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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 1h

Saanich council candidate list is a dog's breakfast of Save Their Saanich & regressive or super-regressive types. Dear Saanich voters: welcome to the 1950s! The worst of the worst (many aren't much better): Sharma, DiCastri, Chambers, Izard, Lidstone, McGeachie, DeLarge, Cameron, Hodson.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

So Victoria's bike share is Lime & Saanich's is EVO (Langford too I think). Really bad for trips crossing the border. Could semi-fix this by placing Lime parking areas on one side of the border and Evo parking areas on other side so ride would be *almost* seamless (2 bikes). Guessing they won't.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Geez: America bombards us with cultural products, sets up marketplaces that squeeze out local content, have a massive net trade surplus when it comes to said products and yet they still complain when occasionally a bit of money gets spent on film production in Canada.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I am sick of Saanich council candidates referring to anything that remotely supports active transportation as "ideological". This is both insulting and disingenuous. If you have a policy disagreement and want to argue reasons for support of your auto-centricity, fine, but this is over the top.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Dear Bikelashers (this means you, Save Our Saanich!): you are so filled with land-guzzling resource-intensive anti-egalitarian 1950s ideas up your rectums that the policy ideas coming out of your mouths look and smell like feces. You are fossils and I hope your children disavow your awful ideas.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Two more Stupefy Our Saanich candidates have emerged. As if 5 rabidly anti-bike candidates (down to 4 I think because 1 dropped out) wasn't enough. Too bad it would cost to $$ much to move but I don't want to live in a community that supports this type of politics.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I take my bike to get exercise, but also because transit service is so poor that it takes 2x as long to get there vs. bike. Bike isn't $0 though -- especially if you have an ebike. Chain + cassette repair, disk brake pad replacement every year or at most 2 + batt replace. Cheaper than bus tho.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... Just about says it: taxpayers will be on the hook. Ask me how much I just LOVE subsidizing the fossil fuel industry.

thetyee.ca

Inside Carney’s Pipeline Deal with Alberta and BC | The Tyee

Taxpayers will be on the hook for billions to bring oil to Vancouver.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Is the USA a fascist, totally anti-democracy state? I'd still rate it higher on the democracy scale than, say Russia or China, but it's in league with many so-called third world countries.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Yes, in a page right out of the Danielle Smith How-to-Help-Oil-Companies-While-****ing-the-Environment Playbook, they cut the carbon tax here. Then they told everyone, "we can't provide Active Transportation grants anymore because we don't have carbon tax revenues anymore."

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

So the Save Our Saanich crowd is all fired up about the Quadra McKenzie Plan passing. Sheesh: they were unduly influential and still grumpy: - permitted densities slashed - bike lanes and bus lanes along Quadra killed - bus lanes along McKenzie killed - much larger "density verbotten" regions.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

So now there's one anti-bike right-winger and one rabidly anti-bike extreme right-winger running for mayor of Saanich (I'll let you figure out which is which). Please, someone else, step forward. Progressive would be nice but at this point I'll gladly accept middle-of-road.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Immigration quota for Albertans to BC: zero (while not all Albertans are right-wingers, they are disproportionately so; we don't want 'em & we don't need 'em). Tariff on existing oil pipelines: BIG. New pipelines: hard NO.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Check out what the Stupify Our Saanich A-holes are discussing on Facebook. "Which bike lanes to remove first".. with a suggestion that utterly benign yet essential for cross town bike travel McKenzie bike lanes be removed (it would allow McKenzie to go from 4 to 5 lanes, 5->6 @ intersecs)

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I like the background that the BC Cons used. At the right angle, it almost looks like horns are coming out of the heads of speakers.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Outcome in Europe is interesting, given that ultimately we expect (or at least see as one possible outcome) that global warming might shift or reduce the Gulf Stream leaving Europe colder in the long run.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Save Our Saanich describes itself as a "grassroots" organization. To extend the metaphor, the fertilizer they use is bullsh*t.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some of this messaging needs to go to the anti-bike Save Our Saanich crew. Not that they'll listen.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Deciphering Save Our Saanich's political advertising, part 2. What they say: "transportation planning that is balanced to include all modes of transportation". What they mean: cyclists are OK if they use existing roads and slavishly obey traffic laws but we are opposed to any and all bike lanes"

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Deciphering Save Our Saanich's political advertising, Part 1. What they say: "We are non-partisan". What it means: We are disproportionately populated by BC Conservatives and would like to see the NDP defeated. We don't like the fringe lefty Green Party either.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

anti-urbanism (n.) anti-urbanist (adv. & n.) see also entries under "Save Our Saanich", "bikelash", "putative environmentalists" (those who only care about the environment when it can be used as an excuse to prevent walkable city structures).

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

anti-urbanism (n.) 1. opposition to any housing approach with density higher than single-family homes 2. visceral negative reaction to anything cycling-related 3. excessive use of term "ideological" to refer to persons one disagrees with, while simultaneously claiming to be "non-ideological"

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Courts seem to be more willing to give substantial jail sentences than to give long (lifetime, 10-year, even 5-year) license suspensions. I can't remember ever reading about a license suspension (post jail term or main punishment in itself) longer than 1, maybe 2 years.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I'd like to know who the true villain behind the Saanich Active Transportation cutbacks is. Clearly, Couns. Brice, Westhaver, Chambers, Harper, Brownoff. But it all came from a staff recommendation. Was it Brent Reems (CAO)? Harley Machielse (Head of Eng) volunteering AT for cuts? or OKing this?

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Plant's opposition to the Active Transportation cuts sounds progressive and in some sense was BUT the whole process by which the cuts occurred was triggered by Colin's demand that staff construct scenarios for 4% overall cuts.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Might happen in City of Vic, but I'd say odds less than 1:1 (<50%). Much higher likelihood of it happening in Saanich, which threatens to become redneck car-centric Alberta West with a good measure of bikelash & anti-environment (under the guise of saving trees) thrown in.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Sounds like we need a "No Kings" movement directed not only at the Great Orange Orifice but also at a particular vestige of colonialism which still somehow makes us legally (though not practically) subservient to the U.K.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Don't know why I bother to read through Saanich 2026 Election disc group Facebook pg. More recent anti-bike rants. Common theme: people only ride bikes 2-3 mo/yr in summer. Does anyone have data on mode share by season? G.Goose counters suggest that about 1/2 the # of summer cyclists = all-year.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Don't count on anything even modestly progressive from this particular Saanich Council. At least 5 of the present Councilors have mindsets that are more at home in the Saanich of the 1950s and 1960s. And it gets worse: I'm sure that number will increase, not decrease, next October.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Maybe by "basic safety steps" these people are advocating that us pedestrians & cyclists arm ourselves with paint cannons and car-paint-scratching arm-like devices to punish errant autoholics or at least let them know we exist? Or maybe "if we go down you go down" auto-activated explosive devices?

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Someone, please tell this to Saanich politicians. Now taking nominations for the Bikelash Capital of BC: there are probably other equally-as-bad-but-no-worse candidates, but I nominate Saanich. Supporting evidence: 1) Saanich Council's "evil 5" 2) the Stupify Our Saanich group.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Carney is a conservative politician. Would have been perfect in the old era of progressive conservatism (a long-dead concept). I'm guessing big reasons he's not in the Conservative party: Pee pee's incumbency, domination of the Cons by Alberta-based yahoos + a few other idiots, etc.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I still don't understand why the BC NDP cancelled the carbon tax here. The groundswell of opposition was coming from the Alberta proto-fascists and to a lesser extent Dud Ford's gang of Ontario thugs. No real voter screaming in BC, aside from a fringe minority. The NDP didn't need to do this.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

And NO THANKS to Harper, Chambers, Brownoff, Westhaver and Brice, who should all hang their heads in shame for acting like the regressive politicians they are.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

You know, the side-street-first types aren't even prepared to change stop signs to yield signs and/or create roundabouts and/or put stop signs on the traversing roads not on the "bike route". And they seem to think that, like flying cars, bikes can fly over gaps where the side streets don't connect

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I have been watching these people online. Thank you to those supporting the amendment to delete the cut. I will NOT be voting for Brownoff, Brice, Chambers, Westhaver or Harper next fall. At this point, nothing will persuade me otherwise.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I would not recommend betting on the proposition that Saanich Council will do the right thing on Thursday. It will be interesting to see which Councilors vote which way.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Nothing irritates me more than "I am a cyclist too" preambles to rants against building new cycling lanes. Maybe I should preface everything I say about de-prioritizing cars with "I am a car owner too".

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Karen Harper appears to be running for the mayor's position in Saanich. Probably not good news for cyclists or active transportation advocates: as best as I know, she's a Frank Leonard style keep the taxes low (as opposed to "we need to spend on infrastructure") type.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I don't think that the Democrats can undo the mess, even if they win Pres + gerrymandered House + unequal Senate in '28. They can ameliorate things a bit, but a) USA will remain a madhouse b) with permanent structural economic damage done by the Orange infant and c) with devastating inequality.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Yeah, you won't see me vacationing in the US over the next 4 years. Maybe longer. I'm not even going to book flights with connections at a US airport.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

An absolute anti-bike-lane and anti-bike rant today on Save Our Saanich Facebook page, which somehow I get postings to (not sure how this happened). Including the usual call to have cyclists pay as much for insurance as car drivers do. Geez, SOS types: you WON by defeating the QMP. Sore winners?

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Victoria: great planning to create a comprehensive cycling network. Saanich: scattered "when roads need fixing & when adding cycling infrastructure is cheap we'll add it" scattered disconnected bits made better by the CRD's Lochside & Goose trails (a regional NOT a Saanich effort).

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Save Our Saanich group opposes a new development on Chatterton. The claim that the development will "destroy", "undermine decades of conservation work" and "permanently damage" Rithet's Bog Cons Area (presumably its sensitive ecosystems) is such total BS that it makes me want to gag.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Tax 'em! Escalating scale starting at $100/cm/year above ground and as they get into the "pedestrian killing danger zone" make that $1,500/cm/year. Name of this new tax: "the idiot tax" or "the a-hole tax".

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Most interesting part is what they did to one-way streets. Bikes share the road in the one-way direction but there's a special separated bike lane in for cyclists wanting to travel against the direction of one-way travel.

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asaanichcyclist.bsky.social @asaanichcyclist.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I'm not convinced that the Y-axis value will relapse back to close to zero in the case of the Quadra-McKenzie plan and the Save Our Saanich crew. I hope I am proven wrong.

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