J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Isn’t it time for the B.C. Provincial Government to use alternate media? 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47271643220
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If the survey identifies approx 60 bull moose why on early would over 60 hunting tags be issued, regardless of the odds of every tag hunt proving successful. Moose are already struggling from climate change, development encroachment of land, and wildfires…. thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-mis...thenarwhal.ca‘This is an emergency’: Manitoba First Nation calls for a stop to moose hunting in its traditional territoryMisipawistik Cree Nation is urging hunters to abstain from harvesting moose in a large swath of boreal forest north of Grand Rapids, Man. 011
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thank you Vancouver Fire Department for such a quick response with the fire under the Woodland Ovepass. 011
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Private equity ownership of natural resources is not the way forward. Change the investment model. Investing for future generations should be top of mind. 140
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s a grave concern, and I look to the UK to see how privatization and investor ownership of natural resources and infrastructure has negatively affected regional councils, and citizens. 020
Reposted by J Shadbolt David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 15/09/2026I think holding a fire sale for foreign investors, including Americans, and selling off Canada’s critical infrastructure is a bad idea and inconsistent with shoring up our sovereignty. Just one man’s opinion! 35489139
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is the business as usual model, and damn the consequences, when we should be planning infrastructure while protecting the remnants of old growth and biodiverse habitats. Old Growth on the Chopping Block for the North Coast Transmission Line via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caOld Growth on the Chopping Block for the North Coast Transmission Line | The TyeeBC Hydro’s preferred route cuts through the Swan Creek Protected Area, a ‘remnant’ of intact forest surrounded by cutblocks. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026BC Has an Extinction Problem. Scientists Say There's a Fix via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caBC Has an Extinction Problem. Scientists Say There’s a Fix | The TyeeEnacting an endangered species law is key, wildlife advocates say. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Vote to send tourist revenue to the interior. Vote to stop the summer chaos at the grove or else they’ll have to start a reservation system and shuttles. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I only wish they had planned small wildlife underpass crossings through that massive stretch. Also, yes, traffic congestion is horrid. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I dumped my Indigo Books app after they moved to Shopify. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caShopify CEO appears to endorse giving more votes to wealthy Canadians | CBC NewsThe billionaire CEO of one of Canada's largest companies has come under fire for seeming to endorse stripping voting rights from some and giving more votes to the ultra wealthy. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke... 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/07/2026BC Parks calls Carmanah Walbran Park "one of the most remarkable wild places on Vancouver Island.” But for months, it has been nearly inaccessible, as a logging company has gated one entrance and left landslide debris blocking the other, @camfenton.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/bc-carmanah-...thenarwhal.caLogging company closes access to B.C. provincial park | The NarwhalMany B.C. parks are accessible only by resource roads controlled by private companies. The Carmanah Walbran closure raises questions about access to public land 24433
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Improving DriveBC and other reporting channels to provide advance warning is key not just for Interior residents but for travellers from elsewhere. Assists with planning ER backup routes. BC Needs to Be More Proactive About Highway Closure Warnings via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caBC Needs to Be More Proactive About Highway Closure Warnings | The TyeeIf the government wants people to rely on official channels instead of Facebook, it needs to offer more information, faster. 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 25/07/2026An important warning from economist Marjorie Griffin Cohen: How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future. Mark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caHow Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The TyeeMark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US. 02311
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I expect we’ll have a few wrinkles to be worked out with this new use of the bridge in a residential area. Love the mural. Love the people gathering in the evenings. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The City of Van turned a bridge into a public use space. That’s great. On the not great end is people holding amplified concerts in the evening with no notice and no recognition of the effect on local people having to keep windows closed in the heat to try to minimize noise. 100
Reposted by J Shadbolt The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/07/2026Since 2010, millions of amphibians have been relocated for development across B.C. — but scientists say no one is tracking whether or not they survive, @sdreaver.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/bc-frog-tran...thenarwhal.ca5 million frogs displaced by industry in B.C. How many survived? | The NarwhalDisplacing animals in B.C. is legal with a permit, with no data or tracking measures to see if the animals survive 03417
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Foreign ownership of needs to be overhauled. It is unacceptable for non residents to take over ALR and effectively own 1/4 of a town and limit access to homes. A Tiny BC Farming Town's Fight Against Billionaire Speculators via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...thetyee.caA Tiny BC Farming Town’s Fight Against Billionaire Speculators | The TyeeA US company’s pursuit of land near Dunster has reignited calls for stiffer foreign ownership rules. 100
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Come on BC Ferries. Stop using X or at least have the courtesy of posting updates on BlueSky. 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 03/06/2026"No one knew the actual tally or diversity of fish getting caught up in nets," write Sarah Foster and Amanda Vincent. They uncovered the pressure bottom trawling places on marine species, fisheries and ecosystems worldwide. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caBottom Trawling Is Scraping Oceans of Life | The TyeeWe know too little about the damage as huge weighted nets scrub the seabed and scoop up bycatch. 24423
Reposted by J Shadbolt Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“Deep-snow caribou are found nowhere else in the world but in B.C. In 2005, B.C. had 18 deep-snow caribou herds. Eight herds are now locally extinct, while the others are hanging on by a hoof.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...thetyee.caWill Canada Issue an Emergency Order to Protect Caribou? | The TyeeIf it doesn’t happen, they’re ‘doomed,’ says Okanagan Indian Band Chief Dan Wilson. 13723
Reposted by J Shadbolt Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/05/2026As a public policy expert for 34 years with real experience in right wing & left wing cities, I reject the false choice that Carney is “right to prioritize other things over #ClimateAction in these troubled times.” Smart leadership nation-builds & strengthens the economy WHILE building resiliency. 719535
Reposted by J Shadbolt The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/04/2026As pulp mill and sawmill jobs plummet in number, British Columbia’s Forests Ministry is opening the door to more exports of unprocessed logs, including those produced from trees cut down in #OldGrowth forests. Ben Parfitt reports. #bcpolithetyee.caBC Quietly Cuts Penalty for Exporting Unprocessed Logs | The TyeeThe province hopes to boost logging rates. But slashing the fee on exports risks more mill closures, one advocate warns. 13322
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026“The…formidable geological force on the planet, causing earthquakes, ground deformation, well blowouts and groundwater contamination.” New Study Nails Industry as the Cause of Record Quake via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caNew Study Nails Industry as the Cause of Record Quake | The TyeeRegulators got it wrong. A driller injecting waste triggered triple temblors in the Peace River region, finds the study. 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 07/04/2026A member of the Piikani First Nation has presented a legal demand letter to the Alberta and federal governments to stop selenium pollution leaching from a closed coal mine owned by Australian speculators in the Crowsnest Pass. Andrew Nikiforuk reports.thetyee.caA Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution | The TyeeTrevor Bastien accuses governments and Evolve Power of violating his right to harvest fish in Crowsnest Lake. 110643
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“There’s a bunch of this chemical fertilizer being distributed on public forest where there’s no doubt going to be an impact on wildlife,” Cattle Were Poisoned by BC's Forest Fertilizer. Now Someone Will Pay via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...thetyee.caCattle Were Poisoned by BC’s Forest Fertilizer. Now Someone Will Pay | The TyeeInvestigators recommend a fine. But the province hasn't disclosed who is believed to be responsible. 000
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026A Deadly Fungal Invader Is Threatening BC's Bats via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...thetyee.caA Deadly Fungal Invader Is Threatening BC’s Bats | The TyeeBut a probiotic developed in the province might be able to save them if the government moves quickly. 000
Reposted by J Shadbolt Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 25/03/2026BC quietly eliminated its Climate Action Secretariat, reassigning at least 10 staff to support LNG, pipelines and gas fracking. Bonkers story by @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...thetyee.caBC Cuts Climate Agency, Sends Some Staff to Work on Pipelines | The TyeeExperts say CleanBC has gone up in smoke. 12517
Reposted by J Shadbolt Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/03/2026There’s a political push for more water-guzzling AI data centres in Canada. And uh, it looks like - at least in Alberta - they’re planning to plop most of them in high water stress areas. For @nationalobserver.com, let’s cover @rorywh.bsky.social and @natashabulowski.bsky.social’s scary findings: 1523295
Reposted by J Shadbolt MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/03/2026The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says three UNIFIL peacekeepers were injured after heavy firing struck their base in Al Qawzah in southwestern Lebanon. One was transferred to a hospital in Beirut. They have not identified who is responsible for he strikes. Thread 👇 42731266
Reposted by J Shadbolt Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026BC's top 10 industrial water users use over 512 billion litres of water per year combined, and collectively pay the province about $862,000 per year for that right. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/05/n...nationalobserver.comWater-stressed BC towns want the province to stop 'giving water away' to industry 11810
Reposted by J Shadbolt Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 03/03/2026By spewing out “AI slop,” sites are making it harder for people to separate fact from fiction. And in the process, they are eroding the already fragile trust the public places in the media. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...thetyee.caInside a Surrey ‘Local News’ Site Run by AI | The TyeeSurrey Speak published fake news about a mayoral candidate and an AI-generated picture of a real murder victim. 1105
Reposted by J Shadbolt William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 21/02/2026Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels, that action, hence borne out, May waste the memory of the former days. 6488133
Reposted by J Shadbolt Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20/02/2026The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ChatGPT conversations from the Tumbler Ridge teenager who carried out a horrific school shooting were flagged by employees at OpenAI. They raised their concerns but the company ultimately did nothing, according to the reporting. archive.is/GUweE#select...archive.is 18888355
Reposted by J Shadbolt Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Dr. Oz invited Epstein to his home for a Valentine’s Party in 2016, 8 years after Epstein was registered as a sex offender for attemtpting to procure a child. Epstein’s sex offender status was no impediment to his social return and acceptance by the extremely wealthy members of this administrationnewrepublic.comDr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein FilesThe Trump administration is full of people with ties to Jeffrey Epstein. 14349148
Reposted by J Shadbolt Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption. 15557521694
Reposted by J Shadbolt C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 08/02/2026WAKE UP, HOSERS NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED Petition e-7148 calls to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.ourcommons.caPetition e-7148 - Petitions 20605214
Reposted by J Shadbolt davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Poilievre just told #CP26 "There's never been a referendum crisis or a national unity crisis when Conservatives have been in power It's an interesting coincidence isn't it" False. BQ was the product of Mulroney's time in office. Borden - WWI conscription crisis. Sir John - Louis Riel. C'mon man. 26462159
Reposted by J Shadbolt onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 27/01/2026One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe. 5630101465
Reposted by J Shadbolt Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 26/01/2026From barstool ramblings to claims of meeting with the U.S. State Department, @charlesrusnell.bsky.social takes us on a wild ride through Alberta separatism #abpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...thetyee.caThe Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The TyeeThe free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities. 4218
Reposted by J Shadbolt Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026“You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple.” — FBI Dir. Kash Patel 1502611947
Reposted by J Shadbolt derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L 808207397939
Reposted by J Shadbolt MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/01/2026Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn was on the front lines of January 6. Five years later, he warns the greatest threat isn’t just what happened—but the lies rewriting it. “January 6 was not legitimate political discourse.” Read his powerful piece: www.meidasplus.com/p/history-be... 552704971
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 13/12/2025A new site would have to have express bus service from key transit hubs. I know a number of fans that park near rail and then take the trains downtown. 100
J Shadbolt @jshadbolt.bsky.social · 13/12/2025When building the rail it should either have small animal crossings underground or overpasses to avoid collisions. Great project. 020