Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV

@barrylavallee.bsky.social

Coffee - active transportation advocate - livable cities - public transit - bikes as transport - commercial drone pilot - licenced pilot of crewed aircraft - Transport Canada RPAS Flight Reviewer https://barrylavallee.com/drone-licence-flight-review.html

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Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

Every 15 minutes! Perfect timeslots too 🤭

Cycle Toronto@cycletoronto.bsky.social

The protected bike lanes along Bloor Street West between Islington and Royal York are gone, but we want to ensure folks in Etobicoke-Lakeshore can safely bike to the polls on Monday. Cycle Toronto will be leading a complimentary bike bus on Election Day through this new gap in our cycling network.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

"Breach of trust", because ... possession of property obtained by crime, attempt to obstruct justice, possession of counterfeit stamp, possession of drugs for trafficking, and unauthorized accessing data ... would make it sound as if we have a serious law enforcement problem in the GTA.

Unofficial TorontoStar (All News)@torontostar-rss.bsky.social

York Regional Police sergeant facing breach of trust, drug trafficking charges

thestar.comYork Regional Police sergeant facing breach of trust, drug trafficking chargesSergeant charged after allegations of fraudulent access to confidential police databases and the disclosure of confidential information.
Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
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It had been at least a week since I saw any GTA cops nailed for anything.

Unofficial CP24 Mirror@cp24-mirror.bsky.social

York police sergeant facing charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking

cp24.comYork police sergeant facing charges, including possession for the purpose of traffickingA York Regional Police sergeant is facing several charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized use of a computer.

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Katie Mack
@astrokatie.com

After sitting on the account for a few years, I finally set up an affiliate link on Bookshop.org -- if you use this link to pre-order my new book, you both support independent bookstores and give me a bit of an extra boost! bookshop.org/a/104234/978...

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Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
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This is a good read for anyone interested in Brampton politics. It isn't an attack story, nor a gushing one, just the facts presented for consideration on the eve of another election. Good journalism.

The Local Magazine@thelocal.to

Talk to enough people in Brampton and two distinct versions of Patrick Brown emerge. The first is a tireless public servant who transformed a dysfunctional city hall. The second is something else entirely. thelocal.to/patrick-brow...

thelocal.toThe Two Patrick Browns | The LocalEight years into a scandal-filled tenure as Brampton’s mayor, one version of Patrick Brown is a tireless public servant who transformed a dysfunctional city hall. The other is something else entirely.
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Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
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He's good for Brampton but as a lifelong NDPer I wouldn't vote him in any Conservative role. I had an opportunity for brief one-on-one visit with him in his office, thanked him, expressed respect, but told him I wouldn't vote for him as a provincial or federal Conservative! He grinned.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

When Trudeau resigned I texted a sitting Councilor to pass on to him that he should cross over to the Liberals and run for the leadership, because I see him as a centrist. Included in the text I said he'd be running against Carney, months before Carney even hinted he'd run. They're both centrists.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

This is a good read for anyone interested in Brampton politics. It isn't an attack story, nor a gushing one, just the facts presented for consideration on the eve of another election. Good journalism.

The Local Magazine@thelocal.to

Talk to enough people in Brampton and two distinct versions of Patrick Brown emerge. The first is a tireless public servant who transformed a dysfunctional city hall. The second is something else entirely. thelocal.to/patrick-brow...

thelocal.toThe Two Patrick Browns | The LocalEight years into a scandal-filled tenure as Brampton’s mayor, one version of Patrick Brown is a tireless public servant who transformed a dysfunctional city hall. The other is something else entirely.
Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

I served 2 terms on Brampton Committees of Council (2018-2026) so I was closer to the backroom rumblings than the average citizen. All in all I would say he is and was mostly fair, when it came to his attention on city matters. But I do believe he'd jump ship to provincial or federal in a hearbeat.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
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I don't know when but I have a strong feeling she will one day become Prime Minister.

Unofficial CP24 Mirror@cp24-mirror.bsky.social

Joly says Stelco still planning mass layoffs, gives business 2 weeks to reverse or face legal action

cp24.comJoly says Stelco still planning mass layoffs, gives business 2 weeks to reverse or face legal actionIndustry Minister Melanie Joly has given Stelco 15 days to make good on its agreements with the Canadian government or face legal action.

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Just A Tinker 🟥🍁🟥
@john-gardi.bsky.social

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This also rendered useless the new interceptor drones used to target incoming drones which rely on Starlink to connect to targeting data from the ground. It was an insidious way to make Ukraine's two 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 tech advantages for attack and defense useless. Please find someone who can make this clear. 🙏

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Just A Tinker 🟥🍁🟥
@john-gardi.bsky.social

@nicollewallace.bsky.social: I see many journos are getting what 'slowing down' Starlink means wrong. It's not the speed of the connection slowed down, it was a 100mph speed 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵 that a vehicle could stay connected. Any speed 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 100mph cut off Ukraine's drones that use it, making them useless. 👇

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

Adding the word referendum to my list of mute words. Hopefully that will reduce the time-wasting trash posts about Alberta and Québec politics from coming across my timeline for the next few years.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com

theglobeandmail.comQuebec’s new PQ cabinet is shaped with a referendum in mindThe province will likely vote in another election before another referendum, but that will not stop its Premier from laying the groundwork now
Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
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If we ask Doug Ford to do something about lawlessness on Ontario roads his response would probably be ... "what can I do, disband police teams assigned to stolen insured replaceable cars crime and reassign them to traffic laws enforcement to stop drivers from killing people ... go away youse yahoos"

Unofficial CP24 Mirror@cp24-mirror.bsky.social

Daycare worker and five children struck by driver in Oshawa while out for walk

cp24.comDaycare worker and five children struck by driver in Oshawa while out for walkA woman and five children from a nearby daycare were all rushed to the hospital after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Oshawa on Wednesday morning.
Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

LLMs are populist machines. When we ask a question it doesn't "think" an answer, it fires up the tumbler of pre-existing human discoveries and knowlege and when an assembly of a plausible answer bubbles to the top it feeds it to us as a gospel.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

The longer we let these algorithms run wild the closer we'll get to a dystopian world governed by selfish popular opinions presented as the "token of probability" ... void of desirable humanitarian traits. Armageddonmaxxing

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Alex Boyd
@alexboyd.bsky.social

🔎 Alberta journo request 🔎: Can anyone think of any immigration experts (academics, lawyers etc.) who can speak to the impact of Alberta going forward with the referendum questions that seem set to pass? Trying to find someone who gets the nuts and bolts of the immigration system.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD
@mbonsma.bsky.social

My sourdough starter sat untouched in the fridge all summer, turned black, and smelled like death. I scraped off the black, salvaged some from the bottom, and fed it for a few days, and look at my beautiful yeastie boys now! We're so back!

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

Hmmmm a flight from New York to Israel declared an emergency out over the Atlantic and turned back towards Newfoundland. I was tracking it and it went black just before reaching the NFLD shore near Gander. Hopefully it's just a radar problem and not it falling out of the sky.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

🤭

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Flávio Bolsonaro: “Can you explain why 73% of prison inmates voted for you?” Lula: “I want 100% of them to vote for me. Even your father!” Lula continued: “Your father can vote for me because he knows you, and he knows I'm better than you.” #DebateNaBand

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

il capote un peu !

The Watchdog@thewatchdog.ca

On eve of Alberta referendum vote, separatist leader alleges ‘cover up’ in deadly CFB Wainwright tragedy Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath makes unsubstantiated claims that ‘DEI programs’ and ‘gender fluid’ soldiers may be to blame in CFB Wainwright tragedy

thewatchdog.caOn Eve of Alberta Referendum Vote, Separatist Leader Alleges ‘Cover Up’ in Deadly CFB Wainwright TragedyAlberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath suggests ‘DEI programs’ and ‘gender fluid’ soldiers may be to blame in CFB Wainwright tragedy
Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

We've lost our way. Commerce and corporations have become the reason for living rather than a means to an end. Corporate structures and purpose, along with government policies supporting it, have led to the general population being controlled by the extreme greed of a few. We urgently need a reset.

Barry Lavallée - VE3YZV
@barrylavallee.bsky.social

He's nuking Ontario but thinks Alberta can use his "help"?!

Unofficial CP24 Mirror@cp24-mirror.bsky.social

#NEW: Ontario ‘ready to help’ after deadly explosion at Alberta military base: Ford

cp24.comOntario ‘ready to help’ after deadly explosion at Alberta military base: FordOntario Premier Doug Ford says the province is ready to assist with recovery efforts following an explosion and fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that resulted in an unknown number of fatalities and injuries.