#Ottawa peeps
A starter pack of my favourite #Ottawa people from the other place, and a few ‘new to me’ folks. Please let me know if I’ve missed anyone.
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@aboucherfuse.bsky.social
@alysonfair.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇪🏴Previvor, Comms Consultant with @blueskystrategy.bsky.social & fmr CTV News producer with two amazing daughters & a passion for living life to the fullest🥰 #BillsMafia
@gjodouin.bsky.social
Owner PACE Public Affairs & Community Engagement in Ottawa. For over 20yrs, PACE has helped move city-building projects forward. Interest in cities, sustainability, social equity issues, especially in the National Capital. RTs/likes are not endorsements
@mitchintheo.bsky.social
Ottawa born, raised, & proud🇨🇦. Ever vigilant. Open minded, and lover of free speech and personal sovereignty
@ottawamission.bsky.social
Providing hope and help to people experiencing homelessness since 1906. For emergency support please call 613-234-1144.
@marieloustonge.bsky.social
Moi en quelques mots: Communication, information, voyage, famille, bonheur. Simple de même!!! 😌
@jpeltzer.bsky.social
Ottawa-based high tech employee and photographer. Still shooting every day though not always getting around to editing and posting.
@urbanottawa.bsky.social
Reflections on Ottawa and little ways to improve its urban fabric
@greenlivingottawa.bsky.social
Sharing ideas and inspiration for living sustainably. Re-imagining relationships and re-storying the earth. On Unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory. Posts by @DeniseDeby.bsky.social. Blog: https://greenlivingottawa.com
@chandrapasma.bsky.social
MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean. Education critic for the Ontario NDP. Researcher, policy analyst, and mom to 3 amazing kids.
@ottawandrew.bsky.social
Graphic designer. Lapsed political scientist. Following 🇨🇦+🇺🇸+🇬🇧+Ottawa municipal politics and 🇬🇧 comedy podcasts. 🦁🦁🦁🏴⚽️ (Ottawa, Canada - not the other one in Illynoise).
@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
The leader Ottawa Centre needs to stand up for Canada. 🇨🇦 Le leader dont Ottawa-Centre a besoin pour défendre le Canada. 🇨🇦
@stephdg.bsky.social
Rural #ottawa. Tree hugger. Hockey player. Maple syrup producer. Owner of Lucy the 1971 VW camper. Tea and boardgame lover. #PuzzledPint organizer #Agile coach at Environment 🇨🇦 #gcdigital #onfr #GoSensGo #ottawacharge Opinions are my own.
@sullivanray.bsky.social
Affordable housing geek. Day job with the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association. Posts are personal. So is cycling.
@ecologyottawa.bsky.social
Working to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada 🌿 Nous nous efforçons de faire d’Ottawa la capitale verte du Canada. www.ecologyottawa.ca | info@ecologyottawa.ca
@pdesousalahey.bsky.social
Creative professional and pragmatic idealist. Writer-producer who bailed on politics for the easy security of global entertainment. Member DGC, admirer WGA.
@getbac.bsky.social
Retired journalist with the ottawacitizen.com. Proud Canadian. If I’m not home I’m probably in a kayak. 🇨🇦
@typzk.bsky.social
Melt down monuments to racists & rapists. Cast into bollards to protect people from cars. Anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian, democratic socialist. he/him
@catmckenney.bsky.social
Super excited to be the Candidate for the Ontario NDP in Ottawa Centre Former City Councillor in Ottawa I care about affordable housing, ending homelessness, transit, cycling, healthcare, education and climate action
@mhbvickers.bsky.social
Hubby to 1 | Dad to 2 | 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️⚧-ally | Bike guy | Cat slave | 💉x9! and still alive! Take that VAERS!
@sjamieit.bsky.social
Municipal issues, data, transportation, history, yelling at drivers. Serious ideas, unserious person. Lots of original content. Pretend journalist. 🚲👶🌳 Centretown, Ottawa, Ontario
@seandevine9.bsky.social
Ottawa City Councillor for Ward 9 (Knoxdale-Merivale). Proud husband and father of 4. Singer in a garage band.
@tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social
Bay Ward City Councillor, Ottawa Community Housing Board Chair, former OCDSB Trustee, former hill staffer, current triathlete & runner and loyal cat servant.
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
Conseillère pour le district 12 Rideau-Vanier Councillor for Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier
@smwgilbert.bsky.social
Strategic engagement and communications advisor. Dog mum, amateur equestrian, sassy badass. Opinions expressed are my own (and not endorsed by my employer).
@rawlson.bsky.social
Ottawa City Councillor for Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Conseiller municipal d'Ottawa pour le quartier Rideau-Rockcliffe @rideaurockcliffe13.bsky.social
@deantester.bsky.social
Canadian #YIMBY fighting to make housing affordable. Co-founder of Make Housing Affordable. President and CEO of testerdigital.
@lainejohnson.bsky.social
Councillor for College Ward in the City of Ottawa. Board member with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
@jleiper.bsky.social
City Councillor for Kitchissippi ward in Ottawa. Chair, Planning and Housing Committee. Hintonburg resident. Scooter life. Pants-questioning. Born at 325.5 ppm.
@spencercallaghan.ca
Director, brand & communications, @CIRA.ca Board, @ncfottawa.bsky.social Board, @openmediaorg.bsky.social Board, @nourishlead.bsky.social internet advocacy, dad jokes, 90s hip hop lyrics, existential dread. Born again Sens fan. spencercallaghan.ca
@pdmcleod.bsky.social
I write about deeply serious antitrust issues for my day job and deeply unserious culture issues for my new substack smashcuts.substack.com
@joannasmith.bsky.social
Political journalist in Ottawa covering trade and Canada-U.S. relations for The Logic | Director at World Press Freedom Canada | Amateur Fiddler | Here to learn and share about the craft, business and protection of the press and its people.
@davidwcochrane.bsky.social
Host of Power and Politics on CBC News Network. M-F 5 pm eastern. Homesick Newfoundlander. Go Niners
@anitamurray.bsky.social
Journalist, Sens fan, founder of AllThingsHome.ca & Three C Communications
@ottawapublichealth.ca
Ottawa’s source for health information, programs & services. Building a healthy community through prevention, protection & promotion. www.OttawaPublicHealth.ca Français = @ottawasante.bsky.social
@robannan.bsky.social
Genomics, science, policy, hockey, books, canoeing, food and wine. Canadian.
@timtierney.bsky.social
City Councillor Ottawa VP FCM Chair, Public Work and Infrastructure #1 NICKELBACK fan
@ottawaroadtrips.bsky.social
Freelance writer in #Ottawa, Canada. If you like road tripping in Eastern Ontario/Outaouais, check out OttawaRoadTrips.com. If #walking for fun and fitness (anywhere in the world) is your thing, there's 6000by60.substack.com. Member, SATW and TMAC.
@gelbard.ca
Punk planner | Housing justice, radical planning, and community care | SSHRC Postdoc, University of Ottawa | PhD Urban Planning, McGill | firstgen scholar | tenant | bassist | she/her Ottawa, Canada previously @sbg_arch on 🐦
@dadgoesround.bsky.social
Dad of 3| Reproductive Freedom | LGBTQ+ parent | bike commuter | health systems | woodworker | retired #dadblogger | holder of opinions | Ottawa | manager at RCPSC | he/him
@tracymoran.bsky.social
Managing editor, GZERO Daily. Formerly USA Today, Deutsche Welle, OZY, Cambridge News. Geopolitics nerd.
@mirgray.bsky.social
Ottawa Canada tweets; inclusive, smart city, data driven, transit, aunt, @BB4Radio podcast fan, she / her Mastodon: @Mirgray@mstdn.ca Living on unceded Algonquin Land, (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
@erikwdv.bsky.social
Bikes, dad jokes, urbanism, and cats. Occasionally beer and baseball. Victoria and Ottawa are home.
@neilsara.bsky.social
Ottawa, cities, economics, skiing with dogs Substacks I write: the 613, Fix Your City
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social
Nova Scotian in Ottawa. Comms guy: crisis, govt and otherwise. I talk about politics on CBC's Power and Politics with David Cochrane, the Arlene Bynon Show etc. Former municipal/provincial/federal advisor, two national elections East Coast media/advance
@joelharden.bsky.social
Organizing to be an NDP MP for Ottawa Centre. Choose love, and make good trouble.
@joeboughner.bsky.social
Comms guy turned educator, of sorts. Mostly here for sports, music and dad brags but the siren song of politics and righteous fury will likely prove impossible to ignore. Because, well...
@dunrae.bsky.social
Build cities for people, not cars. | Spatial Design & Urbanism Consulting in Canada's Capital
@laskinator.bsky.social
Leftie pinko since about 1988, bike rider, animal and Nature appreciater, writer of strongly worded emails, covid cautious extroverted introvert. She/her ❄️🚲🍺🥓🌿🏳️🌈
@wvangeest.bsky.social
Settler on unceded, unsurrendered Algonquin territory. Sustainable transportation, ecology, social justice, Ottawa. ED @ecologyottawa.bsky.social. Skeets my responsibility.
@lucyvanolden.bsky.social
Principal at Lucy van Oldenbarneveld Communications/ Former Host CBC Ottawa News at 6:00/Moderator/MC/Media Trainer/Stratgist
@dvdham.bsky.social
Sometimes you win. Other times you eat dirt. Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.
@bigdaddykreativ.bsky.social
A seasoned travel writer that brings destinations to life through vivid detail, immersive storytelling, and firsthand experiences. 🚫 crypto / forex 🚫 maga / unkind people 🚫 porn / sales / solicitation 🚫 money requests / go fund me
@shanemackenzie.bsky.social
VP Media Relations & Stakeholder Communications at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Tweets are my own opinions.
@christiebikes.bsky.social
Air pollution, health, cycling & AT advocate. Healthy environment=healthy people. It's all connected. #OttBike #NotJustAHeadache #ClimateJustice
@offhandremarks.bsky.social
Feminist. Trade Unionist. Mom of teens. Learning and unlearning constantly and working to make things better. She/her
@amyboughner.bsky.social
Lover of words, fan of schnauzers, mom to an amazing kid, taking a lot of pictures of birds recently. Canadian with a penchant for UK panel shows. I write and edit: https://www.amyboughner.ca/
@madair336.bsky.social
Born and raised in Ottawa. Supporting active transportation, transit and smart development. I fear for the planet.
@siskphoto.bsky.social
Commercial Photographer, Dad, Survivor & hat aficionado. Ottawa Canada
@etiennelavoie.bsky.social
#Communications #comms #internalcomms #cominterne #Montreal #Verdun
@canadiantimbit.bsky.social
#neurodivergent Ottawa runner, photographer, space/weather nerd & #auroraborealis chaser ☀✨ 🏳🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️
@robbinottawa.bsky.social
Child of the 80s/90s! Born in Newfoundland, living in the nations capital. Sports, politics, comedy, music ❤️🇨🇦
@natsbrain.bsky.social
Books (most genres), music, and a lot of, mostly Canadian and Ottawa, politics thrown in. PWHL (Go Charge!).
@guytheriault.bsky.social
PR & Travel Media professional who loves to travel, explore, cruise and outdoor sports. Father, husband and cat-dad. RCGS Fellow, cold water plunger, breakfast lover et Franco-ontarien.
@miajensen.bsky.social
MEE-uh not MY-uh. Reporter for the Ottawa Business Journal (obj.ca) 📰 Send me your tips! mia@obj.ca
@tommegginson.bsky.social
AKA @CreativeTweets on what used to be Twitter. If you don't already know me: Music, Nature, History, Gardening, Rights, Politics, #SocialMarketing. I'm a Copywriter and Creative Director by trade. If you want to work together, find me on LinkedIn.
@peterd56.bsky.social
Journalist / Photographer (mostly retired now). I occasionally blog at canadiannewsblog.blogspot.com
@katherinedines.bsky.social
MOVE 100 & iHeartRadio announcer. Nutrition. Nature. 🌱 Health. Music. Mental Health & 🐾 Animal Advocate. Democracy. Transplanted Maritimer in Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦 always craving the ocean! 🌊 #Ottawa #Canada
@kengray20.bsky.social
Editor of The Bulldog, Ottawa's trusted source for local news, opinion and analysis | bulldogottawa.com
@brigittepellerin.bsky.social
Writer, Ottawa Citizen columnist. Fighting toxicity for fun and profit. J’écris en français aussi des fois.
@heatherbadenoch.bsky.social
Living liver donor (non-directed), plasma donor. RIP Mini, my beloved Saint Bernard. Runs Village PR: comms for nonprofits. Lefter than left. Not related to that hateful UK "leader." Taller than you. she/her. Ottawa 🇨🇦
@mspratt.bsky.social
Partner at AGP Law; Criminal Lawyer; Podcast host; Writer; Baseball Fanatic; Jays; Political Junkie; Nerd; Will Spoil; Worldhopper
@egpayne.bsky.social
I write about health for the Ottawa Citizen. Dog walker, amateur violinist, professional journalist. #CanadaSky
@vassb.bsky.social
wildcard, wonk. maps markets, tech, and weird policy gaps where public imagination meets private regulation. https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-big-fix/
@christaggart.bsky.social
Heatpump Papa. Software Engineer. Climate. Cargo Bike Dad. Scaling residential electrification with @electrify613.bsky.social @ferncomfort.bsky.social https://electrific.co https://ferncomfort.ca https://electrify613.ca, YOW
@darlenem.bsky.social
uOttawa PhD student specializing in ritual studies; researching ritual in Christo-fascism in Canada and abroad; if I pin you, it's probably research; granola aficionado; bike commuter; 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally; probably posting with a dog in my lap 🇨🇦
@samhersh01.bsky.social
is known to occasionally post something interesting. community/political organizer based in #ottcity
@ladybugspicnic.bsky.social
Running. Bikes. Birds. Urban Things. Photo credit to Jason Tang (The Canadian Press).
@siobhanwanders.bsky.social
Wanderer, public servant, active transit and people centered cities advocate, COVID cautious. 🇺🇦😷She/her.
@peggyblair.bsky.social
Retired lawyer, Ottawa-area mystery author, small publisher, level 6 boxer, doctorate in law, Have a TV watching dog. #ElbowsUp! www.reboundpress.com!
@hansonthebike.bsky.social
Cycles and writes about it. 🇨🇦 Canadian Governor General’s Award and Mayor’s Office Award for cycling advocacy.
@patwoodbury.bsky.social
Photographe de presse depuis 1998. Photographe-vidéaste et adjoint au coordonateur de l’information pour le Droit d’Ottawa-Gatineau. Il a gagné deux prix Antoine-Désilets pour les meilleures photographies de presse au Québec
@mikebujold.bsky.social
Homeless Advocate, Equal Rights,2SLGBTQIA+, Union family, No Corruption, Masking, COVID Fighter, Vaccines OK, Ontario NDP Member (No sex Chat or Begging thanks!)
@bikeviewca.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, Ottawa, Ontario cyclist, walker, runner, LARPer, all the things. Videos, photos, or advocacy around active transportation/transit. Hands off my country Orange Menace.