In remembrance: Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz #EcolePolytehnique

Nothing has made my daughters more committed to continue masking than seeing their cousin's baby on oxygen for the 3rd time this year. #MaskUp www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Everyone must have access to safe vaccination. Novavax is the safest option for those with Long COVID. Please help bring back access to this excellent vaccination tool for all Canadians: www.change.org/p/demand-acc...

It's stupid that we even have to fight things like this. The benefit of bike infrastructure in cities is clear. Ensuring there's a lane for everything (cars, transit, bikes, & walking) gives people choice, and when those choices are more space-efficient, that frees up room and eases congestion.

Covid is not over. It’s still killing & disabling Our “rush back to normal” has devastated millions of lives It’s a novel virus. We don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know isn’t encouraging The good news? You can make a difference Wear a mask. Clean the air. Get vaccinated.

Make your own DIY air purifier on Monday, Sept 29! Building materials are provided. Register through this form: form.jotform.com/252526894774...

Salting the vibes at the Book Tower in Prague

Tired of complicated email merges? Ridiculously Basic Email Merge by Alice Keeler lets you send personalized emails from a Google Sheet with no setup drama. Just email, merge tags, and hits. workspace.google.com/marketplace/... #EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

Everyone should practice the Dutch Reach - opening car doors with the hand farthest from the door.

Intranasal Chlorpheniramine for Early Symptomatic Treatment of COVID-19 and the Impact on Long-COVID https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12094834/ More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Teacher tip: for ease of communication, pull a CSV file of parent/guardian names and email addresses from your student information system and import it into Google Contacts with a label for this school year. Add in addresses as new students join. Makes life a lot easier!

Salting the vibes on Eurostar from London to Brussels.

Going all in for Covid Awareness. If you want to help get the word out please pitch in. $5 goes a long way. gofund.me/7817f5f5 If you’d like to help support my work, and more billboards please do so, we need to educate the public now. #covid19 #backtoschool #longcovid #mentalhealth #teacher

In setting up Meidas Canada we chose a microphone that carried historic weight. We picked the altec 639 b. If it was good enough for Edward R. Murrow and Buddy Holly, it was good enough for resistance to gangster fascism. This is an original mic and has never been used. @meidastouch.bsky.social

About 2.5% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week. The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $25.6M.

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: AB MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Braved the crowds in Edinburgh to rush over to the national gallery and sit for awhile with Robert Frost's The Hunt. A bucket list tick. Also, still salting the vibes.

This is what the audience for a Long COVID conference looked like today. Notice anything? 😷

Salting the vibes at Culloden Battlefield tour.

The Canadian gov't welcomes you to share your priorities for the federal budget. As I am fond of saying, decisions are made by those who show up. If they ask, answer! Take a moment to make your voice heard. This is a small example of what engaged citizenship looks like. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

Today's plague poem sounds like it's for you @charlieangus104.bsky.social

Just wait until summer school.

New: Our open letter to PM Mark Carney on the urgent need for COVID-19 mitigations 🍁 @mark-carney.bsky.social - We’re calling for action in 4 key areas to protect public health 📝 Read the full letter & share: protectbc.ca/open-letter-lettre-ouverte-pm-mark-carney 

It's going to be extremely and dangerously hot today. Check out Ottawa Public Health's resource page to learn how to get ready, where to cool down, the signs of heat-related illness, who to call for help and more here. Check in with neighbours, please. www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-he...

Want an easy way to explain masks to family, friends, kids’ teachers, bus drivers, neighbours or employers? Use this infographic! You don’t have to even say a word. Let @onschoolsafety.bsky.social do the work for you! 🔗: www.ontarioschoolsafety.com/_files/ugd/f...

“You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia,’ "

Would you be upset if the Conservatives sought to ram through sweeping legislation like this? At minimum, are you not concerned that the same powers will be in place if (when) the Conservatives are in power? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RAt...

Grandmothers Against Genocide Ottawa Every Thursday morning 8 AM. Vincent Massey Park / Heron Road. Just because our leaders pretend it isn't happening doesn't mean you can stay silent. Genocide vigils - Toronto, Guelph, Goderich, Haliburton, Ottawa, Port Hawkesbury.

Cuts to Canada's LINC program as an austerity measure take away the voice of our newest Canadians. @mark-carney.bsky.social A very short-sighted decision that puts those looking to enter the job market at risk. Education is the way we overcome facism. theconversation.com/canadas-cuts...

Wildfires are unfortunately back. You can protect your lungs from hazardous PM2.5 particles with an N95 or P100 respirator mask, and air cleaners throughout your home. Shop Canada's best selection of wildfire respirators here: canadastrong.ca/collections/... #fire #wildfire #smoke #wildfires #N95

The latest Covid variant (razor blade throat) seems to have increased transmissibility resulting in more people ending up in hospital. Most healthcare systems haven’t adopted clean air standards or mandatory respirator use. Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate My guide to avoiding it

Our school board has one PD day a year set aside for our Union to offer Subject-specific, teacher-designed, teacher-led PD. It is the best PD we have every year. #OntEd #EduSky #OSSTF

Hey Doug Ford…what happened to Team Canada? This decision is going to devastate workers lives. It cannot be allowed to happen. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles. By Violet Affleck May 18, 2025 "After all, the promised end to the pandemic has been more a matter of public relations than public health." yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/18/a...

DYK: We ship about 7 packages of masks to requesters (for free!) every day? Yes, even weekends! That's 50 packages a week, or...well, A LOT of packages each year. 📦 😷 You can support us by donating here: donatemask.ca/fundraiser Every bit counts! #COVIDisntOVER #MaskUp #YallMasking

“In ‘advanced’ nations, clean water is considered essential, but we tolerate foul air, despite a century of evidence that it harms.”

Hey Bike Ottawa maps aficionados/aficionadas We’re still looking for volunteers to help out with our maps! We need people for two different roles. Beta testers Map nerds - OpenStreetMap team Check out our updated post. #OttBike #BikeMaps bikeottawa.ca/2025/05/11/b...

Canadian COVID Forecast: May 10-23, 2025 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI HIGH: CAN, MB, NL, NS, QC, SK MODERATE: none About 1 in 134 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Come #GetSwabbed this Saturday in #Ottawa or order a kit to do it at home.

[Ottawa] Save our science — protect Ottawa’s wastewater monitoring! 📣 Take action! Send letters to municipal councillors. Use our online tool to send emails. stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti... #Ottawa #COVID #CovidIsntOver #AvianFlu

"The first is never get involved in a land war in Asia"

Today in the COC, students drew and labeled a picture of the water cycle. Then they explained the process to a partner in their L1. It was great to see the confidence students had speaking their home language. Now that they've solidified their understanding, they will practice explaining in English.

On my bike commute home today, Pooh's term 'blustery day' kept coming to mind.

Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 26-May 9, 2025 CANADA VERY HIGH (no change) About 1 in every 142 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~11X higher -Long COVID ~10X higher -Hospitalizations ~15X higher -Deaths ~14X higher

Today in the COC, we published our first book of the semester. Students co-created the text and then took pictures to match the story. A Mouse in December may or may not have been inspired by true events. 😏🐁 #EduSky #SLIFE #OntEd

This week in the COC, students made compound machines from a wheel & axle and an inclined plane. Today they will use new vocabulary to describe what their machine does.

Yesterday in the COC, newcomer students were able to participate in the electoral process with a school-wide practice vote shared by Elections Canada. Student volunteers learned about all the jobs involved in working at a polling station. The COC is looking forward to voting once they are citizens.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is asking for input on what respiratory virus info is important, how you use it, and if they should keep funding wastewater monitoring. Please help let OPH know this information is important ( opinion.ottawapublichealth.ca?e=446587&d=e... ). 🧵1/