As a parent there is nothing quite like being there when your child succeeds. That smile they give when they look up into the crowd and realize you saw them succeed cannot be beaten. Just being there watching them and sharing their joy is the ultimate joy for parents. We live for their successes

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

Listened to @maxfawcett.bsky.social ‘s new (at least in name) podcast Power Lines, episode with Kathryn Harrison from UBC. Pretty solid but again Dr Harrison repeats the canard that Alberta heavy is an expensive undesirable product. As a Chemical Engineer you would expect better from her

Let it be known, I will be really disappointed if the Artemis II program doesn’t end with a new superhero franchise.

You have a multicultural crew led by a guy named Reid going behind the moon…they had better come back with cool new super powers…

Fascinating cooperation at my backyard feeding station. It is hard to see but the finch is pulling out peanuts and dropping them to the squirrel underneath. The finch rained down peanuts for the squirrels for over a minute. My peanuts last 1-2 days between filling because of this.

Watching the coverage of the BC wind decision and want to correct some poor framing. Wind developments aren’t just about birds but the entire construction phase as well. Building access roads can damage creeks and habitat and environmental assessments help avoid major impacts protecting salmon etc..

Parents, take every chance you have to hug your kids at this time of year as the time will come when they won’t be around to be hugged.

Really surprised by the provincial NDP decision to forgo environmental assessments for wind projects in BC. EAs provide critical inputs into these projects. This policy choice goes exactly backwards on doing big projects right from an environmental perspective.

For the last 15-20 years my wife and I have lived a low-carbon lifestyle relying on 1 car for our busy family. Kids’ sports, however, seem to be the biggest challenge with 2 teen kids doing sports the logistics of our life gets really complicated, really quickly

I am always amazed at the diversity of fauna inhabiting my suburban neighborhood. In the last 24 hrs our backyard has hosted:

a family of raccoons
a family of skunks
2 black squirrels
1 grey squirrel
countless finches and chickadees
a flock of bushtits
a Northern Flicker and
2 Anna’s hummingbirds

Can someone explain how Misty Van Popta can be the BC Conservative critic for infrastructure and a Township Councilor in Langley? Given the Township’s massive infrastructure needs how can she be both a supplicant and the named critic? @matthewclaxton.bsky.social

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Deeply saddened by this loss. Premier Horgan was a good leader and more importantly a solid and kind human being who deserved more time to share with his family after giving so much time to our province He will be missed.

Watching the Global News coverage of the fire at a school in Port Coquitlam and all I can think of is all those teachers’ resources that have been lost. Our family has invested over $20,000 in resources for her class over the last 20 yrs and none is covered by insurance. Such a loss for the teachers

As the spouse of a teacher and an active member of our PAC with kids in elementary and high schools I can’t express how worried I am about teacher mental health these days. The stresses they are under and the extra load they are asked to carry appears way too much. Teacher burnout is inevitable.