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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18h

The King George Boulevard BRT would be a 19-km-long rapid transit route with extensive dedicated bus-only lanes, traffic signal priority for buses at intersections, and special train station-like bus stops with weather protection, digital displays, and other features […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18h

From Daily Hive David Eby's BC NDP commit $250 million toward TransLink's new Bus Rapid Transit line in Surrey In its second public transit-related platform announcement this week, the BC NDP have made a specific promise to fulfill TransLink’s first Bus Rapid […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

On Knowledge Network Far From Home A father’s vanishing memory and echoes of a free Tibet are at the heart of this intimate story of love, family and courage. Rediscovered archives reveal how Tibetan leader TC Tethong and his Canadian wife, Judy, carved a refugee […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

From Translink Bruno Mars becomes the first musical artist to lend his voice to a SkyTrain station announcement. The special announcement will play at Stadium–Chinatown Station on five concert days, from October 14 to 21. The collaboration with Warner Music Canada […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

From The Columbian Plan for high-speed rail from Portland to Vancouver, B.C. advances Project aims to determine viability of new train system The route would not replace the Amtrak Cascades trains that run between Vancouver BC and Eugene OR The high speed rail […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

From High Speed When the Railway isn't the Green Way Why Going by Train isn't Always the Low-Emission Choice Taras Grescoe October 2, 2026 . 10:58 AM 10 min read www.highspeed.blog/when-the-railway… "When you […] [Original post on mas.to]

VIA Rail "A GREEN CHOICE" photo of a Canadian railway locomotive with a slogan about choice. It is a diesel engine using fossil fuel.

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

From Davis Suzuki Artists, we want to know: What does it mean to tend the wild? Dear Stephen, Artists have always helped us see the natural world differently. Now, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum are inviting B.C.-based artists to […] [Original post on mas.to]

Open Call British Columbia
TEND
A Rewilding Exhibition
Contemporary art attending to living systems, relations and renewal

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

From The Conversation Bike‑sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion […] [Original post on mas.to]

Vancouver's new bike share system launched July 20th 2016. https://www.mobibikes.ca/

My photo

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express? With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into question […] [Original post on mas.to]

Low level shot of passengers boarding the Heathrow Express

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

The Cascade Institute studies the global polycrisis to find pathways to a better future. Most of the cascades affecting the world right now are pernicious ones: disruptions in one system—like a financial system, a supply chain, or a peaceful political order—cause […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

www.wcelfoundation.org/donate West Coast Environmental Law has been supporting these young people in their legal case to order the federal government to stop violating their charter rights and reduce Canada's climate pollution. They want Canada to do what the […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

TransLink begins major upgrades to BC Parkway Safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists to Burnaby stretch of BC Parkway TransLink is announcing major upgrades to BC Parkway to improve safety, comfort, and accessibility for people walking and cycling between […] [Original post on mas.to]

A street map of the SkyTrain right of way

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

From Cascadia Journal Washington State Standard reports on shiny new Airo trains that will being service on the Amtrak Cascades line connecting Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Bellingham, and Vancouver BC on September 30. The new 300-passenger train sets will offer more […] [Original post on mas.to]

Aero Train for Amtrak in the Pacific North West

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

From David Suzuki Mark Carney’s investment summit is bound to fail unless it faces this fundamental issue Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited 300 global CEOs, entrepreneurs and institutional financiers to a Canada Investment Summit. They collectively manage $120 […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

The BridgeCat 450 (BC 450) is a two-deck passenger catamaran operated by Bridgemans Services Group for large-scale workforce transport and personnel logistics along the West Coast of Canada. Seen today on our walk along the North Arm of the Fraser River

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Bill McKibben from The Crucial Years Facts on the ground. Two things matter now: votes, and solar panels. (And wind turbines. And batteries) Where we stand is: all the polling shows Americans ready to vote out as many Republicans as gerrymandering allows. We’ve […] [Original post on mas.to]

A man wearing a hi-vis vest and a helmet carrying a large solar pane; on his back

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

From Translink R2 RapidBus launches between Phibbs Exchange and Metrotown three months early and under budget #Vancouver #Transit New all-day service will create more direct connection to jobs, schools, and major destinations across the North Shore, Vancouver, and […] [Original post on mas.to]

A map including a route diagram of the new service

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

The Transit Brief Why transit suddenly costs so much. The English-speaking world’s cost crisis. www.thetransitbrief.net/p/why-trans…

A huge, likely very expensive shed over the excavation at Yonge and Queen for the new Ontario Line.

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

In a party where everyone seems to be recording each other, things are very leaky.

Honey I shrunk the Party

A cartoon that highlights Kerry-Lynne Findlay on the left of the the page and two unspecified Tories to the right

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

From The Narwhal A massive LNG expansion could be coming to Metro Vancouver FortisBC wants to dramatically expand the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C. The urban project is raising concerns about air pollution, emissions and impacts on the Fraser River […] [Original post on mas.to]

The Fraser River near its outflow to the Salish Sea. The image comes from a low tide with some detritus closer to the shore

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

The view from here I still can't get over how nice it is to be able to see the mountains

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

From David Suzuki Indigenous rights mean justice for all We have much to be proud of in this country we call Canada. Universal health care. Diversity and multiculturalism. A high standard of living. Good education. Free speech, freedom of assembly and progressive […] [Original post on mas.to]

First Nations people, one of whom is holding a triangular scarf coloured red

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

SFU Public Square Rethinking Economics with Dr. Stephanie Kelton What if the stories we tell about money shape not just our economy, but our collective sense of what's possible? Internationally renowned economist Dr. Stephanie Kelton has reshaped public […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

#Vancouver #Transit buzzer.translink.ca/2026/07/introdu… The latest addition to our trolleybus fleet has officially arrived and it’s packed with new features designed to make every ride a cool and comfortable journey […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Documentary recommendation PRIME MINISTER In August 2017, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s opposition leader just weeks before a national election, and then two months later became Prime Minister. Soon after she learned she was pregnant, becoming only […] [Original post on mas.to]

PRIME MINISTER

TO RULE IS EASY TO LEAD IS HARD

If only we could be so lucky to have a leader like her

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

Frank Whittle: A Genius in the Family The David-versus-Goliath story of the man who built the WWII winning jet fighter in the face of huge opposition from the scientific community, the government and big business. In 1937, Whittle ran the world's first turbojet […] [Original post on mas.to]

The young Frank Whittle in his RAF uniform

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

TransLink’s PrideBus returns for 48th annual Pride Parade New ’90s-inspired wrap, extra SkyTrain service, and bus reroutes planned for August 2 TransLink employees and the one-of-a-kind PrideBus will once again take part in the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday […] [Original post on mas.to]

A single deck bus in a garish livery - predominantly pink - with the slogan "Ride with Pride

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

I admit that I had never heard of Fanny. It really is a great story and well worth watching. Now streaming on Knowledge Fanny: The Right to Rock Founded by Filipino American sisters June and Jean Millington, the rock band Fanny blasted glass ceilings of racism and […] [Original post on mas.to]

A member of the amazing female rock group in a pose based on the Statue of Liberty.

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

#Vancouver #Traffic Yew at Nanton is now a one way street. Traffic on Yew cannot continue southwards and ought to be able to use Nanton to get to Arbutus but the road is still closed. Traffic ought to be using Lahb to get to Arbutus south (or north). Currently we are […] [Original post on mas.to]

No Entry sign (white horizontal bar on red disc)

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

From Translink TransLink and PCI Developments (PCI) have officially broken ground on a new mixed-use development at West Broadway and Arbutus, marking the beginning of construction on the first project under TransLink's Real Estate Development Program. As […] [Original post on mas.to]

The multi-storey residential building with other services on the ground floor

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-bear-haines-j… An intimate look at life alongside grizzly bears Haines Junction sits in one of Yukon's densest grizzly bear corridors. In this tiny town, Indigenous Knowledge and decades of prevention are […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

#Fensterfreitag Down Cathedral "The historical burial place of St Patrick. St Bridgit and St Colmcille"

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Science Matters - Clean power pathways beat carbon capture from David Suzuki We know that spewing greenhouse gases into the air, mainly by burning fossil fuels, is the primary driver of rapidly accelerating global heating, and that carbon dioxide can remain in the […] [Original post on mas.to]

A landscape with solar panels in the foreground and snow capped mountains in the background

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

From Translink #Vancouver #Transit Expo Line weekend maintenance work resumes in downtown Vancouver Service impacts on Saturdays and Sundays through this fall Starting Saturday, July 25, Expo Line service will be temporarily reduced on weekends in downtown […] [Original post on mas.to]

A worker in HiVis applies pressure to a wheel that strikes sparks

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Smoke Gets In Your...Hole Where Your Soul Should Be MAGA may have a set a new mark for belligerent stupidity BILL MCKIBBEN JUL 20 ...wildfires, and hence smoke, will persist all summer, and since the hot world we’re creating produces ever more wildfire and hence an […] [Original post on mas.to]

This hurried snapshot is destined to become one of the iconic images of the climate crisis. It shows member of the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation fleeing their ancestral home in northern Ontario, minutes ahead of a wall of fire that consumed an entire world.

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Killarney, Ireland May 21, 2026 A church window I should have made some record what we saw on our trip at the time. I know the date and time - thanks to the camera - but I can't be very certain as to the location or the name of the church #Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Science Matters - Every oil and gas pipeline moves in the wrong direction By David Suzuki It’s not utopian to envision a Canada with less pollution, lower household costs and a smaller gap between rich and poor. We have the technology, knowledge and skilled […] [Original post on mas.to]

A pipeline that is not buried undergound

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

From The Stranger Hat tip to Cascadia Today www.thestranger.com/news/denny-blai… If you find nudity offensive, read no more. Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules But Under […] [Original post on mas.to]

The City failed to account for otherwise normal men who become fully engorged at the sight of a fence. Credit: Billie Winter

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

How Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup™ experience was powered by transit More than one million people used transit each week to reach matches, celebrations, restaurants, hotels, and destinations across the region (Long text file with images at […] [Original post on mas.to]

False Creek at Main Street in Vancouver. A new 5 car SkyTrain is in the foreground with the football of the event on top of Science World

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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

Tour de Planet Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?) BILL MCKIBBEN JUL 11 The most useful thing I did this week was appear on Ezra Klein’s New York Times podcast to talk about the rise of clean energy. He framed the story well, and asked generous and […] [Original post on mas.to]

This is one of a series of remarkable watercolors, available as postcards, from a veteran climate activist named Cathy Tuttle now living in the Dutch city of Utrecht, a biking mecca. Each week she helps repair kid’s bikes, and also teaches immigrant women how to ride (see above). You can buy the postcards from her website
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Stephen Rees :verifiedgreen: @stephenrees.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

From The Narwhal Near Tofino, a push for gold is colliding with efforts to protect a rare coastal ecosystem Unpublished documents and a helicopter flight into the Tranquil Creek watershed reveal details about renewed exploration at a long-dormant mine, raising […] [Original post on mas.to]

A map of the province of British Columbia with a close up of the area around Tofino

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