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• Post #4213744

  RE: https://bclocal.news/@bcnews/117004917619233832 Awkward #bcpoli

• Post #3600387

  RE: https://zirk.us/@impermanen_/116839087894914100 Free daytime electricity. Free Freeeeeeeeee Not in BC though because we need more dams and natural gas and shit like that from the 19th century. #bcpoli #electricity

• Post #3426556

  I said I wasn't going to fiddle around with my #selfhost #footiMac #newOldiMac anymore... well. that didn't last. lol #mastoAdmin #qemu #colima #cantHelpMyself

• Post #2797494

  Good comments here from BC Premier Eby on the way that Carney is kowtowing to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and “rewarding bad behaviour" by doing pipeline and carbon emission deals just with Alberta while setting "national policy”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me9CmOLjhFw&t=178s #CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency

• Post #2797493

  Congrats to Mayor @silas and the @TownofGibsons for their restoration of the Persephone! It was the little work boat on The Beachcombers. Such a great show. I used to watch it all the time. Pretty cool that BC Ferries contributed $25,000 to the restoration as well. But the amount of hours required to restore it would have been enormous! #BC #History #TV #Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/where-is-the-persephone-boat-in-gibsons-9.7207444

• Post #2461055

  TIL Nova Scotia makes wine!? Miss California? nope. ”I think we're making some gorgeous, gorgeous wines here in Nova Scotia and so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Nova Scotia wine," said Reynolds, who used to work for the provincial wine association in the early 2000s. “"I think some Ontario wines are fabulous and British Columbia wines, if you can get your hands on any of them, are gorgeous, so I don't think we're losing much by giving up Ca...

• Post #2461043

  I would prefer if they were on a smaller island, maybe Cortez or Texada. Pay the existing residents to go on vacation for the next 45 days… P.S. yesterday I was told about a hantavirus related anti-semitic facebook post from a person who I would have pre-COVID considered a good person. The COVID Pandemic and Facebook have really really destroyed people's minds and brought out the worst in many. :( https://cheknews.ca/b-c-s-provincial-health-officer-to-provide-update-on-canadians-retu...

• Post #2461035

  It's the second week of May. Wildfire season in Alberta and NE BC has begun. Concerning fire near Whitecourt, AB. (NW of Edmonton) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-wildfire-woodlands-county-whitecourt-9.7196552 #BCWildfire #ABWildfire #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #Fire

• Post #2461028

  When an “old boy” thinks he can "SLAPP” a sexual harassment accusation made on a Facebook group... but then... FAFO bites. "A B.C. mayor's lawsuit against a resident who claimed the mayor had sexually harassed a local resident has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge who found sufficient evidence that the sexual harassment did in fact happen.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mayo-defamation-suit-9.7195913 #BCPoli #Defamation #SexualHarassme...

• Post #2441741

  As promised, I have implemented the suspension/block on mastodon.cloud. Folks on #SocialBC will not be able to interact with accounts on that server. This was done due to ongoing issues with spam and un-moderated user additions from that un-regulated and defunct server. The negative impact should be minimal as very few people followed accounts there or vice versa. #MastodonCloud #FediBlock #Fediverse #moderation #OpenInstance

• Post #2441737

  New emergency communications system nd operations centre opens in the Capital Regional District! https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/when-everything-else-fails-this-new-langford-building-has-to-work-12260393 #yyj #victoria #emergency #earthquake #communication #radio

• Post #2440735

  Almost Victoria Day Long Weekend! ie. the “unofficial" start of the summer travel season. So that means, BC Ferries news! 😂 This is a good article with good data. The takeaway for me: there is a big old boat deficit at BC Ferries. IMO a) it *should* be fixed. b) all new ferries should be 100% electric ready. c) electric terminal infrastructure starting *now*. d) time to look at fixed links where possible. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ferries-deep-dive-2026-9....

• Post #2072383

  Missing Person. Clement. He is Indigenous. 5’5”. Black hair brown eyes. "He was wearing a black ball cap, dark blue puffy vest, grey long sleeve shirt, blue jeans, black runners and wearing a black backpack and a lanyard with possibly an ID holder at the end.” May have taken the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver or Nanaimo to Vancouver on Sunday or this week. https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/04/30/missing-victoria-man-may-have-headed-for-the-ferry-mainland-say-police/ #Missing #BC...

• Post #2031799

  Ah darn. :( Mr Garrett was a great color guy and a mediocre goalie. (said with a wink and a smile that he would very much appreciate and chuckle at. :+)) RIP Cheech, thanks for the memories! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/john-garrett-vancouver-canucks-commentator-dies-9.7179881 #Canucks #HNOM #Radio #CKNW #CBC #Sportsnet #Hockey #NHL

• Post #1606180

  Great news for travellers to the Island, #PortAlberni, #Tofino #Ucluelet, and the West Coast! #Tseshaht :cisaaath: #Hupacasath :hupacasath: and #Huuayaht :huuayaht: are partnering to build the first new hotel built in Port Alberni since the Best Western Barclay in 1980! It'll be a Wyndham microtel similar to the one just north of Ladysmith with a small pool and waterslide. It will be located next to #BCHwy4 at Walmart. https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/04/22/port-albernis-first-new...

• Post #1606174

  "The Americans are setting conditions before negotiations begin," said one high-ranking individual familiar with the matter. Three sources used the term "entry fee" to describe concessions the U.S. administration is seeking before formal trade talks begin. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/washington-demanding-entry-fee-from-ottawa-before-trade-talks-sources-9.7172340 #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #CUSMA #USMCA

• Post #1606164

  Ever since I got my home router and put the Telus/ISP service on "bridge mode" I have been getting a constant merry-go-round of IP addresses that I think has been wrecking havoc with my home lab and wifi. This morning I woke up to no internet connection because the IP had changed yet again to an entirely different subnet. Everything eventually came back on its own. Currently on support-chat with Telus to try to get a Static IP. We'll see if I can convince them... #IS...

• Post #1606142

  There is a very cool seasonal work-from-home job for someone who loves their bicycle and getting other people excited to go biking and rolling in BC! #GoByBikeBC is hiring for a "Community Animator”! https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a71c619f4b291102&from=shareddesktop_copy #activetransportation #BCPoli #BC #cycling #bike #GBBBC

• Post #1430757

  RE: https://socialbc.ca/@cranbrooknews/116341476792509475 Cranbrook, Prince George, Nanaimo, Kelowna, and Kamloops news bots are online! 🤖 You can see the full list from @fname profile page. #introduction #mastodon #bcpoli

• Post #1430756

  Guys. It's the far side of the moon!!

• Post #1344839

  Norway, population 5.6 Million. 1/3rd above the Arctic Circle, and heavily dependent on oil and gas from the North Sea. And yet, their new-car sales were at 94% EV in January. 98 diesel cars, 7 petrol(gasoline), 29 hybrids. The rest were EVs. 7 gas cars is wild! But please tell me again that EVs don't work in the cold etc etc… #BCPoli #CanPoli #EV #Electric #Cars https://electrek.co/2026/02/03/even-after-cutting-ev-incentives-norway-only-sold-98-diesel-cars-in-january/

• Post #1250659

  RE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcbc_mirror/116403749492374648 Could we soon see the first fully electric passenger ferry on the BC Coast? @TownofGibsons :gibsons:, Bowen Island and Vancouver? :vancouver: #BC #BCPoli #Electrification #Vancouver #BowenIsland

• Post #1177363

  RE: https://cosocial.ca/@dyckron/116406905153235068 It’s not broken, it has completely disappeared. First job? Impossible. Saving for education? Better get a loan. Rent an apartment, with 4 friends, or live with your parents. Down payment? Only if you have parents with the means. #bcpoli #canpoli #usa #canada

• Post #1140982

  only in Nanaimo at VIU can you count more than 10 tiny nearly identical bunnies in all of 10 minutes. one new clutch of 5 perfectly black, tiny guys were munching grass in no more than a 10ft space just now. Multiple students were just standing quietly watching them like 🥹🥹🥹 this tiny fluffball was eating under the protection of a tree in the japanese garden this morning. there was a grey friend nearby. truly a hard life for bunnies #VIU #BunnyLife #animals #bewareTheRaptors

• Post #1013669

  RE: https://socialbc.ca/@chris/116301729136430551 omg. someone donated the whole $217.60!!! 😿 I've said this a few times, but I think it is worth saying again. There is something about #Mastodon and the #Fediverse. People actually donate and contribute here. 😭 Twitter was completely hopeless for this. THANK YOU 🙏 #Mastodon #Donations #Fundraising

• Post #1013663

  Shout out and reminder to all #SocialBC members! Our Polling Options and Character Limits Poll is ongoing! If you haven't voted yet, DM me for your link (@socialbc.ca accounts only). If you have an opinion about small or large character counts on SocialBC and want to share it, please do! I'll boost all takes. The poll ends on April 15. And don't forget to check out our March 2026 newsletter at: https://socialbc.org/newsletters.html

• Post #893902

  More good news today! According to Fedidb.com, #SocialBC has re-reached and surpassed its initial monthly active user count from a year ago. We're now at a tiny but mighty 67! Total number of accounts is 163, up from 102 a year ago. We're up 20 users from January, so it's been a good start to the year. (note that fedidb erroneously lists our servers as still being in Portugal, even though we have moved to Vancouver. Not sure when it will update) https://fedidb.com/s...

• Post #893899

  RE: https://socialbc.ca/@Jennifer_Miller/116326533728593717 welcome to Jennifer!

• Post #893898

  There was what appeared to be a very large crane being constructed at Cathedral Grove today. I assume it is to faciliate the safe removal or topping of more of the trees in the park. Because you know, it's a park, full of 500 year old trees. But you never know when one might fall. Because that happened once, in the past 100 years, during a wind storm. So we better top them or remove them. In a park. This is not an April Fools Day joke, but it sure is foolish #BCPoli #Tree #Cathed...

• Post #893897

  I was just checking in on my bridged bluesky timeline (https://bsky.app/profile/socialbc.ca) to see how things flow from #Mastodon to #Bluesky and noticed that Bluesky did not activate the hashtag for Mastodon in a previous post. Is Bluesky suppressing mentions of Mastodon like Twitter/X did after EM? Anyone else seeing this? Is this known? This post will also now be a test to see if it does it again. I'll update with result (only visible on Mastodon side as BridgyFed does not push o...