Amber Saundry
@asaundry.bsky.social
Academic digital repository librarian. Food, drink, pun, and oxford comma lover.
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Advance voting opens Saturday for Vancouver election. Can cast ballot early at 59 locations (tinyurl.com/5aeby4ux) from 8 am to 8 pm on:
• Saturday, Oct. 3
• Wednesday, Oct. 7
• Saturday, Oct. 10
• Tuesday, Oct. 13
City has this Plan Your Vote tool:
vancouver.ca/plan-your-vo...
• Saturday, Oct. 3
• Wednesday, Oct. 7
• Saturday, Oct. 10
• Tuesday, Oct. 13
City has this Plan Your Vote tool:
vancouver.ca/plan-your-vo...
Vancouver's city election made easy
Make your #VancouverVotes plan with the City of Vancouver's election planner. Be prepared for the random order ballot! Plan your vote now.
vancouver.ca
October 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Advance voting opens Saturday for Vancouver election. Can cast ballot early at 59 locations (tinyurl.com/5aeby4ux) from 8 am to 8 pm on:
• Saturday, Oct. 3
• Wednesday, Oct. 7
• Saturday, Oct. 10
• Tuesday, Oct. 13
City has this Plan Your Vote tool:
vancouver.ca/plan-your-vo...
• Saturday, Oct. 3
• Wednesday, Oct. 7
• Saturday, Oct. 10
• Tuesday, Oct. 13
City has this Plan Your Vote tool:
vancouver.ca/plan-your-vo...
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BC has a new time zone abbreviation: PCT.
PCT stands for Pacific Time, BC’s single year-round time zone. It replaces PST and PDT, providing a consistent way to refer to BC’s time zone in schedules, systems and communications.
No falling back this November.
PCT stands for Pacific Time, BC’s single year-round time zone. It replaces PST and PDT, providing a consistent way to refer to BC’s time zone in schedules, systems and communications.
No falling back this November.
September 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
BC has a new time zone abbreviation: PCT.
PCT stands for Pacific Time, BC’s single year-round time zone. It replaces PST and PDT, providing a consistent way to refer to BC’s time zone in schedules, systems and communications.
No falling back this November.
PCT stands for Pacific Time, BC’s single year-round time zone. It replaces PST and PDT, providing a consistent way to refer to BC’s time zone in schedules, systems and communications.
No falling back this November.
Not pleased with this.
WHAT! We just lost our news radio station and our last sports radio station in #Vancouver??
Rogers Sports & Media cuts 230 jobs, shutters six radio stations - Broadcast Dialogue
Rogers Sports & Media is cutting 230 positions across the division as it announces it's shuttering six radio stations.
broadcastdialogue.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Not pleased with this.
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CARL is pleased to announce that it has joined the ORCID-CA Consortium, a national partnership led by @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social 🎉
By joining ORCID-CA, CARL supports persistent identifiers as critical infrastructure for research and scholarship.
#OpenScience #ORCID #ORCIDCA
By joining ORCID-CA, CARL supports persistent identifiers as critical infrastructure for research and scholarship.
#OpenScience #ORCID #ORCIDCA
CRKN welcomes @carl-abrc.bsky.social as a new ORCID-CA member! 🎉 Leveraging its leadership role for Canada's research libraries, CARL will promote ORCID adoption and open research systems at the national level. #OpenScience #ORCID #ORCIDCA #CRKN
www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/canadian-...
www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/canadian-...
May 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
CARL is pleased to announce that it has joined the ORCID-CA Consortium, a national partnership led by @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social 🎉
By joining ORCID-CA, CARL supports persistent identifiers as critical infrastructure for research and scholarship.
#OpenScience #ORCID #ORCIDCA
By joining ORCID-CA, CARL supports persistent identifiers as critical infrastructure for research and scholarship.
#OpenScience #ORCID #ORCIDCA
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WOULD THE OWNER OF A BMW, AUDI OR FORD F150 PLEASE HEAD TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE
CAR ALARMS ARE THE WINNER OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL BC FERRIES EXPERIENCE BRACKET
CAR ALARMS ARE THE WINNER OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL BC FERRIES EXPERIENCE BRACKET
May 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
WOULD THE OWNER OF A BMW, AUDI OR FORD F150 PLEASE HEAD TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE
CAR ALARMS ARE THE WINNER OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL BC FERRIES EXPERIENCE BRACKET
CAR ALARMS ARE THE WINNER OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL BC FERRIES EXPERIENCE BRACKET
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🇨🇦 Canada’s Council of Prairie & Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) has joined a global movement to protect digital rights for libraries, archives & museums supporting access, preservation & heritage online.📚
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/07/c...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/07/c...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
April 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
🇨🇦 Canada’s Council of Prairie & Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) has joined a global movement to protect digital rights for libraries, archives & museums supporting access, preservation & heritage online.📚
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/07/c...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/07/c...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
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You can keep track of Artemis II's progress here: artemistracker.com
April 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
You can keep track of Artemis II's progress here: artemistracker.com
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🌹 Roses are red
🍬 Candy is sweet
💖 GifGrams are fun
📨 Sharing's a treat
Send your own holiday GifGram made from vintage GeoCities GIFs to someone you adore.
Make your own here ➡️ gifcities.org/gram/
🧵
#GifGram #GIFsAreGifts
🍬 Candy is sweet
💖 GifGrams are fun
📨 Sharing's a treat
Send your own holiday GifGram made from vintage GeoCities GIFs to someone you adore.
Make your own here ➡️ gifcities.org/gram/
🧵
#GifGram #GIFsAreGifts
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🌹 Roses are red
🍬 Candy is sweet
💖 GifGrams are fun
📨 Sharing's a treat
Send your own holiday GifGram made from vintage GeoCities GIFs to someone you adore.
Make your own here ➡️ gifcities.org/gram/
🧵
#GifGram #GIFsAreGifts
🍬 Candy is sweet
💖 GifGrams are fun
📨 Sharing's a treat
Send your own holiday GifGram made from vintage GeoCities GIFs to someone you adore.
Make your own here ➡️ gifcities.org/gram/
🧵
#GifGram #GIFsAreGifts
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Jim Robson did what he loved, was revered by a province, was the nicest man you can imagine, and two weeks ago, just after turning 91, was out smiling and watching his favourite hockey team.
May we all be so kind, lucky and blessed.
May we all be so kind, lucky and blessed.
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Jim Robson did what he loved, was revered by a province, was the nicest man you can imagine, and two weeks ago, just after turning 91, was out smiling and watching his favourite hockey team.
May we all be so kind, lucky and blessed.
May we all be so kind, lucky and blessed.
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Sharing a useful gif.
a woman in a black polka dot dress says what a unanimously disastrous day
Alt: A woman in a black polka dot dress (Moira Rose of Schitt’s Creek) says: “what a unanimously disastrous day this is turning out to be”
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Sharing a useful gif.
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The thread is joyous
🧵: It's almost time for...Rick or Treat!
(Thanks to all the happy travelers who've sent in fun Halloween shots over the years. I’d love to see your own travelin’ costumes here on Bluesky!)
(Thanks to all the happy travelers who've sent in fun Halloween shots over the years. I’d love to see your own travelin’ costumes here on Bluesky!)
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The thread is joyous
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hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
A new beginning for local news in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities - Freshet News
The Freshet News is a new voice for Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities with a mission to put community back in community news.
www.freshetnews.ca
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
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🌐 From the first web page created in 1991… to 1 trillion web pages archived today.
Every meme, blog, tweet & vanished site is part of our shared story. This is our collective memory. And it’s being saved.
Join in our celebration this October: blog.archive.org/trillion/
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
Every meme, blog, tweet & vanished site is part of our shared story. This is our collective memory. And it’s being saved.
Join in our celebration this October: blog.archive.org/trillion/
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌐 From the first web page created in 1991… to 1 trillion web pages archived today.
Every meme, blog, tweet & vanished site is part of our shared story. This is our collective memory. And it’s being saved.
Join in our celebration this October: blog.archive.org/trillion/
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
Every meme, blog, tweet & vanished site is part of our shared story. This is our collective memory. And it’s being saved.
Join in our celebration this October: blog.archive.org/trillion/
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
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NEW (10 years ago): The two history volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report are readable, chilling, and irrefutable. You can't read it all in one sitting. But they answer all the questions you may have.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The Tyee
Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it.
thetyee.ca
September 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
NEW (10 years ago): The two history volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report are readable, chilling, and irrefutable. You can't read it all in one sitting. But they answer all the questions you may have.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
It was only shut down in 2024?! But I'll never forget "uh oh!"
As the very first standalone instant messaging software, ICQ revolutionized online chat and connected millions in the late ’90s 💬 It shut down in 2024, but its website survives on the #WaybackMachine.
See ICQ’s web history ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19980724...
#Wayback1T
See ICQ’s web history ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19980724...
#Wayback1T
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It was only shut down in 2024?! But I'll never forget "uh oh!"
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I want a reverse vacation. I want to stay home and have everyone I know go away for a week.
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want a reverse vacation. I want to stay home and have everyone I know go away for a week.
Is this real life?! Yes pleaseee
Ann M. Martin's beloved 'Baby-Sitters Club' books are being adapted into a stage musical, with 'KPop Demon Hunters' songwriter Mark Sonnenblick penning the music and lyrics.
'KPop Demon Hunters' songwriter's next project is a 'Baby-Sitters Club' musical
Ann M. Martin's beloved 'Baby-Sitters Club' books are being adapted into a stage musical, with 'KPop Demon Hunters' songwriter Mark Sonnenblick penning the music and lyrics.
bit.ly
September 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Is this real life?! Yes pleaseee
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We've confirmed that Bright Nights will be back this year -- but not in Stanley Park. Stay tuned to this page on our site for the latest info: www.vancouverchristmasguide.com/bright-night...
Bright Nights 2025 | Vancouver Christmas Guide
Vancouver's beloved holiday illuminations and charitable fundraiser returns for 2025.
www.vancouverchristmasguide.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We've confirmed that Bright Nights will be back this year -- but not in Stanley Park. Stay tuned to this page on our site for the latest info: www.vancouverchristmasguide.com/bright-night...
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments
The B.C. government says it will explore implementing mandatory codes of conduct for local governments and strengthening enforcement.
vancouversun.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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It’s official: British Columbia’s best symbol is the Orca
The Orca winner of The Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol | CBC News
The winner comes after five weks, 500,000 votes, and a semifinal win against B.C.'s official tree, a quarterfinal win against the official mammal, and a round of 16 victory over the official bird.
www.cbc.ca
August 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It’s official: British Columbia’s best symbol is the Orca