Tom Digby 狄弼
@ThomasDigby1
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Dad. Lawyer. Mad scientist. @ParkBoard Commissioner with @VanGreens . Serious about solutions for the #ClimateEmergency .
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wow.
@UBC
has the no-mow “meadows project” figured out. University Ave near Wesbrook Mall.
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Faced with the choice between an evidence based plan to improve Stanley Park for cyclists, seniors, mobility challenged and businesses versus an old NPA grudge, ABC chose the latter last night. Welcome to
@KenSimCity
. All opposed?
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Weight of sadness.
#kitsilano
#showboat
burned last night. major damage. Shows every season since 1935.
#vanpoli
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@ParkBoard
tonight: Removal of Stanley Park bike lane now results in 50% of cars going 50kph (in a 30kph zone) as opposed to 11%. Bike usage of SP Drive way down. Bikes on seawall up. Pretty much everyone is losing. You broke this
@Vote4ABC
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Devastating. 160,000 dead trees in Stanley Park. It’s no consolation that 90% of them are less than 20cm diameter.
#ClimateEmergency
Like this post if you think Vancouver needs a better public discussion about our urban trees.
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How petty does it get? Last week
@KenSimCity
did not get his choice of Chair for
@ParkBoard
. That’s cause the
@VanGreens
tipped the balance with split ABC. This week it appears he wants
@Dave_Eby
to abolish PB altogether. Waiting to hear abt private ABC meeting this aft.
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Scott, the problem is that no one knows if
@Vote4ABC
is joking or serious anymore about bikes in the city. You’ve worked hard to lose our trust. Keep it up. 👍
To be clear, this decision also includes motorized scooters and those things with one wheel that go really fast.
#safeStanleyPark
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It took 22 years of community leadership. Tonight
@ParkBoard
approved naturalized park plan for buried streambed known as Gibby’s Field on E18th (here under rare Vancouver snow). We can save this city one tiny pocket park at a time.
@VanGreens
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over 40,000 at today’s 104th Polar Bear Swim Vancouver. Thanks
@ParkBoard
!!!
#SaveOurParkBoard
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You’re doing a bad enough job running the city…ffs build some housing, find a new safe consumption site, and let
@ParkBoard
handle the parks
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To be clear, I have not met a group of people who are less prepared for the costs - and consequences - of
#climatechange
than
@Vote4ABC
@ParkBoard
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Thx for helpful images. For context: No one planted Hemlock in
#StanleyPark
. They regenerated after devastating selective logging across park 1860-1880 (itself opposed and in conflict with resident FNs). In 1929 we aerial sprayed 6 tons of lead arsenic to kill looper. 1/5
Riding the
#StanleyPark
causeway and can see a fraction of the trees the park has been removing.
“The City of Vancouver says over 160,000 trees are being cut down in Stanley Park due to a looper moth infestation”
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My take as anger rises: ABC could have bought social peace for 4 years on the SP bike lane by voting for Option A (removal of east side 30% and making permanent 70% on west side). Might have been unanimous with
@VanGreens
support. We'll never know. Public debate matters.
I’d love to see somebody look into
@ThomasDigby1
’s suggestion that ABC
@ParkBoard
commissioners may have caucused around this decision ahead of last night’s meeting, predetermining the outcome of the vote, which AFIK is not allowed. Who in the media is looking into that? Anybody?
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Messes made, messes kept. You now own the confusion Mayor Sim.
Promises made, promises kept. Very proud of the whole Park Board team.
This decision is a win for accessibility and marks the first step towards a Stanley Park that works for everyone.
#vanpoli
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A Better City? my ass.
@KenSimCity
In preparation for the removal of the Stanley Park temporary bike lane, scheduled to begin next week, crews will be carrying out preliminary work from 10pm-5am this evening. During this time, and across the weekend, the park will remain open to cars and the public. 1/2
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bold move by my
@ParkBoard
commissioner friends. I believe we can work together for the city.
@VanGreens
Park Commissioners
@BrennanBastyo
,
@l_christe
,
@ThomasDigby1
and I have agreed to work together to collaborate as a majority, and to provide competent and thoughtful leadership for the people of Vancouver and to ensure our cherished
@ParkBoard
is protected.
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@ParkBoard
I am deeply concerned for safety now. Bikes and active transport will likely be using both lanes. Reminder that due care is everyone’s obligation, cars and bikes together.
@VanGreens
#vanpoli
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@iamkennethchan
@JordanVegBike
@CTV
@CTVVancouver
@DailyHiveVan
respecting my
@ParkBoard
colleagues I did not send to anyone, until I saw CTV news report and saw
@JohnCCoupar
tweeting about it. You’re not a journalist
@iamkennethchan
you’re a promotional arm of
@Vote4ABC
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#marpole
was promised a 10acre park in 2014. instead we have the rudimentary Fraser Trail Pk. Come on
#vancouver
, we can do better here!
@marpolevillage
@ParkBoard
@VanGreens
@Vote4ABC
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Unanimous
@ParkBoard
. A win for the city, and for Stanley Park!
Decision: Amended motion passed directing staff to update fire risk mitigation plan to address dead trees and materials that might constitute a wildfire fuel risk, and working closely with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and local Host Nations.
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Relieved that
@Vote4ABC
has abandoned their election platform and voted w me for reasonable fee increase
@ParkBoard
. The key is significantly improved low income user access w LAP program.
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total and deliberate misinformation. Kits pool is a CoV owned and built facility.
@ParkBoard
merely operates it. Now Kits pool on verge of shutdown (hope the Kingtide this week does not destroy it). My guess is $50m rebuild. CoV has been massively underfunding PB facilities
@JohnCCoupar
@KenSimCity
@ParkBoard
Wow, strong words,
@JohnCCoupar
, but no mention of audit which showed lack of financial acumen, mismanagement of finances & total lack of maintenance over the years & duplication of decision makers. Let’s find out what
@KenSimCity
can do without crying over spilt milk.
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Tonight
@ParkBoard
: Green/Indy caucus, respecting 170,000 voters in last election, votes to fight mayor’s anti-democratic motion to abolish mid-term. Ready?
@KenSimCity
@Dave_Eby
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Suffice it to say ABC could have picked a bike lane solution that met the needs of disability community, park operators and hundreds of cyclists, but instead chose the option for cars.
#ClimateActionNow
@ParkBoard
This bike lane has absolutely nothing to do with fighting climate change. There is a serious misunderstanding around what a bike lane in a park has to do with reducing emissions. Suffice to say, I’m very proud of the
@Vote4ABC
team on Park Board for getting this done. This video
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Who agrees that Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park needs more love and attention? Thanks to the UBC students who waded into Lost Lagoon’s water woes by
@ubcscience
@VanGreens
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weaving two current stories together: Elected
@ParkBoard
is committed already to naming rights for our parks … with First Nations. The
#colonial
practice of erasure will be ended. someone tell
@KenSimCity
, maybe you
@Dave_Eby
?
Wow
@KenSimCity
“I’m not an expert on naming rights” Does the mayor ever do research before he announces a plan?
#SaveParkBoard
#VanPoli
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HEADLINE: Mayor attempts real-estate Coup d’Etat by bumping off elected body responsible for defending parks
@VanGreens
@ParkBoard
#SaveOurParkBoard
Undesignated Parks and Greenspaces. Would temporary parks be excluded from protection in the future?
#vanpoli
#saveparkboard
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A year ago today a tornado from the Salish Sea tore through Pacific Spirit park. A hundred Cedar and Douglas Fir down. That's when I decided to run for
@ParkBoard
with
@VanGreens
. Inauguration tomorrow. Thanks Vancouver 😃
#ClimateEmergency
Yesterday we experienced a mini tornado at UBC!
#ubctornado
Watch a tornado rip through the UBC golf course (VIDEO) | News
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big vote tmrw, pensive ride today.
@VanGreens
@ParkBoard
. big test for
@KenSimCity
and
@Vote4ABC
. can they cut through misinformation? New plan makes real improvements for biz in park, seniors and mobilty challenged.
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Lenny you have no clue about
@ParkBoard
priorities. Only vote seeking behaviour. We have a public engagement underway, and another synth turf going in 2km away. The City expects fairness.
We heard resounding voice: people in south Vancouver earnestly desire a turf field & a spray park, especially young generations. They currently have to travel to west side or even to other cities to access these amenities. This is NOT right!
These amenities will create a sense
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80 year old pilings. Deck underwater at each king tide. The pier on life-support. An artifact of colonization. Tonight
@ParkBoard
@Vote4ABC
wasting your money on $1.7m repairs…then another $1m, and another, and another. Hey!
#ClimateActionNow
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@Mihai_Cirstea_
huge ride today. Was that the biggest in past 10 yrs? (here we’ve got the whole Robson slope)
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A motion with pretty much identical substance was passed unanimously by the previous Green/NPA/Cope/Team/Vision
@ParkBoard
in July 2022. I will seek to have this
@Vote4ABC
motion ruled out of order as redundant.
Kudos to
@Vote4ABC
PB Commissioner Jas Virdi
@JaspreetVirdi19
for advancing concept for a sensory park in Vancouver via
@vancouversun
#vanpoli
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what? the
@VanGreens
and
@Vote4ABC
talking
@ParkBoard
politics at the new CRAFT in Olympic Village
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Big opportunity for
@Vote4ABC
to set things right on Stanley Park bike lane! Staff report solves key complaints of businesses and of disability advocates...and preserves large part of bike lane.
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@JodieEmery
@GibeauMirella
Actually, bike lane is pretty busy (Strava map). Drivers should avoid peak hours at SP. And be sure to park outside if you are fully abled.
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so true. this is the kind of misinformation my Commissioner friends
@Vote4ABC
need to cut through and ignore. new plan Option B provides major improvements for biz in park, seniors and mobility challenged.
If you want to know what Vancouver residents are up against when they advocate for safety, peace and quiet, lower emissions, and true accessibility in
#StanleyPark
have a quick read here. The misinformation from
@beach_everyone
is absolutely epic.
#LoveTheLane
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@j_mcelroy
the tell will be whether they neglect to fund
@ParkBoard
improvements. watch for
@PtFry
amendments today.
#SaveOurParkBoard
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the
@KenSimCity
honeymoon coming to a crashing halt. Cuts across the system are coming.
@Vote4ABC
promise to freeze the fees
@ParkBoard
vanished like a bride’s nightie (as my friend’s mother used to say). We’re looking at +5.6%. That’s no freeze. Get ready
#vanpoli
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corrected results from
@ParkBoard
last night
Statement from ABC Vancouver on the recent decision by the Vancouver Park Board:
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Mood optimistic as i walk around Jericho Lands, listening to MST introduce their 25-30 yr development proposal
@CityofVancouver
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@kareemallam42
@Vote4ABC
@RachelNotley
Climate damage costs our city $20-30 million per year, approx same as 100 new cops. Which is the bigger waste?
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Does anyone else recognize the irony of
@Vote4ABC
cheering local democracy at the same time as trying to destroy
@ParkBoard
?
ABC Commissioner Virdi's motion for an inclusive and accessible park will be heard on January 22.
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i’m fighting for biodiversity and ecological values
@ParkBoard
. Filling artifical ponds w chlorinated water is not the way to do it.
@VanGreens
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big volunteer crew removing loads of invasives at
#EveretteCrawley
pk this morning. thanks for organizing EC Committee and Lower Mainland Green Team!
@ParkBoard
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Chief Janice George telling the story of Squamish Nation in Stanley Park. w singers to honour the ancestors. Now to 3pm.
@ParkBoard
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Forest
#fire
all around us. On Monday
@ParkBoard
I gave notice of motion calling for assessment and mitigation of forest fire risk in Stanley Park.
@VanGreens
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That was easy! Dozens of signatures at W4th Khatsalano Street Party for my
@ParkBoard
motion re:Forest fire risk in Stanley Park. Let’s convince
@Vote4ABC
that Vanc wants action on
#climatechange
@VanGreens
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@AdrianeCarr
@PtFry
@ParkBoard
@KenSimCity
thank you adriane and
@PtFry
for trying. Coming clear that no one on ABC ever wanted to fix
@ParkBoard
.
@l_christe
and
@PtFry
have just brought me up to speed on their real motive - “nefarious” barely scratches surface. Bombshell tomorrow.
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We no longer spray for bugs or top trees for views like the old days. Current plan preserves as much ecological value as possible while reducing risk of forest fire and roadway tree fall. It’s tragic/devastating to see but healthier and done w consent of FNs. 4/5
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What scares me? This scares me.
Metro will spend $150 million to send thousands of tonnes of trash to U.S., B.C. Interior via
@VancouverSun
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@JohnCCoupar
@ParkBoard
@ParkBoardScott
@PeterMeiszner
@richardzussman
: The BC Government is urging people across the province to conserve water. This includes taking shorter showers and only running full dish washers or washing machines. Minister Bowinn Ma - "This is an extremely challenging time. This is immensely stressful."
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@PtFry
@iandmacb
@guyfelicella
@Howellings
@vancolour
@AdrianeCarr
…adding my deep appreciation for
@christineeboyle
who fights the good fight…and clarified a critical democratic principle for all municipal electeds.
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“because it’s our home.” MST flag raising at Brockton Point Pápiyek.
@ParkBoard
Six years planning, thousands of years in the making.
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I love option B, which preserves 100% of bike lane. But even option A, which makes 70% on west side effectively permanent is better than the current plan (Option C, boooo).
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@j_mcelroy
Justin, please explain this one!
@KenSimCity
complains about
@ParkBoard
services.
@JaspreetVirdi19
complains none of his PB motions get funded. So
@PtFry
suggests more funding for PB. and you say it’s Pete that’s posturing?
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The mayor sees no value in 135 years of local civic engagement around parks and rec in Vancouver. But voices matter. Stories matter. Hired staff bureaucrats will never achieve what elected citizens can do.
@Dave_Eby
don’t sell us out!
@VanGreens
Wednesday’s vote is the first step towards bringing parks and recreation under the direct oversight of Council, with the objective to enhance operational efficiency and community involvement. Excited to continue working with our Provincial partners to bring about a new era of
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@johnrstreit
@GlobalBC
@CKNW
BREAKING:
@Vote4ABC
achieves long standing
@NPAVancouver
wastage targets. Each fountain spills 1m litre per season straight from capilano res to iona treatment plant. costs 1tn CO2 (embodied). Taxpayers paying $6b for 5yr water sys rebuild.
#ClimateCrisis
@VanGreens
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Cost to
@ParkBoard
? $1.8m in 2023. $4.9m for H1/24 (now funded by special request to
#VanCityCouncil
approved yesterday). 5/5
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Happy
#EarthDay2023
Small is beautiful.
@VanGreens
and
#eastvangreens
visiting New Brighton Salt Marsh
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Metro Vancouverites urged to conserve depleting drinking water supply
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Shared some ideas for the future with Scott/Simi on CKNW this morning. 'The bike lane drama in Stanley Park continues' by Mornings with Simi
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Green Party Commissioner Digby Supports ABC Commissioners to Retain Parts of Stanley Park Bike Lane
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Lead arsenic killed 90% of Hemlock looper moth, and likely everything else that crawled, flew or lived deep in soil. This practice continued into 1960s. 2/5
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Join us
@ParkBoard
on July 10. I want to hear your concerns and suggestions for protecting the finest urban park in North America. Let's convince
@Vote4ABC
and
@KenSimCity
to act now before it's too late. 3/3
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Global oil and gas industry profits increased to approximately $4 trillion in 2022 from an average of $1.5 trillion in recent years
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Alarming. Record King Tides expected this week due to sea-level rise.
@ParkBoard
paying anxious attention
#climateemergency
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Then on Tuesday this happened just around the corner. 2/3
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Wait, wut? Is it true that Council
@CityofVancouver
just approved $millions for specific
@ParkBoard
projects in ABC's vote seeking neighbourhood? These
@Vote4ABC
folks playing politics with your tax $$.
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Speak, oh ghost of Flyin’ Phil Gaglardi
#vanpoli
You need to work with COV to open beach it worked fine for years move bikes back to seawall
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Trout Lake Farmer’s Market. Perfect morning. I’m here for the wild mushrooms and the
@VanGreens
sign-up!
@councillorwiebe
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Let’s see if the
@VanGreens
can get
@Vote4ABC
to come to their senses on forest risk - tonight
@ParkBoard
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Is there a fire risk in Stanley Park?
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@JordanVegBike
@CityofVancouver
@ParkBoard
@CMHC_ca
@VisionZeroYVR
where is
@j_mcelroy
when we need him? “most dangerous pedestrian crossings in Lower Mainland”
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