@isla-rambles.bsky.social See you on the other side. Rambler. Mother. Adventurer. Lover of language, the outdoors, winter, and all things whimsical.
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Just a reminder my Canadian friends. Many spring projects.
Home Depot is 100% American owned. The owner is Bernard Marcus is a huge Trump supporter.
Home hardware is 100% Canadian owned.
Pass the word repost.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Bernard Marcus is dead.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_M…
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Popular — we’re going to be popular! 🎶
Edmonton is trending as a top #WinterCity! We can’t wait to introduce more folks to all that #yegwinter has to offer.
dailyhive.com/edmonton/edmon…
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Gisèle Pelicot is on the stand today and asked about her decision to continue using the surname "Pelicot".
Gisèle explains that when the trial began her children were "ashamed" of the name.
She adds: "I have grandchildren who are called that.
"Today, I want them to be proud of their grandmother.
"My name is known across the world now. They shouldn't be ashamed of carrying that name.
"Today we will remember Gisèle Pelicot."
Yes we will. What a woman.
#ShameMustChangeSides
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the place on the left has an obesity rate of 17%
the place on the right has an obesity rate of 71%
we’re killing ourselves by design
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My favourite Murray Sinclair quote: “The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off”.
#MurraySinclair lived a life of love, justice, purpose and meaning. He led Canada through a process of truth and reconciliation, with great wisdom and power. Thanks to him we can no longer see our past, present and future in the same way. As a great poet put it “he left the vivid air signed with his honour”.
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The submission deadline was extended to Oct 31st. You have another week to get your art & design ideas in!
Call for Winter Whyte Light Up Art Installations! The Old Strathcona Business Assoc is looking for Edmonton-based artists to create public art & design installations.
Submissions Close: Sep 16, 2024
oldstrathcona.ca/winter-whyt…
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This is the most mind-blowing book I've read this year.
It's written by an ex-Stanford doctor and ex-food lobbyist who expose the medical, food, and pharmaceutical industry.
12 Shocking lessons from "Good Energy" by @CaseyMeansMD & @calleymeans:
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The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife
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We’d like to announce that while we are not a hotel, we are a concept of a hotel.
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Call for Winter Whyte Light Up Art Installations! The Old Strathcona Business Assoc is looking for Edmonton-based artists to create public art & design installations.
Submissions Close: Sep 16, 2024
oldstrathcona.ca/winter-whyt…
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Fear is never a great motivator. Anyone who thinks you get good results from people using fear should ask themselves if they would perform better in their work if someone used fear to motivate them. #ableg #abpoli
Alberta premier reveals plans to transfer hospitals away from AHS to other groups like Covenant Health, saying competition and fear are incentives to improve service. #yeg #Yyc #ableg
rmoutlook.com/local-news/alb…
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If you're making a video about the Canada "we know and love", maybe you shouldn't be using pictures of Utah's rockies, or the "foothills" of Indonesia?
🧵Here's a my thread of all the clips I have confirmed to NOT be Canadian.
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#cdnpoli #canpoli
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My column. Response to anti-bike lane talking points
• We can’t afford them.
• Nobody rides a bike.
• Winnipeg is a winter city.
• Winnipeg is a car city.
• Cyclists should pay for them.
• They take parking from business.
• They make driving worse.
winnipegfreepress.com/breaki…
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Get ready for absolute PANDAmonium! 🎉 We’re excited to announce that two adorable red panda cubs were born at the Edmonton Valley Zoo on July 7th!
Tune in to our panda cam Twitch stream to catch all of their cutest moments from their nest box: twitch.tv/streamingourzoo
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Edmonton Heritage Festival Association Announces Closure Due to Storm Damage - August 5,2024
#Closure #edmontonheritagefestival
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” grist.org/biking/one-mile-on…
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Morning After a Stormy Night, by Johan Christian Dahl, 1819, 📸 via @forumfiala
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50 years ago, Big Sugar quietly paid three scientists to point the blame for chronic disease at cholesterol and saturated fat.
Millions of Americans died as a result.
Here’s how Big Sugar has been lying to the American population since 1965:
