Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 20hNote to mayoral candidates, everywhere in the world. (& those running in our local #yyj civic elections). Everyone loves a mayor like this. 010
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 20hCRD bike counting (morning day 1 of 3) is revealing female to male ratio is almost equal. Let's see how it trends over all locations, all days, all times. 020
Reposted by Lesley Ewingrodmickleburgh.bsky.social @rodmickleburgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Very saddened to learn of the passing of ever-genial Colin Gabelmann, Attorney-General in Mike Harcourt’s NDP govt and one of the last surviving members of the wild and wooly Dave Barrett govt that changed the face of British Columbia. He will be missed. #bcpoli 073
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Not a worthy candidate. We hope to see her not elected and are working hard to ensure new voices on Council. 030
Reposted by Lesley EwingNope Bay @nopebay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Esther Paterson, Oak Bay Councillor, lying about her friend's background at the ReconciliACTION Oak Bay candidate forum last week. The theme was Truth and Reconciliation in Oak Bay. We'd say exaggerating but her facts are straight up false. 111
Reposted by Lesley EwingNope Bay @nopebay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026To his credit, here is the correction the man she mentioned issued in the Oak Bay local Facebook Group. (He's still all in on Esther). 111
Reposted by Lesley EwingNope Bay @nopebay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not a single *accomplishment* listed as far as we can tell on this flyer from Councillor Cairine Green, who has served 3 terms and wants a fourth. Putting on reading glasses to take another look 🥸. #yyjpoli #oakbayyyj 111
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Don't be fooled by phony campaign priorities. Another Oak Bay Councillor seeking re-election who consistently votes against improving infra for rollers & favours vehicle drivers. I have watched Paterson, Braithwaite & Green vote toobstruct progress, & can attest these AI results are correct. 220
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Another candidate & former OB Councillor who has thwarted all efforts to implement an active transportation plan. 110
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I can vouch for Hazel Braithwaite's decades long opposition to cycling infra in Oak Bay. 001
Reposted by Lesley EwingRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hispanics working in the USA 👏🏽 48977582266
Reposted by Lesley EwingSarah Starkweather for Oak Bay @starkweatherforob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you know you know. #OakBayBC #yyjpoli 053
Reposted by Lesley Ewing🏳️🌈Joan🐾3DogMom💙UConnWBB🏀 🐾 🫶🏽WNBA 🇩🇰🇺🇸♀in NewEngland💪🏽🇨🇦♥️ Hygge ོ⋆☀︎𓂃ᨒོ @joan3dogmom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Thoughts?😊 61858472049
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Backtracking on UNDRIP, safe injection sites, etc., & now this. Whoever is advising Eby to blame everything on Trump should be shown the door. Dumb. Dumb. 020
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What a disappointment! This is not a winning policy! 100
Reposted by Lesley EwingLesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Capital Bike municipal candidate questionnaire: capitalbike.ca/2026-municip... Also, use AI to do your own research. e.g.Oak Bay candidates Hazel Braithwaite & Cairine Green have consistently voted AGAINST cycling improvements, not "supportive" as indicated below. Actions speak louder than words.capitalbike.caBC Municipal Election: Candidates’ Positions - Capital Bike HubWe've compiled all the Rolling & Cycling answers from the Livable CRD survey without any of the grading. Read the candidates' nuanced responses here! 032
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Capital Bike municipal candidate questionnaire: capitalbike.ca/2026-municip... Also, use AI to do your own research. e.g.Oak Bay candidates Hazel Braithwaite & Cairine Green have consistently voted AGAINST cycling improvements, not "supportive" as indicated below. Actions speak louder than words.capitalbike.caBC Municipal Election: Candidates’ Positions - Capital Bike HubWe've compiled all the Rolling & Cycling answers from the Livable CRD survey without any of the grading. Read the candidates' nuanced responses here! 032
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I heard MP cabinet min from delta read from prepared script on CBC Van 100
Reposted by Lesley EwingSteffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey beer-lovers! This is John Adair, the owner of Sooke Brewing Company, and he is a Residential School denialist. So when we say “drink Canadian,” we don’t mean his beer. ☺️ #yyj Fuck this white guy. 1013344
Reposted by Lesley Ewingᴄʏᴄʟᴏᴢ @cyclozparis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cargobike race in Copenhagen 📷🚲 0184
Reposted by Lesley EwingTyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026thetyee.caThe Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The TyeeTen years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it. 15133
Reposted by Lesley EwingCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Polish Bike for Polish Roads State Armament Works in Warsaw Weapons Factory in Radom" 1930 🎨 L. Włodarczyk 0476
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We have residential school deniers here in British Columbia. Only schools for indigenous kids had graveyards. 031
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026RIP Dave Mickie www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...cbc.caLegendary Canadian radio DJ David Marsden has died at the age of 85 | CBC RadioDavid Marsden, a pioneering radio DJ who brought alternative rock to the Canadian airwaves, died on Friday. He was 85. 000
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Getting ready for the Truth and Reconciliation ride with Capital Bike. actionnetwork.org/events/2026-...actionnetwork.org2026 Reconciliation Day Ride6th Annual Ride & Reconciliation Join Capital Bike, in partnership with Victoria Orange Shirt Day and Songhees community members, for the 6th Annual Ride & Reconciliation in recognition of the Nation... 000
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.comIranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groupsIranian court upholds sentence against 29-year-old star Parastoo Ahmadi and other musicians in crackdown on women flouting hijab law 000
Reposted by Lesley EwingMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026The countdown is on for a traffic-free Oxford Street. Monday 26 October marks a new chapter for the nation’s high street as it becomes pedestrianised. 23694129
Reposted by Lesley EwingGaia Gardener @gaiagardener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“If there’s no accountability for genocide, we are in freefall. Moral freefall.“ @naomiaklein.bsky.social on how we cannot let ourselves be distracted by claims that ‘superintelligent’ AI will end humanity in the future, when AI is already being used as a tool to end worlds in Palestine.youtu.beThe AI-enabled apocalypse is already here–in PalestineYouTube video by Naomi Klein 001
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Angered that vic transit commission to consider HOV using bus lanes 130
Reposted by Lesley Ewingebikes-international @ebikesinternatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Another Huge Turnout of Cyclists for Critical Mass Ride in Toronto in Support of Bike Lanes #safecycling #saferroads tinyurl.com/4akerdcd 435473
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comSpecialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigyMother of Lian Yunzhi says world record a ‘dream come true’ for child who now gets autograph requests from fellow students 000
Reposted by Lesley EwingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 1151580494
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026He adamantly opposed the very successful Richardson bikeway in Victoria. Favoured vehicles. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/m...timescolonist.comMLA wades into Victoria-Oak Bay bike lane disputeAndrew Weaver is suggesting the province not provide funds for the Richardson bike lanes unless Victoria consults with Oak Bay council 0130
Reposted by Lesley EwingLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026World Championship Pond Crossing at the Sugarloaf Bike Park in New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦 IG: @crankworxsummerseries www.instagram.com/crankworxsum... 2174826887
Reposted by Lesley EwingThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/09/2026President Trump berated a CNN reporter, days after barring the network from the White House. “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me,” he said. Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s White House correspondent, responded, “The United Nations allowed us in, sir.”washingtonpost.comTrump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’The terse interaction came during the president’s visit to the United Nations. 52407118
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Recall the DVBA's fight to continue with vehicles driving up Gov't st, the part from Humbolt to Yates. Pedestrianization was the best thing to happen for businesses. Now a busy, vibrant place I cycle thu frequently. Bray is so out of touch. 040
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026..& this is UK. Multiply this by 10 & you have North American drivers. 000
