Now also at @collenbe.bsky.social ! Enjoys traveling, meeting people, creating Places & a rare native Calgarian.
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
NEW: Calgary city councillors are eyeing alternate alignments options for the Green Line through the downtown core as part of a city functional study on an elevated line. Ward 5 Coun. Raj Dhaliwal voted against.
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
Jun 8
The default size of a fire truck the U.S. is entirely based on the personal preferences of firefighters & their love of big trucks.
The rest of the world designed the trucks to meet the city. In the U.S. we designed our cities to meet the expanding trucks.
In return we got the following:
-no superior outcomes in fire deaths
-more road injuries and deaths
-less space for people and housing
-more expense
-less enjoyable cities
15 May 2023
I've never given a second thought to the default size/expense of a fire truck.
Always assumed there was a good reason for it.
But now that I'm thinking about it In thinking it's likely more abiut maximizing profits than actual utility?
Any firefighters out there to explain?
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15 Aug 2025
Great job @fordnation. @CanadianPM needs to make this happen federally asap along with all other provincial and muncipal governments across the country. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
14 May 2025
The extant major oil export pipelines (Keystone, TMX, Enbridge) were at 93% of capacity in the last month of public data: Keystone at 100%, Enb at 96%, and TMX at 75%. "Excess" capacity of about 350k bbl/d across the three lines. That's ~ AB forecast production growth to 2033.
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
11 Apr 2025
The orange crash.
Showing the NDP in low single digits in Toronto-area ridings, and not much better in BC seats where they used to get in 20s. (Oh and Jagmeet Singh a distant 3rd in his riding)
11 Apr 2025
We returned to twelve ridings this week in Ontario and British Columbia
Liberals lead in all but one of the ridings we polled
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
4 Apr 2025
The S&P 500 has lost 10.5% of its value in two days.
Since 1980, we've only seen larger declines three other times: the '87 crash, Nov 2008, and Mar 2020. And those weren't due to policy choices.
This may be the largest self-imposed destruction of wealth ever.
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
3 Apr 2025
How bad was today's stock market decline?
Of the 11,406 trading days since January 1980, only 29 had larger declines.
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21 Mar 2025
I remember joining Twitter. Lot of changes in the last 15 years….
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10 Mar 2025
An interesting read! Not sure I agree with all instances of “greedy” even when used as allegories to make the point, or who is driving inner city densification (both reasons & incomplete list), but it certainly thought provoking nonetheless! #yycplan #yyccc #yycre
10 Mar 2025
"Perhaps we all need to look in the mirror to see who is the greedy one." Have a read and let me know what you think. bit.ly/3Dzb3Nt @BILDCR @collenbe @CalgaryChamber @creb @BrookfieldHomes @djkelly @kourtpenner @SonyaSharpYYC #calgaryhousing #Calgaryrealestate
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Potentially massive policy move here by Nova Scotia. 👇
Nova Scotia vows to lift internal trade barriers for provinces that pass similar laws /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business…
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What a photo 📸 #4Nations
ALT The entire Canadian team standing on ice for O Canada and looking up at a Canadian flag. Above them is a Canadian flag on the big screen.
For Canada ❤️ #4Nations
ALT All the Canada players on ice side-by-side singing O Canada and looking up at the Canadian flag
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
21 Feb 2025
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS” 🏆 🇨🇦
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
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Do you want a piece of me? @TourCNTower
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Cotton candy skies and mountain highs.
📍 Baldy Peak, Kananaskis
📸 IG: kwitkowski.photography | #ExploreCanmore #ExploreKananaskis
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Red. White. And Golden! 🍁
Team Canada reigns supreme at the 4 Nations Face-Off, taking down the US in classic hockey fashion! 🇨🇦🏒
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Le Canada en or! 🍁
Équipe Canada s’impose à la Confrontation des 4 Nations battant les États-Unis dans la plus pure tradition du hockey! 🇨🇦🏒
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
20 Feb 2025
The most important point is here.
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
6 Feb 2025
No political statement about commitment to economic growth means anything if it's from a politician who supports supply management.
5 Feb 2025
The federal government and the Canadian dairy industry are vowing to protect the country’s supply management system in the face of threats from the United States. trib.al/5ottZXh
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
6 Feb 2025
Is the entire Canadian economy worth less than a dairy farm?
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Chris Ollenberger retweeted
26 Jan 2025
Where might U.S. tariffs have the greatest effect in Canada? Here's an experimental estimate of exports to the U.S. per worker by census division. #cdnecon
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