John Pater

On a quest to explore the meaning and inspiration found in books, music, theatre, politics. Enjoy local, independent cafes, downtown living, bicycle commuting.

[John Pater @paterjc]

Thanks for the @artsedmonton summer city comeback show in my 124th Street ‘hood featuring @ahouseinalberta , @rubimdetoledo and https://t.co/uPaZdMvk8G . #IheARTEdmonton

[John Pater @paterjc]

@EricGrenierTW Consideration will also need to be given to municipal elections in Alberta on Oct 18 and Quebec on Nov 7. The federal election window is getting pretty narrow.

[John Pater @paterjc]

@trofs Joining the @trofs light brigade. From the VP treehouse... imagine this...

[John Pater @paterjc]

Best one liner in #firstdebate : “You can’t negotiate with physics.” Elizabeth May on environmental policy. #elxn43 #cdnpoli

[John Pater @paterjc]

City issues are provincial issues. The Alberta election will have a big impact on our city. #askaboutYEG during the 2019 election. #ABvote

[John Pater @paterjc]

“member of the world’s oldest reading society, dedicated to the dreaming of fabulous, impossible, imaginary books... books that say to all boundaries, all truths, there is something more.” Thomas Wharton, Salamander.

[Rosemary Barton @RosieBarton]

The goal of At Issue is not to disagree. It’s to get smart humans to weigh in on why things are happening and whether or not it will work politically, strategically and practically They deliver in spades on that. Thanks for watching!

[John Pater @paterjc]

#Giller prize winners already on my bookshelf. The @madeleinethien is my favorite. It is about music and story and survival, told with beautiful prose. #GillerPrize25

[City of Edmonton @CityofEdmonton]

The bridge will be lit in teal & blue for Opera NUOVA's 20th Anniversary. https://t.co/ZTNPHApVyf @nuovavocalarts #nuova #nuovafest #LightTheBridge

[John Pater @paterjc]

#pipeline development is complex public policy work that requires balancing multiple values - energy, environment, politics. No simple solutions. #cdnpoli #ableg

[John Pater @paterjc]

“You know humans are eroded by life. Morals, principles and beliefs are mangled and contorted just by living.” This is All a Lie, Thomas Trofimuk @trofs

[John Pater @paterjc]

My #yegcommute is about balancing values - health, wellbeing, environment, connection. For me, time and convenience don't trump those values. So my daily choices are one or a combination of bike, bus, walk.

[Don Iveson @doniveson]

Behind every great city there are incredible women and today it’s my privilege (along with the help of @HooplaHello) to let them inspire you. #IWD2018 #PressForProgress #yegcc

[John Pater @paterjc]

“The truth of your books ... That despite what is cold and dark in the world, perhaps it is a loving place after all.” Samantha Silva, Mr Dickens and His Carol #literary

[John Pater @paterjc]

“And then, as if by magic, an alternative narrative presented itself...” Jane Urquhart #TheNightStages #yegUULit

[CBC Music @CBCMusic]

Leonard Cohen's Montreal, an illustrated map. Here's how to listen to the #LeonardCohen tribute show tonight https://t.co/Kxy4H5NDJo

[John Pater @paterjc]

“All the love, all the dead, all the people we've known.They are the rivers that feed our sea of souls.”#thelittleparisbookshop #samhein

[John Pater @paterjc]

"Somehow, the order of things had become unhinged." Timothy Findley, Not Wanted On The Voyage, 1984 #yegUULit

[John Pater @paterjc]

“All of the love and the longing a body can contain was spun into not more than two and a half minutes of song.” Bel Canto, Ann Patchett