures behind the Michigan software company has expressed strong views on Alberta.
On July 1, Mr. Born wrote on social media: "On this Canada Day, I hope this is the last year Alberta is part of Canada." He has also called for U.S. annexation of the province.
A hunter, outdoorsman and commercial real estate agent in Grand Rapids, Mr. Born is the stepson of J.C. Huizenga, a wealthy Republican donor and founder of National Heritage Academies, a network of conservative charter schools in the U.S.
Mr. Wierda is the nephew of Erik Prince, who founded and ran the private military contractor Blackwater before it was sold to investors in 2010, and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary during Mr. Trump's first term.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just reflecting on the reality that the most consistent and invasive messaging Albertans are getting from our provincial government is about separating from Canada and joining gambling apps.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just did that mom thing of being able to find the thing no one’s been able to find for two weeks and OH BOY what a thrill!

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 01/10/2026

✅Allowed: • Small devices like sparklers, party poppers. ❌Not allowed: • Consumer fireworks like roman candles, fountains, volcanoes, snakes, ground spinners, flying spinners. • Display fireworks like aerial shell, multi-shot cakes, barrages, waterfalls, set pieces. • Firecrackers.

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 01/10/2026

🎇We’ve updated the rules about fireworks to prevent fire and injuries and make communities safer. 👍How can you use fireworks safely? • Hire a certified fireworks operator. • Apply for a fireworks permit at calgary.ca/fireworks.

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Fireworks, pyrotechnics and open flames permits

Fireworks, pyrotechnics and open flames permits in Calgary.

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 01/10/2026

You can now recycle more in your blue cart! More packaging can now go in your blue cart, including flexible plastic bags and wrappers, foam packaging, aerosols, and tubes. Remember: recycle them empty, clean and loose (unbagged). Learn more at www.calgary.ca/waste/reside...

Infographic announcing that, starting October 1, 2026, new provincial recycling rules allow more packaging to be recycled in blue carts. A large blue recycling cart is shown at the bottom with arrows pointing into it. Examples of newly accepted items are grouped into four categories: flexible plastic bags and wrappers (chip bag, coffee bag, food pouch, snack wrapper), foam packaging (protective foam block, foam egg carton, foam takeout container, meat tray), food and body aerosols (cooking spray, deodorant spray, sunscreen spray, whipped cream can), and tubes (deodorant, hair gel tube, lotion tube, toothpaste).

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There’s also the experience of enduring the unsafe space and then the perpetrators are so angry that they haven’t broken you that they find a way to rob you of the opportunities, experiences, promotions as punishment.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thinking a lot about the time my husband googled a guy’s name who was interviewing at his company and found public records of him SA’ing women and, despite the guy having a reference from leadership, he brought it up and said he had huge concerns re: the safety of women in the company.

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique

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Connie Walker @conniewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's taken a minute but I'm excited to tell you about a new project and a new podcast (eventually). In many ways, Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s was just the beginning…. More here: contactingconnie.substack.com/p/who-is-pro...

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Who is protected by the destruction of Indian Residential School records?

“There’s not a single Indigenous person in Canada, who has not been touched by the legacy of Residential Schools.” - Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Love this super great and accessible guide. I’m repeating others’ points but people have decided where they stand on this. More stats and numbers probably won’t move people at this point, so the critical task now is get out the vote and making sure people know how to vote based on their choice.

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Sofia Misenheimer @sofiamisenheimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Packed house at tonight's Arts Ottawa mayoral debate. Four candidates, four takes on the state of arts funding. Detailed plan from Jeff Leiper to catch funding up to inflation via higher tax increases. He would rent city space to arts groups and create a gear lending library for small festivals.

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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026

The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.

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CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Getting a cold this week 100% confirms my decision to continue avoiding sickness. How are people doing this all the time 🤧

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 29/09/2026

We're adjusting our hours of operation to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday, September 30. For more information and ways to get involved visit: newsroom.calgary.ca/city-service...

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In light of the report highlighting how the UCP sacrificed the lives and health of meat-packing plant workers for Cargill's profits, the racist referenda scapegoating immigrants for the UCP's incompetence must be cancelled, and the government must issue an apology to the workers and their families.

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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 29/09/2026

🚍 Help shape the future of transit for Southwest Calgary! We’re studying a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route along 162 Ave. S.W. with potential connections to the Red Line & 52 St. BRT. Tell us your travel needs, priorities and ideas by October 16: engage.calgary.ca/162AveSetonB...

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 29/09/2026

🚍 We're planning better transit connections across north Calgary and want your input! There’s still time to view the proposals and provide your feedback on the proposed 144 Avenue North Bus Rapid transit East Leg project. Engagement closes October 2: engage.calgary.ca/144AveBRTfps...

Woman smiling and standing in front of a bus at a bus stop.

Person wearing headphones and listening to music on their phone while sitting inside a bus.

A number of people waiting for a bus at a bus stop with a shelter.

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Brett Bergie 🏳️‍⚧️ @brettbergie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“When we allow governments to erroneously and irresponsibly strip Charter protected rights away from vulnerable communities [we allow] politicians to use lies and stigma […] to impose their ideology and power on those different from them.” Full statements here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

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Transgender Advocates Call for Inquiry into Alta., Sask. Laws

Trans and gender-diverse advocates from Alberta and Saskatchewan hold a news conference on Parliament Hill to call for a House of Commons inquiry into the suspension of Charter rights for transgender ...

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The tragedy occurred in a political environment that openly and enthusiastically prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a largely invisible and vulnerable group of workers” Now imagine how much worse this would have been if workers had been denied health care.

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Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says

More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead and spreading to the community

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey, question for others working in mentor roles/education for young adults: I am not interested to make this a whole generational culture war thing but are you finding a trend of not being able to keep meetings, meet commitments or respond to messages even in three different formats?

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 24/09/2026

Bearspaw South Feeder Main Update The project remains on track, with 80% of the new steel feeder main now installed across Stages A and B. ✅ Stage A pipe installation complete ✅ Over 1.6 km installed in Stage B ✅ 7 of 13 blocks complete in Bowness

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 22/09/2026

"Arts and culture mean highlighting Indigenous voices and representation and normalizing a lot of that, especially in the city of Calgary." - Kristy North Peigan

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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 22/09/2026

🎇 Calgary is strengthening fireworks enforcement to improve public safety. Starting today, Sept. 22, 2026, fines for selling fireworks will increase to $3,000 and setting off fireworks without a permit will increase to $1,000.

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As a Black woman, I am very aware of the weaponization of white lady tears. There are papers on this topic. Just search the internet for scholarly articles on the matter. Suppose Danielle Smith in bad times (popularity lowest ever) has to use all the tools in her box, eh? doi.org/10.1177/1367...

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you don’t want to use AI to optimize your job applications (I get it), here are some of my takeaways 🧵:

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We gotta talk about how this dismal job market is disproportionately affecting women in their 40s and 50s, specifically many of my exceptional, highly-proficient friends who are bafflingly not getting interviews and job offers.

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