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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 24/07/2026

Everyone loves to talk about what their city governments are doing wrong. What’s something your city is getting right? (And tell us what city it is!)

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ah yes, back when everyone wanted to be Ninjas of something. 🥷

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Anyone else excited to see the news from Sacramento about their zoning? If you are interested in missing middle housing or even walkable communities, Sacramento is leading the charge! www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

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Sacramento’s zoning overhaul would transform neighborhoods for the better | Opinion

“We regulated the charm out of our neighborhoods through land-use policies,” says Sacramento City Council member Caity Maple.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#hamont, today I discovered there's an upright piano under the Clairmont Access, in Stinson, for you to noodle around on. The acoustics are pretty great, too!

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Does RH stand for Right Hand? ✋🏼

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I heard the Blue Jays did well tonight?

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The one and only time I got to hear myself sing in it. Wearing a dress from the Canadian Opera Company's production of Onegin.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Where. Do. I. Sign. Up. I know, I know. It'll be Celine, Shania, maybe Nelly, Fefe, or even Lights. But, I'd sing the sh*t out of it.

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Nethery Planning @netheryplanning.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sacramento's zoning reform could one day pave the way for livable communities in Canada. We'll be watching this one.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is heartening to see. The Market seems ready for reform, and removing the councillor voting role from the board is the right move. Even as a non-voting presence, a councillor can create real pressure on vendors and City staff to align with what that councillor wants.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is major criminal law reform for Canada. I didn't hear six new laws in this lil video, but I did hear the gravity of the weight in the government's position. Criminal law is not reformed lightly in Canada, and this is a substantial shift in approach.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The fishbowl and space suit are my favourites ☺️

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

When you gotta go, you gotta go, but not if you're taking the GO. Metrolinx, what do you need in place to safely open the washrooms up again at the Hamilton GO Centre? More security? A different layout? Renovations that improve visibility? Staffed access? www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

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Hamilton GO Centre washrooms still closed amid summer travel

Hamiltonians will need to “go” before they go if they’re planning to hop on a bus or train at the city’s downtown GO station this summer.

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Nethery Planning @netheryplanning.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Summer has officially arrived! ☀️ What are your plans? The Nethery Planning team is taking a seasonal social media pause until September to unplug, recharge, and find inspiration in the communities we visit. Our office is only closed on July 1st, but we wish everyone a relaxing season! 🕶️

A turquoise and yellow summer-themed graphic saying: Hello Summer. We'll see you back on your social feeds in September.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Ooh, an example of what #HamOnt could see at the corner of James South and Jackson one day.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

When was the last time #HamOnt conducted a comprehensive review of their traffic safety, I wonder? Did the last transportation master plan set any goals for intersection reviews or reduction of distractions in high traffic areas?

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Oh. #HamOnt. Here's where definitions really matter. Concerned Kirkendall Ltd(!) is taking Urban Core to court to revoke their building permits and they are using definitions to argue their case. www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

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Group asks court to revoke building permits for Hamilton addiction treatment centre

Court application asks judge to revoke HART hub building permits

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Hamilton Public Library @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Are you looking for a full-time role? HPL is #hiring for a Staff Development and Training Coordinator position. Resumes can be sent directly to recruit@hpl.ca before Thursday, June 25. Learn more details at www.hpl.ca/jobs #HamOnt #JobSearch #Careers #Libraries

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Moratorium aside, the more important thing that they passed is a motion to create an Interim Control By-law, which will establish the planning framework and evaluation criteria that will determine how data centres do (or don't) get built in #HamOnt.

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Nethery Planning @netheryplanning.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

What a cup filler! This week @joenethery.bsky.social joined Greg Dunnett, President of the #HamOnt Chamber of Commerce, for Pints with the President. A great chat about business highs and lows, city-building, and making zoning fun. Thanks to Greg for hosting us at hidden gem Ringside Hamilton.

Joe Nethery standing outside Ringside Hamilton, at Pints with the President.

Joe Nethery and Greg Dunnett in conversation at Pints with the President.

Joe Nethery chatting to an attendee at Pints with the President.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is tonight, #HamOnt! I've got my ticket. Looking forward to Joe's first Chamber speaking engagement.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Here for a good time, not a long time.

Pink and purple lupins in a Nova Scotia field.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

East coast Lupin season has stolen my heart!

Purple and pink lupins in a meadow in rural Nova Scotia.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Fantastic! I've been using the Halifax ferry all week - ferries for all!

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A new pool may be worth discussing. But if you're asking Council to spend money studying a major project, you need to show up and make the case. Mac needs a new pool; the Mayor's absence made this motion much easier to defeat.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Are those public tables or a patio? If the City puts tables out, this is low-key an awesome public realm utilization.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

So, here's the issue. Cleverness hates alliteration.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I'm still thinking about that fritter.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Allegations like these are serious and deeply concerning given the importance of public trust in planning and development.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵

Someone on Threads writes: "The Met Gala feels like real dystopian shit.

People can’t afford groceries or gas. But we’re going to celebrate this event which is nothing more than wealth porn."

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Hamilton Public Library @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

32 years! The Annual Power of the Pen Writing Contest is now open! Young #writers between ages 12-18 can submit original poetry and short stories in English, French or both. Get your #teens #writing! Submissions can be uploaded at www.hpl.ca/power-pen before September 30. #HamOnt

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

When was the last time you heard about a municipality turning a profit? This story this morning stopped me in my tracks while I was making coffee. Provincial policy could incentivize this kind of local energy investment. Profits turn into community benefits. www.modernghana.com/videonews/al...

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South Korean village profits from solar power amid energy crisis

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

NBD--just a work colleague on a #CHASE2026 talking about innovative planning!

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

And I think that's what they actually want to determine: not "did you take the GO for love" but "did Oakville hand you a bus ticket and tell you Hamilton would sort it out?"

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

There were some very good arguments made against the motion. Cllr. @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social made sure the debate stayed grounded - the typical bussed-in arguments were still anecdote-based.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

You move to #HamOnt for love. Three weeks in, it turns violent. You have no one here and no way back. Hamilton council just voted 13-3 to study whether you'd even qualify for emergency shelter.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today Hamilton council voted 13-3 to explore residency requirements for homelessness services. Emergency shelter is not a local amenity for residents only. By definition, people in crisis don't get to choose where their crisis happens.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hamilton's infrastructure problems aren't bad luck. They're the compounded cost of repeatedly asking "do we really need to do this now?" Main St, the LRT delays, the RHVP - same pattern, different street. The $28.5M isn't extravagant. It's the bill for not acting sooner.

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Olga Bea 🐝 @obkwak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Every time Hamilton moves to fix major infrastructure, the same question gets asked: "But is it really that bad?" That question has a track record. It's why Main St. needed emergency interim fixes in the first place. Deferral isn't prudence. It's how you manufacture future crises.

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