@krisbikes4life
Engineer, MSc SEDV, #yycbike with kids, knitter, canoeist, snowshoer. I am currently doing research into a net zero electricity grid in Alberta with NZERI. I'm here for the science and data crunching. She/her
Three children riding a passengers on a bicycle. School bags are in the front crate. One child is in front of the drivers seat but behind the handlebars. The other two kids are on the back seat. The bike is a Fr8 by WorkCycles
With gas prices soaring, some people might search for cheaper transportation options. In many cites, a bicycle is a cheap and easy way to get around gas free. Give it a try.
He finished it in under 2h... and loved retelling all the mishaps the other children got themselves into.
But alas, he's stubborn and refusing to try another. He desperately wants to play and not be boring like his older siblings...
So I have two readers... and am desperately scheming to make my third one too.
Today, DS, the youngest, was coveting a marc rober platinum ticket... I suggested Charlie and the chocolate factory for where the idea originated, and a lesson on the kids who won
He is 50 pages in already = success
Yep, threading in bsky isn't always obvious!
Um, it's the food professor blog, and says Sylvain Charlebois in the author spot...
I also tried to get a second source that this was a uniquely Canadian issue amongst the G7, but was unable to find anything other than news articles quoting Sylvain...
Same!
How to Think Critically About Data (Even if you're not a data nerd like me) A free 45-minute Lunch & Learn session with Robson Fletcher, Data & Storytelling Strategist. Topics include: - How statistics & data visualization can mislead -- intentionally or accidentally - Practical tips for evaluating data you are presented with - Why feelings DO matter when it comes to facts Tuesday, March 17 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Via Google Meet (pre-registration required)
I'm no longer a data journalist but, as an independent practitoner, one of my goals is still to help people make sense of the daily deluge of data we're all swimming in.
To that end, I'm hosting this free online session on March 17.
You don't have to be a nerd to come nerd out with me... 🤓
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thanks to @volts.wtf for having me on to talk about coordinating and planning fossil phase out to build a better and actually decarbonized world. there‘s a lot we can do if we imagine a people-centered, service oriented future — and a LOT we miss if we don’t.
The requisition is an ongoing requirement. The recently comittted Capital expenses for new schools are a short-term lumpy expense. Not exactly a counter argument from the province
Me, in the elevator with my boss, in my bike gear, in the winter, days after I told him I was pregnant....
My OB knows, and it's not the biking that's dangerous... it's the drivers!
Here Comes Canada's National Power Grid...Finally!
Tim Weis, @pembina.org on today's announcement about provincial agreement re. a national electricity grid corridor.
Is this a nation-building project?
#cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
youtu.be/MI1XzCYMEWM
I was honestly worried you might be kidnapped!
The Ukraine invasion hastened the transition... as too will this!
oof... I've had mine boil dry - I will never forget that smell
see also - be verrrrry careful melting chocolate in the microwave... burnt chocolate stinks!
Alberta Budget 2026 didn't raise taxes. It just raised your property taxes — the one tool the province left municipalities, then spent years criticizing them for using. Wrote about it.
deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/a...
I think I'd probably take these over an article by the food professor...
a weakening Canadian dollar, import costs, a tax holiday last year look to be the biggest contributors.
www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/02/spar...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/eco...
H/t @jksteinberger.bsky.social
'The problem with fossil fuels is their intermittency'
DS the youngest desperately wanted to see the 4am eclipse... He woke up to a cloudy night and he handled that disappointment really well.
Side note, he's already asked when the next lunar eclipse is and made us put alarms in our phones to remind us...
Great video on the many facets of why women cycle less than men. This can be a contentious issue so it's good to see such a dispassionate discussion that teases out some critical aspects of the gender gap.
youtu.be/EelTzxPd3Oo?...
Bwah - bedding - bwah!
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Cargo biker's when the parking is full:
'Friends!'
Oooh, look at those cuties with matching helmets!
We introduced Firefly to the kids...
Remembering how disappointed I was in it's cancellation originally, I was still woefully unprepared for how suddenly it ends.
Next up Serenity.
drawing of a bunch bike with a mom wearing a scarf and four kids with different colored helmets
We loved @stinah.bsky.social's joyful rendering of @lauragmitchell.com's morning dropoff with two sibs and two friends! #cargobike #bunchfam #goals
Graphic showing all the many costs of suburban brawl, explaining how many costs are hidden and indirect costs, and sharing stats and data. Prepared by the Sustainable Prosperity Institute.
Suburban Sprawl may seem cheap, but even the costs we CAN count are far too high, and we ALL pay them.
HT Smart Prosperity Institute #UrbanTruth institute.smartprosperity.ca/library/publ...
I get the point but i’ve professionally declined all requests to put an economic value on dometic violence prevention because I do honestly believe it is repugnant to do so and caters to governments like Alberta who only take action when it matters to their ideology
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
When I learned to view some government policies through the lens of 'they think certain people should be punished-even if it costs us more' (homeless, addicts, women, disabled etc.). Then you realize the economic quantification doesn't and won't work.
I'm impressed you read it, I didn't make it past the title.
Of course preventing violence is a good idea, regardless of cost... but also, isn't it obvious preventing trauma is more cost-effective than its aftermath.
