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What do trees remember? Until recently, little was known about how memory functions in trees which experience decades, even centuries, of shifting environmental pressures.

They talk to each other, share resources and remember... and we just think of trees/forests as a resource to plunder. Sigh

Union filing for conciliation as long term care talks with province break down The union representing some long term care workers is beginning the process of filing for conciliation as it says talks broke down on Monday with the provincial government. In a news release, CUPE say...

« I have coworkers who are homeless, who live in their cars or sleep on friends’ couches, because they aren’t being paid enough to afford rent,” CUPE 1259 President Dawn Vardy said. These are long term care workers, severely underpaid. An essential public service. #nspoli @cupens.bsky.social

And the Nova Scotia government is positioning itself as a Methane Mecca, ending the fracking ban and opening up the offshore to drilling for gas.

A black-and-white photograph depicting a small town with a prominent church featuring a steeple and arched windows in the foreground. The church is situated along a muddy, unpaved road with visible tire tracks and puddles. In the background, there are power lines supported by tall utility poles, and a hillside with numerous modest houses. A few cars are parked along the road, and a person is sitting on a bench near the right side of the image. The sky is overcast with scattered clouds.

On this day in 1967, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville's century-old church in the night after forging documents to change the date of sale from 1968 to 1967.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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The Christmas Wish List 2025

@msvugraduate.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social @moneyandmentalhealth.org @halifaxbloggers.bsky.social @annaquon.bsky.social @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social It is my pleasure to bring you this worthmatters.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... As the upcoming Christmas season approaches us.

West Mabou Beach golf development proposal won't proceed, premier says | CBC News Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday the proposal 'won't get to the next step.'

Faced with furious local opposition, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says plans to hand over a large part of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park to a multi-millionaire golf course developer will not proceed.

Huge win for grassroots opponents led by magnificent Katie Beaton.

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Rally for Dartmouth Cove held in downtown Halifax A rally for the Dartmouth Cove – which has long been the subject of debate around possible infilling – was held in downtown Halifax on Wednesday.

Rally for Dartmouth Cove held in downtown Halifax #NovaScotia

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Fool's Gold - Halifax Examiner A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. This is the fourth and final instalment in a series of articles on the push for mines and quarries in Nova Scotia. You can find Part I here. H...

This article about the Mining Assoc of N.S. (MANS) push to open parks and protected areas in Nova Scotia is 8 years old. Back then, McNeil’s Liberal govt held out against stupid, spurious industry claims about “balancing” protection & economic development. /1. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/p...

Halifax Water eases water restrictions for Dartmouth-area customers | CBC News The water utility is returning customers serviced by Lake Major to voluntary water restrictions after recent heavy rainfall.

"Due to the recent precipitation, Halifax Water’s source water supply has started to replenish and recover. As a result, Lake Major’s levels have increased by 70 centimetres," the water utility said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
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Advocates concerned Nova Scotia could reject Halifax bylaw protecting Dartmouth Cove – Halifax Protesters gathered outside Province House on Wednesday said they are concerned Halifax’s proposed bylaw protecting Dartmouth Cove from infilling will be rejected by the provincial government. Advocates and community members want the cove to be protected and for the province to listen to residents. “This has been a pretty political process in that it’s a grassroots, transparent community organization fighting for what they believe in,” Jill Brogan with Friends of Dartmouth Cove said.

Advocates concerned Nova Scotia could reject Halifax bylaw protecting Dartmouth Cove – Halifax

Protesters gathered outside Province House on Wednesday said they are concerned Halifax’s proposed bylaw protecting Dartmouth Cove from infilling will be rejected by the provincial government. Advocates…

As Military Spending Soars, Defence Department Fails On Transparency A report shows the Defence Department’s already poor transparency record is getting worse.

As Military Spending Soars, Defence Department Fails On Transparency www.readthemaple.com/as-military-...

Drought could threaten salmon returning to N.S. rivers to spawn, say conservationists | CBC News In October and November, Atlantic salmon return from their ocean feeding grounds to the rivers where they were born, looking for an ideal place to spawn. But in Nova Scotia, the ongoing drought is thr...

ICYMI, NOVA SCOTIA: “Drought could threaten salmon returning to N.S. rivers to spawn, say conservationists” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC Nova Scotia

#AtlanticSalmon #Drought #Fisheries #NovaScotia

Shoppers fill carts with meat specials at an independent grocery store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in Halifax

Since last year, an investigation into the ability of new grocers to set up in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been quietly ticking along under Competition Bureau Canada.

#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada

The Story of Joe-Joe, Not her real name

@msvugraduate.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social @halifaxbloggers.bsky.social @moneyandmentalhealth.org @annaquon.bsky.social @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social This is a real important story that illustrates the connection between poverty and and mental health. worthmatters.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

White Poppy Campaign - Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Peace Poppy Campaign Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) supports the Peace Poppy Campaign and hopes to broaden the understanding of peace and conflict and extend remembrance to all victims of war...

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I am distressed by red poppies. I once thought they stood for peace. To remember the dead and mourn. But, the (TM) red poppy is, I am regularly told, for those who want to valourize soldiers (& WAR), & to cheer to build war machines. Peace is viewed as treacherous. . . So yes they are political.

#halisky #novascotia

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Our Data Team’s been busy!

New community resources are now live in the 211 Nova Scotia database including programs at the IWK Health Centre, New Start Society, Pictou County Christmas Fund Telethon, Halifax Workers’ Action Centre & more.

Explore at: https://ow.ly/HrPf50XpeAz

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International Space Station taken by a satellite also in orbit above it. The backdrop of the image is Earth's clouds as the image is looking down from above.

2nd Nov. 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the ongoing human presence off-world.

That is, humans have continuously occupied the ISS for exactly 25 years today.

So if you're <= 24 years old, you've never lived in a world where humans were *only* terrestrial-based.

Image by HEO (from above!)

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Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’ Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.

In science this is known as ‘crap in, crap out’..

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media.

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator

Carbon footprint calculators for air travel have been massively underestimating personal emissions with simplistic models that ignore numerous critical factors. A new calculator hopes to rectify this.

#CarbonEmissions #AirTravel 🧪

Eve of destruction: Dartmouth residents put on brave face as they await uncertain future When Karen Cameron moved into Ocean Breeze Village under the shadow of the MacKay bridge 28 years ago, she thought she was there for life.

Eve of destruction: Dartmouth residents put on brave face as they await uncertain future
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the house in the art gallery is her actual house! out near where she lived is the recreation. odd eh? the gallery houses the original house!

Nova Scotia Nature Trust – Cape LaHave Island is now protected, forever We are honoured to announce the permanent conservation of Cape LaHave Island, a beloved jewel of the South Shore coast. At 2,608 acres, Cape LaHave Island is Nova Scotia’s 5th largest island and and…

👏 #NovaScotia's Cape LaHave Island now protected forever thanks to the Nova Scotia Nature Trust. nsnt.ca/blog/cape-la...

B.C. gov't proposes new power rules for AI, data centres, prioritizes jobs | CBC News Rather than the current first-come, first-serve structure, the government says the new policy would prioritize natural resource and manufacturing projects, while artificial intelligence, data centres ...

What NS probably cannot do as the energy co, Emera, is private and for profit. "The competitive process for AI and data centres is expected to be launched in January with 300 megawatts of power for AI and 100 megawatts for data centres available every two years." #nspoli
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With all the labour actions in Halifax this fall, we should just start calling it Fair Deal Friday! Every Friday, there’s sure to be a #Solidarity rally somewhere you can join to show your support!
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Nova Scotia government gives Whale Sanctuary Project approval to build coastal refuge HALIFAX - Organizers behind a plan to establish North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the

There’s hope for the belugas at #Marineland! Nova Scotia just approved Canada’s first seaside whale sanctuary 🐳

Now Ontario & the federal government must work with the
Whale Sanctuary Project to help relocate as many whales as possible to their new ocean home.

Nova Scotia government approves 80-hectare lease for whale sanctuary The Nova Scotia government has approved a lease granting 83.32 hectares of land and water to The Whale Sanctuary Project — a non-profit organization that wants to create the first whale sanctuary in N...

The Nova Scotia government has approved a lease granting 83.32 hectares of land and water to The Whale Sanctuary Project — a non-profit organization that wants to create the first whale sanctuary in North America.

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Woohoo!!! Fantastic - now can they get the belugas from Seaworld (or some of them?) Fantastic!!!