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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 10h

Saturday decides who runs City Hall for the next four years. Ads don’t get out the vote, neighbours do. We need people on doors, on phones and at the polls this weekend. Shifts are short, no experience is needed, and the company is excellent. Grab an E-Day shift: go.onecityvancouver.ca/eday

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

We can't tell you how to vote for mayor, but we can tell you that it's safe to vote for a voice, a place, and a future for all Vancouverites. • Better Community Centres • More Child Care • Safer Streets This Saturday October 17th, vote OneCity for Council, Park & School Boards before 8 🏘️🚲🗳️

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

This will never happen, but it would be very funny if Vancouver-West End elected a retired physician to be our MLA just so we can have both an MLA and an MP who are retired physicians. bcgreens.ca/candidates-2...

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Scott MacDonald - Vancouver-West End

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Oh okay, BC Conservative candidate until today, I see. It's just a coincidence that my Jewish ancestors were executed by the state and/or driven into hiding. If only there has been fewer of them to begin with, that wouldn't have happened. Got it. www.castanet.net/news/Metro-V...

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B.C. Conservatives dump candidate accused of making Hitler remarks

The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting online remarks about Hitler and the Holocaust.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I finally succeeded in cycling northbound across the Granville bridge yesterday and… it took several attempts to find it (last time I tried, I failed to find it altogether). There is not one single sign along any of the likely routes, and even the intersection where you join the path is unclear.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

If you think about Black Friday as being [wikipedia voice] "the pivotal point where retailers purportedly shifted from loss ("in the red") to profit ("in the black")" it actually makes perfect sense that a Canadian grocery store chain would celebrate it over a month early.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

[mutes to cough] [coughs] You are muted, please unmute if you wish to be heard. [starts talking to join the conversation] [no warning message at all]

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I didn't even have to open the link to correctly guess which one.

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

“While we want to make sure that pedestrians and cyclists are safe on our streets, we also [...]" - What a way to start a sentence. Lisa Dominato has truly been the biggest disappointment of the entire ABC party.

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Election day is Saturday, and while you may not know everyone you're voting for, you know you can safely vote for all 13 OneCity Candidates for a city that is more affordable, safer, and more vibrant. Find out when and where you can vote here: www.onecityvancouver.ca/vote #vanpoli

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Vancouver continues to turn out in huge numbers for advance polls. Let's hope this continues on Saturday (might we actually break 50% turnout for once??)

Screenshot of a Reddit post from the City of Vancouver official account. Text reads:
The winning streak continues: Vancouver voters close out advance voting with a fourth straight record
Vancouver is on a four-day sweep. You heard us right, soak it all in.

Preliminary results show 29,096 people turned out at advance voting places today, the fourth record-breaking advance voting day in a row.

Across all four days, more than 103,000 people voted in advance this election, up 60% from the approximately 65,000 who voted over five advance days in 2022. While voters continued to report quick visits to the polls, we don’t take for granted how many voters made room in their schedules to vote. Thank you, Vancouver, for making time for democracy!

Voters have one more chance: Election Day, Saturday, October 17, 8 am to 8 pm, at any of 85 voting places.

Plan your vote: vancouver.ca/PlanYourVote

Accessibility information: vancouver.ca/VoterAccess

Voting places: https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

As you’re voting for Vancouver city council, no matter who else you vote for, I encourage you to vote for @fabulavancouver.bsky.social. Most candidates underestimate the massive learning curve that comes AFTER winning. Frances has been smartly engaged with, & communicating, urban issues for decades.

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Correct 🌶️🌶️🌶️ take on housing. Concrete example: if we think rooming houses and micro suites are not adequate housing, the humane response is not to outlaw them but to strive to create conditions where nobody chooses to live in them.

In housing, the most important type of urban supply is the supply that almost everyone would reject, given the choice. Will cities ever allow that housing to return? Will we ever find a formula for municipal governance that funds the public services that would improve the conditions of the housing that serves the important function of being the supply of the most inferior version of the good? The cure for the potato famine wasn’t to harvest more lobster and caviar. Maybe most people would choose more lobster and caviar if they had the resources. They might eat potatoes because they lack those resources, but they aren’t just eating potatoes because they aren’t allowed to eat lobster and caviar. They are matching their demand with the supply of an inferior good.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We’re in a critical moment in Vancouver city-building and governance, and this Vancouver municipal election feels particularly important. I support progressive voices, including @ptfry.bsky.social for mayor, & @lucymaloney.bsky.social @fabulavancouver.bsky.social @ionabonamis.bsky.social & OneCity.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If pumpkin spice latte starts in August now why doesn't gingerbread latte start in October??

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

All three advance voting days in Vancouver have broken records, according to the city. Prelim numbers: 27,748 on Sat, a 100% increase over third day advance voting in 2022. Last day of advance voting is TUES (8 am-8pm), general municipal elections Sat Oct. 17. (Provincial election one week later!)

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Has anyone figured out a way to watch NFB films on a Chromecast, that isn't their terrible app? It's practically unusable, and if you're lucky enough to be able to launch a video, it lags so badly it's basically unwatchable.

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todd nickel @toddnickel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The BCNDP promising if re-elected to do all the things they could have done instead of calling an election. Hey by the way how’s your grocery rebate.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Fuck this absolute bullshit. If this isn't illegal it should be.

Screenshot of a text messaging app. In the foreground is the standard Report As Spam confirmation and in the background is (blocked partly by the foreground notice) a text message from the Conservative Party of BC.

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Of all the traits inherent to left NIMBYism, holding people hostage with "we shouldn't have nice things here because it would improve the neighbourhood" has to be the worst. If this bothers you, ask your city to work with senior levels of gov't to build affordable housing complexes next to you.

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Annnddddd we're back to say YOU SHOULD VOTE TODAY 8AM-8PM! You can vote at any polling location across the city. It's just one week until Election Day, Saturday October 17th. And one week until you can kick out Ken Sim & ABC for good. Take this voting card with you and head to your nearest poll.

Voter notice: Vote today — advance vote Oct 10, 8 AM–8 PM at any city polling place; poster lists OneCity Vancouver–endorsed candidates for City Council (vote up to 10), Park Board (up to 7), and School Board (up to 9); Election Day Oct 17, 8 AM–8 PM.

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

There is so much at stake in this election. The latest announcement of Ken Sim and ABC would delay and politicize decisions for sidewalks, bike and bus lanes, inevitably impacting road safety. This is not what our City needs. There is Advance voting tomorrow(Sat.) and on Tuesday. So get out to vote!

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I just walked past someone blasting the new Alanis Morissette song out the windows of their car. ♥️

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Two parked cars are pinned under this tree at Quebec Street and 7th Ave. Probably best to avoid the area if you're driving or biking!

Photo of a downed tree on a Vancouver street

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Somehow every Roomba I've owned has been worse than the previous one. Enshittification has progressed to the point that I'm seriously thinking of going back to an upright vacuum cleaner. Any of you have a favourite one that you love?

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Do political flyers get to dodge the no-flyers choice on a mailbox? I just got a bullshit flyer from ABC and I kind of want to report it somewhere.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Huh, apparently I was still subscribed to one Canadaland podcast. Oops.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hey good news everyone, you don't have to find back doors or navigate weirdly complicated queuing systems to book your CoViD and flu shots this year! You can literally just book directly and immediately now. (Finally!) www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/

getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Turns out that if you give people lots of places to vote in advance polls (and lots of reasons to be angry at the current government) they actually turn up to vote!

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2026 Vancouver Election Update: October 7 End of Day Turnout

Today, approximately 25,142 people turned out at advance voting places across Vancouver, the highest single-day advance turnout on record. This beats the record of 21,824 set on Saturday, October 3, and is a 139% increase over the 10,502 people who turned out on the second day of advance voting in 2022.

While turnout was high, wait times stayed low. With more voting places, larger spaces, and more technology than ever, voters reported quick and easy visits to the polls.

The remaining advance voting days are Saturday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 13.

More info on planning your vote and picking your preferred location here: vancouver.ca/vote

Have a great night, Vancouver!

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Y'know how in soccer or basketball the players will go in one direction and then go the other direction at the last second to fake out the other players? I really, really, wish drivers wouldn't do that on the roads.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This! And if you are still undecided, might I suggest you decide on Frances and the rest of the @onecityvan.bsky.social team? Let's do this, Vancouver!

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am so disgustingly mad at the BCNDP right now. And I'm incredibly aware that their volunteers are not responsible for calling this stupid election. But it's taking everything in me to simply walk by the canvassers on my street without engaging, rather than giving them a piece of my mind.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Why are Toronto hotels expensive *even in November*? WHO IS GOING TO TORONTO IN NOVEMBER????

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Please don't drive and livestream but also please don't vote for ABC.

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marlo @marlo.ooo · 06/10/2026

carly rae jepsen would NEVER date justin trudeau or kill a nun with bad vibes and that’s not why we love her but i think it should count for something

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm always curious about who posts these unsigned posters but either way they are encouraging.

Photo of a post, upon which is a poster which, in all caps text, reads "Ken Sim is too lazy to do his own job — do you want 11 AI chatbots running our city?"

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't know if any of my Australians made it over to this place, but I'll be back for a visit soon! Sydney January 20-26 Wellington January 27-31 Melbourne February 1-7 If you're in these places at these times, let's get together!

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 03/10/2026

Close... They put out a PSA saying not to wear black on Halloween while they were all wearing black youtube.com/shorts/cjc_j...

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Halloween hypocrites 🎃

YouTube video by Vision Zero Vancouver

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Voted! Forgot my reading glasses so thankfully I didn't get in trouble for photographing my ballot so I could zoom in lol. I think this is the first time I remember where the election side was smaller than the capital borrowing side?

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Someone relayed to me that they were gently corrected on my pronouns recently by someone else and… it was such an unexpected kindness. People can be so kind sometimes.

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 03/10/2026

My vote to local politicians who can do basic shit like this

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William Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Great to vote with and for the OneCity team this morning! Early voting is on and you can vote at any voting location 8am - 8pm.

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey so it's kind of insane the former leader of the provincial social democrat party was a) looking forward to doing a preemptive end run around the constitution to clear homeless encampments b) was upset they would face obvious criticism for how obtusely reckless this would be

The conversations do, indeed, get bumpy. In 2024, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath appeared to accuse one of her peers of leaking a draft of a joint proposal to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, in which the mayors planned to ask the province to use the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments. "Congratulations to whoever decided to leak the draft motion and sabotage a campaign that we could all get behind ... and break the trust of colleagues," she wrote. "Also as predicted the heat has shifted to us and off the other orders of government as predicted. Great move."

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Michael Ledger-Lomas @michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mayor Sim calls for 'safe streets', but has done almost nothing to stop deaths like that of the pedestrian killed by a driver at Granville and 52nd this week. If you are a Vancouverite who worries for your family's safety and that of your fellow citizens, vote OneCity + COPE. Evict Ken Sim.

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Andrea's partner just posted a fuller update via her Instagram so I've just learned of her passing. This is really heartbreaking, she was one of the kindest and most wonderful people, and a big part of the music journalism scene here in Vancouver, and across Canada. This is a big loss 💔

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Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So, when is the first protest against this pipeline?

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