1/2 Hey #SocialBC users and all!! There is an announcement on the frontpage of socialbc.ca and in user's email inboxes.

@jrenken has been working hard the past few months getting everything ready for us to move from @mastohost to our very own made-in-BC space!

The full announcement and a FAQ is at:
https://socialbc.org/socialbc/migration.html

That page will stay up throughout the migration.

#Server #BC #Fediverse #itshappening

1/2 Hey #SocialBC users and all!! There is an announcement on the frontpage of socialbc.ca and in user's email inboxes.

@jrenken has been working hard the past few months getting everything ready for us to move from @mastohost to our very own made-in-BC space!

The full announcement and a FAQ is at:
https://socialbc.org/socialbc/migration.html

That page will stay up throughout the migration.

#Server #BC #Fediverse #itshappening

Hey folks! If you live in BC (or know people who do) and want to see some sort of proportional representation system of voting replace the first-past-the-post one we currently use, then now is the moment to act.

The BC gov’s special committee advised that a Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform should be created to determine what voting system BC will use for future elections.

The BC gov’t will be voting on whether or not to act on that recommendation in the next few weeks, so right now is a great time to call your MPP and tell them you support it!

If you wanna **really** help out, you can join a phone bank* contacting folks who have already signed up with Fair Vote Canada to let them know it’s going down and what they can do.

It’s get out the vote time folks!

Please boost, this is the closest we’ve ever been to seeing real representation in a multi-party environment.

* https://secure.fairvote.ca/en/action/join-phonebank-to-push-for-action-on-pr-for-bc

#BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #CanPoli #VancouverIsland #Vancouver

Hey folks! If you live in BC (or know people who do) and want to see some sort of proportional representation system of voting replace the first-past-the-post one we currently use, then now is the moment to act.

The BC gov’s special committee advised that a Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform should be created to determine what voting system BC will use for future elections.

The BC gov’t will be voting on whether or not to act on that recommendation in the next few weeks, so right now is a great time to call your MPP and tell them you support it!

If you wanna **really** help out, you can join a phone bank* contacting folks who have already signed up with Fair Vote Canada to let them know it’s going down and what they can do.

It’s get out the vote time folks!

Please boost, this is the closest we’ve ever been to seeing real representation in a multi-party environment.

* https://secure.fairvote.ca/en/action/join-phonebank-to-push-for-action-on-pr-for-bc

#BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #CanPoli #VancouverIsland #Vancouver

Happy Winter Solstice! #landscape #BC #VancouverIsland #PacificOcean #winter #solstice

Happy Winter Solstice! #landscape #BC #VancouverIsland #PacificOcean #winter #solstice

Langley! Our (slightly brisk) outdoor social @ Locality brewing was a smash hit - thanks for coming out everyone!🍺🐃❄️ (🎸 @kylerjpierce ) @localitybrewing #bc #langley #bcgreens #tour

The Frozen Gamble of Icewine

Canada's world-famous icewine is high-stakes agricultural art. To earn the 'icewine' title in #Canada, the grapes must be harvested while naturally frozen solid on the vine. Growers anxiously wait for a sustained cold snap, between -8°C and -13°C, then pick the grapes, often at night. This process yields a tiny amount of highly concentrated, sweet juice, making icewine a prized delicacy. #Agriculture #Icewine #Niagara #BC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wine

Langley! Our (slightly brisk) outdoor social @ Locality brewing was a smash hit - thanks for coming out everyone!🍺🐃❄️ (🎸 @kylerjpierce ) @localitybrewing #bc #langley #bcgreens #tour

The Frozen Gamble of Icewine

Canada's world-famous icewine is high-stakes agricultural art. To earn the 'icewine' title in #Canada, the grapes must be harvested while naturally frozen solid on the vine. Growers anxiously wait for a sustained cold snap, between -8°C and -13°C, then pick the grapes, often at night. This process yields a tiny amount of highly concentrated, sweet juice, making icewine a prized delicacy. #Agriculture #Icewine #Niagara #BC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wine

Some British Columbia coast’s residents have whale detection equipment installed in an attempt to find them and eventually, prevent tragedies.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-detection-technology-on-b-c-s-coast-9.6990987
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Certains résidents de la côte de la Colombie-Britannique ont installé du matériel de détection des baleines pour tenter de les retrouver et éventuellement de prévenir les tragédies.

// Article en anglais //

#BC #CB #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Whales #Baleines

US: urge Congress to support the Right to Contraception Act, which reaffirms the right to use birth control, first recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court more than half a century ago! (via Center for Biodiversity)
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/yJzDfGN5QEqwTbepVEM3CA2 #contraception #mentalhealth #wellbeing #education #economic #feminism #familyplanning #climate #ClimateAction #endangeredspecies #protections #bc #women #men #freedom

Some British Columbia coast’s residents have whale detection equipment installed in an attempt to find them and eventually, prevent tragedies.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-detection-technology-on-b-c-s-coast-9.6990987
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Certains résidents de la côte de la Colombie-Britannique ont installé du matériel de détection des baleines pour tenter de les retrouver et éventuellement de prévenir les tragédies.

// Article en anglais //

#BC #CB #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Whales #Baleines

Interactive World History Atlas Since 3000 BC

http://geacron.com/home-en/

#HackerNews #Interactive #World #History #Atlas #Since #3000 #BC #WorldHistory #Atlas #InteractiveLearning #Geacron #HistoricalMaps

Watch a wolf, after it swam out to a buoy, pull a crab trap out of the ocean & drag it on to the beach to rob it. #Wolf #Nature #BC

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bc-wolves-crab-traps-science-tools/

These patches of wild abandon are purposefully crafted #habitats and foraging grounds for pollinating insects, part of the city’s Pollinator #Meadows program: an initiative designed to #rewild city boulevards and parks managed by the City of Vancouver’s Parks Board.

It’s a program that, since its conception in 2020, has paid dividends.

#vancouver #bc #pollinators #rewilding #urbannature #urbanrewilding #cities

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-turning-lawns-into-pollinator-meadows/

These patches of wild abandon are purposefully crafted #habitats and foraging grounds for pollinating insects, part of the city’s Pollinator #Meadows program: an initiative designed to #rewild city boulevards and parks managed by the City of Vancouver’s Parks Board.

It’s a program that, since its conception in 2020, has paid dividends.

#vancouver #bc #pollinators #rewilding #urbannature #urbanrewilding #cities

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-turning-lawns-into-pollinator-meadows/

It's my third #mastodonniversary today! Crazy!!

To celebrate I am getting ready to help host and chair the first #SocialBC and Society of Open Social Servers of BC Annual General Meeting tomorrow with @arbutus and @jrenken

it starts at 5PM! full info in the announcement 📢

If you are in BC and would like to help grow a #regional instance come on over! There is no requirement to be part
of the Society but any SocialBC account holder
can be at the AGM and anyone who has donated at least $20 in the past year is a full member and can vote and volunteer for the Board!

Onward for the #opensocialweb!
#SOSSBC
#mastodon
#fediverse
#volunteer
#community
#society
#bc
#mastodonMigration
#bluesky

#BC #canada

British Columbians might be surprised to learn they are among the world’s most aggressive extractors of climate-destabilizing fossil fuels, per capita — and major projects that are already being built aim to make the province’s contribution much worse

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/analysis/co2-british-columbians-americans-saudis-lng

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate