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Video Journalist for CBC Calgary, she/her — tells stories about wildlife, the Rockies and municipalities surrounding the city 🏔 [email protected]
Calgary, Alberta
Joined October 2008
I’m from Ontario where I’d never come across these before moving to Alberta. Learn a little bit more about what a Texas gate is with me, and why it might be called that here (but not in Texas) https://t.co/LnDrglEsTj
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Cattle guards are common in the Prairies. In Alberta, they are known as Texas gates. That’s how they appear on road signs, in some municipal legislation and provincial Hansard references. But...
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A familiar headline in Calgary's blanket rezoning conversation, but worth the read -- especially given a statement within from CMHC:
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In the wake of Calgary's council kicking off a process to repeal the city's blanket rezoning policy, the corporation responsible for administering significant federal housing money says it expects...
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Having to still check on Facebook occasionally for work, I have to say it has really turned into an AI video and photo cessepool. Seeing accounts pop up to peddle fake depictions of real events, like the storm that hit Alberta yesterday:
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So, the video aired without this information, sadly, but this is a reversal. And the press release confirms it here:
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Elections Calgary didn’t respond to my queries Wednesday or again earlier today — but tonight a press release:
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Calgary’s returning officer was clear: a recount would only involve polls that fell within a close-race threshold. But the province said that a recount should involve votes cast in the mayoral race city-wide
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There was a confusing element here: how a recount of the mayor’s race might play out under new legislation that allows close-race candidates to request a recount. be done for all mayor votes.
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This week I learned a lot about recounts. 📖 read some legislation 🗣️ called some people 🤔found out stuff I didn’t need — like how to deal with a tie Here’s the story: What to expect in Calgary as a recount request is underway: https://t.co/hyUHwQoGxa
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If you are curious about some of the election changes you're seeing right now, here's a look at the last time Calgary hand-counted an election:
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Thoughts waiting to vote: - Am I going to be late for work? - That lady is knitting while waiting - That’s the third dog in here - about 50 people fit in the gym Annnnnd phew that’s done ✅ Took me at least 1 hr to cast my ballot
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Just looking at the CBC Debate’s live-stream numbers climb and wondering: have you decided? https://t.co/QcsJMV6vsG
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I keep hearing this claim: Political parties are new to municipal politics in Alberta. But guess what? They actually have a long history in Calgary and Edmonton. Here’s what I found
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New from me: Remember the last time Calgary hand-counted an election? I sure do:
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🚨 alert! attention! It’s Bertie beaver’s birthday today. Bertie is 67 years young. Couple years ago I did some digging on the provincial mascot and found some fun details
It's uh, been a journey learning about Bertie the Beaver. “Bertie was gifted to Alberta Wildfire 65 years ago by Walt Disney as a thank you for wildlife documentaries filmed in the Kananaskis region, and he has been a champion of Alberta’s wildfire prevention efforts ever since."
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Public safety is a top election issue. But Calgary Police commission memo highlights a struggle to bring on new hires — something to keep in mind as voters track campaign promises https://t.co/OTVC34hyeK
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This was also posted on the minister’s Facebook account, where Canadian news is blocked. So, this is the version thousands of Facebook users will see.
The education minister chopped my news report to only include people who agree with him. Here is the whole thing, if you're into balanced journalism: https://t.co/b25R7JhnaX
#ableg #cdnpoli
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Pretty rough jobs report in Alberta. Unemployment leaps well past 8%, second only to Newfoundland
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Danielle Smith has quibbled with people calling it a "book ban." I tried to parse her own rhetoric and word choice for a sense of where Alberta's book ban policy is headed next. https://t.co/JtY9Xsh44H
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Government's response to Edmonton school board's proposed banned list may limit the targeted books, but not the debate.
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Long waits, strained staff, yet praise despite it all: What 9,000 people say about health care in Winnipeg https://t.co/qCv3EJggqm
#mbpoli
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A patient forced to find their health card while suffering from a heart attack, another who sat for hours in a waiting room with a bleeding head, and a third who went an entire day without a meal are...
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