Chris&Laura@albertabikeswap
@albertabikeswap.bsky.social
We saw a problem & built tools. Software. Hardware. Processes. Partnerships. Safety layers. We don’t just run an event. We engineered a micro-economy with ethics baked in. Most people see bikes & we built a trust infrastructure. https://albertabikeswap.ca/
A registered bike is a protected bike! 🚲🔒 As Alberta’s @bikeindex.org Ambassadors, we’re partnering with @calgarypolice.bsky.social for a 2-day registration drive @eastvillagetwt.bsky.social RiverWalk Plaza: Protect Your Ride 🚴♂️ @bikecalgary.bsky.social @calgarychamber.bsky.social
What a great event. Thank you @nagwanyyc.bsky.social for hosting.
Nagwan Al-Guneid@nagwanyyc.bsky.social · last wk.A heartfelt thank you to @sustainableyyc.bsky.social, @bikecalgary.bsky.social, @albertabikeswap.bsky.social & @bikeindex.org, Oh My Oakridge, and bestselling author Lori Beattie for helping create a fantastic day of community, cycling, and outdoor fun. We appreciate your support! 🧡 #yycglenmore
Well, it happened: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to open up Canada’s four largest airports to private investment. So....privatization. That's not the only thing he pledged to a room of obnoxiously rich people. I talked to economists and a top labour leader to break this down:
LAST DAY to sign up for Calgary-Glenmore Bike-A-Palooza!! This Sunday, Sept 20, 10am-12pm in #yycglenmore Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Calgary- Glenmore Bike-A-Palooza
Sign up for Calgary‑Glenmore Bike‑A‑Palooza! Join us for the 3rd Annual FREE Bike‑A‑Palooza along the Glenmore Reservoir Pathway, starting at Heritage Park Plaza. ✔ Walk OR ride, bring your friends a...
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Nagwan Al-Guneid@nagwanyyc.bsky.social · 3mo agoMark your calendar! Calgary-Glenmore Bike‑A‑Palooza is back for its 3rd year. This is a family-friendly event to WALK or BIKE by the Glenmore Reservoir, followed by lunch. There is no charge. Come one, come all! #yycglenmore Register today: forms.gle/JjzhUSUkjgvn...
🚨 A new rule weakening the ESA is now in effect. It removes habitat modification from the definition of “harm,” putting protections for species that depend on habitat to recover, at risk. Bipartisan H.R. 9901 would restore these protections. 📣Urge your Rep. to support this bill: bit.ly/4y1de3q
You can learn more about the #GreatCanadianBioBlitz at the @cwf-fcf.bsky.social website. Then head on over to the Hub and RSVP for the #Biodiversity Bike Jam to help us help science (and have a LOT of fun!) cwf-fcf.org/en/conserve/... #yyc #yycbike #yycnature #BioBlitz
Canadian Wildlife Federation: The CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz
The CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz is a fun and easy way to connect with nature while learning about the wildlife that call Canada home.
cwf-fcf.org
Calgary Climate Hub@calgaryclimatehub.ca · 2w agoBring your bike, load up the @inaturalist.bsky.social app on your device and join us for a little #CitizenScience on our latest fun bike tour THIS SATURDAY! We start out at the #CommunityGarden in #EastVillage at 10am! RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/walk_on_the_... #yyc #yycbike #yycnature
now Australia is in the game. while Canada remains quiet. We need reformed plug-in solar legislation. Check out pluginsolarpower.ca www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Being a renter, Maiya missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
abc.net.au
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1/ Have you signed up to Bike-A-Palooza yet? Registration ends on Sept 17. You can WALK in #yycglenmore with the Queen of Urban Walks Lori Beattie, best-selling author of Calgary’s Best Walks and Best Bike Rides Guidebooks. You can RIDE your bike part of the Glenmore Reservoir pathway.
Come meet these awesome organizations! Sign up, meet great people, have lunch, and enjoy a relaxed, family friendly morning outdoors. This event is free of charge! #yycglenmore
why won't your local bike shop fix your internet e-bike? Anecdote: Nobody operates a thriving neighbourhood toaster repair business. It's not because humanity forgot how to fix toasters. It's because eventually it became cheaper to throw away the toaster.
Sign up and meet: - @bikecalgary.bsky.social - Oh My Oakridge - Sustainable Calgary - @albertabikeswap.bsky.social
After traveling 9 years and covering 3 billion miles, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got this shot of Pluto.
TFW when you have a delish dinner at Bodega and are too full for ice cream at Kind next door so the server suggests buying a couple pints and eating them an hour later and so we did. This 15 minute city is ruining our lives.
Canadian culture of giving back with a dash of humour.
Chris&Laura@albertabikeswap@albertabikeswap.bsky.social · 2y agoWe create a safe place to buy, sell, and donate bikes. This is who we are and what we do youtube.com/watch?v=Zntn... Pity our patent's name isn't our first choice. Bike racks, events, software, CAN-Bike cycling education, bike donations, Bike Index, strategic alliances, and happy cyclists.
Bike Index is the world’s largest bike registry that connects riders, police, & ppl to prevent theft & recover stolen rides! 🚴♂️🔒 1️⃣ Legal proof of ownership 2️⃣ Police check to return recovered bikes 3️⃣ Community helps spot stolen rides 4️⃣ 100% free! Want to host a Bike Index registration event? DM us
Someone found this cat on their farm in WISCONSIN. They took her to a vet and the chip indicates she is from Alberta, and her name is Dolly. Is anyone looking for this kitty? Source: www.facebook.com/groups/73590... #Alberta #yyc #yeg
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
Alberta Bike Swap implemented anti-theft serial verification 15.5 years ago to be a safe #bikeswap event. 🚴♂️🔒 We are hosting a free Bike Index registration event. Thank you to #EastVillage & #CalgaryPolice for partnering with us! 📊⚡ 📍 RiverWalk Plaza, East Village 📅 Sunday, Aug 2nd | 2:00–4:00 PM
'The parasites are microscopic so you barely ever know that you’re getting them until usually it’s too late,' said Patrick Hanington, a professor of public health with the University of Alberta calgaryherald.com/news/local-n... #Calgary #Alberta
Swimmer’s itch found at Sikome Lake
Frustration is building online as recent visitors to a southeast swimming spot are reporting swimmer’s itch on their legs, hands and neck.
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An alert was finally just sent out for Parker! Keep a look out. Follow Calgary Police on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for the latest information. #Calgary
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”
