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#BikeHfx Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, NS) Bikes, bikes, bikes! Free Palestine

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Elisabeth @affabletoaster.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Bit of a slick one today, #BikeHfx! There’s a thin layer of ice under the wet. Take it easy out there!
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
So many #BikeHFX folks showed up for the I Light Halifax ride tonight. The marshals did a fantastic job keeping everyone safe. The organizers pulled off a great event. Thanks @cyclehalifax.ca and everyone that made this happen!
A large group of cyclists at night ahead of meEven more cyclists behind me
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Critical Mass Halifax @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
👻👽🎃 HALIFAX'S SPOOKIEST CYCLING NIGHT RETURNS: the 3rd annual HALLOWHEEL🚲💀 ⏰️ Thursday, Oct. 30, 6:00, 6:30 roll out 📍The Oval, Halifax
event poster. text reads: BIKE PARTY x CRITICAL MASS, HALLOWHEEL, THURSDAY, OCT. 30, EMERA OVAL, 6 PM, AFTERPARTY AND COSTUME CONTEST.
The image is looking into the jaw of a monster, the outline of the poster is pointy teeth. the centre of the image is black, there is a purple bicycle outline in the middle, with spider webs instead of wheel spokes.
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I’m very tired of sending emails like this, so it wasn’t my most coherent, but I felt I had to tell council not to fucking do a staff report on licensing ebikes & escooters. If you want to, too, you can easily email all of them here: hfx.bike/email-council/
Email says:

Dear councillors,
I'm writing to urge you to reject the misguided motion being brought to council this week by Councillor Kent. We do not need a staff report on licensing and insuring micromobility users. Bike licensing has been studied ad nauseum and is so wrongheaded that the City of Toronto itself maintains a page about why it is a bad idea.

You might try to argue that electric-assisted devices are somehow different and I beg you to see that they really aren't, not in the way that Councillor Kent tries to state in her motion. A road cyclist can easily surpass the speed of an ebike. The speed argument is a red herring. It's a distraction from the true issue, which is safety. The main reason there is any concern about speed or conflict between road users is because Halifax has been dragging its feet on building safe, protected infrastructure that would adequately separate different types of users. The only way to improve safety is to build the infrastructure. Email continues:

The way ebikes are different is that they enable people to do so much more by bike. I encourage you to look at daycare drop offs on the peninsula and see the many parents now using electric cargo bikes to transport their kids. Personally, I use my ebike as a mobility aid. I live with debilitating arthritis and my ebike has allowed me to delay joint replacement surgery, and to achieve many activities of daily living that I would otherwise forgo. I'm not alone in this. So, yes, if you try to bring in a policy that would distinguish between bikes and ebikes, you'd be discriminating against a lot of disabled people. And, no, I don't want some special provision for disabled people.

I want you to see reason and to be evidence-based decision makers. The city has goals around climate change, active transportation and road safety that would all be threatened by doing anything that makes it even more difficult for people to choose ebikes and escooters. You should be doing everything in your power to facilitate adoption of these devices. To waste public money on another staff report that tells you what a bad idea this is would be a fool's errand.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“they don’t save money, they don’t save gas, they hardly save time, and they definitely don’t save lives”
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Right Turn of Death | Creator Network | A Film by The Greater Discussions
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
#KidicalMassHfx is excited to ride in Bedford this weekend. We'll be bringing everything you need for a great Sunday morning on bikes: volunteer ride marshals to keep us safe; snacks & drinks to keep us going; and post-ride entertainment from our friends at Ekko Music! 1/2 ekkomusic.ca/about-ekko
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About Ekko – Music Lessons & Groups
Ekko Studio is a music school located in the heart of Downtown Dartmouth. We strive to provide an stress-free and inclusive music education the community.
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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Oxford St needs bike lanes. Agricola St needs bike lanes. North St needs bike lanes. Chebucto Rd needs bike lanes. Quinpool Rd needs bike lanes. Young St needs bike lanes. Connaught Ave needs bike lanes. Robie St needs bike lanes.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V @lloydalter.bsky.social
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E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers
They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Canada nation built (and built and built and built) until the 1970s, then began the great dismantling. I'd pin it to Mulroney era when rails were ripped out across country & Chretien/Harris pulling out of housing funding/backstopping. Canada Post stuff is just another dismantling moment.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Fascinating study. Note that this is 1 in 10 adults. Factor in children and the percentage of non-driving Americans is much higher. Cities and towns need to account for their mobility needs too.
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1 in 10 Americans rarely or never drive a car
Among U.S. adults, those who live in the Northeast (17%) are more likely than those in the South (10%), West (8%) and Midwest (7%) to be nondrivers.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The #NovaScotia government has tabled legislation that could weaken a key section of the province’s transparency law. 🤬 If adopted, the bill would remove what a provincial watchdog described as a crucial portion of the Freedom of Information & /1 Thread www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Watchdog says N.S. government bill would remove key sections of transparency law
The Nova Scotia government has tabled legislation that could weaken a key section of the province’s transparency law.
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Critical Mass Halifax @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Save the date! THURSDAY October 30 🎃 will be the next Critical Mass AND Bike Party! 🚲🎉
Event poster text: Critical Mass x Bike Party, Halloween ride, Save the date, October 30, 6:00pm Wear a costume! Bring Lights!
Image: A witch and a skeleton riding their bicycles. The witch has a pumpkin i. her front bike basket. The images are illustrated, all on a dark purple backgrouns. there are also the logos doe the Halifax Cycling Coalition, Critical Mass, and Halifax Bike Party. There is a QR code that leads to the Halifax Bike Party Instagram page
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 26/09/2025
Come ride, it's a blast! Tomorrow (Friday), 6pm, Grand Parade!
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I'm excited to announce that the next #KidicalMassHfx ride will take place in Bedford! Our annual Halloween ride will start at Fort Sackville Elementary, and end at DeWolf Park. Details to follow, but save the date for this year's spooky season ride #BikeHfx: Sunday October 19 at 9:30am.
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Sarah Bikes Hfx @sarah-bikes-hfx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#BikeHFX new assigned reading:
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
This and the new budget schedule in the same day!? Christmas came early!!!!
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Critical Mass Halifax @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
🚦All wheels are welcome! Critical Mass is about reclaiming the streets, calling for safer streets, promoting sustainable transportation, and celebrating the cycling and rolling community. 🛴🛹🦼🛼🚲
Map of the Halifax Peninsula, with route marked in red, from Grand Parade to the Commons
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Critical Mass Halifax @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Critical Mass Ride FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 🗓 Meeting at 6:00pm, and ready to roll out at 6:30pm. Location: Starting at City Hall (Grand Parade Square), ending at the Commons.⚾️ We will ride on paved city streets. The length of the route is around 7.5km 🌆
Text on poster: meet 6:00, roll out 6:30pm, Friday Sept 26, Critical Mass Bike Ride. Image is a photograph of the backs of a group of people cycling on 1 lane of a 2 lane street, with buildings on each side. Photo has filters and colours are saturated.
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Sarah Bikes Hfx @sarah-bikes-hfx.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Halifax Ride for Palestine: in solidarity with the Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team. Sunday September 21, meet at 1:00 at the Oval at the Halifax Commons. #BikeHFX (From IG)
Event poster text: "Great Ride of Return, Halifax Ride for Palestine, Emera Oval, September 21, 1PM, in solidarity with the Gaza Sunbirds.
Image description: plain beige background, red kufiya pattern along the top of the image, the front of a bicycle bottom left, a skateboard along the bottom, the back end of a child's tricyle bottom right. the logo of the Gaza Sunbirds paracyling team is also below text of the posterMap of the planned route. Toal distance 7.6km. Elevation gain of 74m. Maximum grade of 3.5%. the route begins and ends on the Halifax Commons.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Supporting & inspiring hyper-local bike advocacy is the #KidicalMassHfx dream. I’m so very pleased to see folks building community around cycling in their own neighbourhoods & schools. Thanks to all of you for being a part of something amazing! We can't wait to see you again on October 19th. 6/6
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
A 🧵 of my reflections on #KidicalMassHfx. In 2022 (our first season) our Dartmouth ride had ~12 participants. In 2023 we had 76, and in 2024 we had 90. Yesterday, 130 people rode bikes with us in Dartmouth, in support of our kids safety and independence in their communities. 1/6
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Jessie Harlow @jessieharlow.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Just riding bikes with all my friends ❤️ #kidicalmassHFX
Slightly out of focus picture showing a neighbourhood street full of people on bikes
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Bartek Ciszkowski @justbartek.ca · 14/09/2025
Some seriously big energy at #KidicalMass from the #BikeHfx crew today! Today was a strong reminder that society undermines the strength of our kids. These kids WANT TO MOVE! But we limit them so aggressively through poor policy & design decisions. Grateful for the organizers & marshalls!
Front of a large group of cyclists, adults & kids combined as they partake in KidicalMass
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
We had a blast at #KidicalMassHFX this morning. There were bubbles! There were tunes! I got to borrow a cargo bike from Halifax Cycles for demos and to carry Wee Raccoon across the harbour. Thank you to everyone that makes this happen!
Dozens of cyclists biking on the street towards meCyclists on the street facing away from meA cargo bike on the Dartmouth waterfront A man with a guitar and drums entertaining the kids in the park
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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
And it was both of these things! Around 130 kids & their families enjoying some time together on bikes on a Sunday morning never fails to lift my spirits. #KidicalMassHFX is the best way to feel some #BikeJoy
A long line of kids and their families begin to pass through an intersection in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The sun is hining and there is a blue sky at the top of the picture, buildings and trees.  It's a KidicalMassHFX bike ride, a joyful protest for safe streets for children to move around safely and independently.
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harbourdiscourse.bsky.social @harbourdiscourse.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
we had several blocks of joy, #kidicalmass. always love seeing #hfxbike come together, and even more when councilors come out to join us.
a group of 50-100 cyclists of all ages fill a tree-lined street in downtown Dartmouth
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Halifax Cycling Coalition @cyclehalifax.ca · 25/08/2025
Halifax Cycling Coalition is hiring! We are seeking a full- or part-time Executive Director. Make a difference in for cycling in HRM to be safer, more comfortable and accepted. Please see the detailed job description and pass on to others. drive.google.com/file/d/12BgJ...
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HCC Executive Director Job Posting.pdf
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Sarah Bikes Hfx @sarah-bikes-hfx.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
It's been a long week. Looking forward to #KidicalMassHFX tomorrow for a dose of hope and joy 🚲🌞
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
#KidicalMassHfx had the chillest vibes and tiniest riders today. A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever. Just so very grateful for this community! [video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Another great turnout for #KidicalMassHFX with nearly 150 riders of all ages and abilities taking to the streets in Halifax. Thank you to the organizers and volunteers who make these events happen.
A whole bunch of people in bikes on a residential street
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
In the meantime if you're looking for another big group ride in town check out #KidicalMassHFX who are hosting a kid-focused ride in Dartmouth on September 14th. 2/
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Kidical Mass Halifax
Kidical Mass Halifax rides are a celebration of cycling and a way to show that kids & families need safe spaces to ride in their communities.
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
The next #KidicalMassHfx is Sunday, Sept 14! We tested out the route today and we’re excited to bring our fun, kid-focused ride to downtown Dartmouth. The main event at the end of the ride will be a performance by biking musician, Brad McGoey! Check the website for all the details 👇
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Kidical Mass Halifax
Kidical Mass Halifax rides are a celebration of cycling and a way to show that kids & families need safe spaces to ride in their communities.
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Chris Geroux @cgeroux.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Draw The Line to.350.org/Z4LgS : Halifax, Sep. 20th, Grande Parade 1-4pm.
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Canada | Draw the Line - For people, for peace, for the planet
We refuse to stand by while the government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth, gut our public services, fuel climate collapse, attack migrants, exploit Indigenous lands, and prop up a geno...
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CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Just released: 2025 Living Wages Report for NL, NS, & PEI. Too many households in Atlantic Canada struggle to make ends meet - their earnings don't cover basic living expenses. Govts & employers must act to address the affordability crisis. Learn more: bit.ly/2025livingwa... #NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli
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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🚨 Israel has just killed five more journalists in Gaza. 🚨 We call on Canada, a founding member of the Media Freedom Coalition, to fulfill its obligations under international law. The only way is a full two way arms embargo and sanctions against Israel now #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
A one-page statement with the header 'CJJP, Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine' followed by 'Our Statement on the Targeted Killing of Journalists in Gaza by Israel, Monday August 25, 2025'
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🚨 We're billionaire-proofing our work 🚨 This summer, we're recruiting 500 new monthly donors to ensure our stays forever independent & fearless. Your support = hard-hitting investigations + accessible public-interest journalism. Join us: ricochet.media/donate/ #PeoplePoweredPress
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I was the only reporter at this town hall. Apparently, there will be more in other districts. If there are, I’ll be there. In the meantime, you can subscribe to @halifaxexaminer.ca to support this and other reporting.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
@suzannerent.bsky.social shows us time and time again why it’s so important to support local journalism.
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Take a listen and if you're someone who's serious about reconciliation maybe send council a letter explaining that refusing to support a residential school youth empowerment event and throwing money at the Davis Cup (which 100% doesn’t need more money) positions them as pro-genocide.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Fillmore ended the meeting and left the room.
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Critical Mass Halifax @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Another Critical Mass is coming! FRIDAY AUGUST 29th🌟 #BikeHFX Meet at Grand Parade (City Hall) at 6:00pm, rolling out at 6:30
Event poster. Text: Critical Mass Halifax, August 29, 6pm, Grand Parade. Image: on the bottom half is a plain illustrated image of 2 people standing in front of 2 bikes. The top half of the poster is the text. On the top right is a QR code that leads to the linktree
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