The motor vehicle-centric societal thinking observed by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social is demonstrated by @ianwalker.bsky.social et al in "Motonormativity: How social norms hide a major public health hazard" doi.org/10.31234/osf... /1

That's ... not good.

New full-length CBC documentary on the iconic 90's music festival, Lilith Fair, on YouTube. Such great music!

Changing the filters on the open source PC fan-based air cleaner. It was still keeping the particulate mass in the bedroom below measurable (0.1 μg/m3) but it's been running for at least 17,000 hours. /1

It's the last weekend of summer, make it count! #equinox

Wayfinding and footpath for the GO Train platform at Bloor Station and to/from the International Centre at Malton Station is horrible. This is my second trip this year and I still took wrong turns and wrong staircases at both stations.

Emily May Rose signs her latest piece outside Northern Contemporary gallery during the Roncesvalles Polish Festival in Toronto

My daughter and her friends made bracelets and sold them at the street festival yesterday. Apparently two or three people bought a pair each, and paid the higher amount!

!! The OpenCPC is now available (Condensation particle counter) presented by @masknerd.bsky.social of @openaeros.bsky.social $5k USD (compared with "contact us for the quote" = price of a car). Counts ultrafine particles and can be used for testing respirators, measuring air quality & filtration

New road markings have appeared in Toronto using the zig-zag pattern to indicate the passenger loading area in the curb lane adjacent to the streetcar stop. #BikeTO

*Seventeen* speed cameras cut down in Toronto last night!?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiz0...

Just want to note that, while this criticism is mostly spot on, NACI releases guidelines, not rules. You're "allowed" to get more than one shot per year. If you're in Ontario, call up a pharmacy and if they have stock they'll give you a shot, even if you had one 6 months ago.

Why is NACI allowing only 1 COVID vaccine per year for most Canadians, making many ineligible for the fall vaccine? Everyone should be eligible: 1. It’s an UPDATED vaccine. 2. COVID vaccines begin to wane at 4 months - it’s NOT a yearly vaccine. #Canada #COVID www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

We all need to be a lot more willing to call a lie a lie.

If you have a large building in Toronto (Postal Code M+), try out the new free automated energy data upload service to help with your building's reporting requirements using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. 1st in Ontario! www.torontohydro.com/energy-star-...

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An incredible way to kick off September - celebrating major steps forward in Toronto's low-carbon future!!! I was thrilled to help open Toronto's newest, state-of-the-art, electric heat pump facility from Enwave Energy, providing low-carbon heating to over 10 million sq. ft. of downtown buildings.

The US elimination of the de minimis rule is affecting Canadians. Example: LEGO Pick-A-Brick are shipped from Denmark to the US before being sent to Canadian purchasers. As one Redditor commented: "Ship them straight to Canada, we even share a land border with Denmark now"

Nothing to see here, just a totally normally shaped electoral district.

Note that while the Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM/ BOLT V1 bike computer GPS issue is fixed, it took my unit over 10 minutes into the first ride to get a lock on GPS. /1

New study calculates US could save $1.1T in public health costs by replacing 33k industrial boilers that burn fossil fuels with heat pumps Would save $1.1T in public health costs Prevent 77k premature deaths and 33M asthma attacks And slash CO2 emissions www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Article should be paired with one of @drsmith.bsky.social's stained N95's from riding the subway

I mentioned to a couple of people that I had a surprise waiting to be shared when Moderna got approval for its updated COVID-19 vaccine. It’s approved, and the big news??? Completely produced domestically!!!!! 🥳🤩 Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!

The kids are alright! Banger of a modern punk anti-bullying song chanting "BLOCK 'EM LIKE LEGO!"

Brown Bear gets his wings at the CN Tower in Toronto #Staycation

#Staycation Toronto report: There's two groups taking the train downtown: #FanExpoCanada2025 and #JonasBrothers concert. Each have their own unique costumes.

Health Canada has authorized the LP.8.1 variant adapted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 6 months and older. The updated COMIRNATY® vaccine targets the Omicron LP.8.1 variant, one of the most recently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages. It will be made available this Fall across Canada.

Look at this badass heat pump! LOOK AT IT!

Done. Please do likewise.

17% price hike by way of shrinkflation: $10 bag originally had 7 uncooked chicken parmesan, now contains 6. Difference in expiry dates is three months. Manufactured by the sneaky little hobbitses at Grand River Foods, Cambridge, Ontario.

I *thought* I had cancelled my annual 🚴Strava subscription (US based, Intervals.ICU is much better for me anyway) but the payment went through. Turns out you have to go through THREE cancel questions sneakily color coded to trip you up before it's really cancelled. Now August 2026. 😡

For me the test is simple. If a road has a lot of cars, it needs a protected bike lane. The road is evidentially useful i.e. goes somewhere that people want to go and is therefore busy. We shouldn't have to wear an Escalade to use it safely.

Straightforward 🇨🇦 messaging in Chatelaine Magazine: If you need an air conditioner, buy a heat pump.

“Collisions along roads that have changed from 30mph to 20mph decreased by 19% from 2023-2024, and 100 fewer people a year have been killed or badly hurt in road [collisions], according to Welsh government figures.” “What is an acceptable death toll that justifies getting to work 2 minutes faster?”

That Great Lakes graphic? Yeah, I did that. Here’s the story in the latest instalment of Orbit30: open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...

In examining this list of people fighting *against* protections for infectious diseases, it is worth thinking about the liability (and resulting COIs) that each might be expected hold once it becomes widely recognized that respirators are a reasonable step to protect against aerosol-borne diseases.

This list—predominantly managers of hospital infection control programs—are undermining revisions to a Canadian standard for workplace respirator personal protective equipment (PPE) that would improve safety grounded in science and engineering. /1

Unhealthy air quality from wildfire smoke over Southern Ontario today #BikeTO

“This legal finding creates stark choices. For the Canadian government, it means eliminating supports for the oil and gas industry now or risking having to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in compensation to developing countries later” YES! The only thing economy-focused politicians will act on💰

1/ Respiratory protection (including respirators) The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released CSA Z94.4, a draft revision of its standard on respirators and respiratory protection. For the first time they are including healthcare settings in the new draft standard.

Microsoft 365 Family (Canada) plans are increasing a whopping 37%. To go back to your old pricing, log into your account, press Cancel Subscription, and you'll have the option to switch to the Classic plan. BONUS: No Copilot AI in your office apps! No image slopifier! Same original price!

There's still time to comment on the major revision to the respirator standard. It can be as simple as comments like "I support this section" and in the suggested changes "No changes needed". There *will* be others trying to remove its protections!

This is an incredibly well-made video using Toronto as an example of how not to do surface rail transit. I learned several things despite living here for decades. And yes, it really is that bad.

“In every curving beach, in every grain of sand, there is a story of the Earth.” ~Rachel Carson, ‘The Edge of the Sea’ “Columbia”, oil on panel, 40”x30”, priv coll,Southampton,NY.🔴

Stripey McWhiskerface #Caturday

This figure from the article illustrates that the low adoption of air conditioning in European cities results in much higher heat-related mortality during extreme heatwaves compared to American cities, where air conditioning is more widespread.

New edition of CSA Standard for Selection, use, and care of respirators is under public comment. Please visit publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details... and offer your comments. Of particular interest is section 9, Healthcare. Surgical masks aren't protection, and much more.

This is one of the best moderation lists on the site, because it turns out the people on this list are all the people you most suspect bsky.app/profile/did:...

Adorable #caturday stare