Brennan Bastyovanszky - Safe Sports Advocate
@BrennanBastyo
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Commissioner Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation. I live in the West End and advocate for Diversity & Inclusion. #safesports
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Never in its history has the city of Vancouver united across the political spectrum like this. The city has become a genuine big tent party with people from Vision, NPA, Team, COPE, Greens and independents, arm in arm protecting our parks.
@fumano
@JenStDen
@iamkennethchan
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“I’m here as a rugby player, a cyclist and a dog owner. I am here because I love our parks. As a survivor of abuse, I know first hand the importance of how parks and recreation bring the community together. I found healing and connection through rugby. Playing at the park.”
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Sports fields offer youth a place to stay healthy and make friends; to help find purpose and support. When the field lights are on friendships are being built, communities are getting stronger and the past is healing.
@Vote4ABC
Park Board Commissioner
@BrennanBastyo
speaking passionately about the need for and benefit of quality sports fields and lights in the city. Championing to get overdue lights onto oversubscribed fields to enable more play time.
#fieldsports
#vanparks
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Looking to host the 🌈
@GayGames
in 2030. That’ll mark the 40th anniversary of the games held in Vancouver.
@ParkBoardScott
they listed lacrosse 🥍 👀
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Many thanks to
@TennisBC
@TennisCanada
and
@ParkBoard
. This ground breaking partnership allowed the resurfacing of the 6 Stanley Park Hub courts. We hope to realize more such partnerships in the future.
@ParkBoardScott
@Vote4ABC
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Thank you
@pallbeesla
for your hospitality at the
@punjabimarket
. Glad the South Van community is looking forward to the
@ParkBoard
engagement. Starting July 1 at the Sunset Community Center.
@Vote4ABC
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Creating safe, welcoming spaces is deeply personal. Incidents of homophobic banter and the degradation of women are systemic problems in Canadian sports, and are particularly harmful to children, youth, and women.
@Vote4ABC
Taking meaningful action to keep kids safe.
#vanpoli
Today, we’re proud to announce that an ABC majority on Park Board will initiate a groundbreaking policy to combat misogyny, homophobia, and sexual violence in amateur sport. 1/x
#vanpoli
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The letter to Premier
@Dave_Eby
requests they oppose the Mayors motion to abolish protections of Vancouver’s parks.
There has been no consultation with the Park Board, the public, or First Nations, and we request a meeting with the Premier before any decisions are made.
Did anyone read the motion from
@ParkBoard
from Monday if council motion passes.
@caroltreardon
@j_mcelroy
@BrennanBastyo
Brennan, can you explain it in tweets.
@fabulavancouver
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Happy Pride! Let's begin a joyous
#PrideMonth
by expressing love and appreciation for our LGBTQ+ family! We're incredibly lucky to reside in a place where everyone has the freedom to embrace their true selves and love whomever they choose. 🌈
@ParkBoard
@vancouverpride
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Happy to announce permits returned for Monday night to
@volleyballbc
. As PB Chair, I met VBC CEO, and we heard more consultation is needed on how
@ParkBoard
can partner to better serve the community. Both orgs will collaborate to improve volleyball access for all.
#vanpoli
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There is extensive evidence that children are being harmed by discrimination, harassment, and abuse in sport. The Park Board wants to ensure everyone has safe and equal access to sport and is not exposed to harmful behaviours such as sexist or homophobic banter.
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Vancouver will be a world leader in stamping out harmful abuse, bullying, and discrimination in children's sport.
@ParkBoard
@Vote4ABC
@ParkBoardScott
@angelahaer
@MCHVancouver
@JaspreetVirdi19
@l_christe
@ThomasDigby1
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Supporting the Burn Fund at Bright nights in Stanley Park.
@ParkBoardScott
@ParkBoard
@ThomasDigby1
@l_christe
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Step into a world of floral wonder at
#FleursdeVilles
in
@VanDusenGdn
! 🌿🌺 Immerse yourself in the floral talent world, where joy and sadness find expression through breathtaking blooms. 🌷 🌸
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Date Night with
@ParkBoardScott
Fun Speed dating style community chat with Park Board Candidates at the
@WestEndCC
Accessibility, Safety & Transparency
@Vote4ABC
@
@PeterMeiszner
#vanpoli
#westend
@WestEndBIA
@KenSimCity
@rebeccaleebligh
@LisaDominato
@sarahkirby_yung
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Celebrating
@pinkshirtday
!
The
@ParkBoard
is committed to providing safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces. Many important benefits can be gained from playing a sport. However, these benefits can only be gained if children have positive experiences.
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Great support and encouragement on the doors around Kensington-Cedar Cottage today. Lots of ABC voters and signs for
@Vote4ABC
@PeterMeiszner
@LisaDominato
@MikeKlassen
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Lots of wonderful volunteers helping
@Vote4ABC
get out to vote. Early voting on Saturday.
@PreetiFaridkot
@victoriajungvan
#vanpoli
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Ending abuse in sports starts at the grassroots level. Local clubs and local govt need to play an active role to protect athletes at every level. Honouring the Meralomas 100 years and their leading role in creating safe and inclusive spaces for LGBT athletes.
#safesports
.
@BrennanBastyo
story should be on every major news and sports outlet. Incredible moment, tonight.
@CBC
@CTVNews
@globalnews
@Sportsnet
@TSN_Sports
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Inclusive rugby at its finest. Vancouver put on show ☀️this weekend for
@quakerugby
.
@KenSimCity
showing the city’s commitment to safe sports and the
@meraloma100
club house hosting it’s first drag entertainment in its 100 year history. 💃
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The labor unions. The conservatives. ABC donors and volunteers. Have all aligned to oppose the Mayor's motion.
We’re asking the councilors to side with the people of Vancouver and oppose the Mayor's Motion.
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👏 Kudos to Minister
@lanapopham
and
@viaSportBC
for their commendable investment of $7.8M towards safe sports! 🏆
This is a great opportunity for the province and
@ParkBoard
to build a positive and inclusive sports community together! 🤝
#SafeSports
#AthleteSafety
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Good news for South Van. Thanks
@pallbeesla
and
@punjabimarket
for your community leadership and feedback on desired amenities.
Amazing! Thank you
@Vote4ABC
Councillors for supporting South Vancouver. And, thanks to
@BrennanBastyo
and
@l_christe
for your amendment at our
@ParkBoard
meeting to ensure ‘desired amenities for the community’ be added to investment in this neighbourhood.
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The pride run’s 19 years in partnership with
@ParkBoard
and
@VanFrontrunners
celebrating its 40th year of creating safe and inclusive space to run.
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Donate to help the Vancouver Rogues send a competitive team to the largest rugby tournament in the world, the Bingham Cup in Rome, Italy in May 2024.
Rogues Road to Bingham 2024
@MeralomaRugby
@bcrugbyunion
@BCRugbyNews
@meralomaclub
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Protect our parks. Protect our Democracy.
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Pride night Fish & Sips at the
@vanaqua
with
@ParkBoardScott
Love seeing these exciting activations.
@ParkBoard
bringing vibrancy back to the city.
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Great meeting with the big hitters ⚾️ from
@TLLLBaseball
with
@ParkBoardScott
. Excited about the John Henry Park Renewal Plan 😃
@ParkBoard
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“These events promote the inclusion of women and girls and bring a realness to the sport,”
Team Canada 🇨🇦 Leylah Annie Fernandez, Gabriela Dabrowski, Katherine Sebov, and Rebecca Marino compete against Belgium 🇧🇪 Friday for BJK Cup this weekend!
🎾
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Honouring Joe Fortes from Trinidad. Vancouvers first lifeguard, saved 29 lives at English Bay.
Thank you Brian, Lisa and the African Decent Festival organisers. Wonderful to see our parks activated with such vibrancy.
@ParkBoard
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Power of live music to bring people together. Our world needs more great music.
Thank you
@VSOrchestra
,
@ottotausk
and VSO school of music for a fabulous night at Symphony at Sunset
@ParkBoard
.
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Thanks to the
@vancanadians
for last night’s 🌈 Pride game. It is a reminder kids still face harm from homophobic language in sports ⚾️ and contributes to a lack of out gay professional players. 🏳️🌈
@ParkBoard
encourages teams to take steps to drive meaningful change in sports.
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Big day for the
@meraloma100
with two teams in the
@bcrugbyunion
season finals. The women’s team taking the top spot is a great way to celebrate 100 years as a club 🎉
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Tisdall Park looking luscious and green. Thanks
@ParkBoard
for the new irrigation system coming online for the large sports field and two ball diamonds. Checking out our parks and sports fields with
@ParkBoardScott
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Thanks to
@ParkBoard
and
@viaSportBC
for drawing attention to the scale of abuse that still occurs in sports. The scientific consensus is that local govt can play a key role in ending the abuse and harm of children and women in sports.
@Vote4ABC
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@sarahkirby_yung
@Vote4ABC
Bringing lights to turf fields at Kits and Hillcrest. Starting the “Play” portion of the John Hendry park renewal. Renewal of the VanTech turf. Thanks to
@VanFieldSports
,
@BaseballTrout
and
@ParkBoard
staff.
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Thank you Arts Umbrella for providing storytelling, family programming and education on anti-racism and relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
#OrangeShirtDay
#EveryChildMatters
#TruthandReconciliation
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@WhitecapsFC
Good luck
@WhitecapsFC
for this weekend's 10th annual pride game.
Great to speak to players about their role in ending the serious harm to rainbow 🌈 children from the constant use of homophobic language in sport
Appreciate the research support from
@erikdenison
@MonashEducation
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Thanks to the
@ParkBoard
staff for engaging the community to help with East Park design. Especially on a cold wet weekend ☔️
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I was just there a couple weeks ago from my birthday.... it was becoming a real landmark. The city needs to encourage more businesses like this, not shut them down.
#vanpoli
@PeterMeiszner
@Vote4ABC
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Enjoyable day visiting
@VanDusenGdn
&
@BloedelConserv
developing a better understanding and appreciation of ecosystems and the world of plants with
@victoriajungvan
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Thanks
@JohnCCoupar
for the delightful book on the 50 years of the
@BloedelConserv
. I’ll have a look (and a sniff 👃 ) of Uncle Fester 🌸 this weekend.
@ParkBoard
@ParkBoardScott
@angelahaer
Vancouver's famous Bloedel Conservatory corpse flower won't smell this year and this is why | Listed
@DailyHiveVan
@BrennanBastyo
@ParkBoard
@BloedelConserv
@FriendofBloedel
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Singing 🎶 and dancing 💃🏽 at Alexandra Park. Delighted to see the grand ol’ bandstand activated. Thanks
@WestEndCC
and
@ParkBoard
MUSIC AT THE BANDSTAND
The next performance is this Sunday, August 20. Bring a picnic and enjoy the
#FREE
performance by "The HOT MAMMAS"!
JOIN US AT ALEXANDRA PARK (1755 BEACH AVE).
FREE CONCERTS AT THE HAYWOOD BANDSTAND FROM 1:00-3:00PM …
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Playground renewals at Oppenheimer, Collingwood, and Riley parks will incorporate a variety of sensory play opportunities ✅
Work underway on building 5 fully accessible play areas across the city ✅
@JasJohalBC
I am extremely proud to approve this motion at last night’s
@ParkBoard
meeting.
✅ - Creating Vancouver's First Inclusive and Accessible Sensory Park for Children moved by
@BrennanBastyo
,
@l_christe
,
@ThomasDigby1
and I.
@GlobalBC
@CTVVancouver
@CKNW
@fumano
@DailyHiveVan
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Appreciate your time
@SChandraHerbert
and support for local West End parks and rec initiatives.
Thanks to Park Commissioner
@BrennanBastyo
for a good discussion today on ways we can work together to better the parks, and community facilities West Enders rely on. Much appreciated.
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@ParkBoard
is proud of its long-standing relationship with
@SUCCESSCanada
. Walk with the Dragon has been held at Lumbermen’s Arch since 1986 and has raised over $10 million to date. We’re excited to celebrate the organization’s 50th Golden Anniversary this year.
Hundreds out early on a Van summer Sunday. Annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Walk with the Dragon supporting S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation to help many take steps they need whether it’s into affordable housing, or their new lives in Canada. Bravo
@SUCCESSCanada
& happy 50th anniversary!
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Enjoyable day visiting
@VanDusenGdn
&
@BloedelConserv
developing a better understanding and appreciation of ecosystems and the world of plants with
@victoriajungvan
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@MikeKlassen
@ParkBoard
@ParkBoardScott
@ThomasDigby1
@l_christe
@MCHVancouver
@angelahaer
@JaspreetVirdi19
@Vote4ABC
@KenSimCity
After several years off, the
#polarbearswim
was back in a big way. Wonderful for the community to connect with music and dancing.
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Thank you Ken Low for this wonderful celebration and for showcasing the cultural importance of martial arts and how the community connects with its traditions through the different styles.
It was a honour celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Wushu BC last night with
@BrennanBastyo
at Pink Pearl. Lion dancing and Kung Fu demonstrations highlighted this wonderful event.
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Congratulations
@erikdenison
for your dedication to help sports teams create safe and welcoming spaces for 🌈 kids.
Big congratulations to Erik Denison, a (formerly) Kitsilano boy who used to advocate for whales in captivity but who now devotes so much attention to creating safe sports for LGBTQ+ kids and adults.
@CraigTakeuchi
@BrennanBastyo
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Next election, a municipal party can run on the platform of holding a referendum on removing park protections. If they get elected, the premier can approve the referendum and put it directly to the people. You know….Democracy.
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Thank you
@nationalbank
,
@TennisCanada
,
@TennisBC
and
@ParkBoard
for this wonderful program. We’re so lucky to be the first of only two communities receiving this grant.
@BrennanBastyo
and I worked tirelessly since the very rainy, early spring with both
@TennisBC
and
@TennisCanada
to ensure these courts were ready for this month’s tournament (no thanks to the nesting herons!). Good luck to all.
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More cold weather 🌦️ ahead. Two new EWR sites at Kiwassa neighbourhood house and at Commercial & Hastings adding additional spaces.
EWR and shelter listings at
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Interesting new research conducted at a
@BHP
mine.
It challenges myths that women don't want high paying jobs working in mining and construction.
Great work
@erikdenison
@monashuni
@HBR
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Here’s the full clip of the important role sports fields play in our community
@Vote4ABC
Park Board Commissioner
@BrennanBastyo
speaking passionately about the need for and benefit of quality sports fields and lights in the city. Championing to get overdue lights onto oversubscribed fields to enable more play time.
#fieldsports
#vanparks
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Great leadership from
@Dave_Eby
today showing his support for inclusive school environments. ❤️
I was proud to the lead the implementation of SOGI 123 first under the leadership of
@Mike_A_Bernier
and then under that of
@Rob_Fleming
. Kudos to
@Dave_Eby
@KevinFalcon
and all MLAs who stood up today for safe and inclusive schools for 2SLGBTQI+ students.
#bcpoli
#vanpoli
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@PeterMeiszner
@ParkBoard
It’s such a gorgeous location and an opportunity to have more outdoor green space in a population dense area
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Playground renewals at Oppenheimer, Collingwood, and Riley parks will incorporate a variety of sensory play opportunities ✅
Work underway on building 5 fully accessible play areas across the city ✅
@JasJohalBC
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@pallbeesla
@punjabimarket
My pleasure. I appreciated your passion and dedication for the community. (And of course thank you for the delicious Gulab Jamun 🤤)
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Binge learning: the rise of entertaining on-demand education
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Vancouver has such a fascinating civic history.
@MikeKlassen
inner child lights up on discovering civic vandalism.
#vanpoli
@fumano
@VancouverSun
@AdrianeCarr
@christineeboyle
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20/20 vision: seeing the world clearer through the lens of learning
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Australians aren’t overly confident their employers are preparing for the future of work. 45 percent of respondents did not feel their current workplace was setting them up for a relevant career in the future.
Thanks for the great article
@tarla_lambert
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Exciting for Vancouver to host
@LaverCup
. A real treat to see such high caliber tennis and to celebrate top ranked Canadian
@felixtennis
. w/ Legends of the game BJÖRN BORG and
@JohnMcEnroe
as team captains.
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Thanks to
@bcrugbyunion
and
@MeralomaRugby
, The Vancouver Rogues represented the best of west coast inclusive rugby at the Bingham Cup.
Sports teams are more powerful when they are truly inclusive and the Rogues are evidence of that strength.
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“Palani has never been criminally charged. He still owns a wrestling gym that runs out of a high school in Surrey where he had been training athletes.”
"My question was how many people have to be sexually assaulted for him to be banned for life," Payette said.
"If B.C. Wrestling isn't going to protect me, if Wrestling Canada isn't going to protect their athletes, then I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure everyone is aware and that no one puts their children or themselves in a situation like I was in with him," she said.
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Interesting look at how employers can use autonomy, connection and purpose to drive engagement with employees.
The 3 Things Employees Really Want: Career, Community, Cause
@HarvardBiz
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@charliesmithvcr
@georgiastraight
@erikdenison
@bcrugbyunion
@BCRUGBYLEAGUE
@uvicvikes
@Cinecraig
@KevinRitchie
@UBCRugby
@marktewks
Thanks
@charliesmithvcr
Vancouver Rogues are recruiting rugby players and supporters now. Find us and register your interest at
@VanRoguesRugby
&
@IGRugby
@MeralomaRugby
@meralomaclub
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@FriendlyFuture
#FriendlyFuture
.
@TELUS
I nominate
@Techphobic
for the $10k. They help the homeless and those at risk with much needed supplies including; food, toys and hygiene products.The whole family gets involved with the fresh sandwiches for their X-Mas drive.
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And to properly invest in the Park Board, so the majority of commissioners that promised to fix it, are given a fair chance.
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@MCHVancouver
was their preferred choice for Chair. How different things could have been. Yikes!! 😧
@MCHVancouver
admits publicly that a transition team was already in place in advance of the motion going to Council.
Further admits that this transition team will include 3 current Park Board Commissioners, whereas the motion allow only 1.
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Australian businesses are "significantly underperforming" the rest of world in preparing for the future of work.
@FinancialReview
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The Bingham Cup is a chance for redemption; where athletes compete on a world stage and represent their cities and countries. Playing and fighting for pride and to build their own self belief that they can be gay and play a hard, physical sport, like rugby. And to be champions.
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Welcome back 👋
After 5 years of silence, I've been convinced it's time (and rather necessary considering my field of work), to get going on here. Hello again Twitter 😎
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