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David Finnis

@yvrcyclist.bsky.social
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Safe Cycling Advocate Retired library worker Former Municipal councillor Grandfather, organ donor Urbanist living in Vancouver, B.C Threads & Instagram: @davidfinnis EH! (social) eastvanbikeguy

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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m not sure that “Bring Back Smog” is going to be a winning election slogan for the Republicans.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Vancouver 🇨🇦 I get to ride along the False Creek Seawall as I take my grandson to his architecture program at Arts Umbrella. Then, enjoy the view from Granville Island's Ron Basford Park.
Science World from Olympic Village on the False Creek Seawall. David and Yaletown from the top of Ron Basford Park on Granville Island.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.vancitylookout.com/p/volunteer-...
vancitylookout.com
Volunteer bus bench building highlights need for South Vancouver transit investment
With municipal elections on the horizon, the infrastructure that supports some of the city’s most in-need transit riders have become a key election issue.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
nationalobserver.com
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Editorial cartoon by @theomoudakis.bsky.social for the Toronto Star, Wed. Sept. 9, 2026.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/o...
nationalobserver.com
Wildfires are front-page news. Why isn't their cause?
Canada has a serious climate literacy problem. Only about half of Canadians correctly identify burning fossil fuels as the primary source of climate pollution.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Last week on our road trip to the Okanagan, we saw this beautiful rainbow as we were leaving Hope.
Rainbow in Hope, B.C.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For all those people wondering what to do while their EV is charging on a road trip, may I suggest eating pizza 🍕. My wife and I enjoyed a delicious tandoori paneer pizza while our @volkswagen.bsky.social ID Buzz was filling up at the Electrify Canada station in Hope 🇨🇦
Pizza and the Electrify Canada charging station in Hope, B.C.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Last night's annual lantern procession at Trout Lake was fun. Here's the East Van Carnival Band getting ready to lead the procession. Then the moon rising over Trout Lake and a glimpse at one of the lantern displays.
East Van Carnival BandMoon over Trout Lake One of the many amazing lantern displays
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...
thetyee.ca
In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire | The Tyee
The Tyee joins a helicopter crew on a critical day in the battle to stop the Ainslie Creek wildfire.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/17/n...
nationalobserver.com
EV sales mandate officially on the way out
The federal government is moving to repeal regulations requiring automakers to hit certain electric vehicle sales targets before having all the alternative measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s Vancouver Sun ePaper morphed into The National Post. This is the front page.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When the world's on Fire you should: a) build another pipeline b) switch to renewable energy
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
Okanagan fires offer a glimpse of a worsening wildfire crisis
Experts say Canadian wildfires are part of a much larger problem connected to the burning of fossil fuels
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This photo was taken yesterday (photographer unknown) from the front yard of my former Elliott Street neighbours in #Summerland.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An example of the beautiful forest on Keats Island.
Keats Island forest
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you are riding through John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park this evening, there's a barrier on the piece of the BC Parkway bicycle path adjacent to the soccer field. There's a leak in the irrigation system. #bikeyvr #Vancouver
BC Parkway bicycle path in John Hendry Park
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’ll be on CKNW at 2:34pm today.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/n...
nationalobserver.com
The mouth of a BC river could be ground zero for Carney's biggest environmental fight yet
Canada’s mightiest salmon river, the Fraser in BC, is already fighting for survival. Now, here come the oil tankers.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🇧🇪 🇧🇪 🇧🇪 🇧🇪
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My #FIFA hydration break is the perfect beverage for tonight's USA vs Belgium game. A Belgian-style beer brewed in #Burnaby- @dageraadbeer.bsky.social Go #Belgium 🇧🇪
Dageraad beer from Burnaby
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What a beautiful Canada 🇨🇦 Day afternoon for riding along the West Dyke Trail in Richmond.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Do we really care about #RoadSafety in #Vancouver ? Once again, while riding my eBike at #30kmh in a "park" zone on Victoria Drive, I was passed by a driver. This time between me & the sidewalk. We must do better @visionzerovancouver.ca @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“Climate change is increasingly acting to reduce productivity, erode living standards and drive up the prices of essentials. Food production and prices are on the front line. This won’t change until we collectively get serious about climate action.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: However bad your grocery bill is, it will get worse
A confluence of pressures as a result of El Niño and climate change is creating the storm for further rapid price hikes
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I'm looking forward to hearing my wife and her West End Singers choir colleagues at this performance tomorrow evening.
West End Singers concert poster - One Day More We Rise Again.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I never expected to see a "UFO" when riding the SeaBus.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The on again, off again ceasefire with Iran adds to Trump’s collection of FIFA peace prizes.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/11/n... “Corn is one of the most demanding fertilizer crops there are, and we’re using so much of it in a car engine,” …. “We really have to move away from biofuels coming from food crops.”
nationalobserver.com
Iran war jeopardizes global food security
Transitioning to sustainable practices could boost resilience to compounding geopolitical and climate threats, experts say.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's always beautiful walking around Trout Lake.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy World Bicycle Day!
Person riding a bike - World Bicycle Day 
June 3
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My wife and I love having the Commercial St Cafe within walking distance of our home.
Commercial St Cafe
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Once again, drivers block an intersection because they proceed into it when there are no empty lanes on the other side. Note the 3 drivers on Broadway blocking people crossing on Lakewood Drive. @visionzerovancouver.ca @theicbc.bsky.social @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
Lakewood Drive has green light. 3 drivers on Broadway are blocking the intersection.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
'Egregious': Feds race to destroy key organic research fields www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/28/n.... WHY??
nationalobserver.com
'Egregious': Feds race to destroy key organic research fields
Field crews at the federal agricultural research station in Swift Current, Sask., have destroyed Canada's only public organic research plots and are planning to plant the fields with non-organic wheat...
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#IDAHOBIT
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/n... As we face a hot summer & water restrictions why does Mayor Sim want to increase GHG emissions? #Vancouver
nationalobserver.com
Mayor Ken Sim tries to kill Vancouver's popular gas ban. Again
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is trying to get rid of the city's ban on natural gas heating in new buildings as well as a suite of other rules designed to reduce emissions.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Having recently spent a lot of $$ shopping on Broadway I really don't understand why council and businesses want to make it difficult for people to #ShopByBike
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
You can see BC Place & the decorated cement pillar with a FIFA peace prize logo. If you're attending World Cup games you'll see this view as you'll need to walk from Mainstreet/Science World SkyTrain Station to the stadium since the Beatty St exit at Stadium/Chinatown Station is closed. #FIFAlogic
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/n... And I thought Stephen Harper’s attacks on science were bad and dangerous. Little did I know that Canada’s “new” government would do the same thing.
nationalobserver.com
Ottawa's plan to shutter farm research facilities, food safety lab draws Parliamentary rebuke
The 10-person committee unanimously recommended in a Wednesday report that Ottawa immediately pause its decision to close the centres and consult with farmers, researchers, advocates and industry grou...
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Remembering the "Four Dead in Ohio" - killed at #KentState by the National Guard on May 4, 1970.
The Four students killed by the National Guard at Kent State on May 4, 1970.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Workplace safety is important.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Ontario municipalities face the consequences of Ford's speed camera ban www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/23/n... Doug Ford loves to talk about "safety" except for #RoadSafety & protecting kids.
nationalobserver.com
Ontario municipalities face the consequences of Ford's speed camera ban
Car wrecks, speeding surges and financial messes: Six months into Ontario's speed camera ban, here's what cities and towns across the province are saying.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/04/2026
This remains the greatest piece of persuasive advertising ever made about electrification. It's insane to me that Nissan dropped it & it's insane that no one on the green left has picked it up to make it a national PSA.
youtu.be
Nissan LEAF: Gas Powered Everything commercial
YouTube video by Motor1
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
When faced with the death of a loved one, British Columbians can only choose between burial and fire cremation. ​There is another alternative, already offered in other provinces and that is alkaline hydrolysis, aka aqua nation. Please sign the petition on www.aquamationbc.ca
aquamationbc.ca
AQUAMATIONBC COALITION
Alkaline Hydrolysis, Aquamation British Columbia, Bio Cremation, Water Cremation, Human Funeral, Sustainable Cremation, Greener
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
There was a good crowd today at Champlain Square in #Vancouver (Housing Minister Gregor Robertson has his MP office there) to demand an end to subsidies to #LNG polluters and instead to invest in clean, #RenewableEnergy.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The way too common #Vancouver "tradition" of blocking crosswalks at intersections. Main St at 5th Ave
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My ride home was beautiful. Looking west at Yaletown from the Cambie St Bridge. #Vancouver
Looking west from the Cambie St Bridge
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Canada slow-walks PFAS rules amid US trade pressure www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/n.... Too bad we can’t sue Republicans for the environmental and health damage they are doing.
nationalobserver.com
Canada slow-walks PFAS rules amid US trade pressure
When Donald Trump took office and began levelling trade threats against Canada, environmentalists raised fears that pending environmental regulations for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals wou...
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