Excerpt from Sept 2025 guidance for indoor air quality professionals PDF by Health Canada. I've highlighted the phrase In addition to (followed by advice to recommend respirator masks) Ventilation can help reduce viral transmission in indoor spaces by preventing the accumulation of potentially infectious respiratory particles in the air. Good ventilation, combined with other personal protective measures, can further reduce the risk of infection. In addition to improving indoor ventilation, the following should be considered (PHAC 2021a, 2022, 2023a, 2023b, 2023c): • Encourage occupants to stay home and away from others if they are not feeling well. • Limit the amount of people in areas where ventilation is poor. • Have policies that require or strongly recommend people to wear a well-fitting N-95 or KN-95 respirator mask in indoor public settings. • Provide supplies for people to clean their hands often (e.g., soap and water, or alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol). Remind occupants to clean their hands after contact with shared surfaces and objects, and after coughing or sneezing. • Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces and objects. › Develop and put into effect routine cleaning and disinfecting protocols that focus on shared surfaces, objects, and equipment. › Use disinfectant products with a valid drug identification number and follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning and disinfection.

Health Canada has released new guidelines for air quality professionals that clearly state Covid can linger in the air & respirator masks should be considered IN ADDITION to improving ventilation

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Apple Cake. Recipe emailed to me in 2000. My Mom thinks I use olive oil for everything. Also Tarte Tatin but I have the yips as last time it didn’t turn out great.

Knitting baby blanket. Yet to make it past row 14 without having to frog. Contemplating buying a blanket and passing it off as my own handiwork. About to start row 2 of current attempt. And I’ve knit this pattern before!

A large Frigidaire freezer with a turquoise car fender standing on top of it. Wrapped around the fender is a deer hide. There are holes cut in the hide and you can see through to the other side and the sinew cords pulling the hide tight.

There has to be joy. Today’s joy was a visit to the National Gallery of Canada. First saw this artist’s work in 2006 and I still think about that exhibit. Saw this today and took the pic before I knew who the artist was. Can’t explain but when I saw it was Brian Jungen I was like - well obviously.

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

it costs $0 to be kind, to compliment someone, to help someone. if you can do something nice for someone you can just go ahead and do it. you’ll both be better for it.

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 7.5 About 1 of every 108 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 200,000-345,700 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: MODERATE; 4.7X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.2X higher Deaths: HIGH; 8.4X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025

ONTARIO

HIGH [decreasing]

About 1 of every 108 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 4.7 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 8.4 x higher

Morning spent fighting for my life with a fitted sheet. Visit to thrift store and there’s a small child running around the housewares display singing “I can’t do this anymore“ and like girl, same.

Blue sky and green trees reflecting in a lake. Cliff shows layers of rock. A few leaves can be seen floating in the lake.

Happy Thanksgiving.

In the coming year may we know more justice and some peace.

a fish with a duck head is standing in front of a white background Alt: Sexy lady fish doing a dance.

Yeppers.

Mash up bands:

Beastie Girls

Omg yes. This summer, taking my cousin and Mom to dinner. Options were $7 in coin (I mean c’mon!) or joining their stupid parking app in Winnipeg - a city I don’t live in. Best part was gifting coin I did have to next people struggling. Also my Mom does not have a cell phone, what were her options?

If you are not wearing a respirator mask in all situations of potential contagion during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you are on the wrong side of everything that truly matters.

#COVID19 #respirator

The economics of AI (LLM) data centers continue to be utterly unworkable. This whole thing is going to crash sooner rather than later and leave a giant smoldering crater where a big chunk of the economy used to be.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

I love Canada Post. I send letters, mail packages to loved ones. For my birthday my Mom got me 50 stamps. Best birthday gift!!! Can someone with vision get in there and take over. There is so much more Canada Post could do!!!! Essential social infrastructure!!!! Yes!

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

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www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

Gobsmacking how fucking corrupt the Ford government is.

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A green corded bodice made of twists, braids, coils, and macrame like weaving. Displayed on a brown wicker mannequin top.

I so enjoy your approach to life. Miss Glasgow so I get a taste through your posts. Inspired me to bullet journal (I make the rules - not the insane YouTube girlies). It takes tremendous courage to be vulnerable.

Sadly I didn’t note artist of piece but it is awesome.

Frontenac Provincial Park. Trees turning red orange in the fall. Big Salmon lake in the background.

Hiking really saving my sanity. Frontenac Provincial Park. Open all year so we’ll see.

My first job was at Orange Julius. For 25 cents we would put a raw egg into your drink. We don’t do that now because we know better. We no longer let people smoke in restaurants because we know better. We wear seatbelts because we know better.

Catching Covid is terrible. Act like it.

Watching everyone I love hasten their death by refusing to protect themselves from Covid is an almost unbearable burden. Their lives will be shorter and the life they do have will be poorer. I’m at a loss. Total failure of Public Health.

#CovidIsAirborne

REMINDER: We all NEED downtime to rest & recover. Exhausting ourselves will NOT help. Please make sure to do one thing you absolutely LOVE (off Social Media) & remember to take care of YOU. You are precious & important. (Yes, I'm talking to myself too.) NEVER GIVE UP & LET'S TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER!

Orange emblem with the words Every Child Matters.

Today on our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation I’m thinking about the community of Grassy Narrows. Living an ongoing struggle with mercury poisoning. There is no reconciliation without truth and there is no truth without justice.

A little known cooking fact is that in order to preheat the oven you have to actually TURN IT ON.

This image describes Ontario's COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] Ontario's COVID INDEX SCORE 6.3 About 1 of every 62 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 244,150-382,025 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: MODERATE; 4.4X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 5.7X higher Hospitalizations: HIGH; 8.1X higher Deaths: HIGH; 6.4X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: "UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks" Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

ONTARIO

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 62 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 4.4 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.1 x higher
-Deaths: 6.4 x higher

Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a nationwide strike, hours after Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound announced door-to-door mail delivery will end for almost all Canadian households...

Canada Post doesn't need to be financially viable. It's the goddamn federal postal service. Stop calling it 'bailouts' and just... fund the damn thing.

This is your regular reminder that Covid is airborne.

It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling people.

It’s a novel virus and we still don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know is not encouraging.

Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.

Protect one another.

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Excellent interview by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social on the importance of masks

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Yes I am in a temper but I will add - email your MP and tell them that cuts to Canada Post are a non-starter. I support CUPW in their strike action.