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Also getting a first look at the bill (we get advanced info under embargo but not the actual text):

The notwithstanding clause would allow the govt to override the Charter, the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.

You may recall UCP members pushed hard to bolster the BoR.

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I’d rather not put the name of the school but happy to say it’s in Ward 7. I already know that candidate David Barrett is a huge advocate of cycling infrastructure. It’s a great question to ask of other candidates though. And great suggestion to ask trustees, too!

Oh thanks! I remembered reading this post a few years ago. It’s exactly the info I needed. 😊

Thanks very much! 😊

Question for #yycbike
My child’s high school only has one small bike rack and it’s always full. What are the best ways for encouraging a school to add more bike racks? Are you aware of any grants that I can help them apply for to add more? 🙏

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:

About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

And then there’s Alberta where kids under 12 are not able to get one at all: bsky.app/profile/blak...

COVID-19 info for Albertans Learn about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself and your family.

The UCP in Alberta have quietly announced a ban on covid vaccination for most kids under 12, please report on this and do anything you can to stop it.

They have revised to a two phase rollout, neither of which make kids without severe medical eligible for vaccination.
www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-...

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Man outdoors wearing hat,sunglasses and N95 mask. It’s obviously very hot with full sun. There’s small house behind him with a pile of wood and branches that’s in the middle of being moved far away from the house. There is a lot dried brush next to the house which is going to be cleared.

If I can wear an N95 mask while helping fire-proof a house in 25+ degree heat during the fire crisis in @govnl.bsky.social , then as healthcare providers we have ZERO excuse to not wear them (thereby protecting patients) in air-conditioned comfort in healthcare settings.

@thewhn.bsky.social

My kids like them best. They are quite sweet but a little more fragile so you have to eat them within a few days of picking. They don’t freeze very well.

From left to right: orange carrots with their green tops still attached, 2 green zucchini, one light yellow zucchini, and a large box of raspberries (3 colours of raspberries: golden, which are yellowish pink, red, and deep purple).

A pretty decent Sunday night garden haul:

💯! Ordered my lawn sign a couple of days ago, and looking forward to volunteering as well. 😅

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When he’s on the horse backwards 😂

This is the whole reason my ADHD kiddo doesn’t ride his bike to school on his own, even though it’s only 4 km. All the routes involve way too many interactions with vehicles, many of them turning right. Sigh. (I feel like my normal route is higher than 10%… More like 25%.)

A fuzzy crocheted worm in the style of Richard Scary’s “Lowly Worm”. The face is pink with big eyes (white with black pupils). Lowly is smiling. He has a white collar, a red bow tie, a blue shirt, green pants and a red and white running shoe with white laces. He is wearing a green fedora -like hat with a yellow feather on the side. In this photo, he is tied in a loose knot. The whole worm is approximately 1 metre long.

Another photo of Lowly Worm but this time his leg and shoe are positioned going up over his hat.

Another photo of Lowly Worm, this time with his leg and shoe draped on a chair beside him.

My crochet kid made me a Lowly Worm. 😍

I am a pedestrian more than I drive. The number of drivers who go through a crosswalk while I am in it is shocking. In Alberta, failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk is an $810 fine and 4 demerit points.

I’m increasingly of the opinion that people need to renew their driver’s test (provincial rules) once in a while. This morning, I pulled over to the right curb and stopped to allow 2 fire trucks to pass. The woman behind me was blaring her horn and waving her hand that I should be driving. 🙄

I really really hate it. 😆

It took me 5ish years to rid my yard of the stuff. But so many of my neighbours have it and let it flower that it occasionally pops up again.

Bon courage!

A drone view of detainees forming the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, where Venezuelans at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson, Texas, U.S. April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.

A queen bumblebee is flying inside a haskap berry bush. The leaves on the bush are only just budding and it has pale yellow flowers. The bush looks quite bare still but the bumblebees seem to enjoy it.

Another view of the larger haskap berry bush, showing that it is still quite bare. The green leaves are only just budding and small but it has lots of pale yellow flowers.

Ladybugs mating beside a pale yellow flower on the stem of a haskap berry bush.

My annual reminder to plant a haskap berry bush (or a few!) in your #YYC yard. It’s one of the earliest bushes to flower and provides food for the queen 🐝 ! At any one time, there are 4-6 queen bumbles in my haskap. And the berries are delicious in late June. Apparently, the ladybugs also like it.

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We walk the 🐕 in this location often and the guy in your video is always ripping up and down the path. 😡

Dear Canada, Pierre Poilievre is Coming for Your Reproductive Rights A letter to my fellow Canadians

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Starbucks Information To You 9:01AM Dear Jennifer, Thank you for contacting Starbucks, we very much appreciate all of your thoughts and I am sorry to read about your disagreement for the new barista's dress code and mask removal. I know how important this is for you and how frustrating this seems to be. I want you to know that your concerns have been fully documented; we are always excited to receive feedback from our loyal customers about your Starbucks Experience. You know better than anyone else what you want from Starbucks. By updating our dress code, we can deliver a more consistent coffeehouse experience that will also bring simpler and clearer guidance to our partners, which means they can focus on what matters most, crafting great beverages and fostering connections with customers. We appreciate your understanding. We value your continued support and are committed to improving your experience with Starbucks. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. We're here for you. Wish you a marvelous day ahead, Warm Regards, Hashmita A. Starbucks Customer Care

🧵Confirmation via a friend: Starbucks will forbid employees from masking without a medical note.

Giant US-based MAGAcorp known for union-busting, actively preventing workers from protecting themselves and the public from known workplace health hazards?

Starbucks wants you infected.

👉 #Sickbucks 👈

Nuclear “largely irrelevant” amid booming solar: Top expert - The Klaxon Nuclear energy is "largely irrelevant" with the nation already on the fast track to 100% renewables, says ANU Professor Andrew Blakers.

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Nuclear “largely irrelevant” amid booming solar: Top expert - The Klaxon

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#ClimateAction

I wish politicians prioritized talking truths instead of saying whatever will get them re-elected.

This piece from Policy Horizons seems to offer up some hard truths. The sooner we acknowledge reality of our situation the sooner we can change course horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2025/01/1...