Helen Pike
@helenipike.bsky.social
Video Journalist CBC Calgary, she/her — explains things on YouTube and enjoys telling stories about municipal issues, science, nature and life 🏔 Helen.pike@cbc.ca https://linktr.ee/Helenipike
😭😭😭I swear if this place closes we are losing a provincial institution (please watch this video from 2024, the last time I visited) youtu.be/bHnzPVWpMwc?...
Why this Alberta museum director picked up the art of taxidermy
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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CBC did a transposition of votes to show the results of a Calgary-Shaw election under the Boundary commission’s new electoral maps (yes plural). We don’t know what the official map looks like just yet but this helps illustrate how a big boundary change can change thjngs youtu.be/i9tpD8VNQrs?...
How Alberta's new boundary maps could impact election outcomes
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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How long voting on the referendum might take, and why some are considering to mail it in: youtube.com/shorts/wxz4s...
Why there's a push to vote by special ballot in Alberta's fall referendum #alberta #cbcnews
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Pssst guess who took a ride on the Thunder Run for the first time (and maybe last?) — funny enough @andrewphung.bsky.social remembers it well, describing every twist and turn to a T! Or was my ride coloured by his memory of the slide? You tell me: youtube.com/shorts/bVzTw...
Comedian pitches one more teen night to honour Thunder Run’ slide #cbcnews #yyc #alberta
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Scoped out Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, joked I was checking it out for when Canada joins, well here we go! 😂🇨🇦
Roadside attractions — when are they a money making pitstop, and at what point do they turn into money PITS check out this video, with yours truly behind the camera: youtu.be/nNgbzIrD_wA?...
The economics of roadside attractions
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Fine, I’ll write about the Calgary Stampede party tent dustup, which Danielle Smith & Co. were even keener to write about themselves. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Everyone's riding herd on the Calgary Stampede party tent noise dispute | CBC News
Danielle Smith's government put much of its weight behind Cowboys Music Festival's demand for later weeknight curfews. City council barely budged.
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@jmcelroy.bsky.social alerting you that Crumbl cookie has a Nanaimo bar flavour this month that I guess was sent to influencers who then tried to pronounce Nanaimo vt.tiktok.com/ZSQG5cpAR/
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A new poll suggests a vast majority of Albertans agree that privacy law should apply to political parties. This, after nearly 3 million Albertans’ personal information was exposed from a copy of the voters’ list www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg
Poll suggests 84% of Albertans want privacy law to cover political parties and candidates | CBC News
At least four in five Albertans agree that the privacy law applying to businesses should also apply to political parties, suggests a new Ipsos poll, conducted for a B.C. privacy advocacy organization.
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For those who prefer to read, here's the feature I worked on about the future of corner stores: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Corner stores are disappearing from Canadian cities — can anyone change that? | CBC News
For kids, they represent independence — the freedom of a first dollar spent. For adults, a fail-safe for the forgetful, where last-minute ingredients save a recipe. It feels like these shops are alway...
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Corner stores are treading water - will the next generation grow up to spend allowance money at these community shops like their parents did? youtu.be/elUZSW5lPoM
What's the future of Calgary's corner stores?
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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In news that’s not about separation or politics in Alberta… I tried to find out what this rail was doing under a Calgary road YT: youtu.be/BNXhwdEqQOI?... TikTok: vt.tiktok.com/ZSxVPL8w2/
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Ah yes, separation referendum-ception A separation referendum once removed if you will
Went to Vienna for a week. Here’s a few things about their transit system: - no turnstiles, fare payment is an honour system - annual pass is the price of 2 monthly Calgary Transit passes, and includes more modes/frequency
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a goalie that far from the net. Does he get an upgrade for also playing defence?
As the province officially announces this pilot, here's a recent video I made asking engineers about the impact of matching the posted speed, and design speed, of a highway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFhe...
What 120 km/h could mean on Alberta highways
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Hey @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social what’s the best way to reach you?
🥲I asked a customer service bot on the Neuron app if there are bikes this year and it said no, just scooters!
I think every day is April Fools when there’s AI, deepfakes and and and
I love Calgary in spring. Chaotic weather rollercoaster and all. Last night was the first patio hang of the season, and the first scoot of the season. Today? Going skiing ✌️🤣
Community is hard and so important these days!
cm 🍁@cmcalgary.bsky.social · 7mo agoWhat about instead of a block parent program there's a block adult program where people can put these signs up in their windows and if anybody sees it, they know that the person that lives there is down to hang out for some drinks or coffee or maybe a barbecue and just meet people, make friends.
My name never really took off…
Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · 7mo agoHello I would like to share with you my new-and-improved website that compiles 46 years' worth of baby-names data in Alberta: albertababynames.com It now includes the latest data (for 2025) and a similar-names function to easily browse through various spellings in naming trends.
🥹https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/airdrie-pathway-connection-to-calgary-1.6002506
Brett Bergie 🏳️⚧️@brettbergie.bsky.social · 8mo agoThere is something deeply gratifying about leaving your local community and arriving in another by bike. This will lead to more café and service engagement and promote bike/ebike sales and rentals. It also offers an alternative commute option in the age of ebikes. calgaryherald.com/news/calgary...
When Danielle Smith claimed 80% of federally picked judges had donated to Liberals, that was way higher than any figure I'd researched. I dug into it. Could confidently write here: "It is not true. The single media source Smith got that fact from has since corrected it." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Danielle Smith says court 'skewed' to Liberal donors, but UCP picks have political ties just as often | CBC News
CBC analysis suggests about one-fifth of federally named judges match with Liberal donor lists. About as many judges picked by the province likely gave to UCP.
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