BC Green Party leadership race
BC Conservative party leadership review
BC NDP drama.
UBCM conference of local elected officials
It felt like the right time to sent out some mass emails promoting SocialBC amongst our provincial elect-eds!
We'll see if we get any bites. We have the Town of Gibsons @TownofGibsons and Esquimalt @EsquimaltBC and MLAs Botterill @mlabotterell and Osborne @josie_osborne now to "prime the pump".
Who knows when it might catch :)
#BCMuni - Adrian Raeside cartoon: Fufilling B.C. municipality housing quotas https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/adrian-raeside-cartoon-fufilling-bc-municipality-housing-quotas-11148667
One of the main reasons I got into municipal politics in 2014 was because it seemed all city business in #portAlberni city council was happening “in-camera" (which means a meeting, not in public).
I'm glad the integrity commissioner has ruled against Ken Sim and his ABC Party councillors. It's not complicated. The Vancouver Charter is not different from the Community Charter used by every other municipality in BC. You can't have quorum and discuss business outside a public meeting. Period.
""If Council Members meet with quorum outside of an open meeting, discuss City business, and do so in a way that moves that business along the spectrum of decision making in a material way, there is a problem — they are depriving the public of participation in the policy development and decision-making processes that serve to build public trust and
confidence in local government," Southern wrote.
"Democracy is undermined.””
#BCPoli #BCMuni #CanPoli #Integrity #PublicMeetings #Democracy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-integrity-commissioner-1.7617152
A message to attendees at the conference of the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC).
It’s time to stop using American, corporate controlled, social media services that are working hand in hand with the US Government to threaten our economy and sovereignty.
Join @EsquimaltBC and @TownofGibsons and sign up at https://socialbc.ca
Join the growing network of #OpenSocialWeb platforms creating a different kind of social web.
#BCMuni - B.C.’s fast-growing cities getting hammered by rapidly rising property taxes https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/b-c-s-fast-growing-cities-getting-hammered-by-rapidly-rising-property-taxes
I am so over our local politicians bickering and passing the buck!
It is a travesty that our Visitor Centre is closed over Spring Break because the City decided it was going to pick this moment to try to get the Regional District to take on the cost.
#PortAlberni #Municipality #Unity #bcmuni #bcpoli #SproatLake #BeaverCreek #CherryCreek
https://chrisalemany.ca/2025/03/20/2026-municipal-referendum-on-uniting-port-alberni/
Achievement unlocked! Emailed the offices of the #BCNDP #BCCP #BCGreens and every elected MLA. A similar message as last week's to Municipal leaders/staff.
Tweaked the message to emphasize the "BC Made" element in this time of a trade war with the USA.
Bluesky isn't it.
It's a time when people are going to look for locally grown solutions. That includes Social Media!
#Mastodon and the #Fediverse are the *only* places with Canadian options!
A huge Welcome to two new local governments who have come to #SocialBC this week and are now part of #Mastodon and the #Fediverse!
Say hello to
@EsquimaltBC :esquimalt:
and
@TownofGibsons :gibsons:
I think.. Guys! This is happening!?
#BC #BCMuni #BCPoli #Local #Communities #Esquimalt #TownOfGibsons
Morning #SocialBC folks! 👋
If you would like to follow some fun and useful hashtags, just click below. It’ll help fill your timeline and get you acquainted with some of the quirky tendencies of Mastodon.
BC Specific:
#bcpoli
#bcstorm
#bcmuni
#SocialBC
General fun:
#introduction
#firstpost
#monsterdon
#bloomscrolling
#mosstodon
#hnom
#pollodon
#fediverse
#allstartrek
Day specific
#mondog
#tuesdog #tuesdaytoolsday
#wellnesswednesday
#thicktrunkthursday
#fensterfreitag
#caturday
#SilentSunday
#BCMuni - Poll shows British Columbians want slower speed limits on residential streets https://buff.ly/3VGg0d6
Sigh.
The protest candidate won…. By a handful of votes.
Less than 600 votes won the election.
Turnout was under 10%.
So many problems in the world, but cynicism, apathy and disengagement have to be right up there!
#portalberni #bcpoli #munipoli #bcmuni
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/local-news/polls-closed-for-2024-city-of-port-alberni-by-election-7709425
In the last MONTH, the mayor of Kamloops, B.C. has:
• Been moved into the basement of city hall to prevent him from interacting with city staff https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-mayor-office-basement-1.7343656
• Appeared in court over allegations he owes his ex-lawyer $35,000 in unpaid fees https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-mayor-lawyer-sues-1.7354314
• Had his pay cut 15 per cent after leaking confidential documents https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-mayor-pay-cut-1.7358801
That pay cut is on top of a 10 per cent he received in June over "misleading communication"
A former Mayor, current Councillor, and a really really good, caring, person who I feel grateful to have known and seen as a mentor, passed away suddenly today.
RIP John.
Very sad about it. Too young. He was a paramedic by trade, but spent many of the past years helping the most vulnerable people in #PortAlberni while also on Council.
Sigh. 😢
#bcmuni #politics #friends #RIP
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/local-news/port-alberni-councillor-john-douglas-dies-7439407
Saw Nanaimo council member Paul Manly on the bus from the ferry to downtown Vancouver last night. Had a nice chat.
Proving again the best thing about Public Transit is the people you meet!
Went to an Official Community Plan public input event for #PortAlberni
Alll of the sticky note stations had at least one sticky note that said “15 minute Prison” 🤦♂️
#bcmuni #ConspiracyTheory #15minuteCity
Now that I have a web server that can handle it, I'll be able to actually share my posts and letters here again. Hooray. I am glad this is the first one on the new server. RIP Helen and Mike.
#Homelessness #Compassion #PortAlberni #BCMuni #LGBTQ2S
https://chrisalemany.ca/2024/01/29/thank-you-helen-and-mike-tragic-links-in-hard-times/
Been a minute since I was in City Hall Chambers. It's a Committe of the Whole meeting. Always good to hear public asking questions of local government and local governrnent responding.
#LocalGov #PortAlberni #bcMuni #PublicInput
This is so sad. Helen was a character. A riot. A good person and politician. She was kind, and funny, and not a little odd, and always surprising.
I have never met anyone like her and I can't imagine I ever will again. My only regret is that we had to compete for a spot on City Council and didn't get the chance to work together.
I kept an amazing bottle of Tequila that she bought me for my birthday. I guess that becomes my personal memento from her. That and lots of memories and the impact she had on our City as councillor. Her house in #PortAlberni is only a few blocks away from me.
I guess the only consolation is she likely died doing what was her passion, seeing the world and the finer side of life, and driving unique cars.
RIP Helen.
One of a Kind.
Your Friend,
Chris
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/local-news/former-port-alberni-city-councillor-dies-after-car-crash-overseas-7293518
#RIP #BCPoli #BCMuni #Cars #Driving
Proud of my little city and its Council today.
“Port Alberni councillor Dustin Dame signed an open letter to the Canadian government earlier this year calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Dame, who was acting as mayor on Dec. 11, spoke in favour of the motion. “This is one of those situations where our voice feels small, but we have a voice nonetheless,” he said.
Councillor Debbie Haggard, who was moved to tears by the presentation, said the situation in Gaza is a “complicated issue” and also voted to support the motion.
Councillor Todd Patola, however, didn’t mince words in calling the situation a genocide.
“I stand for pacifism, and I stand against genocide,” he said before supporting the motion.”
#IsraelGazaWar #Palestine #Israel #StopGenocide #BCMuni #CanPoli #CdnPoli
