Jodine Chase

Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:

Just got home from @zerowasteemporium.bsky.social in #YYJ
Bulk unscented detergents, hand soaps, witch hazel, nut butters, rice, pasta, biodegradable dental floss, scrubbies! Plus lots more. Just what I purchased the last two weeks and it’s walkable from home. Bonus!

It's that time of year again:
Fellow cyclists, please calibrate your headlight as low beams rather than high beams and stop using your headlamp. Blinding oncoming traffic (cyclists, vehicles, and pedestrians) does not make anyone safer.

#yyjbike

The number of these new family vehicles in #VictoriaBC and Paris has soared in the last decade. So nice! #yyj

77% of youth in #yyj utilize the free youth bus pass program. We must protect this at all costs. Youth have already lost so much of the freedom that they would’ve had 20, 10, or even five years ago. our society has become so much more isolating and we must protect freedom of movement for youth.

TIME Names Neha Mankani to 2025 List of Top 100 Climate Change Leaders The QMNC Research Alliance celebrates Neha Mankani’s recognition on TIME’s 100 Climate Leaders list, honouring her remarkable work at the intersection of midwifery, climate action, and humanitarian re...

Celebrating Neha Mankani: midwife, researcher, and advocate, and now named to the TIME100 Climate list for their work advancing climate-informed maternal health. #MidwivesForClimate #QMNC #BirthResearch qmnc.org/news/1522217

Bahahaha funny autocorrect!

The yanks for the tip!

#yyjwx #bcstorm

You are absolutely right, there is no vision for this building and it's such an important historical resource.

So why don’t we just feed the dogs as if it’s standard time all the time. So what if it’s an hour earlier on our clock.

Screenshot from article linked below.

“Permanent Standard Time (not springing ahead in March) could prevent 300,000 cases of stroke per year and lower nationwide prevalence of obesity by 2.6 million.” #DitchDST

Ah, thanks for the details. I am new here but used to live in a river valley adjacent to downtown, and we had the same thing. I didn’t mean to distract from your post, I just wasn’t sure!

Tell me more about this. They park in Vic West and how do they get into the downtown?

:-(

THIS!!

Oooooh, just browsed the photos, I wonder if the Pandora one is like this!

Today, please, take 10 minutes to find and amplify appeals for funds that will continue work in Jamaica to support pregnant families and newborns, babies and toddlers. And take another 5 and STOP the well-meaning folks in your community who are asking for infant formula donations. #IYCFESavesLives

Quebec linemen help restore power in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa As Jamaica begins to recover from Hurricane Melissa, linemen from Quebec are on the ground helping to restore electricity to communities left in the dark.

Quebec linemen help restore power in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa #Quebec #Jamaica

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‘Hell on Earth’: Ravaged by Hurricane Melissa, this once-vibrant Jamaican town is now in desperate need of help | CNN Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.

Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.

Very nice paper by Chyn & Shenhav looking at the effects of pollution and other factors on birth weight using an event study on mothers who switched location. #EconSky

A major front of the current information war: getting your facts, frames, propaganda, disinformation, etc. into the AI systems that create so much of the content we see and are rapidly becoming the de facto “ground truth” of the internet.

Right??!! So inconvenient, so ridiculous, such a backwater situation.

Here’s a link to the full article by Tanya Taiwo: skylinefoundation.org/dismantling-...

(1/2) Federal cuts are threatening essential perinatal data systems. Midwifery organizations are continuing to advance accountability and quality improvement with limited resources...

Like the unpaid burden of bodily care that goes into perpetuating the species?

Blaney’s fight for food sovereignty Tla’amin Nation farmer Erik Blaney has weathered storms, pandemics, and supply shortages—but his response is always resilience. Rooted in family traditions, he’s teaching youth to grow food, building ...

Food security for Tla'amin Nation (near Powell River) folks.

Ah that makes sense.

QMNC Research Alliance Launches New Community Platform A new chapter in collaborative QMNC research, connection, and collective impact The QMNC Research Alliance is proud to announce the launch of our new community platform — a vibrant online space design...

The QMNC Research Alliance has launched our new community platform — a space for connection, collaboration, and collective action to advance quality maternal and newborn care. Members check your inbox for an activation email — we can’t wait to see you!
#QMNC #BirthResearch
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”