Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Working almost downtown means many bus options (and sometimes I bike) but I really miss passing through Alderney landing daily and picking up whatever from O’Bees. 060
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just listened to three of the speakers and will come back for more tomorrow. 000
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Noted and thanks for the source. I do follow a couple of (very awesome) folks on Substack and a few folks follow me though I’ve never posted. I had a website that I let die 10 years ago because I wasn’t organized enough to keep it dormant. 020
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What are pros/ cons between Substack and Medium as a writer; or I guess there’s still the option of old-school website w\blog? (AI considerations?) TIA 410
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Going to Paratopias with the whole family tomorrow night and I am excited. Part of Prismatic. 000
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Connie Walker on residential school testimonies, backlash against truth and honouring survivors. 29 minutes! www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...cbc.caWhy are residential school testimonies being destroyed? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC ListenToday is the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, where the country remembers the 150,000 Indigenous kids who were taken from their communities and forced to enrol in Indian Residential Sc... 093
Reposted by Lisa RobertsRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165005562
Reposted by Lisa RobertsKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026Buried at the end of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's NYT interview: the single most terrible yet somehow confusingly appropriate metaphor for fossil-fuelled AI I have ever seen ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n... 20278122
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In both instances, doesn’t the owner of the bungalow reap much of the reward? Assuming property values are not capped, property tax is how the increased value funds public amenities I think - regardless of whether that increase was fast or slow. 110
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There was a lovely episode of Ideas on CBC tonight that featured two people - one an artist, one an inventor of sorts - who lost their vision and found all sorts of intangibles. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... Ideas with Nahlah Ayed: Venturing, Blindcbc.ca© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved. 010
Reposted by Lisa RobertsKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 19/09/2026I gave a talk yesterday at a clean tech in incubator, and this was literally my thesis. 23825190
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’m not going to look for the rant because people are breaking my heart on the regular and I don’t need another reason. But SMH. 060
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s ground cherry savouring season. I’m obsessed. Make plans not to miss it next year. That means growing your own but it’s pretty damn easy and a pot on a deck or outdoor table is great because the “harvest” doesn’t get lost as easy. 000
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Awful news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.ca46-year-old Cape Breton woman found dead in flooded area | CBC NewsIn a news release issued Sunday, RCMP said the woman's vehicle was parked near her residence in Cleveland, N.S., on the far side of a flooded bridge. First responders carried out a search Saturday and... 001
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026On my goodness. See the size of this culvert that was overwhelmed (tech language?) by the heavy rain in Cape Breton. It looks like its diameter is approximately the width of a lane of the highway it used to be under. #ClimateChange 052
Reposted by Lisa RobertsDoug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The UN adopted the Equal Earth projection, a map which more accurately portrays the size of the continents. The US was the only nation to vote against it, saying it promoted an "ideological agenda." www.cbc.ca/news/science... Equal Earth projection, top; Mercator projection, bottom. 32311
Reposted by Lisa RobertsGord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Danielle Smith’s Bill 11 opens the door to U.S.-style two-tier health care, letting those who can pay jump the queue while everyone else waits. The Federal Liberal Government has the power to defend public health care and enforce the Canada Health Act. New Democrats are calling on them to act.ndp.caNew Democrats urge federal government to stand up against U.S. style two-tier healthNew Democrats urge federal government to stand up against U.S. style two-tier health 314450
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Such good news! We got the email and I am thankful. 000
Reposted by Lisa RobertsJean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If this is your bike, it’s been abandoned on the side of the multi-use trail next to the Halifax MacDonald bridge ramp. Not far from the encampment. 012
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Quaint. Also lots of swords and fighting and fake blood. Only three shows left and you should go. Supporting live performance of all kinds feels good. #Halifax @sbtshalifax.bsky.social 010
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I made it to Julius Caesar at Point Pleasant last night. I studied it in high school and but forgot almost everything, including that the rationale for killing Caesar was a belief (maybe not deeply held, maybe not grounded in much evidence) that his ambition would curtail the freedom of Romans. 100
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hey Halifax bike people - my bicycle wandered off from our home north of Duffus. My partner may have left an open shed briefly unattended? It’s a dark blue Trek with a whale bell, a bike rack, an attached large black saddle bag (like the one pictured). DM if you see, pls. 3914
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I haven’t. Just inspired tonight waiting for my lifeguard kiddo at 815 and sitting on the grass. All the other benches are oriented towards the playground - like to watch little ones playing. 010
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Just shallow benches with no backs would do the trick and not take much space from the path at all. 100
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hey @hfxgov.bsky.social - each of these walls at the commons pool should have a bench, please. 4240
Reposted by Lisa RobertsTerri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 11/08/2026CBC has video footage of the memorial ride that was held for Dr. Nouman Ali. I was sad I had to miss it. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caMemorial ride held for cyclist killed in HalifaxDr. Nouman Ali was a beloved professor and activist who died last month after a collision on his bicycle. The CBC's Linus Mulherin has the story. 4223
Reposted by Lisa RobertsShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 10/08/2026People have been taking off their shoes at airport security for 20 years because one guy brought some liquid gel aboard. Not a thing can be done about car & driver. There, here. 328661
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New to me office almost downtown and searching for outdoor lunch locations. Most are missing shade so I’m grateful for wheels that got me to this big tree - steps from new palette at Sackville/ Brunswick. 160
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Nonmarket expansion to 20%, including through acquisition of older stock. The CHRA and CHTC have lots to say about this, as does Ren Thomas at Dalhousie in her new book, Silver Buckshot (as opposed to silver bullet). Agree that current policy is inadequate. 020
Reposted by Lisa RobertsJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This CAEH report on homelessness has, I think, the right basic diagnosis but whatever your preferred mechanism I think people aren't grappling with the magnitude of the affordability problem at the bottom end of the market. caeh.ca/news/homeles... 16829
Reposted by Lisa RobertsSuzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Brynn Budden, a spokesperson with HRM, sent me this email today: "At this time, there is no new information to communicate on the status of the Student Transit Pass Program." So, we'll wait and see. I will contact the Minister of Education, though. 1166
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Thanks folks. A reasonable-ish flight has been found. 000
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Is there a reliable, reputable ride share app? Looking for a spot in a car to Montreal for a good adult human. Add this to the list of things I knew how to do in the ‘90s… 222
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Lacking details, but good news in @halifaxexaminer.ca MLA Tim Outhit says Nova Scotia, Halifax have reached a new deal on student bus pass program www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...halifaxexaminer.caMLA Tim Outhit says Nova Scotia, Halifax have reached a new deal on student bus pass program - Halifax ExaminerOuthit made the announcement at a town hall in Lower Sackville on Wednesday night. 150
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 28/07/202616yo, realizing that 18yo sibling will have a bus pass through university while his is about to expire. “Why didn’t they just pay for it with the bridge tolls?” 2212
Reposted by Lisa RobertsSam Austin @samaustind5.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This is totally @lecwhite.bsky.social's parkette. She saved the project at Council. 1231
Reposted by Lisa RobertsSarah @sarahwhitehfx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Listening to a CBC interview about the changes in immigration rules and I wholeheartedly agree. In speaking with colleagues concerned about work permits not being renewed, it’s changed so drastically it actually punishes people who followed the old rules and advice. 2121
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Ummah Masjid and his family have created a fund to do good in his honour. See more: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...launchgood.comIn Memory of Dr. Nouman Ali | LaunchGood | LaunchGoodThe greatest tribute to a life of service is to continue it. Help keep Dr. Nouman Ali's legacy alive through ongoing charity 0125
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 20/07/2026What a shame. This is Dr. Ali Nouman, I think; I had the pleasure of meeting with him several times at the Ummah Masjid. 5160
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Saw Rent at Neptune and it was so good. Recommend! #Halifax 041
Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Spent some time at the bottom of Citadel Hill this evening, just as family picnics were wrapping up - so many babies! - and dozens of kites were still flying. So peaceful and joyous. 060