Le Grand Montréal doit-il se doter d’une ceinture verte?: ✱ Les banlieues prennent un espace démesurées. C’est un mode de vie qui plaît à plusieurs, mais sacrifier des espaces verts nuira à plusieurs.

War veterans with severe injuries from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi's "Eneida."

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

'Cutting off funding for culture and knowledge has social and political consequences. If you want a healthy and harmonious civil society, invest in the humanities and the arts, for they foster understanding, knowledge and empathy.'

🚨🚨 #climatechange: More than 150 countries including China, India and #EuropeanUnion members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/obse...

That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."

Always read @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. A lot of problems I think about would be less intractable if we talked to real humans.

In this #BugBanterPodcast, we’re diving into what it really takes to save bees, butterflies, & other pollinators, and how you can be part of the solution! Join us for practical tips for all spaces!🐝 Audio & transcript 📻 xerces.org/bug-banter/b... Video w/ captions 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B76R...

Peaceful way to start the New Year. Cleaning seeds. Seed saving Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) among other native plants for local library & NANPS. Nice way to slow down after hectic festivities + joy of anticipating upcoming growing season.

A hope for world peace in 2026 ☮️ Artwork by Jackie Morris #WomensArt

“I first watched LA STRADA young enough to cross the literal with the figurative & old enough to call it a fairy tale. I catch the illusion hiding in plain view, and, despite its allegorical metaphysics, see the profoundly basic idea that humans need one another, that we are not meant to be alone.”

«De la merde pour les pauvres»: l’affaire Campbell’s risque de causer un «tsunami de relations publiques» dans tout le secteur alimentaire

North America’s Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities: Québec Shines, Where is New York? momentummag.com/north-americ...

I agree. Our kitchen table was my great-grandmother’s. We gather daily over its worn surface to chop vegetables & talk about our day as we prepare our meals, squeeze a dozen people around it over holidays, read, play cribbage, do crafts, pot plants… A social & creative space.

Who benefits from #AI? This free #comicbook adapts Nobel Prize-winning economists’ book on how AI affects #workers. For #SharedProsperity societies must guide #innovation for the #wellbeing of society at large. How? Read on! mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t... #Ideas #Technology #NewBook #GoodJobs

Bluesky is at 40 million and the urbanism community on here seems to keep growing. Here’s my updated Starter Pack of Canadian planners, architects, advocates and urbanists. Some well known faces … and some you should get to know! Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/AEYL7FZ

for my @newyorker.com column this week, I wrote in praise of TextEdit and extremely simple software that just does what you tell it to in the era of over-helpful AI assistants and automation www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

Love the telephone game and invasive species analogies. Insightful piece. Art is not just the end result. It’s a messy blend of inspiration, process, doubt, fits & starts, brooding, reevaluating, emotion & critical thought… Taking the process, & as you say the labour out of creativity drains it.

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.” The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

Bixi bike-sharing program among the top 25 inventions in 25 years, TIME Magazine declares

It’s time for one of the easiest things you can do for wildlife: just #LeaveTheLeaves! Leaves are vital homes & winter shelter! 🐝 🍂 Follow our easy tips & meet the animals you’ll be saving ➡️ xerces.org/blog/leave-t... 🪧 Get your own yard sign, now available in English & Spanish ➡️ xerces.org/gifts

In her last interview before she died, Jane Goodall issued an urgent call to safeguard the Earth, warning that "humans are not exempt from extinction.”

Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com

You too can urge the 🇨🇦 federal gov’t to adopt these criteria! Takes 1 min to add your name, 2 min more if you personalize the letter (DO IT DO IT): www.wcel.org/blog/nationa...

Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it

Walkability saves lives. Individuals who exceed 7000 steps per day see a; ♥️25% lower risk of cardiovascular disease 🏥37% lower risk of dying from cancer 🧠38% lower risk of dementia 🙂22% lower risk of depression 🩺28% lower risk of falls www.remainplaces.com/post/living-...

Last day: Hairy & metallic blue - Fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea) & Common blue mud dauber wasp (Chalybion californicum). #NCCBioBlitz

Le pari laineux de la viticulture régénératrice

Day 7: Gray Hooded Owlet Moth (Cucullia florea) caterpillar drinking dew / feasting / sleeping on fleabane… #NCCBioBlitz

Day 6: Dog days of summer. Dog-Day Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) & Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta). #NCCBioBlitz

Day 5: Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) & Purple-flowered Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) #NCCBioBlitz

Day 4: Vision in yelllow. Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes) nectaring on Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa). #NCCBioBlitz

BioBlitz observations help track how ecosystems change over time. Scientists rely on YOUR photos to see what’s thriving and what’s at risk. Get involved this year: brnw.ch/21wUqSm #NCCBioBlitz

Day 3: some observations after the rain… Long-legged fly (Condylostylus caudatus) & North American Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris). #NCCBioBlitz

Amazed that my wee Milkweed patch in backyard has attracted monarchs (Asclepias incarnata, A. syriaca). Also joy in daily ritual of watching caterpillars grow. Happy to support monarch butterfly conservation by collecting observations. #NCCBioBlitz & #MonarchBlitz

The 9th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz starts next week! 🦋 Last year, almost 32,000 observations were collected; will you help us increase that number this year & join the conservation efforts for this North American species? Get involved 👉 www.cec.org/internationa...

Très cool, ça! #Montreal 's always improving #bikeshare service introduces the Bixi Remorque (Trailer), for carrying large loads. It's just $4 for 4 hours ($8 for non-members). You can find the location of 50 trailers on the app. bixi.com/en/trailer?u...

Want to be part of the #NCCBioBlitz? It’s simple: 🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi 📸 Snap a photo 📲 Upload your observation 🌎 Contribute to science Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb

Participer au #BioBlitzCNC, ça vous dit? Rien de plus facile : 🔍 Trouvez une espèce végétale, un animal ou un champignon 📸 Prenez une photo 📲 Téléversez votre observation 🌎 Contribuez à la science Faites partie d’un projet d’envergure pancanadienne : buff.ly/jFOYRrC

Oui il faut modifier la règle de la vie maritale dans les programmes d’aide sociale. «Cette injustice pousse à l’isolement, à la précarité, à l’itinérance. Elle empêche de libérer des logements, punit l’entraide et coûte cher à toute la société» www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi... #polqc

✨ Le 3 juin, nous nous sommes réunis au Théâtre Saint-James pour un moment spécial : notre 50e assemblée générale annuelle et célébrer les 50 ans de la Fondation Héritage Montréal. 🎉 50 ans d’histoire, et encore beaucoup à écrire. On continue, ensemble : 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞́𝐚𝐥, 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒔.

"Ma série La leçon d' #architecture se poursuit dans #LeDevoir. Cette semaine, place à Nicolas Marier, pour qui l'architecture est une aventure humaine, et le #cinéma, un espace de réflexion." #AndréLavoie journaliste & critique www.ledevoir.com/culture/8803... www.ledevoir.com/culture/8803...

L’architecte renommée, à qui l’on doit notamment l’édifice du Diamant, s’emploie désormais à trouver une nouvelle vocation aux milliers de bâtiments vacants au Québec. Le tout au nom de la planète. https://lactualite.com/societe/marie-chantal-croft-et-le-besoin-de-faire-du-neuf-avec-du-vieux/

This story is so inspiring! Working *with* nature, using the resilience of native plants to their full advantage.

In a terrific #NewBook by New York Times bestselling author Doug Tallamy, the ecologist shows how one person can help increase planetary health with their own yard. Interview: at: apnews.com/article/doug... #NativePlants #Gardening #Biodiversity #PlanetaryHealth #Nature

Bluesky aims to build a new kind of digital town square, redistributing the power that typically lies with corporations to the users themselves.