I’m honoured to be endorsed by the Victoria Labour Council for re-election to Victoria City Council and the CRD Board. I've always supported workers and always will. #yyj
Dave Thompson 🇨🇦
@davethompsonvic.bsky.social
Community, housing, climate, urbanism. Also Victoria BC Councillor, CRD Director. Civil discourse, good governance. Pragmatic progressive. Please email for City business. My own views only. Seeking re-election in 2026! www.davethompsonvictoria.ca ☄️⏳#yyj 🇨🇦
Clarification: city council does not control police human resources policy. #yyj
Dave Thompson 🇨🇦@davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 2d agoI've seen sign vandalism. I've seen requests for additions to my re-election platform. Which is this, Victoria? #yyj #yyjpoli
Overwhelmed by the options? Check out the www.livablecrd.ca scorecard to see what candidates in your area are saying. Climate Justice Victoria is one of 14 groups involved in Livable CRD along with @commonhorizoncommun.org Victoria, @bettertransityyj.ca @bettercolumbia.ca @homesforliving.ca ++ #yyj
Victoria named world’s best small city for fourth straight year cheknews.ca/victoria-nam... #yyj
Victoria named world’s best small city for fourth straight year
Victoria has once again been named the best small city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler.
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Voting starts today at Victoria Conference Centre! Ran into Jessica McCool from @cheknews.ca who also had voted! Zero lineup (after us keeners who arrived before 8am got through). #yyj #vote2026 #localelectionsBC
Pleased to speak at the ProArt Alliance's allcandidates forum at Open Space today. The arts bring vibrancy to our city and have value beyond jobs and economics. I'm committed to protecting spaces like we did with Hermann's, more new spaces like AGGV at the Capital Iron development, and more. #yyj
Victoria has once again been named the best small city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler. https://cheknews.ca/victoria-named-worlds-best-small-city-for-fourth-straight-year-1351716/
Victoria named world’s best small city for fourth straight year
Victoria has once again been named the best small city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler.
cheknews.ca
Advance voting starts tomorrow. Vote for Climate Action in YOUR Community. Click to find out more about the @livablecrd.bsky.social scorecard and more: mailchi.mp/1db8f9ce30ea... #yyj
The 2026 Powwow was a wonderful gathering and opportunity to reflect with humility and respect. I felt honoured to be included in the procession. I'm grateful for the stewardship over millennia that have preserved these lands. Seeing the orange shirts reassured me Victoria is a caring place.❤️ #yyj
Dave Thompson 🇨🇦@davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 2w agoLooking forward to seeing you at today's South Island Powwow. Where: Royal Athletic Park, 1014 Caledonia Ave Gates open at 10:00 am Grand Entry at 12:00 pm Free Admission Everyone Welcome #yyj songheesnation.ca/south-island...
Looking forward to seeing you at today's South Island Powwow. Where: Royal Athletic Park, 1014 Caledonia Ave Gates open at 10:00 am Grand Entry at 12:00 pm Free Admission Everyone Welcome #yyj songheesnation.ca/south-island...
South Island Powwow
Songhees Nation Council Website. This website is for the Songhees Nation and the Songhees Wellness Center including programming and events in Victoria, BC.
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UBCIC@ubcic.bsky.social · 2w ago"I am calling for support as we head into National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th- I urge our supporters to not sit idly by, and instead to show up and participate in events First Nations are holding, and to wear orange shirts." GCSP www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_condemn...
RE: Bike lanes save lives and promote health. Removing bike lanes will lead to injury and death. #signed by 600 healthcare workers and counting via #doctorsforsafecycling h/t @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO
Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2w ago“Doctors for Safe Cycling is BACK! We will be launching a letter to Premier Ford tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 at 10 am - Gerrard & University in Toronto. Sincerely, Doctors for Safe Cycling” Cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social #BikeTO
In the @victoriadra.bsky.social Mayoral Debate, Bruce McGuigan opposed municipal action to reduce carbon pollution. "We're not going to fix the planet... changes... are completely out of our control." The new climate denialism! Link to quote at 1:04 youtu.be/UE6TQlqsNzg?... #yyj
Another fun day of chatting with residents in beautiful Victoria. Little gems like this are in every neighbourhood. Come out and join us if you like, or just drop off some flyers when you're out for a walk: davethompsonvictoria.ca/volunteer/ #yyj
Many thanks to James Bay residents and JBNA for an opportunity to hear issues, concerns and suggestions! #yyj
Many thanks to @victoriadra.bsky.social for hosting a super all-candidates meeting tonight. And thanks to participants for great conversations about a wide range of topics! #yyj
Step 1 toward City support for a new medical clinic in Victoria! My motion with Mayor Alto passed at Committee ✅ Next step: motions to clear regulatory hurdles and provide spark funding to leverage donations. Target timing: later this fall. Many thanks again to ICA! #yyj
Dave Thompson 🇨🇦@davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm excited to bring forward this motion to support the ICA health clinic and childcare expansion. This will bring more health services to Victoria for all. Glad to have the Mayor’s sponsorship of this motion and we hope the rest of council today. #yyj cheknews.ca/inter-cultur...
I'm excited to bring forward this motion to support the ICA health clinic and childcare expansion. This will bring more health services to Victoria for all. Glad to have the Mayor’s sponsorship of this motion and we hope the rest of council today. #yyj cheknews.ca/inter-cultur...
Inter-cultural Association of Greater Victoria looks to open new health clinic, licensed daycare
The Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) is looking to expand its services by opening a new community health clinic and licensed daycare centre.
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Climate Justice Victoria is one of many groups that are collaborating on the Livable CRD scorecard. Check out the responses for your municipality! #yyj #yyjpoli
Livable CRD@livablecrd.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Livable CRD Candidate Scorecard, now available at LivableCRD.ca, brings together candidates’ responses to key municipal issues on a single website. The goal is to make it easier for voters to explore candidates’ positions and conduct their own research ahead of election day.
Yves from Seniors for Climate Victoria, who traveled on the Seniors' Climate Witness caravan to Ottawa, was arrested today. #yyj #cdnpoli #bcpoli #lateristoolate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social
Judy Trinh@judytrinh.bsky.social · 3w agoSeniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
Is it fliers? Or flyers? And would you like to deliver some in your area? More homes, affordability, environmental action, healthy and vibrant communities? We need to work for it, and we need flyers and signs to get there :-)). Please DM me, or davethompsonvictoria.ca/volunteer/ #yyj #urbanism
I made some donations to local candidates running for election that I support. Mostly because I can’t really volunteer this election. If you dont want to see shitty people elected and have a few bucks to spare, get on it! (Or volunteer) #yyj
“People from state X should stop moving to state Y” is conservative thinking, almost nativist. Also, scarcity mindset. Progressives should stay away from that.
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 3w agoIf you liked “Midwest transplants don’t belong in New York,” you’ll love “people from small towns should stop moving to Los Angeles in search of fame and fortune.”
I want to see this cost to benefit breakdown each and every time a sprawling new suburban/exurban subdivision is proposed in HRM.
New Edmonton neighbourhoods will cost $1.4 billion more than they will bring in - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
A new City of Edmonton report says the long-term costs to build and maintain three new neighbourhoods will exceed the revenue they will bring in.
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