Thousands of people are about to move to Moody Centre. All of them will need somewhere to walk, grab a coffee, bump into a neighbour. They'll need a main street — and they already have one. It's called St. Johns Street. Urban designer Allan Jacobs spent his career studying what makes a street great: wide sidewalks, street trees, active storefronts, places to stop and sit. St. Johns has the bones. But with the Moody Centre development, the Kyle Centre rebuild, and new density all converging at once, the window to get this right is now. We only get one shot.

BC Housing has confirmed that the 40-unit Women's Transition Housing project in Port Moody won't proceed. ACT 2 Child and Family Services was the named operator. Beedie was the developer. The City did its part. Then Budget 2026 cut the funding. Port Moody has no transition housing. Women and children fleeing violence have nowhere local to go. I've written an open letter to MLA Rick Glumac asking him to push for a real timeline, raise this with the Minister of Housing, and report back. If you live in Port Moody or the Tri-Cities, sign with me.

Canada is developing its first-ever Men and Boys' Health Strategy — and the public consultation closes June 1. The data behind it is striking: men live four fewer years than women, account for 70% of opioid-related deaths, and young men's self-rated mental health has dropped sharply over the last decade. But the numbers only tell part of the story. In this post, I share why this strategy matters to me personally — as someone who grew up gay, navigating expectations of masculinity that even the most loving family couldn't fully shield me from — and how you can make your voice heard.

There's a version of Sunday morning that goes like this: wake up, wander down to the farmers market, grab a coffee, fill a bag with whatever looks good, and walk home. No errand list, no fluorescent lights, no self-checkout machine. Just a table, a person who grew the thing, and a conversation about how to cook it. I grew up going to the Farmers Market every Sunday morning, and it's become one of those routines I'd genuinely miss if it disappeared. Not because of the produce — but because of what happens around it.

What kind of community are we building, and who are we building it for? That question followed me through three days at the Liberal national convention in Montréal — from a sports panel that reframed athletic investment as public health infrastructure, to a grassroots vote on restricting social media for kids under 16, to honest conversations with MPs Zoe Royer and Jake Sawatzky about reaching young men and boys who are increasingly disconnected from civic life. Three threads. All connected. All relevant to Port Moody.

The Port Moody Farmers' Market has been asked to move from its current Civic Complex parking lot location, and this Tuesday, Council is voting on a plan to ready the Old Fire Hall site as the market's new home. It's a smart, modest investment that activates underused civic land, relieves pressure on the parking lot, and gives Council the time to find a permanent home for the market in future developments. Here's what's at stake — and how you can show your support before Tuesday's vote.

Port Moody is developing a People, Dogs, and Public Spaces Strategy, and right now they're in the community engagement phase — gathering input through a survey and information pop-ups.

It might sound like a niche issue, but it's actually a pretty good case study in how growing cities manage competing uses of shared public space. Dog ownership is rising. Trails and parks are getting busier. Existing off-leash areas are limited. And the tensions between different user groups — dog owners, families, cyclists, people with accessibility needs, environmental advocates — aren't going to resolve themselves without a framework.