Elizabeth Chitty

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Are data centres a threat to the Great Lakes? | The Narwhal Ontario has a lot to learn from the U.S. about the data centre boom, and what it means to the Great Lakes

More than 100 data centres have gone up in the Greater Toronto Area, on Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes region is drawing the facilities because of the favourable climate and abundance of water for cooling systems. What does this mean for our freshwater ecosystems?
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Pig at the Crossing - A Film by Khyentse Norbu Official website of Pig at the Crossing, a film by accalimed Bhutanese Director Khyentse Norbu.

What a fantastic film, his films are so wonderful. Currently the selection on the Tricycle.org film club.

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30 minutes Saturday afternoon Leaves bouncing under heavy raindrops in an unfathomable rhythm and pattern, notes in a vast inaudible scale.

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Proposed Ontario bill would strip away key environmental protections, advocates say | CBC News Proposed Ontario legislation that would give cabinet power to create "special economic zones" and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects is little more than a po...

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I’ve always loved this time of year but living up here I love it even more because it’s the precious time between the snow and black flies lol. I’ve had a Ruffed Grouse hanging around the back of my house lately and this Pine Marten came to visit. Such a sweet animal.

Listened to Reveil most of yesterday and fell asleep to its sounds. Woke when it was over, went outside to a sky full of stars, the sound of peepers, and a soft roar from wind or water.

Today is Reveil and you can listen to the world at dawn as it moves across the earth. I participated for a number of years but not this year.
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John Scott was the real deal. His brilliance and lack of artifice slices and speaks for his dark content reminding me the best art speaks for itself without the art talk required today. Not that I need reminding. Great exhibition @mcmichaelgallery.bsky.social

Thoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election "Trump is the first American president to lose a Canadian election."

Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long.
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But annoying that 47 notes appear at the end of the essay and not in the body of the text. Jeez.

I’ve become interested in Tom Thomson because of living here. I did not see the exhibition North Star at McMichael but recently got the deluxe catalogue out of the local library. I found this essay by Douglas Hunter particularly interesting.

Canadian Tibetan Dharma History - St. Catharines (excerpt 2) The following is an excerpt from a paper I’ve written about Tibetan Buddhist History in St.

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UBC lawsuit over land acknowledgements sparks Indigenous, legal backlash UBC professors' lawsuit challenges land acknowledgements as political, sparking backlash from Indigenous leaders and scholars who say it denies a legal fact, threatens reconciliation and pushes a righ...

“Land acknowledgements are not about ideologies,” said Amy Parent, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education and Governance at Simon Fraser University. “They're about truth, responsibility, respect and fairness.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/22/n...

Bark Lake natural so often isn't

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Morning thrill - Pileated Woodpecker beside the house. Got a good look.

Canadian mayors push federal leaders for action on climate, not pipelines | CBC News Municipal politicians across Canada have written a letter to the five main federal party leaders calling for climate-related actions they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental ca...

So glad to see this good sense. Jasper Alta. mayor too, I remember Danielle Smith’s crocodile tears.
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I am very excited to have completed the first draft of my passion project paper (make that PPP), Canadian Dharma History- St. Catharines ON. I have some revisions to make but the finish line is close at hand. I need to find a home for it.

Canadians contemplate our future as the US goes further and further off the rails Les Canadiens s'interrogent sur leur avenir alors que les États-Unis dérapent de plus en plus.

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World Water Day! As we move into an election let’s ensure that our politicians are committed to water as a public trust and human right. (Let’s not forget who’s got his beady eye on our water.)

THE PRICE OF EGGS The Price of Trump's Lies

The conman from Mar-a-Lago promised to lower the price of eggs. Now he is going door to door in Europe begging for eggs.
In Canada egg prices remain stable. Here's my piece on Trump's disastrous handling of the crisis as avian flu threatens an even bigger disaster.

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What a relief to be able to walk again! The trails where I live are made for snowmobiles not feet. It’s always been difficult in the winter and since my beloved dog died, I just didn’t get out. When I’m outside walking, I can’t help myself from calling his name. I’m so grateful for his life.

I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”? I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?"

Recalling 2 fine people in my small rural Ontario community who were somewhat elder to me and were staunch social democrats.
They too faced tear gas in Quebec City.
Both have since died so are not here to say "I told you so".
Part of me is glad they are not here to witness this sh*t show.

Very interesting article, thanks.

Critical minerals are said to be at the root of Trump’s tariffs. They are also at the heart of this critical moment re reconciliation and UNDRIP. Take a listen to this for insight. Found it via CBC News link.
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I will be revising the section of the essay to include the Tibetan refugees to Belleville in 1971.

Dharma History 1 I started writing this in 2023 and want to finish it.

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Watch Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV (2023) on MUBI Nam June Paik was one of the founding fathers of avant-garde art in the 20th century. Performance footage and original interviews from Paik’s peers trace how the Korean artist became a pillar of the A...

“ Television is a dictatorial medium…I think talking back is what democracy needs.”
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This morning I could see the Buddha’s eyes and now I can see his nose. The sound of snow and ice melting is my favourite right now rivalling that white breasted nuthatch.

Blood Moon Last night I watched as the Earth cast a shadow on the moon.

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