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The Storyteller
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2013

Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional! Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...

Are you voting strategically rather than following your conscience? Canada needs proportional representation. Please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...

You don’t need your voter information card to vote at your local election office this week. Find yours here:

#OnPoli
#FireFord

From wasteland to wetland: re-naturalizing Toronto’s Don River into Lake Ontario The $1.3-billion flood prevention project in Toronto’s Port Lands is one of the most ambitious urban nature restoration projects in Canada’s history

New: my story on the just-completed 1.3-kilometre Don River extension, a billion-dollar project that restores the river's long-lost natural connection with Lake Ontario in Toronto. It's an amazing thing. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/don...

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Sonia Pelletier

Sonia Pelletier, 28

Head of class and pride of her remote Gaspé hometown. Youngest of 8 children. Her dream was to return home and start her own engineering firm.

Murdered on her last day of classes before final exams.

ECCC-WQMSD is on BlueSky! Follow us for cool (hopefully) posts on #GreatLakes water quality and science!

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Do you have a sympathy card for that feeling when you realize you’ve subscribed to too many starter packs? Asking for a friend…

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Fighting to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes | The Narwhal Canada and the U.S. are working to stop a massive invasive fish — grass carp — from invading the Great Lakes

🌊 #Invasive species are a pressing concern in the #GreatLakes region; the Grass carp being one. Prolific eaters, they're capable of devastating wetland environments and upending the commercial #fishing industry. Stay up to speed on what's being done to keep them out: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-gras... 🎣

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A red dog painting with the caption “Sorry I didn’t mention you on my Bluesky starter pack

Made another highly specific apology card.

Photograph of a small white brown and black dog running across a park field.

#DogsOfBlueSky #JackRussellTerrier #MotivationInspiration

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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

Birch trees, snowy landscape, and a cardinal or two.

my best Torontohenge picture, taken February 2019 during a sunset Torontohenge, looking west along Queen St from Church St, with the sun actually shining right through the elevated walkway between the former Simpsons and the former Eatons

#Toronto #Torontohenge #astronomy

four times a year, the rising or setting sun crosses the horizon directly over Toronto's east-west-aligned street grid, producing an effect named Torontohenge

the next Torontohenge is October 25 at 6:18pm, with good photo opportunities for the week prior

Photo of a small mostly white dog wearing an orange life jacket lying across the front of an orange kayak. The kayak is in the middle of a lake.

Meet Chia the kayaking Jack Russell terrier. 😍

I think the idea of self-care has become really warped, so I'm switching to making "maintenance and morale" bigger priorities in my life. Maintenance is eating right, sleep, hygiene, cleaning my apartment, doing all of my laundry. Morale is seeing friends, fun adventures, hobbies and takeout orders

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend.

I Love Bike Lanes

i'm heartened to see everyone sharing this petition in response to the news that doug ford wants to limit bike lanes in ontario. please sign and spread the word

#BikeTO #TOPoli #ONPoli

www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelan...

Picture of a monarch butterfly feeding on the flowers of a New England Aster. The butterfly has orange, black and white markings. The Aster has purple flowers with yellow centres. #Monarch #Aster#NativePlants

#NativePlants #September

New Book - The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History The Lives of Lake Ontario is a transborder environmental and water history of the easternmost of the Great Lakes.

Today on the site, our editor Daniel Macfarlane introduces us to his new book, The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History (McGill-Queen's University Press 2024)

niche-canada.org/2024/09/05/n...

#envhist #greatlakes #book

Picture of a small white and brown scruffy dog running toward the camera.

Got it today. Super simple process. Lovely neighborhood pharmacy.