Nick Wright
@ngwright
Amateur writer, political junky, hockey goalie, and world traveler from Vancouver Island. I currently live and work in Calgary.
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This is Nick from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Say hi to our G12 IB Geo class in Tokyo. Let us know what city and country you’re from. We’re kicking off our global interactions unit this week and would love to see how many connections we can make. RT to help us! Thx to Mr. Podbury’s inspiration. #ibgeog #geographyteacher
As a Canadian citizen I am requesting that The Fraser Institute have its charitable status revoked. RT if you agree #cndpoli #fraserinstitute
Check out our new one pager website! We'll keep adding to it so come back for updates. railalberta.com
I’m calling for breaking up @Facebook in an essay in the @nytimes. FB has become too big and too powerful, and it’s part of a trend in our economy of an increasing concentration of corporate power. We can fix this: break the company up and regulate it. nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opi…
As we look ahead to the 2019 Alberta election, we know that journalism as usual won't cut it. Here's what we want to do instead. sprawlcalgary.com/lets-complicat… #ableg #abpoli
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Let’s complicate the narrative | The Sprawl
Journalism as usual won’t cut it.
What if, instead of Facebook and Twitter, we all got a piece of paper delivered to our houses every morning with heavily-vetted news stories curated by experts?
Still learning and getting adjusted to the new gig, but I wrote this blog post that I'm really happy with, so I am on my way.
New, Cutting Edge #GPS Survey Technology from @LeicaGeosystems recently put into service in Alberta by Challenger challengergeomatics.com/blog/2018/08/1… #gnss #mapping #surveying
Did you know a group of ravens is sometimes called "An Unkindness" ? Raven, and 40+ other nature words are disappearing from children's vocabularies. #TheLostWords is a spell book to bring them back. Retweet this tweet to win a copy! #WordWednesday #SavetheLostWords
Did The Donald put the Saudis up to their tantrum? ipolitics.ca/2018/08/09/did… via @ipoliticsca there is something over the top about the Saudis putting the boots to Canada. Could it be Donald trump?
Really enjoyed my first wordcamp in Calgary. Learned a ton that I hope to put into practice soon, especially the digital storytelling #WCYYC
Some exciting news to share today. I have decided to seek the nomination in Calgary-Buffalo for Alberta's NDP in 2019. The new riding of Buffalo will include Inglewood, East Village and Ramsay that I currently represent. #ableg #yyc #abndp (1/2)
'Hostile design' makes Calgary an unwelcoming modern city, says architect ift.tt/2FWKbot
RIP Facebook News Feed for Publishers: Facebook Declares They’re Cutting Off Businesses & Media For Good @larrykim on.inc.com/2EAzKFb
If you haven't been to Calgary for a while, you might not recognize the city it has become. Here, @KatieOrlinsky & @itsaseahorse do a great job capturing the vibe: nationalgeographic.com/travel/destina… #yyc
I'm sorry can you tell me where you're waiting please?
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